SSC Men: #16 FSC 21-11 over PBA – Both Recaps
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#16 Mocs Close Out 2023 Regular Season in Dominant Fashion
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The 16th-ranked Florida Southern men’s lacrosse team closed out the 2023 regular season on the road Saturday afternoon at Palm Beach Atlantic. The Moccasins used their signature high-powered offense to pick up their record-tying 12th win of the season, 21-11. The Mocs became just the third team to score 20-plus goals on the Sailfish this season joining nationally-ranked Adelphi and Saint Leo.
Florida Southern won a program record 12 contests last season including the 2022 Sunshine State Conference semifinal victory over Rollins. The win Saturday moved FSC’s record to 12-4 on the season and 5-2 in SSC play with the Mocs scheduled to take on No. 2 seed Tampa in the upcoming 2023 Sunshine State Conference Tournament this Thursday for a chance to set a new program record for wins in a season. The loss dropped PBA to 2-12 on the year including 0-7 in league action.
Sophomore Matt Flammenspeck led the offensive attack for the Mocs Saturday as he poured in a team-best five goals while dishing out one assist for his 10th hat trick of the season. Freshman Caiden Wiech exploded for a career-high four goals in the victory while handing out an assist. Senior Sean Nolan added his 10th hat trick of the season with three goals. Three others added a pair of goals in the victory.
Graduate students Jay Minor and Andrew Medeiros tied for the team lead in assists with three each. Minor added a pair of goals to finish tied for second on the team in points with five.
Defensively, seniors Griffin Phillips and Nick Shannon led the way with three caused turnovers each. Phillips added a long pole goal, the ninth of his career. Junior Michael Simone made the start in goal for the Mocs while making six saves in a little over 30 minutes of action. He was credited with the victory moving his seasonal record to 10-2 overall. The 10 wins in a single season ties him for second in the FSC record book. With one more victory, Simone would move into a tie for the most wins in a single season by a Moccasin goalkeeper. Three other goalies saw action for the Mocs with graduate student Maxwell Freestone seeing the most minutes at just under 15 minutes while making a pair of saves.
Freshman Luke Henricksen took the majority of the face off attempts once again and finished 14-of-29 (.483) with a team-best seven ground balls. Fellow freshman Zach Cannone took six face offs while winning two.
The Mocs jumped out to a 5-2 lead after the first 15 minutes of action with Wiech providing two of the opening five goals for the Mocs. Florida Southern would add to its lead in the second quarter thanks to a 6-0 run to close out the half giving FSC a 12-3 lead at the break. It took just 56 seconds into the second half to push the lead to 10 as freshman Nolan Tighe connected on his second goal of the contest. The Sailfish outscored the Mocs 5-3 in the remaining 14 minutes of the third to cut the deficit to 16-8 heading into the final 15 minutes of action. PBA scored the opening goal of the fourth to cut the lead to seven but a barrage of five-straight goals for the Mocs pushed the advantage up to 12 with 2:23 left to play. The Sailfish would tack on two late goals for the final score of 21-11.
The Mocs will now begin preparations for the 2023 Sunshine State Conference Tournament where the third-seeeded Mocs will travel to No. 2-seed Tampa in a rematch of the 2022 SSC Championship game on Thursday, April 27 at a to be determined time.
