JU Men’s Lacrosse: Miller’s Offensive Explosion Chases Robert Morris
Written by Lee Roggenburg on . Posted in Uncategorized.
Thanks to Bridgette Gale, Athletic Media Relations Assistant – Jacksonville University for the press release
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Chase Miller has been simmering for a while and finally bubbled over Wednesday with a second half offensive onslaught that led Jacksonville University past Robert Morris, 18-13, at D B. Milne Field.
Miller, from Lancaster, Pa., came off the bench and scored four goals in the third period and another in the fourth to ignite the Dolphins (3-2) to the win. The five goals are a career-high for Miller. Teammate Tom Moore (West Islip, N.Y.) contributed four goals and a school-record seven assists. Moore’s seven assists are also tied for the second highest single game total by anyone in the nation this season.
“I don’t know what it was today, everything was falling for me,” the junior said. “I was getting good feeds inside and I was just putting them in places where the goalie couldn’t get to them.”
Miller’s first goal came with 10:35 to play in the third and tied the game at 10 and began the Dolphins on a 9-3 run to end the game. He followed that with a goal at the 8:25 mark then scored twice within 17 seconds toward the end of the period.
“We started a little flat,” Miller said. “Coach (Guy Van Arsdale) fired us up at halftime and we came out firing.”
However, he wasn’t taking too much credit for his output.
“All I had to do was run, catch and shoot,” he said. “The feed was there.”
“Everybody is really happy for Chase because he works so hard,” Van Arsdale said. “He’s a very good finisher. Two of the goals he got were smart hustle goals and the other two he banged the ball and was just playing hard. It’s not a surprise. He’s got the potential to be that kind of goal scorer and hopefully it will give him the confidence that he should have anyway because he’s that kind of player and athlete.”
Moore contributed four goals along with his seven assists which smashed the previous school record of four reached five other times by four players. Attacker Chase McIntyre had four scores and an assist in the game. He and Moore are now tied for the team lead in goals with 13 each.
“I don’t know what you can account it to,” Moore said of his charge the last several games. “Guys were getting open, I was putting the ball where I needed to put it and they were putting it in the back of the net. Usually I’m the one finishing the ball, not passing it, so it’s a different role for me but I embrace it.”
Even though Robert Morris (1-5) scored six times in the first period, JU goal keeper Bass Barfield kept things from getting out of hand with six critical saves in the first 15 minutes.
The Dolphins had taken a 4-3 lead on goals from Austin Collins, Tom Moore, McIntyre and Dakota Rohlin but the Colonials scored three times in the last three minutes to lead 6-4 after one.
Moore, who also had three first half assists, and McIntyre both completed first-half hat tricks with a pair of goals each which accounted for all JU scoring in the second period. The Dolphins outscored Robert Morris in the period to go to the half down, 9-8.
Moore’s brother, Rob, added a goal for the Dolphins as did Quint Miller and Fernando Milanes.
The Dolphins begin play in the Southern Conference Saturday when they travel to VMI.
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Bridgette Gale
Athletic Media Relations Assistant
Jacksonville University
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