Flagler Men Beat PBA 18-10 – Both Recaps
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Men’s Lacrosse Defeats the Sailfish to Gain First Win of the Year
ST AUGUSTINE – The Flagler College men’s lacrosse team earned their first win of the season against Palm Beach Atlantic University tonight,18-10. The Saints were led by Logan Tobias who scored five goals as well as freshman Trace McDonald with three goals and four assists.
Flagler is now 1-1 for the season leaving the Sailfish 0-1.
Antanas Mikuzis scored for the Saints breaking a 4-all tie in the second quarter. Later on, the Saints scored four unanswered goals to take command of the game with a 14-8 lead in the fourth quarter.
A total of 10 different Saints found the back of the net tonight in this high-scoring game. Jake Griffin helped the Saints maintain possession of the ball, winning 19 out of the 25 face offs he took this game and picking 12 groundballs. Both Nate Lehr and Paxton Crowell stepped in goal for the Saints tonight saving six shots each garnering a total of 12 saves for the game.
The Sailfish were led offensively by Neil Calkin with three goals while their goalie Ben Lightsey had a standout performance making 15 saves.
Flagler will hit the road for their next matchup at the University of Tampa on Feb. 15 at 4 p.m.
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Scoring Summary
| 1st Period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:21 |  | FLG – Garrett Moore Assisted by Antanas Mikuzis | 0 | 1 |
| 11:40 | | FLG – Logan Tobias Assisted by Jacob Hauser | 0 | 2 |
| 04:33 |  | SAILFI~1 – Keegan Southard Assisted by Cooper Porter | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 14:42 | | SAILFI~1 – Neil Calkin | 2 | 2 |
| 11:48 | | SAILFI~1 – Caleb Southard Assisted by Cooper Porter | 3 | 2 |
| 11:29 | | SAILFI~1 – Caleb Southard | 4 | 2 |
| 04:31 | | FLG – Antanas Mikuzis Assisted by Garrett McNulty | 4 | 3 |
| 04:15 | | FLG – Trace McDonald Assisted by Matt Gick | 4 | 4 |
| 03:23 | | FLG – Antanas Mikuzis | 4 | 5 |
| 02:35 | | FLG – Logan Tobias Assisted by Tyler Douglass | 4 | 6 |
| 00:35 | | SAILFI~1 – Neil Calkin | 5 | 6 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 13:17 | | FLG – Trace McDonald Assisted by Drew Flagg | 5 | 7 |
| 11:55 | | FLG – Logan Tobias Assisted by Tyler Douglass | 5 | 8 |
| 06:39 | | SAILFI~1 – Neil Calkin Assisted by Henry Sloyan | 6 | 8 |
| 04:33 | | FLG – Auggie D’Ambosi Assisted by Trace McDonald | 6 | 9 |
| 03:19 | | SAILFI~1 – Dylan Insolia Assisted by Caleb Southard | 7 | 9 |
| 02:14 | | SAILFI~1 – Dylan Insolia | 8 | 9 |
| 00:49 | | FLG – Logan Tobias Assisted by Trace McDonald | 8 | 10 |
| 00:08 | | FLG – Antanas Mikuzis Assisted by Trace McDonald | 8 | 11 |
| 4th Period | ||||
| 12:58 | | FLG – Logan Tobias | 8 | 12 |
| 10:45 | | FLG – Ty Tom Assisted by Trace McDonald | 8 | 13 |
| 09:08 | | FLG – Trace McDonald | 8 | 14 |
| 06:46 | | FLG – Davis Campbell Assisted by Antanas Mikuzis | 8 | 15 |
| 06:31 | | SAILFI~1 – Hunter Hopman | 9 | 15 |
| 03:43 | | SAILFI~1 – Sarver Adams | 10 | 15 |
| 03:06 | | FLG – Cade Balogh Assisted by Willy Bateman | 10 | 16 |
| 01:05 | | FLG – Ryan Berkman | 10 | 17 |
| 00:25 | | FLG – Braeden Forrest Assisted by Dylan Wilson | 10 | 18 |
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Men’s Lacrosse Drops Season Opener
by Nick Sheehy, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.– The Palm Beach Atlantic men’s lacrosse team began its sixth season in program history on Friday. The Sailfish fell to Flagler 18-10. Neil Calkin notched a hat trick for the ‘Fish while Caleb Southard and Dylan Insolia scored two goals each. Cooper Porter distributed two assists in his Sailfish debut. PBA goalkeeper Ben Lightsey made his 15th career start and made 15 saves in net.
After a 35-minute weather delay, the Saints started the game on a 2-0 run before a freshman-to-freshman connection got PBA on the scoreboard. Porter assisted Keegan Southard for PBA’s first goal of the season. Southard launched a shot from the perimeter for his first career goal. Calkin scored his first of three for the Fish’ to tie the game at two a piece with 14:42 left in the second quarter. The Sailfish capped off a 4-0 run in the first half courtesy of Caleb Southard as the sophomore scored two goals in 19 seconds. PBA led 4-2 in the second quarter before the Saints went on a 3-0 run. The ‘Fish capitalized off a Saints penalty when Calkin scored with 35 seconds left in the first half. PBA trailed FC 6-5 at halftime.
In the second half, Henry Sloyan passed for his sixteenth career assist at the 6:39 mark in the 3rd quarter when he connected with Calkin for his third goal. Insolia produced in the third quarter as the junior scored two consecutive goals at the 3:14 and 2:14 mark. With 6:31 left in the fourth quarter, Hunter Hopman scored his 37th career goal unassisted. PBA’s final score came from freshman Sarver Adams, who scored his first career goal with 3:43 left in the game. The Saints outscored the Sailfish 12-5 in the second half, which closed out the game at 18-10.
Defensively, Dylan Hunt and Christian Bond caused two turnovers each. The Saints picked up 45 ground balls and went 19-19 on clears. Additionally, Flager outshot PBA 46-32.
Next, PBA hosts No. 5 Adelphi for its home opener on Friday, Feb. 17.