Scoring Summary
| 1st Period | FSC | PBA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:23 |  | FLORIDA – Jay Minor | 1 | 0 |
| 14:06 | | FLORIDA – Griffin Phillips | 2 | 0 |
| 12:23 |  | PALM BEA – Henry Sloyan | 2 | 1 |
| 08:42 | | FLORIDA – Nolan Tighe Assisted by Kaleb Cook | 3 | 1 |
| 07:40 | | PALM BEA – Caleb Southard Assisted by Dylan Hunt | 3 | 2 |
| 06:16 | | FLORIDA – Caiden Wiech Assisted by Matt Flammenspeck | 4 | 2 |
| 03:25 | | FLORIDA – Caiden Wiech | 5 | 2 |
| 2nd Period | FSC | PBA | ||
| 14:36 | | FLORIDA – Sean Nolan Assisted by Jay Minor | 6 | 2 |
| 13:31 | | PALM BEA – Caleb Southard | 6 | 3 |
| 11:56 | | FLORIDA – Sean Nolan Assisted by Lucas Sommers | 7 | 3 |
| 10:05 | | FLORIDA – Caiden Wiech | 8 | 3 |
| 09:42 | | FLORIDA – Matt Flammenspeck Assisted by Caiden Wiech | 9 | 3 |
| 07:50 | | FLORIDA – Caiden Wiech Assisted by Kaleb Cook | 10 | 3 |
| 03:31 | | FLORIDA – Lucas Sommers | 11 | 3 |
| 00:24 | | FLORIDA – Jay Minor Assisted by Andrew Medeiros | 12 | 3 |
| 3rd Period | FSC | PBA | ||
| 14:04 | | FLORIDA – Nolan Tighe | 13 | 3 |
| 13:12 | | PALM BEA – Dylan Insolia | 13 | 4 |
| 12:26 | | FLORIDA – Sean Nolan Assisted by Andrew Medeiros | 14 | 4 |
| 09:51 | | PALM BEA – Logan Robbins | 14 | 5 |
| 07:58 | | FLORIDA – Joe Conklin Assisted by Matt Bradley | 15 | 5 |
| 07:43 | | PALM BEA – Neil Calkin Assisted by Dylan Insolia | 15 | 6 |
| 05:19 | | PALM BEA – Jonah Robertson | 15 | 7 |
| 04:04 | | PALM BEA – Tanner Pohl Assisted by Cooper Porter | 15 | 8 |
| 03:41 | | FLORIDA – Lucas Sommers | 16 | 8 |
| 4th Period | FSC | PBA | ||
| 13:30 | | PALM BEA – Dylan Hunt | 16 | 9 |
| 12:40 | | FLORIDA – Brendan Glasser Assisted by Andrew Medeiros | 17 | 9 |
| 09:08 | | FLORIDA – Matt Flammenspeck Assisted by Jay Minor | 18 | 9 |
| 07:06 | | FLORIDA – Matt Flammenspeck | 19 | 9 |
| 05:18 | | FLORIDA – Matt Flammenspeck Assisted by Jay Minor | 20 | 9 |
| 02:23 | | FLORIDA – Matt Flammenspeck | 21 | 9 |
| 00:54 | | PALM BEA – Dylan Insolia | 21 | 10 |
| 00:18 | | PALM BEA – Cooper Porter Assisted by Keegan Southard | 21 | 11 |
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Men’s Lacrosse Concludes Regular Season
by Nick Sheehy, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Palm Beach Atlantic men’s lacrosse team concluded its sixth season in program history. The Sailfish dropped their regular season finale 21-11 to No. 16 Florida Southern. PBA displayed offensive versatility with nine different goal scorers.
Caleb Southard and Dylan Insolia led the ‘Fish with two goals each. PBA seniors Jonah Robertson, Tanner Pohl, Logan Robbins, and Henry Sloyan scored one goal. Additionally, Neil Calkin contributed a goal and Dylan Hunt scored his first-career goal.
The Mocs took 20 more shots than the Sailfish and committed eight fewer turnovers. Noah McKouen secured 19 faceoffs for PBA. The Sailfish won the faceoff battle 19-16 and picked up ten more ground balls than FSC. Defensively, Christian Bond led the ‘Fish with three caused turnovers and four ground balls. Ty Wright and Hunter Sheffield caused two turnovers and picked up two ground balls each.
Sloyan ripped his 20th goal of the season in the first quarter. Sloyan shot right-handed and found the top corner of the net. The next two Sailfish goals came from Southard. At 7:40 in the first quarter, Hunt heaved a long pass down to Southard. Southard shot a bounce shot into an empty net for PBA’s second goal. With 13:31 left in the first half, Southard picked up a loose ground ball and scored on a behind-the-back shot. The West Palm Beach native finished his sophomore campaign with 15 goals and 14 assists.
PBA outscored the Mocs 5-4 in the third quarter. At the 13:12 mark, Insolia launched an outside shot to the back of the net. Robbins notched his seventh career goal in transition. The Sailfish senior gained possession on a clear and scored on a fast break. With under eight minutes in the quarter, PBA went on a 3-0 run. At 7:43, Insolia distributed his fourth assist of the year to Calkin. Calkin ripped a sidearm shot and found the net for his 14th goal of the year. Robertson dodged from behind the net and scored his 10th goal of the year. With 4:04 left in the third quarter, Cooper Porter passed to Pohl around the crease. Pohl pumped in a bounce shot and scored his second goal of the season.
In the final quarter, the ‘Fish scored three goals. Hunt took the ball down to the FSC goal on a fast break opportunity. The PBA sophomore from Georgia ripped a long-stick goal with 13:30 left in the game. With 54 seconds left, Insolia tacked on his second goal of the game. Insolia finished his junior-year season with 16 goals. PBA freshman Keegan Southard and Porter capitalized on a man-up opportunity. Southard assisted Porter around the net with 18 seconds left in the game. Porter’s 11th goal of the year was PBA’s final of the season.
