RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Holy Family men's lacrosse responded to a 0-2 deficit with a 4-1 run to end the first quarter, but Felician came back with a 3-7 second in an 11-20 win over the Tigers on Saturday night.
Maxx Covely (Somerdale, N.J./Highland) tallied two of the first three goals in the stretch, in which
Adam Camille (Providence, R.I./La Salle Academy) also played a part of two scores, before
Jhay Dameus (Willingboro, N.J./Holy Cross Preparatory Academy) found the net with just four seconds on the clock for a 4-3 advantage.
Julian Definis (Glendora, N.J./Triton Regional), who set up Dameus, then opened the second period scoring to make it 5-3, only for the Golden Falcons to answer with three in a row.
The two teams traded goals, with Covely completing a hat trick and Definis knotting the score at 7-7with 6:26 left in the first half, only for the Felician to close strong with the final three goals of the quarter.
Holy Family got within two twice in the third, at 9-11 and then 10-12, but the Tigers could not make it a one-score game.
Individual Highlights
- Definis and Dameus joined Covely in recording a hat trick, the first of the season for the latter
- Definis led all players with a season-high three assists to lead HFU with a season-best six points
- Covley tied a season-high with five points
- Camille topped the Tigers with a season-best two caused turnovers, in addition to his two goals
- Ben Blair (Rochester, N.Y./Penfield) won a season-high 19-of-32 faceoffs as he had four more ground balls than any other players with 11
- Brent McColligan (Bellmawr, N.J./Triton Regional) was second on HFU with a season-best four ground balls
Inside the Box Score
- Holy Family outshot Felician 50-46, a new season-high, and Tigers also set a new season-best winning 20-of-33 faceoffs
Up Next
HFU takes a week off before hosting Chestnut Hill for its home finale next Saturday at 12 p.m.
