Birmingham, Mich. - The #10 Lawrence Technological University men's lacrosse team competed took on Michigan-Dearborn on Wednesday evening. The Blue Devils came away on top, 16-15.
- The Wolverines started the scoring early in the first, taking a 2-0 lead
- Maveric Muscat sets up Ryan Pastorino for two goals, sandwiching a Michigan-Dearborn goal between them. UMD 3, LTU 2
- Eli Lozinski, from Muscat, tied the game on the man-up opportunity
- Damian Hudson broke the tie to take a 5-4 lead after the first period
- Quest Bigelow tied the game early in the second
- The Blue Devils scored five straight to take a 10-5 lead
- The Wolverines scored 3-of-4 to bring the game within three at half
- Ryan Fleury, unassisted, and Pastorino, from Muscat, would extend the Blue Devil lead to 13-8
- Michigan-Dearborn scored three down the stretch to bring it within two going into the fourth
- Two Braxton Kern goals bring the Wolverines within one, 14-13
- Hudson's unassisted goal gave the Blue Devils have a small two goal cushion
- Bryce Washington and Hunter Hendricks trade goals, LTU 16, UMD 14
- Washington's goal from Nolan Kelley with a man up brought the game within one with just over a minute to go
- The Blue Devils forced a turnover in the waning moments to secure the victory
By The Numbers:
Shots on Goal: UMD 20, LTU 24
Ground Balls: UMD 24, LTU 37
Turnovers: UMD 17, LTU 20
The next Blue Devils game is on Saturday, April 16th when they face Concordia at Blue Devil Stadium. Opening draw will drop at 2 PM.