INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 6 UIndy men's lacrosse team (8-1, 2-0 GLVC) celebrated Senior Day in style on Saturday, cruising to a 21-10 victory over Davenport (3-6, 0-1 GLVC) in the Greyhounds' first home game in 33 days.
Junior FOGO
Caleb Parker set a new program single-game record in the rout, amassing 30 faceoff wins in 35 attempts. The Bixby, Okla., native fell just one ground ball shy of the record, as well, finishing with 17.
INS & OUTS
The Greyhound mantra was "early and often" against the Panthers, scoring at least four times in each quarter on Saturday, highlighted by a seven-goal effort in the third. UIndy built a 9-5 lead at halftime on the heels of
Wyatt Auyer's five goals, while the junior dished out both of his helpers in the high-scoring third quarter.
Three other Hounds finished with hat tricks, including
Drew Billig,
Owain Braddock, and
Triston Schaffer. Schaffer netted each of his three goals in the second half, with a pair in the final frame.
UIndy won nearly three-fourths of the loose-ball opportunities, cleaning up 67 ground balls compared to Davenport's 24.
Kyle Basch (8) and
Evan Soucy (6) combined for 14 scoops, while attackers Auyer (4) and Billig (5) were instrumental in keeping the ball in the Hounds' offensive territory.
KC Carlson recorded eight saves in the win, while being credited with three ground balls and one caused turnover.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Parker joined former Greyhounds
Robbie Berardi and
Dominic Guarino in the program's single-game top three with 17 ground balls against Davenport, just one shy of Berardi's record.
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Jake Allen accounted for two goals and one assist in the win, with both netters coming in the third quarter.
- A consistent factor on the defensive end,
Josh Jackson added another three caused turnover and three scoops to his career line. The Coquitlam, British Columbia, native upped his career program record in caused turnovers to 88.
- Freshman
Keegan Laughlin officially recorded his first collegiate point, scoring the final goal of the afternoon at 1:54 in the fourth quarter.
MORE NOTES
UIndy celebrated 14 current and former student-athletes prior to the league tilt, including
Brian Robb and
Andrew Simonich, who rank ninth and 14th, respectively, on the program's all-time points list ... the Greyhounds improve to 3-0 all-time against Davenport.
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds officially wrap up their regular-season home slate next Saturday, April 8, against Maryville at 12 p.m. The Saints are 6-4 this season, including a 1-1 record inside GLVC play.
