FROSTBURG, Md. – The Frostburg State Men's Lacrosse team got back in the win column as they dropped their second 30-piece of the season, defeating D'Youville by a score of 30-3 at home on Saturday afternoon.
It didn't take long for Frostburg to open the flood gates in the first, winning the opening faceoff and scoring on just their second shot of the game. Senior Owen McCallum struck first, before senior Jake Bowman doubled down for the Bobcats. Junior Austin Sipes' third point of the first five minutes made it 3-0, as FSU was headed for a nine goal first period. D'Youville found the back of the net at the 14:38 mark for their first score of the game, making it 8-1. Off the ensuing faceoff, junior Brady Crumbacker scored with just five seconds left to make it 9-1 after the first 15 minutes of play.
For the third time this season, Frostburg found the back of the net 10+ times in a single period, one goal shy of their season-high. 11 goals for the Bobcats in the second chased the Saints sophomore goalkeeper Reese Eck after 30 minutes. Eck gave up 20 goals on the day, making 11 saves. Eight different goal scorers found the back of the net in the second for FSU, with McCallum striking man-up. D'Youville found their second man-up goal of the game with 5:15 left to play, making it 17-2, but the Bobcats would score three more times to close out the half with 20-2 lead.
The second half saw a relatively low scoring opening frame, with just four goals scored in the third period. Saints' freshman goalkeeper William Nichols took over in net for the back half of the afternoon, with sophomore Nate Jones taking over the FSU net just over four minutes into the third, with graduate Mitch Meckley checking out. Goals from seniors Tanner Donaldson and Rob Tarver, and juniors Cole Blanche and Tyler Dooley, sent the Bobcats into the fourth with a lead of 24-2.
The final frame saw a third Frostburg goalkeeper take the crease, with freshman Aidan Pierce logging the final 6:40 of play. The goalkeeping trio for FSU put up a combined six saves on nine shots faced, while their offense scored six more goals in the fourth, capped off by a two-goal period from junior Will Hollingsworth, and man-up markers late from Tarver and junior Parker Masters. With six goals in the quarter, the Bobcats walked away with an impressive 30-3 win.
It was Sipes who led the way for Frostburg finishing with two goals and career-high six assists, for a total of eight points. McCallum, Bowman, Donaldson, and Dooley each knotted a three-goal hat trick, as a total of 15 Bobcats tallied a goal on the scoresheet.
With the win, FSU improves to 9-1 on the season, while D'Youville falls to 3-8. The Bobcats are back in action on Friday, April 7 as they will travel to take on conference rival Mercy for a game time of 1 PM. For more information and updates, please visit frostburgsports.com.
