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Luke Shilling vs UMBC
Larry Maurer
10
UMBC UMBCM 1-2
11
Winner TOWSON TOWSON 3-3
UMBC UMBCM
1-2
10
Final
11
TOWSON TOWSON
3-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UMBC UMBCM 5 2 2 1 10
TOWSON TOWSON 1 5 2 3 11

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | | John Stark

Second-Half Effort Leads Men’s Lacrosse Over UMBC

TOWSON, Md. – Despite trailing by four goals after the first quarter, the Towson University men's lacrosse team surged back to top cross-county rival UMBC 11-10 at a warm and sunny Johnny Unitas ® Stadium Saturday after.

Towson (3-3) was led by a career-effort from Luke Shilling, who deposited four goals with a pair of assists for six points. James Avanzato added five points thanks to four assists, three of which went to Shilling. Towson assisted on nine of its 11 goals scored on Saturday while the defense forced 11 turnovers, including three from Koby Smith.

UMBC (1-2) was led by four points from Mike Doughty, who scored two goals and issued two assists. Nick Dupuis had a hat trick for the visiting Retrievers. Zach Dudley won 14 of the game's 25 faceoffs.

How it Happened
  • Avanzato got the scoring started after jarring the ball loose on a clear, picking up the ground ball and scoring on the doorstep.
  • UMBC went on a 5-0 run over the final 11 minutes of the first quarter, getting goals from five different scores: Tony Diallo, Dupuis, Doughty, Brian Tregoning and Dane Hall. Only two of those goals were assisted as UMBC led 5-1 after 15 minutes.
  • The Tigers responded with a five-goal run, its second-longest burst of the season. Midfielder Kyle Berkeley got things started as he slipped between two defenders and scored high on Tommy Lingner. Just 45 seconds later, Austin Stewart got his third of the year, finishing on the doorstep with an Avanzato feed.
  • Towson pulled back within one at 5-4 UMBC as Nick DeMaio extended his point streak to six games, taking advantage of a lapse in UMBC's defense and scoring with no defender close by on a Jonathan Bender assist.
  • Ryan Swain returned to the scoring column with 8:17 to go in the second quarter as he hammered home a 15-yard skip pass from Stewart to deadlock the game 5-5. Towson took its first lead of the afternoon at 5:37 of the second quarter as Shilling finished another crease-side dunk with Avanzato on the feed.
  • UMBC scored two more goals for a 7-6 lead at halftime. Doughty had a hand in both goals, scoring the first and assisting the second. Jordan Galloway scored the halftime go-ahead goal with 81 seconds left in the period.
  • Just over three minutes into the fresh half, UMBC extended its lead back to two at 8-6 as Dupuis scored unassisted.
  • The Tigers tied the game for a fourth time, this time at 8-8, as Shilling scored back-to-back goals with Bender on the backend of the first and Avanzato on the second with 7:35 to play in the third.
  • The visiting Retrievers took a 9-8 lead after 45 minutes as Dupuis scored his third and final goal of the day with 3:59 to go in the third on an unassisted effort.
  • Quarter number four belonged to the Tigers as Towson out-scored the Retrievers 3-1 in the final 15 minutes. DeMaio got things going with 11:27, ripping a low-to-high shot near side on a feed from Shilling. Tying the action at 9-9.
  • UMBC regained the lead with 6:26 to play on Tregoning's second of the day for a 10-9 Retriever lead.
  • Towson scored twice in a minute as Alex Reid scored a man–up crease dunk for a 10-10 score with 5:04 to play, giving Shilling his second assist of the day.
  • Shilling had the go-ahead goal that stood up as the game-winner, scoring yet another crease-side look as Avanzato fed from behind.
  • Towson held UMBC off the board for the final four minutes, including killing a 30-second penalty with just 34 seconds left on the game clock. Smith stripped his mark right on the crease as Towson netminder Shane Brennan collected the ball to run out the clock.
Behind the Numbers
  • Shilling had a career-best outing with his four goals and two assists, setting new marks for goals and points. For the third time this season, Avanzato scored five points, doubling his previous season best with four assists.
  • Shilling was about as efficient as one can be, scoring four goals on five shots, including all four shots on goal. As a team, Towson scored 11 times on 19 shots on goal, allowing Lingner just eight saves. The Tigers caused 11 turnovers on Saturday, while UMBC had just three unforced errors. Smith led the way with three caused turnovers while Avanzato had a pair in the ride and lengthy Garrett Zungailia had another pair.
  • Towson out-groundballed UMBC 39-34, aided by an 11-of-25 effort at the X. Matt Constantinides started at faceoff for Towson but was spelled by Shane Santora, who finished the day at 7-of-14.
  • It was a light game in terms of penalties as both sides were hit with three technical fouls. No personal fouls were issued in the game. For a second-straight game, Towson did not allow an extra-man goal; both games were this week and both opponents had three power plays.
  • Avanzato extended his point streak to a team-best nine games with 16 goals and 21 assists in that time. DeMaio and Berkeley also scored to extend their streaks to six games in a row.
  • Brennan made six saves in goal for the Tigers, including just three in the final half.
  • The Tigers improved to 3-1 against in-state opponents this year, falling to No. 16 Johns Hopkins, but topping Mount St. Mary's (13-8), Loyola (11-8) on Wednesday and UMBC (11-10) on Saturday.
  • Towson has now won back-to-back games for the first time this season. It was the Tigers' sixth-straight win over UMBC at Johnny Unitas ® Stadium. Towson begins the month of March with a 2-0 record for the first time since 2018 while head coach Shawn Nadelen won his 92nd career game.
Up Next for Towson
  • After playing its first six games within four miles of Johnny Unitas ® Stadium, Towson makes its first out-of-state road trip this regular season next week.
  • Towson heads to the City of Brotherly Love on Saturday, March 12 to face Saint Joseph's University.
  • Game time is set for 1 p.m. at the Hawks' Sweeny Field.
  • Saturday's game will be carried on NEC FrontRow.
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