BUFFALO, N.Y. (4/23/2016) -- Senior
Andy Hebden posted two goals and an assist, but Canisius went on a fourth-quarter run as the University of Detroit Mercy men's lacrosse team fell 9-5 at the Demske Sports Complex on Saturday night.
Hebden also picked up a team-high four ground balls. Junior
JD Hess recorded a goal and an assist and junior
Brad Harris and sophomore
Sean Birney each put in a goal. Junior
Jason Weber registered nine saves and sophomore
Charlie Hayes had two caused turnovers.
The loss drops Detroit to 2-9 overall and 2-3 in the MAAC as the Titans will need to win their last game of the regular season against Marist and scoreboard watch to see if Monmouth can beat Siena.
Canisius (4-7, 3-3 MAAC) got the first goal of the game just a few minutes in, but Detroit came back with three straight. Hess assisted on Birney's seventh marker of the year midway through the period to make it 1-1 at the end of the first.
Hebden picked up as assist setting up Harris' first goal of the season at the 12:37 mark of the second period and Detroit extended its leads to 3-1 less than a minute later as Hebden fired one in.
Canisius would end the period with three-straight goals for a 4-3 lead at the break, but Hebden's second goal of the contest knotted it at 4-4 with 6:57 left in the third. The game was then tied at 5-5 early in the fourth as Hess ripped one past the goalie, but the Golden Griffins ended the evening with four-straight markers to earn the victory.
Junior
Ben Gjokaj was 7-of-15 in faceoffs with two ground balls. Sophomore
Austin Polson-McCannon picked up a career-high three ground balls and senior
Jordan Yono, sophomore
Pat Masterson and freshman
Emmett Green all had a caused turnover.
Detroit will now prepare for a battle with Marist as the Titans host the Red Foxes next Saturday, April 30, in a 1:00 p.m., match-up at Titan Field. It will be Senior Day as Detroit honors its six-member senior class before the game.
Game Notes:
Detroit still leads the overall series, 5-3… The Titans entered the game 5-2 all-time in games played at the Demske Sports Complex… Detroit and Canisius are two of eight Jesuit schools playing Division I lacrosse with the others Fairfield, Georgetown, Holy Cross, Loyola (Md.), Marquette and St. Joseph's… The win kept Canisius' hopes of making the MAAC Championship alive… Hebden tied his career high with four ground balls for the fourth time this season as well as tied his career high in points for the sixth time… Anstead ran his point-scoring streak to 25-straight games… Harris netted a goal for the first time since last season's game-winner at Siena, a span of 13 games…
