Box Score PUEBLO, Colo. (April 11, 2021) – The Colorado State University Pueblo men's lacrosse team lost 19-2 to No. 18 Colorado Mesa University in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference contest Sunday at the Art and Lorraine Gonzales Stadium.
The Mavericks (6-1, 3-0 RMAC) totaled 61 shots and put 39 on goal. The ThunderWolves (2-4, 1-2 RMAC) had 33 shots with 21 landing on frame. CMU won the face off circle 20-3 and the ground ball battle 39-23.
POST GAME QUOTE
"Today wasn't our day," said Head Coach
Sean Blair. "Across the board we made too many errors that Colorado Mesa capitalized on. They are too good of a program to have a litany of mistakes with. This weekend finalized everyone's first chance at each other. We know we can compete in the RMAC and look forward to getting our legs back under us and back to training and film with opportunity to go on the road and compete again. Even in loss, we are thankful for the opportunity to step on the field and compete."
PLAYER PERFORMANCES
Senior
Michael DeMaio (M, Gambrills, Md.) caused four turnovers and picked up two ground balls.
Senior
Tavian Watson (LSM, Aurora, Colo.) caused three turnovers and added three ground balls.
Cornelius Healy (Fr., LSM, Keller, Texas),
Garrett Breeling (So., G, Highlands Ranch, Colo.) and
Turner Dirk (Fr., M, Strathmore, Alberta, Canada) all had three ground balls.
Breeling totaled eight saves in the first half, while
Ethan Ferrie (So., Littleton, Colo.) had 12 saves in the second half.
Logan Wells (Fr., A, Centennial, Colo.) and
Kaelen Santana (Fr., M, Tualatin, Ore.) scored for CSU Pueblo.
SUMMARY
The Mavericks were up 7-0 after the first and scored the first 12 goals of the game before Wells put the Pack on the board with 2:13 remaining in the second. He was assisted by
Trenton Steele (Fr., A, Littleton, Colo.).
CMU held the home team scoreless in the third to lead 17-1. CSU Pueblo scored the final goal of the game when Santana netted his first collegiate goal with 32 seconds remaining in the game. He was assisted by
Chris Perella (Fr., M, Littleton, Colo.).
UP NEXT
The ThunderWolves travel to Colorado Mesa April 23 for a scheduled 7 p.m. contest.
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