Box Score WINTER PARK, Fla. (March 22, 2015)-- In the second game of their four game road trip, the Adams State were at home to the Florida Southern College Moccasins on Sunday afternoon.
The first quarter saw a battle of the scoring ensue as going into the second quarter, the score was tied 4-4. The Mocs drew the first blood with Joe Caridi (assist by Brendan M- Winkler) netting the first goal of the game at 13:49.
Seth Stowell (assit by
Nick Bagatti) would tie the game up at 11:58. Shortly after that,
Danny Mayes would net the Grizzlies second goal of the game and give ASU a one- goal lead.
The Mocs would come back with a goal by Dane Soresen at 7:22, with an assist by Ryan Wright. However, this goal was once again counteracted by Mayes, who found the back of the net with an unassisted goal at 4:34, to give the Grizzlies a 3-2 lead.
With another quick response, Florida Southern's Trenell Boggans (assist by Tyler Tripoli) would tie the game up 3-3 at 4:21. However, with 2:10 left in the quarter
Jamison Bobo (assist Bagatti) put Adams State up by one to make the score 4-3.
The Mocs would score with just one minute left, with a goal by Cody Dyer (assist Colin Bayer) to end the quarter with the score 4-4.
Garrett Chitwood would start the Grizzlies off in the second quarter with a quick goal only seventeen seconds into the second. The Grizzlies would once again take a one- goal lead. However with two unanswered goals by Florida Southern, the Grizzlies would find themselves down 6-5, unti l at 8:12,
Josh Peterman would tie the game up 6-6. The Mocs would then go on a 5-0 run, to make the score 11-5 at the half.
Once again, the Grizzlies would net the first goal with
John Beedle (assist Stowell) to make the score 11-7. Shortly after this, Florida Southern would yet again score five unanswered goals to put them on top 16-7, before Mayes would find the net at 6:41 and snap the streak and cut the lead in half at 16-8.
Dyer would find the back of the net at 5:19 to put FSC's lead at 17-8. Bagatti would answer with a goal at 4:26, and add one more for the Grizzlies, making the score 17-9.
The Grizzlies would be charged with a three minute unreleasable penalty, that would end up being very costly as it saw Dyer net his third goal of the game at 3:37.
Mayes would be the one to respond scoring his fourth of the game with 2:19 remaining in the quarter to make the score 18-9. Sorenson would net the last goal of the quarter at 2:09 to put the Mocs up by 10 heading into the final quarter.
Keeping up with the second and third quarters, Bagatti (assist Bobo) got the last quarter started by netting his first goal of the game at 11:06 to put the score at 19-11. Adding two more, Florida Southern would be up 21-11, until Mayes once again found the back of the net (4:00) off an assist by Bobo, with a man-up opoprtunity due to a cross- check penalty against the Mocs. Mayes would then score again just seventeen seconds later, unassisted to make the score 21-13.
Bobo would be the next goal in the game, as he scored at 2:57 off an assist by Bobo. The Grizzlies scored the last four games of the season unanswered, with Mayes netting the last goal with just thirty- nine seconds left.
With this goal, Mayes' seventh of the game, he will have tallied 23 goals this season. These seven goals have tied a Western Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (WILA) single- game record, and have put Mayes in the lead for total goals scored so far this season.
"The three minute non releasable penalty was the thorn in our side today, really took the wind out of our sails. We played well in the first half, but with just under four minutes in the half, taking that penalty really bit us. They'd just scored twice and then put in two with us man down followed by another just after their man up expired. I'm proud of the fight the boys had in them to answer back to open the third, however some costly mistakes gave them another run and once again we were forced to play catch up. The guys are battling through the adversity we're facing and while it doesn't show on the scoreboard, we're making strides forward as a program. Our compete level is pretty good, but we do need to be better though, our execution and decision making especially." Said Head Coach
Jason Levesque after the game.
The Grizzlies will take to the field next on March 24, 2015 against Saint Leo University in Saint Leo, Fla. at 7:00 pm (Eastern)