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Knights men's lacrosse rebounds with 11-4 win over Geneseo

Posted 3/16/19

Geneseo, NY – With three goals in the first four minutes and five in the first quarter, the Clarkson University Men's Lacrosse team jumped out to a big lead early and never looked back, gaining an …

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Knights men's lacrosse rebounds with 11-4 win over Geneseo

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Geneseo, NY – With three goals in the first four minutes and five in the first quarter, the Clarkson University Men's Lacrosse team jumped out to a big lead early and never looked back, gaining an 11-4 victory against SUNY Geneseo on Friday afternoon.

The Golden Knights improved to 4-1 overall and will head to Florida for games against Cortland State and Babson College next week. Geneseo dropped to 1-4 on the year.

Clarkson controlled all facets of the game on Friday, owning a 38-29 edge in shots (22-14 shots on goal), 33-20 lead in groundballs and a 13-6 record on faceoffs. The Green and Gold jumped out to a quick lead with Conor Bartlett scoring at 13:21 and, after Bryan Penney scored at 12:31, tallied again at 11:42 to put Clarkson up 3-0 with fans still settling in.

Clarkson would keep the hometown crowd quiet for almost the entire first half, holding a 5-0 lead until the waning moments of the second quarter. Sean Byrne finally put Geneseo on the scoreboard at 1:20, but Clarkson would not allow any momentum to be gained off the goal, as Derek Beatty picked up the groundball on the ensuing faceoff and traveled the rest of the field for a score at 1:07.

Shane Kilday opened up the third quarter with two more score to give Clarkson an 8-1 lead and the Knights would lead by at least six goals for the remainder of the contest.

Bartlett finished with four points on two goals and two assists while Kilday chipped in three second-half goals. Marcus Lavarnway and Pierce Currie each contributed two points with a goal and an assist apiece. Riley Holzman went 12-for-18 on faceoffs with a game-high eight groundballs, while Evan Burgett and Beatty each had three groundballs to go along with one goal each. Kevin Dyckman was strong in the crease for the Knights, making 10 saves on 13 shots on goal in 57 minutes before being relieved by freshman Matt Yonko, who played out the remainder of the contest.

No player for Geneseo registered more than a single point. Tommy DeVito picked up four groundballs and goalkeeper Tyler Wetzel made 11 saves to go along with a team-best five groundballs.