Box Score The Misericordia University men's lacrosse team got out to a fast start and never looked back, cruising to a 20-2 victory over Rosemont College on Wednesday night at Mangelsdorf Field.
Chris Fleming led the relentless Cougars' offense with seven goals and one assist.
Patrick Kellish followed with three goals and two assists while
Ryan Edson and
Trevor Bodnar added two goals each.
Trevor Bodnar,
Lane Kocovsky,
Jake Kocovsky,
Philip Fraher,
Kyle Reese and
Brandon Winslow added one goal each while
Patrick Johnson earned the victory with three saves in goal.
MU held a dominating, 33-9 advantage in shots on goal and a commanding 19-7 faceoff advantage.
Kellish started the scoring spree less than one minute into the game while Reese, Winslow, Fleming, Bodnar, Fraher and Newins added first quarter goals to give the Cougars a 7-0 lead, following the first 15 minutes of the game.
The Cougar's didn't let up in the second quarter, as
Lane Kocovsky, Fleming and Kellish each scored a goal in the first five minutes of the second quarter. Kellish and Newins added two quick goals to give MU a 12-0 lead with 8:24 left in the half.
Fleming then caught fire with three goals in the final eight minutes of the half, extending the Cougars' lead to 15-0 at the half.
Fleming scored MU's only goal in the third quarter while Fleming and jake Kocovsky added early goals in the fourth quarter, making it an 18-0 Cougars' advantage.
Edson capped the Cougar's scoring with two fourth quarter goals to solidify the 20-2 victory over Rosemont.
Ralph Ibezim scored the only two games of the night for the Ravens.
With the win, MU improves to 4-3 while the Ravens fall to 2-5 on the season.
The Cougars return to action Saturday afternoon at Swarthmore at 4:00.