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Canisius CAN 0-1
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Winner Dartmouth DART 1-0
Canisius CAN
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Final
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Dartmouth DART
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Canisius CAN 1 5 4 2 12
Dartmouth DART 5 3 2 3 13

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Late Goal Lifts Dartmouth Past Men’s Lacrosse

Jack Korzelius scored with 1.9 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to break a 12-12 tie and lift Dartmouth to a 13-12 victory over Canisius in collegiate men's lacrosse action Saturday at Scully-Fahey Field in Hanover, N.H.
 
Krozelius' game-winning goal completed a hat trick performance for the senior midfielder as he paced a Big Green attack that also featured two-goal efforts from Matt Paul and Richie Loftus. George Prince finished with four points on a goal and a team-best three assists.  
 
Senior Ryan McKee established a new career high with five goals and sophomore Carter Stefaniak finished with a career-high five points on three goals and two assists to lead the Griffs in its debut under new head coach Mark Miyashita.
 
Sophomore Mathieu Boissonneault chipped in two goals for Canisius while senior Connor Kearnan dished out a game-high four assists as he surpassed the 100-point plateau for his career.  
 
Krozelius' game-winning goal capped a wild fourth quarter that saw the Griffs battle back to tie the game twice before the Big Green scored with less than two seconds on the clock to claim the season opener for both programs.
 
Tied at 10-all at the start of the final frame, Krozelius gave the Big Green an 11-10 lead with a man-up goal just 26 seconds in, only to see McKee counter for the Griffs at the 8:40 mark to knot the score at 11-all.
 
Loftus restored Dartmouth's one-goal advantage with his second of the contest less than 90 seconds later, but McKee brought the Griffs level for the second time in the quarter with a man-up goal with 1:13 to play, setting up Krozelius' heroics.
 
Earlier in the contest, Canisius trailed 5-1 early in the second quarter before back-to-back tallies from McKee and Stefaniak sparked a stretch that saw the Griffs score five of the next six goals to tie the game at 6-all.
 
Dartmouth responded to the Canisius charge with three unanswered goals over a 6:02 span to take a 9-6 lead early in the third.
 
The Griffs countered the Big Green surge with a run of their own, using a pair of goals from McKee and tallies by junior Michael Sanzone and sophomore Alex Hornung to take their first lead of the game, 10-9, midway through the third.
 
David Gallagher brought Dartmouth level, 10-10, with 3:54 remaining in the third, setting up the game's dramatic finish.
 
Head Coach Mark Miyashita's Postgame Comments
"Today's game was a battle that went down to the last possession and unfortunately we weren't the team shooting.
 
It was an evenly-matched game and we had guys make plays throughout. We can learn from our mistakes and we get an opportunity to prove ourselves again quickly against Binghamton on Tuesday."
 
Game Notes
• Saturday's contest served as the second meeting between Canisius and Dartmouth. The Griffs won the inaugural matchup, 13-8, last February at the Pinnacle Sports Complex in Victor, N.Y.
• Dartmouth out-shot Canisius by a 41-26 margin for the contest, highlighted by a 9-2 edge in the first quarter.
• Canisius was 13-of-14 in clear attempts for the contest while Dartmouth was just 14-of-20.
• Senior Ryan McKee established a new career high with five goals, breaking his previous personal best of four set on three previous occasions.  
• Senior Connor Kearnan reached the 100-point plateau for his career with his four-assist effort on Saturday. Kearnan is the 20th player in school history to reach the milestone.
• Sophomore Carter Stefaniak recorded his first career hat trick as he finished Saturday's contest with three goals. The three-goal performance was the first multiple-goal performance of his career.
• Senior Liam Ganzhorn recorded double-digit saves for the 15th time in his career as he finished with 11 stops.
• Sophomore Mathieu Boissonneault his first two collegiate goals during Saturday's contest.  
• Freshman Tanner Heinchon was 13-of-26 at the faceoff X in his collegiate debut. Heinchon also paced the Griffs with six ground balls.
 
Up Next
Canisius continues its season-opening road swing Feb. 20 when it squares off against Empire State foe Binghamton in a 4 p.m. contest at the Bearcats Sports Complex in Vestal, N.Y. 
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