April 9, 2025
Greyhounds Drop First Landmark Conference Match of the Season in Setback to Elizabethtown
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University men’s lacrosse team dropped its first Landmark Conference match of the season, falling to visiting Elizabethtown College, 14-5, on John Makuvek Field Wednesday evening.
Elizabethtown College
8-5, 6-0
14
Moravian University
8-3, 4-1
5
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
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1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Team Stats
Game Leaders
Elizabethtown College
G:
4 Players
(#3,
#10,
#96,
#97)
- 2
A:
3 Players
(#1,
#3,
#10)
- 1
Sv:
Brayden Franey
- 12
GB:
Logan Rolles
- 7
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Elizabethtown College | Moravian University |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 47 | 25 |
| Ground Balls | 37 | 29 |
| Saves | 12 | 14 |
| Clears | 21-22 | 20-22 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 11 |
| Face Offs Won | 15 | 7 |
| Man Up | 0-2 | 0-0 |
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University men's lacrosse team dropped its first Landmark Conference match of the season, falling to visiting Elizabethtown College, 14-5, on John Makuvek Field Wednesday evening.
How It Happened
- The Blue Jays scored the opening goal just 49 seconds into the contest, and Elizabethtown led 2-0 before junior attack Ryan Kokoszka found the net for the Greyhounds just under five minutes into action. The Blue Jays countered with three goals to lead 5-1 after 15 minutes of action
- Moravian began the second quarter with a goal from graduate student attack Trevor Dzama in the first two minutes, and senior midfielder Aaron Judge made it 5-3 with a goal. Dzama scored again to get the Blue & Grey within a goal with 4:28 to play in the first half. However, Elizabethtown netted a goal to head to the intermission with a 6-4 edge
- The third quarter was all Blue Jays as Elizabethtown scored four times to stretch the advantage to 10-4 after 45 minutes of play
- The Blue Jays outscored the Hounds 4-1 in the fourth quarter with Dzama tallying the only Moravian goal of the second half
Inside the Numbers
- Moravian saw five players record a point with Dzama netting a hat trick to go with an assist and a pair of ground balls
- Judge and Kokoszka each had one goal while sophomore attack Nick Coffaro contributed two assists and senior midfielder Dan Kelly added one assist and two ground balls
- Senior Gannon Mesko was 7-for-19 on face-offs to go with a pair of caused turnovers while sophomore long stick midfielder Andrew Cassese and junior defender James Panico both had three ground balls
- Senior short stick defensive midfielder Kyle Weiss, junior defender Mike Sickler and senior midfielder Nick Sullivan all had two ground balls
- Sophomore goalie Liam Kelly posted 14 saves and a team-high six ground balls
- The Hounds saw their six-match winning streak end, falling for the first time since March 1
- Moravian was 20-for-23 on clearing attempts versus the Blue Jays
Up Next for the Greyhounds
- Saturday, April 12 at The Catholic University of America 1:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, April 16 at Drew University, 7:00 p.m.
