Result

The #2 Nassau Community College men's lacrosse team defeated Howard Community College by a score of 22-7 on Sunday afternoon.

How it Happened

• Ryan Krudis scored the first goal of the game, assisted by Cameron Clarke, at 13:16 on a man-up opportunity after a slashing penalty by Howard.
• Jake Lewis scored just nine seconds later, assisted by Jack Lepore.
• Jack Lepore scored one of his own at 11:37 before the Dragons scored their first goal of the game at 10:08.
• The Lions then scored five unanswered goals, and Howard scored two more before the horn, for Nassau to lead 8-3 at the end of the first.
• Nassau scored three quick goals in the first two minutes of the second quarter to make the lead 11-3. Both teams found more opportunities to score within the period, and the Lions led 15-5 at halftime.
• Howard tried to gain momentum with a goal 30 seconds into the second half,  but the Lions later answered back with seven of their own in the third quarter.
• Nassau went 4-12 on man-up opportunities, while Howard could not capitalize and went 0-6.
• Nassau took 32 shots on goal, compared to 17 by Howard. Nassau stands 4th in the NJCAA in shots on goal percentage with 64.8%. 

Notes

• Jack Lepore led the team with seven goals and three assists, along with five ground balls.
• Brady Dolan totaled nine points off of six goals and three assists, with four ground balls and two caused turnovers..
• Jake Lewis added six goals of his own.
• Matt Drayton, Michael Zecchini, and Ryan Krudis each contributed one goal in the win.
• Goalkeeper Conor Dobson earned the win with three saves through 41 minutes of play.
• Michael Zecchini went 16-21 in the faceoff circle.

Up Next

#2 Nassau will finish the regular season at #1 Harford Community College on Saturday, April 19th at 1 PM, in a rematch of last year's NJCAA semifinal game.

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