PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Senior
Joey Loeber (Chelmsford, Mass.) registered a career-high six caused turnovers and three different Panthers logged hat tricks as Plymouth State University cruised past Lasell University, 16-7, in a non-conference men's lacrosse game at Panther Field on Wednesday afternoon.
Lasell struck first, but the Panthers responded with six straight goals, including two each from senior
Aiden O'Loughlin (Londonderry, N.H.) and sophomore
Aiden Renner (Phillipsburg, N.J.), and PSU never looked back. The Lasers twice trimmed the margin to three, but Plymouth State's defense, led by Loeber, held Lasell scoreless from midway through the second until the opening minutes of the fourth quarter. During that span, the Panthers' lead grew to 13-4, allowing the hosts to coast to the comfortable win.
Plymouth State improves to 4-2, while Lasell slips to 2-4.
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 16, Lasell 7
- Plymouth State (4-2)
- Lasell (2-4)
How it Happened:
- O'Loughlin notched his first goal just 33 seconds after the Lasers took a 1-0 lead.
- Renner won the ensuing faceoff, sprinted downfield, and fired past the Lasell goalie eight seconds later. The Panthers tacked on four more goals to build a 6-1 advantage.
- Lasell scored in the final minute of the first and opening minute of the second to pull within 6-3, but senior Ryan Collins (Attleboro, Mass.) answered for PSU.
- The Lasers again made it a three-goal game midway through the second, but junior Brady Hunt (Billerica, Mass.) converted a feed from Collins as PSU closed the half on a 4-0 spurt. Renner completed his hat trick in the final seconds of the half, sending the Panthers into the break with an 11-4 lead.
- Senior Ryan Jones (Tolland, Conn.) notched the lone goal of the third quarter, and O'Loughlin capped his hat trick just over a minute into the fourth.
- The teams played even from there, with senior Shea Clark (North Woburn, Mass.), sophomore Ethan Hansen (Goffstown, N.H.) and Collins accounting for the final three PSU scores as the Panthers rolled to the 16-7 win.
By the Numbers:
- Plymouth State won 21 of 27 faceoffs, with Renner going 14-of-18. He added a game-high nine ground balls to go with his three goals.
- Senior Leif Charbonneau (North Grafton, Mass.) was also strong on faceoffs, winning 7-of-9 with five ground balls.
- Jones (three goals, one assist) and Collins (two goals, two assists) both posted four-point games, while O'Loughlin had his second hat trick of the year.
- Loeber added two assists to his six caused turnovers.
- Senior Ethan Schena (Methuen, Mass.) made seven saves to earn the win, while junior Matt Montoya (Shrewsbury, Mass.) stopped three shots in 5:16 of action.
- PSU outshot the Lasers by a 44-28 margin.
- The Panthers were 21-of-25 on clear attempts, while Lasell went 22-of-28.
- Plymouth State held a 29-23 advantage in ground balls.
- PSU's win snaps a four-game losing streak to the Lasers. Plymouth State leads the all-time series, 11-9.
Up Next:
- Plymouth State opens Little East Conference play with a trip to WestConn on Sunday (Mar. 23). Game time is set for 12:00 p.m.
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