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Canisius midfielder Kayden Easter cradles the ball while being chased during game action against Le Moyne at the Pinnacle Athletic Campus on Feb. 18
Chloe Cohen-Breen
10
Canisius CAN 0-3
11
Winner Le Moyne LEM 1-0
Canisius CAN
0-3
10
Final
11
Le Moyne LEM
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Canisius CAN 1 3 1 5 10
Le Moyne LEM 3 3 2 3 11

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Late Goal Dooms Men’s Lacrosse Versus Le Moyne

Thomas Berry scored with 1:16 remaining in the fourth quarter to lift Le Moyne to an 11-10 victory over Canisius in collegiate men's lacrosse action Tuesday at the Pinnacle Athletic Campus in Victor, N.Y.
 
Owen Wilson recorded three goals and added an assist for the Dolphins, who were victorious in their 2025 debut. Berry pitched in two goals and an assist while Olin Stanat finished with a goal and two assists.
 
Freshman Carson Christy notched four goals to pace the Golden Griffins (0-3). Sophomore Mason Wolford recorded two goals and an assist while three players – seniors Patrick Mitchell and Jaxon Fridge and sophomore Jordan Reed – notched a goal and an assist apiece. Junior Micah Hanson went 14-for-25 at the face-off X and scooped up five ground balls.
 
Berry's game-winning goal spoiled Canisius' comeback attack as the Griffs trailed 9-5 early in the fourth quarter before rattling off four unanswered goals over a three-minute span to knot the score at 9-9 with a little more than five minutes to play in regulation.
 
The teams traded tallies over the next four minutes before Berry put the Dolphins in front with a shot from the right side with 76 seconds to play.
 
Le Moyne won the ensuing faceoff and held the ball until the Griffs were able to force a turnover with 15 seconds remaining. Canisius got the ball downfield and called a timeout but were unable to get a shot towards the goal before the final buzzer, allowing the Dolphins to hold on for the one-goal victory.
 
Earlier in the contest, Canisius trailed 4-1 early in the second quarter before using tallies from Mitchell, Christy and Wolford over a five-minute span to tie the game at 4-4.
 
The Dolphins answered back moments later, notching two goals in a 12-second span to take 6-4 lead into the locker room.
 
Le Moyne opened the second half with three of the first four goals of the stanza to take its largest lead of the game, 9-5, with 9:12 to play, setting the stage for the game's frantic final minutes.
 
POSTGAME COMMENTS GAME NOTES
• Tuesday's contest served as the third overall meeting between the programs and the first since the 1994 season.
• Tuesday's contest was the 26th game under Canisius head coach Mark Miyashita to be decided by a single goal. The Griffs are now 13-13 in those contests.
• Both teams finished the game with 27 shots for the contest, with Le Moyne holding a 15-12 edge in the first half and Canisius posting a 15-12 advantage in the second half.
• Canisius was 2-for-2 in man-up situations while Le Moyne did not get a man-up opportunity in the contest.
• Canisius was charged with 22 turnovers while Le Moyne finished with 15 miscues.
• Christy recorded his first career hat trick with his four-goal performance on Tuesday.
• Junior Dylan Collins recorded his first career assist with a helper on Wolford's second-quarter tally.
• Wolford recorded multiple goals in a game for the third time this season with his two-goal performance on Tuesday.
• Hanson posted double-digit face-off wins for the third time this season and the 27th time in his career with his 14 face-off wins on Tuesday.
 
UP NEXT
Canisius returns to action Feb. 22 as it hosts Robert Morris in a 1 p.m. contest at Demkse Sports Complex.
 
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