Men's Lacrosse Drops Season-Opener at Quinnipiac

Saturday, February 17

Hamden, CT

12 p.m.

Brown University

0-1

Quinnipiac

2-0

Brown

Quinnipiac

Photo by: Daniel Saunders

Men's Lacrosse Drops Season-Opener at Quinnipiac

2/17/2024 3:03:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac Bobcats (2-0, 0-0 MAAC) jumped to an early lead and took a 13-7 win over the Brown Bears (0-1, 0-0 Ivy League) behind 15 saves from Mason Oak on Saturday in Hamden.

Aidan McLane led the Bears with three goals with Matteo Corsi and Forrest Demetri both tallying two goals.

"Credit to Quinnipiac and Coach Poli, they beat us in every phase," said head coach Mike Daly. "I'm really disappointed in our result and that is a reflection of the head coach and is unacceptable in every possible fashion. We will get back to work and find solutions."

The Bobcats jumped to an early lead as Ryan Donnery and Steven Germain found the back of the net in the opening four minutes.

Corsi tallied Brown's first goal of the season with 7:10 remaining in the first quarter to make it 2-1. However, the Bobcats tallied the final three goals of the frame to take a 5-1 lead through 15 minutes.

McLane scored consecutive goals, one man-up, to cut into the Quinnipiac lead early in the second quarter. Germain finished the half with two more goals and Corsi added his second of the afternoon to make it 7-4 Quinnipiac at the break.

After three Bobcat goals to open the second half, McLane recorded his third goal of the afternoon for his fourth career hat trick.

Demetri tallied consecutive man-up goals halfway through the fourth quarter following a two-minute Bobcat penalty.

John DeLucia tallied the afternoon's final goal for the Bobcats to push the final to 13-7.

GAME NOTES

Demetri recorded his first collegiate points with the two goals.
After a 1-for-7 start, Brown rallied to go 12-for-24 at the faceoff X. Teagan Bultman finished the afternoon 9-for-14 to lead the Bears.
Connor Theriault recorded nine saves in the first 51:12 of the game before being relieved by Connor Foley.
Brown finished the game with a 46-39 edge in shots with both teams finishing with 22 shots on goal.
Brown finished 3-for-8 on extra-man opportunities with Quinnipiac finishing 2-for-9.

Brown turns around quickly to host the 20th-ranked Boston University Terriers (2-1, 0-0 Patriot League) on Tuesday at Stevenson-Pincince Field. Tuesday's game is set to begin at 3 p.m. and will stream on ESPN+. Click here to purchase tickets.

Gallery: (2-17-2024) MLAX at Quinnipiac (2/17/24)

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