INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 10 UIndy men's lacrosse team pulled off a thrilling victory on Saturday, knocking off second-ranked Rollins from Key Stadium by an 11-7 decision.
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Connor Magin scored the deciding goal early in the fourth quarter, starting a 4-0 Greyhound run to put the exclamation point on the win.
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Between the pipes, netminder
KC Carlson stood on his head, making 13 saves against the Tars.
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INS & OUTS
After Rollins forged a four-goal comeback in the third quarter to knot the game at seven apiece, UIndy came out firing in the final frame. Magin found the back of the cage at the 12:12 mark of the period off an entry pass from
Owain Braddock, which proved to be the game-winner.
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Braddock himself added insurance with nine minutes remaining, with
Nick Randgaard putting a statement on the victory just 36 seconds later.
Justin Williams, who netted a pair of goals in the first half, dished out the assist to
Beau Howard on the final goal of the game with under two minutes left.
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The Greyhounds built a 7-3 halftime advantage, in large part to a five-goal second quarter.
Nathan Lam and
Triston Schaffer added goals during the stretch, joining Magin and his first-ever collegiate score earlier in the quarter.
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Carlson's 13 saves are the second highest of the season and fourth time in double figures.
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INSIDE THE BOX
- UIndy edged Rollins in ground balls, 28-26, while
Dougie Crawford scooped up six.
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Caleb Parker secured 13 faceoff wins, joining Crawford with a game-high six ground balls.
- For efficiency purposes,
Adam Wong scored 17 seconds into the contest on his only shot on goal on the afternoon.
- Rollins caused 12 of the UIndy's 19 turnovers, with Evan Tessler tallying five himself.
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MORE NOTES
Rollins now leads the all-time series, 2-1 … Saturday marked the programs' first meeting since the 2018 campaign.
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UP NEXT
The Greyhounds open GLVC play in four days with a visit to Davenport in Grand Rapids, Mich. UIndy has won all three meetings, including a 21-10 romp at Key Stadium a season ago.
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