SJU Athletics Photos

Philadelphia, PA - Delaware got five goals and four assists from senior Jason Lavey, as the Blue Hens defeated St. Joseph's, 14-9, in men's lacrosse. Randy McNeill netted six goals for the Hawks while junior Bert Whitelock dished out four assists. The two teams traded goals for the first 15 minutes with Delaware taking a 3-2 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Blue Hens jumped out to a 4-2 lead but the Hawks responded with two quick goals to tie the game with 10:25 left in the first half. Delaware answered with two goals to take a 6-4 lead at the half. Delaware (2-6) jumped out to an 8-5 lead with 5:45 remaining in the third, but SJU took advantage of a Delaware penalty cutting the lead to 8-6 at the 2:14 mark. Lavey scored his third of the game with 1:30 remaining in the third to extend Delaware's lead back to three at 9-6. SJU (0-6) rallied back as McNeill tallied twice in a 40 second span to cut the lead to 9-8 but the Blue Hens answered to extend their lead back to two. Once again, the Hawks responded as McNeill netted his sixth of the game to make the score 10-9 with 7:53 remaining in the game. But Delaware proved to be too much for the Hawks as they scored four unanswered goals to seal the 14-9 victory. SJU goalkeeper Nick Leopard played strong in goal making 13 saves while Delaware's David Mullen recorded 10 saves.