FROSTBURG, MD – Frostburg State (3-4) defeated Saint Joseph's (2-3), 19-3, in a non-conference men's lacrosse contest on Monday afternoon. Jonathan Horgan '12 (Hingham, MA) netted a pair of goals in the losing effort.
Frostburg received stellar performances from junior Dan Dowd (Friendship, Md./Southern) and freshmen Ryan Serio (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) and Phil Hess (Ephrata, Pa./Ephrata), Monday afternoon. The trio combined to score 21 points in the one-sided contest.
Serio scored three times in the opening quarter to help FSU to a 5-2 lead after the first. FSU was very efficient in the first quarter with five goals on nine shots.
Hess scored twice and Dowd added the third and final goal of the second quarter for the Bobcats who led 8-2 at halftime. It was the second largest lead at the half this season for FSU.
The teams traded goals to open the third quarter before Frostburg rallied off 10-straight goals over the remainder of the game. The Bobcats scored seven goals on 12 shots in the third quarter and led 15-3 after three quarters.
Frostburg State added four more goals in the fourth for the 19-3 final.
Both Serio and Dowd registered eight points each. Serio scored a season and game-high six goals and added two assists while Dowd passed out six assists with two goals. Hess scored three goals and had two assists.
Freshman Hunter Marshall (Pocomoke, Md./Worcester Prep.) won 7-of-9 faceoffs, classmate Glenn Horning (Havre de Grace, Md./Havre de Grace) won 4-of-5 and FSU as a team won 16-of-26. Frostburg State also finished 24-of-25 on clears, including a perfect 13-of-13 in the opening half. The Bobcats caused 16 turnovers and picked up 56 ground balls.
Freshman Tyler Haines (Westminster, Md./Winters Mill) stopped nine shots and allowed just three goals for his second win of the season.
Horgan scored both of his goals in the first quarter, while Spencer Hunt '13 (Jeffersonville, VT) scored a man-up goal in the third quarter. St. Joe's picked up 41 groundballs.
Saint Joseph's will host Lyndon State College on Sunday, March 20th at 12:45 PM. The game will be played at Deering Memorial Stadium in Portland.
Frostburg State opens Capital Athletic Conference action on Saturday when it hosts York (Pa.) at 1:00 pm.
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