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Bradley Smith in a defensive stance, focusing on an opponent
11
Tiffin TIFFIN 1-2
15
Winner Holy Family HOLY FAMILY 4-1
Tiffin TIFFIN
1-2
11
Final
15
Holy Family HOLY FAMILY
4-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Tiffin TIFFIN 3 3 0 5 11
Holy Family HOLY FAMILY 2 3 6 4 15

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

6-0 Third Quarter Lifts Men’s Lacrosse Past Tiffin

PHILADELPHIA – The Holy Family University men's lacrosse team outscored Tiffin 6-0 in the third quarter to overcome a halftime deficit and go on to defeat the Dragons 15-11 at Tiger Field on Tuesday afternoon.
 
Trailing 5-6 following a Tiffin goal at the second quarter buzzer, Julian Definis (Glendora, N.J./Triton Regional) evened the score 3:44 out of the break.
 
Jake Feeney (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern) then put HFU for good with 9:28 left in the third, before the Tigers scored four times in a span of 2:39 to take control.
 
Feeney set up three of those goals, assisting Noah Simpson (Oshawa, Ontario/Henry Street), James Bienia (East Moriches, N.Y./Westhampton Beach) and then Definis to push the lead to 11-6 with 3:02 showing on the third period clock.  
 
Individual Highlights
  • Feeney led all players with a season-best seven points on four assists and three goals
  • Bienia scored four times, tying a career-high, and also had an assist, while Simpson had two goals and two assists
  • James Demakopoulos (Carle Place, N.Y./Carle Place) set a new season-best with 21 saves to earn a third consecutive win
  • Bradley Smith (Egg Harbor Township, N.J./Egg Harbor Township) and Jayden Williams (Mays Landing, N.J./Atlantic County Institute of Technology) tied for a team-high with a season-best seven ground balls apiece, with Williams also leading HFU with a season-best 10 faceoffs
  • Smith tied Bienia, Brent McColligan (Bellmawr, N.J./Triton Regional) and John Henson (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South) with a team-high two caused turnovers
 
Inside the Box Score
  • The Tigers set new season-bests with 15 faceoff wins and scored their first two man-down goals of the year
 
How it Happened
  • Holy Family did not lead in a first quarter the featured ties at 1-1 and 2-2 and ended with Tiffin on top 2-3
  • Both teams scored three unanswered in the second, with Feeney playing a part in two in a row as he first netted before setting up Maxx Covely (Somerdale, N.J./Highland) for a 5-3 edge with 7:45 remaining in the first half
  • The Dragons tallied the final three goals of the half though, including beating the buzzer for a one-goal advantage at the break
 
Up Next
Holy Family is back at home on Sunday to host University of the District of Columbia at 12 p.m.
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