Dragons Suffer Last Second Defeat at Albany, 14-13

Saturday, February 22

Albany, N.Y.

1 p.m.

Drexel University

0-2

UAlbany

1-1

Drexel

UAlbany

Dragons Suffer Last Second Defeat at Albany, 14-13

2/22/2020 4:49:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score

Genord scores five times to lead Drexel

ALBANY, N.Y. – The Drexel men's lacrosse team suffered its second-straight one-goal loss on the road as Albany scored with 11 seconds to go to beat the Dragons, 14-13.

The Great Danes hit the post with just over a minute to play in the game, which reset the shot clock and allowed Albany to set up for the winning goal. Tehoka Naticoke found Ron John in front of the net and he fired a shot from approximately 10 yards past Drexel goalkeeper Ross Blumenthal to give Albany the lead. The Great Danes won the face-off and picked up their first win of the season.

The Dragons (0-2) took a one-goal lead on two occasions in the fourth quarter after trailing by two late in the third. Aidan Coll started the three-goal run, scoring off a feed from Matthew Varian with 1:32 left in the third. The Dragons added two more early in the fourth quarter. Collin Mailman and Nick Fox scored less than a minute apart to put Drexel up 21-11. After Albany tied it, the Dragons took a 13-12 lead when Reid Bowering found Ryan Genord and the junior rifled a shot past Nate Siekierski at the 7:28 mark. It was the fifth goal of the game for Genord, setting a new career high. Albany evened the score five minute later when Kyle Casey scored his third of the day.

Genord had three of his goals in the first quarter in perhaps his best game in a Drexel uniform. Coll added his first career hat trick and an assist. The junior now has five goals in two games. Mailman had a pair of goals, while Varian added a goal and two assists. Blumenthal finished with 11 saves in goal.

Nanticoke and Corey Yunker each finished the day with six points. Nanicoke scored four times, while Yunker and Casey each added three. The Dragons outshot Albany 46-38 and had 12 more ground balls than the Great Danes (50-38). Albany won 17 of the 32 face-offs.

Drexel's Bowering had a pair of assists, but was held off the board for the first time in 27 games. He had the fifth longest active goal scoring streak in the nation.

Drexel will play its first two home games this week. Robert Morris will come to town on Tuesday afternoon for a 4 p.m. face-off, while Marquette will play at Vidas Field on Saturday.