Chris Fleming had six goals and an assist to lead the Misericordia University men's lacrosse team to a 16-9 win over Southwestern, Monday night in Georgetown, Texas.
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Lane Kocovsky scored three goals and
Michael Iglio added two goals and three assists.
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Jake Kocovsky had two goals and two assists and
Patrick DeMichele scored twice.
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Josh Shanker made nine saves in 50 minutes to earn the win in goal. Matt Beck made three saves over the final 10 minutes.
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The Cougars held a 50-30 advantage in shots and won 20 of 28 face offs.
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Ryan Cannon had seven groundballs and caused two turnovers while
Jake Kocovsky added seven groundballs.
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Fleming had five groundballs and Pat Newins had four caused turnovers and three groundballs.
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Iglio scored just over a minute into the game, but Southwestern scored twice in a 70-second span to take a 2-1 lead.
Lane Kocovsky from Phil Fraher tied it, 9:36, the Pirates answered to go ahead, 3-2.
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Lane Kocovsky tied and Fleming put MU in front, 4-3, with the first of five straight MU goals with 2:48 left in the first quarter.
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DeMichele scored early in the second quarter and
Lane Kocovsky scored a man-up goal with an assist from Iglio.
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Fleming added a goal from
Kyle Reese for a 7-3 lead with 12:23 to go in the period.
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After a Southwestern tally, Fleming scored twice, including a short-handed goal, to give MU a 9-4 halftime lead.
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DeMichele, Fleming and Reese all scored in the third quarter to give the Cougars a 12-4 lead midway through the stanza.
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Jake Kocovsky scored with less than a minute to play in the third quarter and put MU ahead, 16-6, with a goal early in the fourth quarter.
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