Box Score Box Score (PDF)Pictured Above: Sophomore midfielder August Colonna scored two goals vs. Rutgers (photo by Jim O'Connor)Piscataway, NJ – The Wagner men's lacrosse team stood shoulder to shoulder with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights of the Big 10 Conference before the Scarlet Knights scored the last three goals of the game in escaping with a 13-10 victory at bone-chilled High Point Solutions Stadium this afternoon.
The Seahawks, who had not played since their season-opening 10-5 home loss to Lafayette on February 13, due to the postponement of the February 17 game at Monmouth, fall to 0-2 on the season. Rutgers, which was coming off of Saturday's 14-5 home defeat to No. 5 Virginia, evens its record at 2-2 on the young season.
While Wagner was never able to take the lead this afternoon, this was a highly-competitive, back-and-forth contest and a game that was tied at 5-5, 6-6, 9-9 and 10-10. This final deadlock came at the 13:06 mark of the fourth quarter when junior midfielder
Paul DeVita (Westfield, NJ/Westfield) fired home an extra-man opportunity off an assist from junior attackman
Billy Battaglia (Madison, NJ/Madison).
With 11:34 left, Jules Heningburg of Rutgers found the back of the net off a Scott Bieda assist to kick-startthe game-ending 3-0 run as Chad Toliver followed with goals at 6:12 and 4:09 to complete the 13-10 win.
Rutgers out-shot Wagner 39-34 and won 19-of-26 faceoffs, while holding a 46-26 edge in ground balls.
TheSeahawk freshman combination of attackman
Andrew Streilein (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Lenape) and midfielder
Billy Orme (Great Falls, VA/Langley) notched two goals apiece for Wagner with Streilein assisting on three others to finish with game-high five points. Sophomore middie
August Colonna (Northfield, MA/Northfield Mount Hermon) also tallied a pair of goals for the Green & White while redshirt-sophomore midfielder
Patrick McMenamin (Longport, NJ/St. Augustine Prep), and senior attackman
David DeCirce (Clarence, NY/Clarence) added one goal apiece.
In goal, Wagner junior
Anthony Peruso (Warwick, NY/John S. Burke Catholic) came up with six saves.
Rutgers was led by hat tricks by Toliver and Christian Trasoloni, while Heninburg and Bieda finished with two goals each. Goalie Jake Andersen recorded seven first-half saves in recording the win before giving way to Kris Alleyne, who came on to make three saves while playing the entire second half.
The Seahawks are next in action on Saturday, February 28 when Wagner visits UMASS-Lowell in a 1:00 p.m. faceoff.
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