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Final Score Graphic vs Denver
Tiffany DeBoer
7
Winner Denver DEN 5-2
6
TOWSON TOWSON 5-3
Winner
Denver DEN
5-2
7
Final
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TOWSON TOWSON
5-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Denver DEN 2 2 0 3 7
TOWSON TOWSON 2 2 2 0 6

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Men’s Lacrosse Falls in One-Goal Battle with Denver

TOWSON, Md. -- It was another typical matchup between the Towson University men's lacrosse team and the University of Denver. The two teams battled to a one-goal game for a fourth-straight season, but the visiting Pioneers won 7-6 at Johnny Unitas ® Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

No. 7 Towson (5-3) fell in its third-straight game, hindered by turnovers. Luke Fromert finished with three points for the Tigers, scoring once and adding two assists. Timmy Monahan was the lone multiple goal-scorer for Towson.

No. 13 Denver (5-2) was led by a three-goal afternoon by Tedy Sullivan, who also logged one assist. Ethan Walker, Colin Rutan and Quinn McKone scored once each. Towson had a ball bounce off a defender and into the goal to account for the seven on the board.

How it Happened
  • It was a back-and-forth game throughout as Denver went up 1-0 on McKone's goal at 5:48, answered one minute later by Towson close defenseman Koby Smith in transition.
  • The Pioneers went up 2-1 on the Tiger own goal, which was a shot initially taken by Austin French that was stopped by Tyler Canto. The loose ball flew into the chest of a Tiger defender and bounced into Towson's goal.
  • The Tigers leveled the match for a second time with nine seconds left in the first quarter as Grant Maloof went off-hip on Denver's Alex Ready on a feed from Fromert to make it 2-2 through 15 minutes.
  • Again Denver took a lead on Sullivan's first of the day to make it 3-2 before back-to-back Tiger goals from Fromert and Timmy Monahan gave Towson a 4-3 edge.
  • With three and a half minutes to play in the first half, Denver reknotted the game at 4-4 on Sullivan's second goal of the period. It was the final strike for either side in the first half.
  • Towson's defense continued to stymie the Pioneer offense and held the guests off the board for the entire third quarter.
  • The Tigers scored twice in the third, getting a goal from Brendan Sunday, who extended his point streak to 16 games, followed by Monahan's second of the day at 8:58.
  • Denver surged past Towson in the final quarter, ripping off three-straight goals from Walker, Rutan and Sullivan, who scored with 73 seconds on the clock.
  • Towson had a chance to tie the game late, getting the ball near midfield with 26 seconds left to play, but a mental error led to an offsides call and a change of possession to Denver to finish the game.

Behind the Numbers
  • Denver out-shot the Tigers 42-23, including 13 in its come-from-behind fourth quarter.
  • Canto made 11 saves in the game, stopping all four Pioneer shots on goal in the third quarter. Ready stopped eight Towson attempts.
  • The Pioneers edged Towson in ground balls 27-24, while Tiger faceoff specialist Alex Woodall grabbed six off the draw.
  • After going 12-of-17 in the game, Alex Woodall became just the second player in program history to surpass the 500 faceoff wins mark for the Black & Gold. He now how 504 career draws won at Towson, just behind the program's all-time leader Justin Berry, who won 507 for Towson from 1998-01.
  • Clears hurt the Tigers as Towson gained the zone in just 13 of 19 qualifying chances. Denver went 22-of-24 in clearing.
  • Turnovers continued to plague Towson as the Tigers committed 20. Towson had its chances as Denver had 17 miscues as well.
  • There was just one penalty in the game, an interference call against Denver's Colin Squires. The Pioneers successfully killed of the penalty.
  • This marked the fourth-straight meeting between the two teams that was decided by one goal, dating back to Towson's 10-9 win at Denver during the 2016 NCAA Tournament.

Up Next for Towson
  • Towson puts its regular season nonconference slate to bed as the Tigers return home next weekend to begin Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) action.
  • Towson hosts longtime rival Hofstra on Saturday, March 30 for a noon game.
  • Next week's game will be the CAA Game of the Week on Lax Sports Network.
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