QUINCY, Ill. – Cornell's men's lacrosse team took on another tough assignment on the road Wednesday night, falling 20-4 to NCAA Division II Quincy University at the Rock.
Freshman
Rory MacLean netted a pair of goals on only three attempts to pace the Rams (1-5), who battled early to hang within 4-2 after one quarter. The Hawks (5-2) broke it open with a 9-0 scoring run in the decisive second quarter.
Torii Greiskalns recorded four caused turnovers to lead a Cornell defense that was under heavy pressure from Quincy, which attempted 70 total shots. Cornell starting goalie
Thomas Cook collected 14 saves through three quarters.
Aidan Didier worked the fourth period and saved five shots.
Fifth-year
Kyle Jussila handed out two assists. The Rams received one goal apiece from
Matt Norwood and
Brandon Warnke.
Ben Schwartz led the team in ground balls with three.
The Rams were limited to 17 shots for the game, 10 on goal. Quincy gathered 63 ground balls, to Cornell's 18.
Coming up – The Rams continue their four-game road swing Saturday with a 1 p.m. matchup against Beloit (0-2) in Beloit, Wis.