THE BASICS:
Score: Holy Cross 11, Lafayette 6
Records: Holy Cross (2-10, 1-5 PL) Lafayette (2-9, 0-6 PL)
Location: Worcester, Mass. 
Time: 1:05 p.m.
Date: Saturday, April 9, 2016


The Lead: Junior Jon Vogel (Chesterfield, Mo.) posted four goals for the Crusaders as the Holy Cross men's lacrosse team defeated Lafayette, 11-6, on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED:     

• The Crusaders jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first quarter. Sophomore Logan LeBlond (Branchburg, N.J.) opened the scoring at 13:51 while Vogel and senior Sean Wilkinson (Ridgefield, Conn.) each tallied two goals.
• The Leopards opened the second quarter with a man-up goal at 10:01 by Eric Joseph to cut the lead to 5-1.
• The Crusaders answered to make it 6-1 with a goal by junior Marc Buermann (West Caldwell, N.J.).
• Lafayette recorded back-to-back goals to cut the Crusaders' lead to 6-3 with 20 seconds remaining in the first half.
• The Crusaders opened the third quarter with a quick goal from Vogel at 11:33 to make it 7-3, yet the Leopards answered at 7:54 as Joseph tallied a goal to make it 7-4.
• The Crusaders then tallied four straight goals to increase their lead to 9-4 with 3:18 remaining in the fourth quarter. Vogel found the back of the net, followed by two goals from junior Jack Ortlieb (Newport Beach, Calif.) and a goal by Wilkinson.
• The Leopards added two consecutive goals by Kevin Lewis and Will McCarthy in the final minute of the fourth quarter to make it 11-6, as the Crusaders tallied the victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Senior captain Michael Ortlieb (Newport Beach, Calif.) made four saves to earn the win, while Ben Falcone posted six for the Leopards.
• Holy Cross outshot Lafayette, 43-28.
• The Crusaders picked up 30 ground balls and the Leopards secured 23.
• The Crusaders won 13 face-offs, while the Leopards tallied eight.
• Holy Cross went 0-1 on extra-man opportunities, while Lafayette went 3-7.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Vogel has netted at least one goal in 14 consecutive games.
• Vogel's hat-trick is his sixth of the season.
• Wilkinson has at least one point in 13 straight games.
• Wilkinson's hat-trick is his second of the season, and the sixth of his career.
• Vogel posted his second game-winning goal of the season.
• Ortlieb has 131 career ground balls, which are ninth all-time in program history.  

UP NEXT

• The Crusaders return to action on Saturday, April 16, when they travel to Hamilton, N.Y. to face Colgate at 12:00 p.m.

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