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Kyle Berkeley Shooting vs Hofstra
Pat Stewart
15
Winner HOFSTRA HOFSTRA 6-9, 2-3 CAA
14
TOWSON TOWSON 6-8, 3-2 CAA
Winner
HOFSTRA HOFSTRA
6-9, 2-3 CAA
15
Final
14
TOWSON TOWSON
6-8, 3-2 CAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
HOFSTRA HOFSTRA 7 2 3 3 15
TOWSON TOWSON 4 1 2 7 14

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | | John Stark

Men’s Lacrosse Falls in Nailbiter Against Hofstra

TOWSON, Md. – Mounting a late-stage comeback, the Towson University men's lacrosse dropped its regular season finale 15-14 against Hofstra University Saturday afternoon at Johnny Unitas ® Stadium.

The Tigers (6-8, 3-2 CAA) tied the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) showdown with 41 seconds to play, but Hofstra's Rory Jones scored the go-ahead goal with six seconds left.

Towson will be the number two seed in next week's CAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament, hosted at Drexel University.

Towson was paced by a six-point effort from Nick DeMaio, who canned four of his seven total shots while handing out two assists. Kyle Berkley chipped in a goal and three assists to the cause. All three helpers went to DeMaio. James Avanzato went for three goals and one assist while freshman faceoff specialist Matt Constantinides won 19 of his 32 draws with seven ground balls.

Despite the win, Hofstra was eliminated from postseason play by virtue of tiebreakers against Drexel. The Pride (6-9, 2-3 CAA) were led by six points from Dylan McIntosh, who scored five times with one assist. Justin Sykes added four goals for the Pride as well.

How is Happened
  • Hofstra took a 2-0 lead in the first 95 seconds of the game on unassisted goals from McIntosh and Gerard Kane. The Tigers tied the game for the first time at 2-2 on back-to-back strikes from DeMaio with Berkeley feeding to the inside.
  • The Pride scored another pair of goals from Kane and McIntosh for a 4-2 lead before Austin Stewart scored on an overhead hammer midway through the first quarter to make it 4-3.
  • Hofstra went on a three-goal run to take a 7-3 lead with markers from Matt Elder, Jones and McIntosh in that order. McIntosh assisted on the Elder goal.
  • Avanzato scored his first of the day with 3:19 to go in the first quarter with a transition goal on a feed from defensive midfielder Reece Potter.
  • After an 11-goal first quarter, the pace slowed before Hofstra scored back-to-back goals at 6:47 and 5:00, both from the crosse of Sykes.
  • DeMaio and Berkeley connected again for the Tigers' lone goal of the second quarter with 3:03 to play, trimming Hofstra's lead to 9-5 at halftime.
  • Sterlyn Ardrey scored the first goal of the second half to put the Pride up 10-5 just over a minute out of the break. Towson got back within striking distance with a 10-7 difference as Avanzato potted his second of the day before Luke Shilling hit a crease-side dunk with a transition feed from defenseman Koby Smith.
  • Hofstra extended the lead back to 12-7 at the end of the third quarter from Sykes and McIntosh at 10:57 and 6:22 of the period.
  • Towson came to life in the fourth quarter, scoring five unanswered goals, the Tigers' longest run of goals in CAA play this year. DeMaio and Avanzato connected for the former's hat trick at 14:23 of the fourth. DeMaio then found an open Josh Webber on the inside of the zone with 13:16 to go for a 12-9 game.
  • Constantinides won the ensuing faceoff and came down to deposit the first goal of his Black & Gold career with 13:08 left in the game.
  • At the midway point of the fourth, Shilling got his second of the day on DeMaio's second assist of the afternoon before Chop Gallagher stuck home the tying goal at 6:37 for a 12-12 contest.
  • Hofstra regained a one-goal lead at 6:22 on a Sykes tally before Avanzato tied the game for the third time at 13-13, doing so on an end-line dodge with just eight seconds left on the shot clock.
  • Again the Pride took a one-goal lead with 2:38 to play on McIntosh's final goal of the day for a 14-13 scoreboard.
  • With 41 seconds left, Berkeley split dodged his defender and scored low and away with pressure on his hips to deadlock the score 14-14.
  • Jones scored with six seconds showing on the clock out of a Hofstra timeout to put the visitors up 15-14. The Tigers looked to win the ensuing faceoff, but the clean clamp forward bounced off the official and Towson could not grab possession with enough time left on the clock, falling 15-14.
Behind the Numbers
  • DeMaio scored four times in the game for his fourth career hat trick and first since February 11 against Richmond. The junior was efficient, scoring four times on seven total shots, scoring on all four shots on goal.
  • Berkeley had a four-point day with his goal and three helpers, one shy of a career-best day in the points column. Avanzato scored the eighth hat trick of his career and third in a CAA contest this season.
  • DeMaio set the program record for single-season shots, bringing his yearly total to 140, surpassing Joe Seider's mark of 137 set during the 2016 campaign. Seider was present for the game, joining the 2017 Final Four team, alongside the 1972 NCAA College Division Tournament team, for a halftime recognition.
  • Shane Brennan made 11 saves in the contest, while counterpart Mac Gates made eight saves. Both netminders played the full 60 minutes on Saturday.
  • Constantinides won 19 of the game's 32 draws, challenging two Pride players: Brian Herber (8-19) and Chase Patterson (5-13). Towson's rookie won nine of the 16 second-half draws, including six in the decisive fourth quarter. The New Fairfield, Connecticut product tied his second-best career effort with the 19 faceoff wins.
  • Both teams were even in shooting, with Hofstra taking 38 total shots and the Tigers with 37. Towson scored on 14 of its 22 shots on goal. The Tigers held a 32-26 edge on ground balls, with Constantinides leading the game with seven.
  • Several groups were recognized at the game. The Joseph Ferrante Memorial Scholarship was presented to junior defenseman Reagan McNemar, by the brothers of the Alpha Omega Lamda fraternity, which featured many lacrosse players from the teams of the 1970s.
  • The Senior Class of 2021 was also recognized and presented with framed jerseys, which are normally presented at the team's annual preseason gathering, but was not an in-person event this year.
  • The family of the late Carl Beernink was also recognized between the first and second quarters, honoring the great Towson defender. Senior Garrett Zungailia is this year's CB30 Award winner.
  • At halftime, the 1972 team, which was Towson's first to earn a berth to the NCAA's College Division Tournament as the Mason-Dixon Conference champions, and the 2017 CAA Champion and NCAA Final Four team, were recognized alongside program alumni from all eras of Tiger lacrosse.
Up Next for Towson
  • The Tigers will be the number two seed in next week's CAA Tournament.
  • Towson draws No. 3 UMass and will square off with the Minutemen on Thursday, May 5 for a 7 p.m. clash.
  • All three CAA Tournament games will be played at Drexel's Vidas Field, a predetermined site for the 2022 season. Top-seeded Delaware will play fourth-seeded Drexel Thursday afternoon at 4 p.m.
  • The winners will meet on Saturday, May 7 for the CAA Championship and the league's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament. Championship faceoff is set for 2 p.m. at Vidas Field.
  • All three Tournament games will be carried live and free on Lax Sports Network. Travis Eldridge and Marcus Holman will have the call.
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