The Misericordia University men's lacrosse team finished off a perfect regular season in the MAC Freedom with a 16-2 win over DeSales, Saturday afternoon at Mangelsdorf Field.
Phil Fraher and
Kyle Reese both scored three goals as the Cougars won their seventh straight to improve to 10-3 overall and 7-0 in the MAC Freedom.
Sean McSwiggan two goals and an assist and
James Pedersen scored twice.
Matt Beck made eight saves to earn the win in goal.
Ryan Romaine was 12-16 on face-offs and
Paul Hanrahan had three caused turnovers and six ground balls.
Reese added four ground balls for MU.
Fraher bounced a shot in from the left wing to give MU the lead less than four minutes into the game. Kocovsky came from behind the net and bounced a shot inside the left post for a 2-0 lead with 9:21 to go in the first period.
DeSales cut the MU lead in half two minutes later, but DeMichele juked a defender and drove from the top of the circle to score and give the Cougars a 3-1 lead late in the opening stanza.
Pat Kellish found Reese at the top of the circle and he placed a shot inside the right post for a man-up goal early in the second quarter.
MU scored three goals in three minutes to go ahead 7-1 midway through the second quarter.
Kocovsky found Pat Kellish cutting in front of the net for a man-up goal and
John Tierney and Fraher added goals in the final minute of the first half for a 10-1 lead.
McSwiggan scored off a rebound in front of the cage in the opening minute of the second half.
Reese scored twice in just over a minute to give the Cougars a 13-1 lead late in the third quarter.
McSwiggan added a goal midway through the fourth quarter and Pedersen scored twice in six seconds as the Cougars went ahead 16-1.
The Cougars will host FDU-Florham in the MAC Freedom semifinals, Wednesday at 7:00.
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