Box Score OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- 15th-ranked Stevenson men's lacrosse rolled its winning streak to six games after cruising past Lebanon Valley with a 26-8 victory on Wednesday night at Mustang Stadium.
Stevenson (10-4, 5-0) won the first 17 faceoffs of the night and used an 11-goal run into the second quarter to build a comfortable lead in a season-high scoring output. Shane Ford posted his 100th career point in the victory and Marc Poust climbed into sole possession of third place on the Mustang all-time saves list. Henry Jones entered the game in the second half, making three saves over 16 minutes in an emotional debut.
Stevenson finished the night winning 32-of-38 faceoffs, paced by a 15-of-16 effort at the dot from Daniel Fisher. Nolan Enneguess recorded 14 more wins at the X for Stevenson, along with wins for Ethan Dunnock and Garrett Goudreau.
Ford posted seven points on four goals and three assists with Josh Brannan and Ryan Coleman adding four goals for the Mustangs. Jack Scaliti notched three markers with Griffin Gast and Nick Kendall registering two goals for a balanced Mustang lineup. Lebanon Valley (7-7, 2-3) responded after each of the initial two goals in the first before the Mustangs took control.
Stevenson reeled off five consecutive goals to build a lead in the opening quarter following a back and forth start, utilizing five different goal scorers in the early surge. Ford, Lucas Ingley, Coleman, Scaliti and Brannan all registered unassisted tallies, lifting the Mustangs ahead 7-2. After Poust denied a quick look, Stevenson worked it down the field with Andrew Searing feeding Gast at 1:53.
The Mustangs continued the scoring run after owning the faceoff dot with a pair of goals over the final 1:53 of the stanza.
Stevenson opened the second with a marker just six seconds in with Nolan Enneguess dumping a pass left to Brannan for a 10-2 advantage. From there, Ford pushed the Mustangs in front 11-2 with an unassisted marker at 14:14 before finding the back of the net for a third time at 13:24.
Poust ranged to his right for a strong save at 10:22 and the Mustangs build their lead with a goal from Ford at the 9:43 mark, expanding the advantage to 13-2. LVC ultimately halted the 11-goal run for Stevenson with Evan Federowicz cashing in on a great feed. Ahead 13-4 at the half, Ford collected the 100th point of his Stevenson career with a feed to Brannan as Stevenson pushed its advantage to 16-4.
Poust stayed square to a quality look from LVC, securing his sixth stop of the night and pushing him into sole possession of third on the program's all-time saves list.
Stevenson began working in all parts of its lineup, extending the lead to 26-8 with a stretch that included Brady Halloran's first collegiate marker.
Trey Ralston, Federowicz and Jake Bollinger scored two goals each for the visiting Dutchmen.
NEWS AND NOTES
- Stevenson won the first 17 faceoffs of the night, gaining possession early and often in building its first-half lead.
- Five different Mustangs posted multiple points in the opening half. Stevenson had 15 players with a point in the game.
- The Mustangs were efficient throughout the night, finishing with 26 goals on 57 shots.
- The big night at the faceoff dot translated into a dominant margin in ground balls for Stevenson, which held a 70-27 advantage. The 70 ground balls mark a season-high for the Mustangs.
- Brannan, who was named to the USILA DIII Team of the Week, is now six points away from 100 for his career after picking up four more goals on Wednesday.
- Brannan scored three goals or more for the 10th time in his Stevenson career and eighth time this season. He has scored a goal in 10 consecutive games, dating back to mid-March.
- Poust surpasses Stevenson great Trey Shackleford for third on the program's all-time saves list. With 439 career saves, Poust is 70 saves away from moving into a tie with Pat Gill for second all-time.
- Ford has passed out three or more assists six times this season. He also extended his goal streak to a team-best 11 games.
- Stevenson moved to 54-0 all-time under Paul Cantabene when scoring 20 goals or more.
UP NEXT
- Stevenson: The Mustangs hit the road, visiting Albright on Saturday, April 23 for a 1:00 p.m. contest.
- Lebanon Valley: The Dutchmen visit Messiah on Saturday, April 23.
