Riverdale, NY- The Wagner men's lacrosse team dropped an 11-5 decision to Manhattan on Saturday at Gaelic Park.
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The Seahawks had four players net goals on the afternoon.
Stephen Dwyer netted two goals while
Patrick Caldwell,
Jack Brady, and
Dan McCauley all scored their first goal of the season. With the loss, Wagner falls to 0-2 on the season while Manhattan moves to 2-2.
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Inside The Boxscore
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- Wagner was outshot 38-26 and Manhattan also held the advantage in shots on goal, 28-13.
- Manhattan turned the ball over 12 times compared to Wagner's 18.
- The Jaspers won the groundball battle, 30-23.
- Manhattan won 11 faceoffs to Wagner's nine.
- Goalkeeper Danny Brady saved 17 shots in 60 minutes of action against the Jaspers.
- All five of Wagner's goals came unassisted.
- The Seahawks were 0-2 in extra-man opportunities.
- Quin Hoke and Matt Morris caused two turnovers each on the backline for Wagner.
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Postgame Notes
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- Dating back to the final game of last season, Dwyer now has three straight games with multiple goals.
- Dwyer has 12 career multi-goal games as a Seahawk and leads the team in points and goals (4).
- With today's 17 saves, Danny Brady has passed Ian Gallagher for fifth place on the Wagner men's lacrosse all-time saves list.
- Patrick Caldwell netted his first career collegiate goal.
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First Quarter
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- Midfielder Stephen Dwyer netted the first goal of the afternoon to give the Seahawks a quick 1-0 lead just a minute into the contest.
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- Manhattan scored two goals late in the period from Kyle Gucwa and Sean MacKinney to go into the second up 2-1.
- Goalkeeper Danny Brady stopped three shots in the opening frame.
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Second Quarter
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- Gucwa opened the scoring in the second frame with his second goal of the day to give the Jaspers a 3-1 lead with 11:50 to go in the half.
- Dan McCauley answered two minutes later with his first goal as a Seahawk to make it 3-2.
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- The Jaspers added three goals from there to go up 6-2 with 4:50 left in the second period.
- Wagner nearly capitalized on an extra-man opportunity, but Jaspers goalkeeper Brendan Krebs made the save on a Tyler Lawton shot.
- Late in the period, Dwyer added his second goal of the game to make it 6-3 going into halftime.
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Third Quarter
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- Manhattan extended its lead to 7-3 with 9:43 left in the period, thanks to Gucwa's fourth goal of the afternoon.
- Jack Brady answered with his first goal of the season to make it 7-4 heading into the final 15 minutes of action.
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- Danny Brady made four saves in the period to keep the Seahawks close going into the fourth.
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Fourth Quarter
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- Wagner was knocking on the door after receiving another extra-man opportunity. Nick Martini riffled a shot of the post, nearly making it a two-goal game.
- The Jaspers were able to clear it and go down for a Liam Walshe goal to make it 8-4 Manhattan with 12:17 remaining in the game.
- Patrick Caldwell netted his first career goal to bring Wagner within three with ten minutes to go before Walshe scored his second goal of the game to make it 9-5.
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- Gucwa added his fifth goal of the game with 2:36 left to add to Manhattan's lead.
- MacKinney then netted his second goal of the game a minute later to close out the scoring on the day.
- Danny Brady capped off an active day in goal for the Seahawks, making six saves in the final frame.
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Up Next
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Wagner has a short turnaround as the season-opening three-game road trip concludes Tuesday at Monmouth in West Long Branch, NJ with opening faceoff set for 2:30 p.m.
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