PUEBLO, Colo. – Trailing just 7-4 at the half, Colorado State University Pueblo men's lacrosse was outscored 10-2 in the second half as the ThunderWolves fell 17-6 to Quincy University in non-conference action at ALG Stadium.
 
With the setback, the Pack falls to 0-6 on the season, while Quincy improved to 5-3 on the year.
 
Quincy led after the opening period of action, before the Pack scored two of the first three goals of the second period to pull within 4-3, but the Hawks would score three straight goals in a span of a little over four minutes to take a 7-3 lead before the Pack used a goal by sophomore attacker Andrew Dzubak (Putnam Valley, N.Y./Mount Saint Vincent) to cut QU's halftime lead to 7-4.
 
After freshman midfielder Gideon Butler (Littleton, Colo./Heritage) scored his first collegiate goal nearly three minutes into the third period to cut QU's lead to 7-5, the Hawks would score nine straight goals, including capping the third period with seven consecutive goals to take a 16-5 lead with 11:34 left in the game. The Pack stopped the run with a goal by junior midfielder Brett Woolcock (Humble, Texas/Atascocita) off an assist by sophomore attacker Kyle Parker (Hamilton, New Zealand/Northland College) with 9:42 left in the game. QU would cap the scoring about three-and-half minutes later to set the final margin.
 
Sophomore midfielder Lane Lessley (Lakewood, Colo./Lakewood) and Dzubak each had two goals for the Pack. Dzubak's two goals pushed his season total to a team-leading 12, while Lessley is right behind with 10 goals.
 
The Pack were outshot 54-34 in the game and the Hawks also held a 48-41 advantage in ground balls. Dzubak and Lessley each took eight shots for the Pack, while freshman goalie Cole Rutz (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) had a team-high seven ground balls and Parker added five ground balls.
 
One area where QU was successful was on their man-up opportunities as they finished 6-for-6 in the game, while the Pack were just 1-for-7. The two teams combined for 13 penalties for a total of 12 minutes.
 
Sophomore midfielder Bryce Campbell (Meridian, Idaho/Meridian) was 11-for-17 on face-offs as the Pack finished 11-for-24 for the game. QU was 13-for-24 on face-offs.
 
The Pack were credited with 14 caused turnovers as sophomore defender Tanner Barnard (Reno, Nev./Reno) led the way with four, which is tied for fifth-most in a game in school history.
 
Rutz (0-2) played the first three periods in the cage and finished with 15 saves, along with his seven ground balls and one caused turnover. Sophomore Connor Russell (Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven) recorded five saves and had two ground balls in the fourth period.
 
Christian Czarny, Caidyn Prediger and Eli Cowan each had four goals for Quincy, while Jayme Brain had four assists and Mason Marano added three assists. For the game, the Hawks had 13 assists on their 17 goals. Ryan Riggs (5-3) played the first three periods in the cage for the Hawks and finished with seven saves to go with seven ground balls and two caused turnovers. Zach Anderson played the final period in the cage and had three saves for the Hawks.
 
The Pack will return to action on Sunday, March 24 with an 11 a.m. Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference game at ALG Stadium against Concordia-Irvine. Concordia-Irvine is playing their first season as an associate member in the RMAC for men's lacrosse.