INDIANAPOLIS – The 10th-ranked UIndy men's lacrosse team dominated in its season opener on Saturday, defeating in-region Davenport by a score of 19-4 at Key Stadium.
 
Triston Schaffer was in mid-season form, tallying 10 points on eight goals and two assists. The senior's eight goals tied the program's single-game record, last recorded by Parker Kump in March 2018.
 
The Greyhounds are now a perfect 5-0 all-time against the Panthers, which includes three consecutive victories by double digits.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
It was all Hounds from the opening whistle, with Schaffer converting a faceoff win from Jonah Koehler for his first goal of the afternoon. He scored all four of UIndy's goals in the first quarter, three of which were unassisted.
 
Davenport committed 16 first-half turnovers, with Matt Pereira and Nathan Lam converting with scores in two of its nine miscues in the second quarter. Connor Magin capped the fame with a pair of goals before adding two more right after halftime.
 
The Panthers offense struggled for much of the contest, scoring their first goal nearly 44 minutes into the region bout. Transfer netminder AJ Preachuk stood tall in his Greyhound debut, making eight saves in 54+ minutes between the pipes.
 
Mason Rockley scored his first-career goal in the win, following up a Brandon Nemit netter. Ryan Carver, who was credited with the assist in Rockley's fourth-quarter score, also recorded two ground balls.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
- Freshman TJ Reddington contributed an 11-for-18 effort on the faceoff, scoring his first-ever goal just six seconds into the second quarter.
- Nine Hounds combined for 12 caused turnovers, as Tyler Bernarduci, Mitchell Carik, and Kyle Rizzo each finished with two.
- Johnny D'Agostino recorded the first point of his career on Schaffer's second goal of the afternoon.
- UIndy dominated the ground game, scooping up 47 ground balls compared to Davenport's 26; Carik led the Hounds with five, while Seamus Faulkner tallied four.
 
MORE NOTES
Schaffer now ranks fifth in program history with 88 career goals … UIndy did not commit a penalty against Davenport, while Lam scored both of the team's man-up goals in five opportunities.
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds face a pair of tough tests next weekend down in South Carolina. UIndy is set to play No. 3 Limestone on Friday night in a rematch of the last season's NCAA First Round in Gaffney before visiting Newberry two days later.