Trimboli's Goal Lifts Syracuse over Duke

Syracuse freshman Jamie Trimboli has only seven games under his belt, but he's figuring out quickly why his program gets the nickname "Cardiac 'Cuse."

Trimboli, who was making his first career start, found himself on the field in overtime against No. 10 Duke, when Sergio Salcido came streaking down the left side. Salcido flipped it to the freshman midfielder, who caught it high, spun around a defender and fired it past Duke goalie Danny Fowler to give No. 7 Syracuse the 12-11 win in another classic matchup with ACC rival Duke.

It's the fourth straight one-goal win for the Orangemen, with victories over Virginia and Johns Hopkins included. In total, Syracuse has been involved in six consecutive one-goal games, with the lone loss coming to Army on Feb. 25.

In a game that featured seven ties and five lead changes, Syracuse was just one goal better than the visiting Blue Devils. The teams went back-and-forth through a tight first quarter, but a second quarter run gave Duke the 6-5 halftime lead.

Syracuse scored the first three goals of the second half (Salcido, Brendan Bomberry, Nick Mariano) to take an 8-6 lead going into the fourth quarter. However, the Blue Devils answered with a four-goal rally to re-take the lead at 11-9 with 6:29 remaining in the game. Bomberry cut the deficit to one goal just six seconds later, and Mariano found the game-tying tally with 1:26 left to send the game to overtime.

That's where Trimboli, the Victor, N.Y. native, scored just his third career goal to give Syracuse the win. Mariano led Syracuse with three goals, while Jack Bruckner starred for Duke with four goals and an assist.

ANOTHER GAME-WINNER! Jamie Trimboli fires it home to give @CuseMLAX the 12-11 win over @DukeMLAX pic.twitter.com/9w0vpKsM0z
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 25, 2017

Hopkins Prevails at Homewood Field

When Virginia made the trip to Homewood Field on Saturday, fans knew the matchup with Johns Hopkins would probably feature two things: A down-to-the-wire finish and lots of scoring. They got both, as the Blue Jays overcame a six-goal deficit and beat Virginia 18-17 on Shack Stanwick’s game-winning goal in the first overtime period.

The teams went back-and-forth in the first quarter of a crucial game, but the Cavaliers score five straight goals in the second to take a 10-4 lead. The Blue Jays cut the deficit to 11-8 by halftime.

Virginia jumped out to a 13-8 lead after halftime, but Johns Hopkins responded with nine of the next 10 goals to take a 17-14 lead with 2:15 left. Virginia answered right back, with Zed Williams scoring the game-tying goal with 11 seconds left in regulation.

Stanwick got a pass from John Crowley and finished for the game-winner.

Delaware Hands Rutgers First Loss

PHOTO BY KEVIN TUCKER

Delware goalie Matt DeLuca had 19 saves to lead his team to the 13-9 upset win over No. 3 Rutgers.

Delaware jumped out to a five-goal first-quarter lead and held off a rally from No. 4 Rutgers to pull off the 13-9 upset. Freshman goalie Matt DeLuca had 19 saves to keep the Blue Hens in the lead and seal the huge win.

The Blue Hens’ scored six straight goals in the first and second quarter to help them take a 7-2 lead at halftime. Will Hirschmann had two goals in the half, which saw Delaware win 8 of 11 faceoffs.

Rutgers’ Kieran Mullins found his groove in the second half, scoring three goals on a six-goal rally that cut the deficit to 9-8. However, Delaware responded with four straight goals to put the game away.

Hirschmann, Trupert Ortlieb and Steve DeLargy each recorded a hat trick for Delaware. Mullins led the way for Rutgers with four goals and two assists.

Maryland Exacts Revenge

The headline matchup going into Saturday’s action was the 2016 title game rematch between Maryland and North Carolina. The Terps came to Chapel Hill looking of revenge from the classic championship, and they got it in the form of a 15-7 blowout of the Tar Heels.

Maryland scored six of the first seven goals to establish its momentum. It scored those six goals in just six shots, with two coming from Colin Heacock. Dylan Maltz scored three goals in the final three quarters — Matt Rambo also added two goals, moving him past 200 points in his career — to maintain and add to the lead.

Maltz led the way with his hat trick, but six different Terps scored multiple goals. Timmy Kelly paced North Carolina with two goals.

PHOTO BY PEYTON WILLIAMS

Maryland used multi-goal games from six different players to blow out North Carolina 15-7.

