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Canisius midfielder Kayden Easter is shown cradling the ball during game action versus Manhattan at the Demske Sports Complex on March 29, 2025
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12
Winner Canisius CAN 5-8
6
Mount St. Mary's MOUNT 2-9
Winner
Canisius CAN
5-8
12
Final
6
Mount St. Mary's MOUNT
2-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Canisius CAN 4 4 2 2 12
Mount St. Mary's MOUNT 2 2 2 0 6

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Men’s Lacrosse Cruises Past Mount St. Mary’s for Fifth League Win

Senior midfielder Jaxon Fridge dished out a game-high four assists to pace Canisius in a 12-6 victory at Mount St. Mary's in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's lacrosse action Saturday at Waldron Family Stadium in Emmitsburg, Md.
 
Fridge highlighted a balanced Golden Griffins (5-8, 5-1 MAAC) lineup that saw eight different players register a goal as Canisius remained in a tie with Sacred Heart for first place in the league standings. Senior Kayden Easter and sophomore Jordan Reed finished with two goals and an assist each while sophomore Mason Wolford and freshman Peter Biglin both chipped in a pair of tallies.
 
Senior goalie Tommy Kunz stopped eight shots as he and the Canisius defense allowed a season-low six goals against. Junior face-off specialist Micah Hanson went 11-of-19 at the "X."
 
Brody Atkinson notched two goals and added an assist for The Mount (2-9, 0-5 MAAC). Jack Smith added a goal and an assist while Bennett Wright tallied nine saves between the pipes for the home team.
 
Canisius never trailed in the contest, scoring four of the first five goals of the game to hold a 4-1 lead late in the first quarter.
 
The Mount notched the next two goals to pull within one early in the second, but the Griffs answered back with four unanswered goals over a 3:13 stretch during the later stages of the second quarter as they built an 8-3 cushion with just over three minutes to play in the opening frame.
 
Trailing 8-4 at the start of the second half, Mount St. Mary's once again looked to get back into the contest as it tallied two of the first three goals of the third quarter to cut the deficit to three, 9-6, with more than five minutes to play in the frame
 
Canisius kept The Mount from getting any closer, however, notching the final three goals of the contest while it held Mount St. Mary's off the scoreboard over the final 20-plus minutes of the game to secure the win.
  HEAD COACH MARK MIYASHITA'S POSTGAME COMMENTS
"Today definitely was a team win. In all facets in the game we did what we needed to do to get the win: getting to double digits on offense, holding them to single digits on the defensive end and a pretty strong game at the face-off 'X' from Micah (Hanson) and the rope unit.

"The guys are coming together offensively and continuing to gel as they leave their egos at the door when it comes to who's scoring and who's getting the assist as they understand that it doesn't matter. There's a lot of hidden plays that are going on out there, and they're all important. All that matters is what we have on the scoreboard at the end of the game.
 
"Defensively we just did a really good job of executing the game plan today. When we look at the film, we'll see where we need to be a little bit better on a few little things. But the communication and just the overall execution throughout that unit was amazing today.
 
GAME NOTES
• Canisius outshot Mount St. Mary's by a 45-29 margin for the contest, highlighted by a 15-7 advantage in the first quarter.
• The Griffs were 3-for-4 in man-up opportunities while The Mount was 1-for-3 with the extra attacker.
• Canisius held its opponent to single-digit goals for the sixth time in the last seven contests, improving to 5-2 in those games.
• The Griffs posted their fifth conference win of the season with their victory on Saturday. It's the most league wins under Miyashita and the most by Canisius since the 2010 campaign.
• Fridge dished out multiple assists for the fourth straight contest as he finished with four-or-more helpers for the second time in four games.
• Biglin scored multiple goals in a game for the second time this season with his two-goal performance.
• Easter finished with multiple goals in a game for the first time this season and the sixth time in his career with his two-goal effort. Easter also matched his career high in points, registering three points in a game for the third time in his career.
• Hanson notched double-digit wins at the face-off "X" for the 10th time this season with his 11 wins.
• Reed tallied multiple points in a game for the ninth time this season with his three-point performance.
• Wolford notched multiple goals in a game for the seventh time this season as he finished with two goals on Saturday.
 
UP NEXT
Canisius plays its final road game of the regular season April 12 when it travels to NCAA newcomer Iona for a MAAC contest.
 
Opening faceoff for the inaugural meeting between the Griffs and Gaels is slated for 11 a.m. at Mazzella Field in New Rochelle, N.Y.
 
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