Hartford Takes In-State Rivalry Game From QU Men's Lacrosse 12-8

Tuesday, March 20

West Hartford, CT

3:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

4-4, 1-0MAAC

University of Hartford

3-4, 0-0AE

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
QUINNIPIAC	2	4	1	1	8
HARTFORD	3	4	2	3	12

Hartford Takes In-State Rivalry Game From QU Men's Lacrosse 12-8

3/20/2018 5:08:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score

By: QU Athletic Communications

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - Senior midfielder Ryan Corcoran tied the score at 7-7 late in the third quarter, but Hartford outscored the Bobcats 5-1 the rest of the way to take a 12-8 win over Quinnipiac men's lacrosse on Tuesday afternoon at Al-Marzook Field.

SCORE
Hartford 12 / Quinnipiac 8

LOCATION
Al-Marzook Field / West Hartford, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac 4-4 / Hartford 3-4

GAME NOTES

Quinnipiac fell behind 3-0 early, but battled back to take a 6-5 lead in the second quarter on the second goal of the game from senior midfielder Ryan Lawson.
Senior midfielder Blaise Buffalino started the comeback with his first goal of the year with 4:05 left in the first quarter, which was quickly followed by a man-up goal from Lawson.
Junior attack Mike Fletcher answered a Hartford goal to make the score 4-3 at the 11:36 mark of the second.
After Hartford went ahead 5-3, the Bobcats rattled off three straight goals to take the lead, with senior midfielder Brian Feldman and junior midfielder Matt Frost scoring back-to-back to tie the score, and Lawson giving the Bobcats the lead with 3:35 left in the half.
Hartford answered back with two goals to end the half and take a 7-6 lead into the break, and neither team could score in the second half until Corcoran tied it with 3:58 left in the frame.
Hartford followed with two goals six seconds apart to take the lead for good at 9-7.
Fletcher scored for the Bobcats with 9:16 left to make the score 10-8, but Hartford finished it off with the final goals to earn the 12-8 win.
The last 10 regular season meetings between the teams had all been decided by three goals or less.

QUINNIPIAC STAT LEADERS
Goals: Mike Fletcher 2, Ryan Lawson 2, Brian Feldman, Matt Frost, Ryan Corcoran, Blaise Buffalino
Assists: Brian Feldman, Mike Fletcher, Ryan Lawson, Sam Witt
Saves: Carson Cocco 10
Ground Balls: Carson Cocco 4

SIENA STAT LEADERS
Goals: Justin Huggins 4, Griffin Feiner 3, Ron Davison 2, Trevor O'Brien, Will Dulin, Dylan Protesto
Assists: Ron Davison 3, Griffin Feiner 3, Alex Borja, Trevor O'Brien
Saves: Ryan Vanderford 11

Next Up
Quinnipiac hosts Holy Cross at 12 p.m. on Saturday in its final non-conference game.