KEUKA PARK, N.Y. — The Keuka College Men's Lacrosse team defeated Elmira College 16-12 on Saturday afternoon at home.
Harrison Root led Keuka College (4-2) with six goals.
Tre Lloyd added four goals and an assist, while
Austin Holsclaw finished with three goals and three assists.
Aiden Nice chipped in a goal and three assists, and
Jaxson Tucker made 20 saves in goal for the Wolves.
Keuka College 16 vs. Elmira College 12
The Green and Gold started quickly, building a 3-0 lead in the opening minutes on goals by
Nikolas Gitsis and a pair from
Harrison Root. After Elmira answered,
Tre Lloyd scored on the man-up and
Austin Holsclaw added a late first-quarter goal as the Wolves carried a 5-3 lead after 15 minutes.
Elmira rallied in the second quarter and twice pulled even, including at 5-5 early in the frame. The Wolves responded with goals from
Cam Hovater and
Austin Holsclaw, and later got another from
Tre Lloyd to stay in front. The Soaring Eagles closed the gap to 8-7 before halftime, keeping the pressure on despite Keuka College never surrendering the lead.
The decisive stretch came in the third quarter. The Wolves scored six times in the period, including a pair of man-up goals from
Harrison Root in the opening 1:16. After Elmira trimmed the margin to one at 10-9, the Wolves answered with four straight goals from
Tre Lloyd, Root, and Holsclaw to open up a 14-9 advantage heading to the fourth.
In the final quarter,
Aiden Nice and
Harrison Root scored to push the lead to 16-10. Elmira found two late goals, but Tucker and the Keuka College defense held firm down the stretch to secure the non-conference victory.
KC Notes:
- Keuka College pushed their all-time record against the Soaring Eagles to 15-13 and the home record to 8-4 all-time
- First Year Lorenzo Rand tallied a career high seven caused turnovers for the Wolves
- Tre Lloyd recorded a career-high four goals in the victory
- Harrison Root pushed his goa streak to seven straight games after today's performance
Up Next: The Wolves will take on Hilbert College Wednesday, March 25 at 4:00 p.m.