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MU Men Win OT Thriller Over DeSales

4/23/2014 9:20:00 PM

Box Score The Misericordia University men's lacrosse team kept its post-season hopes alive with a thrilling 7-6 overtime win over DeSales, Wednesday night at Mangelsdorf Field.

Andrew Reynolds scored three goals for the Cougars, including the game-winner less than two minutes into the extra session.

Nick Santillo added three goals and Patrick Kellish had a goal and an assist.

Patrick Johnson made 13 saves in goal as the Cougars improved to 6-8 overall and 2-3 in the Freedom Conference.

Santillo gave the Cougars a 1-0 lead early in the first period when he ripped a shot inside the right post from the top of the circle.

He added a goal from the right wing with an assist from Lane Kocovsky less than two minutes later and Reynolds bounced a shot inside the left post to make it 3-0 at 9:35.

After DeSales cut it to 3-2 five minutes into the second quarter, Steve Dallicardillo scooped up a ground ball in the MU defensive end and raced the length of the field to find Kellish who finished a low shot for a 4-2 lead with 2:51 left in the first half.

Santillo made it 5-2 with a shot into the upper right corner off a feed from Kellish with 1:20 remaining.

DeSales scored the only two goals of the third quarter to get within 5-4.

Reynolds opened the fourth quarter with a goal from the left wing off a pass from Trevor Bodnar to put MU up, 6-4 with 11:45 to go.

DeSales answered just nine seconds later and tied it at 6-6 with just under five minutes left in regulation to set the stage for Reynolds's overtime heroics.

Reynolds was 8-12 on face-offs and had nine groundballs while Jared Hunt had five groundballs and two caused turnovers.

Misericordia will conclude the regular season at Manhattanville, Saturday.
 
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