Irish Halt Buckeyes Momentum

In a somewhat overshadowed No. 2 vs. No. 3 matchup, Notre Dame got a hat trick from Sergio Perkovic to hand Ohio State its first loss of the season by a score of 12-7.

The Irish started with the momentum, scoring four of five goals to begin the game. Ryder Garnesy had both of his goals during the early run. Tre LeClaire, who finished with four goals, scored two in the final 10 seconds of the first half to cut the deficit to 7-5 going into the break.

Behind LeClaire and Eric Fannell, Ohio State kept the game close through most of the second half. However, Notre Dame finished with the game’s final three goals to seal the win and move to 5-1.

Denver Outlasts Towson

Up 12-11 with 22 seconds remaining in the game against Towson, Denver was holding on for dear life. However, Trevor Baptiste helped Denver win the ensuing faceoff and run out the clock, allowing the Pioneers to escape with a one-goal win and bounce back from a blowout loss to Ohio State last weekend.

Denver scored the game’s first two goals and led throughout, but Towson mounted a comeback after going down 12-8 with 4:41 left. Ryan Drenner, Brian Bolewicki and Tyler Konen scored in a 90-second span to cut Denver’s lead to one before it won the final faceoff.

Freshman Ethan Walker led the way for the Pioneers, scoring four goals and adding an assist. Goalie Alex Ready chipped in 10 saves to keep his team in the lead.

Alex Ready (8 saves) is locked in for @DU_MLAX, as it leads @Towson_MLAX 7-3 in the third quarter on @LaxSportsNet. pic.twitter.com/W333rHYdJs
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 25, 2017

Drenner highlighted the Towson box score, tallying six points on three goals and three assists.

Nittany Lions Stay Undefeated

On a day when undefeated teams were falling, Penn State held steady with a 15-8 win over Cleveland State to finish non-conference play at 10-0. Mac O'Keefe and Grant Ament led the Nittany Lions with four goals, while Nick Apont finished with three goals and two assists.

The trio of O'Keefe, Ament and Aponte score six of Penn State's seven first-half goals, allowing it to take a 7-4 lead into the break. O'Keefe and Ament led a four-goal rally in the third quarter to give the Nittany Lions the 11-5 lead and put the game out of reach,

Noah Gleeson, Chase Baker and Jack Frickleton scored two goals each for Cleveland State.

NIKE/US LACROSSE DIVISION I TOP 20 SCOREBOARD

No. 1 Penn State 13, Cleveland State 8
No. 2 Notre Dame 12, No. 3 Ohio State 7
Delaware 13, No. 4 Rutgers 9
No. 6 Army 10, Colgate 8
No. 7 Syracuse 12, No. 10 Duke 11 (OT)
No. 8 Denver 12, No. 14 Towson 11
No. 9 Maryland 15, No. 18 North Carolina 7
No. 12 Richmond 12, High Point 4
No. 13 Albany 21, UMass-Lowell 11
No. 16 Johns Hopkins 18, No. 15 Virginia 17 (OT)
No. 17 Michigan 10, UMBC 7
Bucknell 9, No. 19 Loyola 8 (OT)
No. 20 Marquette 11, Georgetown 10

DIVISON II

The biggest shakeup in the Division II world happened on Saturday, as No. 1 Le Moyne fell to unranked Southern New Hampshire 10-9. Southern New Hampshire got goals from eight different players to pull off the biggest upset so far this season.

The Penmen scored three straight goals to take a 6-4 lead into halftime, but the Dolphins responded with their of their own to hold a 7-6 lead in the third quarter. Southern New Hampshire scored four of five goals to take a 10-8 lead that it would not lose.

Le Moyne outshot Southern New Hampshire 46-25 and had fewer turnovers, but could not stay unbeaten.

In the other big Division II matchup, Limestone got by Lindenwood 12-7.

Scoreboard

Southern New Hampshire 10, No. 1 Le Moyne 9.
No. 2 Limestone 12, No. 3 Lindenwood 7
No. 4 Merrimack 15, No. 7 Pace 9
No. 5 Mercyhurst 11, No. 11 Seton Hill 7

Division III

Cortland outlasted Cabrini in the only matchup between ranked teams in Division III on Saturday. Thomas McNaney and Devin Phelps had four goals each to fuel the victory for the Red Dragons.

Cortland led 12-5 in the second half when Cabrini put together a five-goal run that cut the deficit to two goals. However, Cortland answered with six of the next seven goals to run away with the game.