by Short Story: Shorthanded UAlbany men’s lacrosse knocks off #13 UMass on a late game-winner in the fourth by Chris Ryan.
Key Stats
- Chris Ryan scored the game-winner with 1:59 remaining in the fourth, his third career goal
- Jakob Patterson (Seneca Nation) scored three goals and recorded five assists
- Liam Donnelly recorded 16 saves, including 10 in the third quarter, setting a single-game high as a Great Dane
- Kyle Casey scored twice with two assists
- Graydon Hogg scored three times
- UMass outshot UAlbany 45-41
Head Coach Scott Marr: “Today was a huge team win for us. I thought we handled the adversity from over the weekend very well. I thought our team pulled together and played as one, and we’re very excited to play so well and beat a very, very good UMass team. I’m proud of my team and we’ll move on to Saturday.”
How it Happened
- UAlbany jumped out to a quick early lead, with Graydon Hogg scoring first with 13:42 remaining in the opening quarter and Jakob Patterson (Seneca Nation) following up eight seconds of game time later to put UAlbany up 2-0.
- UMass scored just under 40 seconds later to get on the board and cut into UAlbany’s lead 2-1. The two teams combined for six goals before five minutes had elapsed since the opening faceoff. The Minutemen, after trailing 2-0, outscored UAlbany 4-2 for the remainder of the first quarter.
- UAlbany rolled of a long, 3-0 run between the second and third quarters to take a 7-4 lead just after halftime. Patterson had scored or assisted on each of UAlbany first six points of the game. UMass broke the run with 12:31 left in the third, and traded goals with UAlbany into the fourth quarter.
- UMass scored back-to-back goals seven seconds apart with 13:07 and 13:00 remaining in the fourth to cut UAlbany’s lead to one, 10-9. Camden Hay scored on a setup from Jake Piseno to extend UAlbany’s lead back to two, but UMass scored with 9:33 left to keep pace.
- Two-straight goals from the Minutemen tied the game at 12 with 3:27 left in the fourth. UAlbany held firm and maintained composure, and with 1:59 to go saw Kyle Casey find Chris Ryan for the game-winner, 13-12. It was Ryan’s third career goal as a Great Dane.
- Patterson finished with three goals and five assists for eight total points. In goal, Liam Donnelly set a single-game high in his career as a Great Dane with 16 saves. Ten of Donnelly’s saves came in the third quarter. Hogg recorded a hat trick and Casey scored twice with two assists.
