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Owen Barcus
19
Winner Merchant Marine USMMAM 2-2
14
Southwestern (Tex.) SOUTHWES 1-7
Winner
Merchant Marine USMMAM
2-2
19
Final
14
Southwestern (Tex.) SOUTHWES
1-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Merchant Marine USMMAM 7 5 4 3 19
Southwestern (Tex.) SOUTHWES 2 4 4 4 14

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Men’s Lacrosse Goes Wire-To-Wire For 19-14 Win At Southwestern In Texas

GEORGETOWN, Texas (March 15, 2024) – Sophomore Owen Barcus (Annapolis, Md.) scored three of the first four goals of the game and finished the day with a team-best seven points (5G, 1A) as he helped lead the USMMA men's lacrosse team to a 19-14 road win at Southwestern University in the first game of the Mariners' Spring Break trip on Friday afternoon. The victory improved Merchant Marine's record to 2-2, while the Pirates fell to 1-7 in defeat.
 
Game Link A total of 11 Mainers found the scoresheet in the game, including six with multi-point efforts. Aside from Barcus' six points, two players had five each, sophomore William Badeer (Pittsburgh, Pa.) with three goals and two assists and junior Jack Collins (Memphis, Tenn.) with two goals and three helpers.
 
Sophomore Jack DeTommaso (Massapequa, N.Y.) recorded four points after finding the back of the net twice and dishing out two assists, freshman Owen Behr (Vestavia Hills, Ala.) scored twice and had one assist and senior Erich Diehl (Long Valley, N.J.) produced two tallies.
 
Juniors Aidan Coleman (Killingworth, Conn.) and Michael Emerick (Damascus, Md.) both scored their first goals of the year, while freshman Owen Markel (The Woodlands, Texas) collected his third goal of the season. Rounding out the Mariners' scorers were senior Sam Winkler (Moorestown, N.J.) and junior Chris Neuman (South Huntington, N.Y.), who both recorded one assist apiece.
 
Defensively, sophomore Michael Valentine IV (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) caused a game-high four turnovers. Freshman goalie Julian Garcia (Lakeway, Texas) earned his first collegiate victory between the pipes after making six saves and tying for the game-high with five ground balls. Three other Mariners had four ground balls each, Neuman, who won nine faceoffs, DeTommaso and sophomore Damien Martin (Rockville Centre, N.Y.).
 
For Southwestern, junior Cade McDonald led all players on the day with seven points on five goals and two assists. Five other Pirates had multi-point games, including junior Alex Hudgins with three (2G, 1A). Junior Bennett Maddox caused two turnovers and classmate William Howell Jr. tied Garcia for the game-high with five ground balls. Freshman Trey Pena won 19 faceoffs and two goalies combined to make eight saves for the home team.
 
The Mariners are right back in action tomorrow morning, Saturday, March 16, when they take on Hendrix College in a neutral site game beginning at 11 a.m. (ET) / 10 a.m. (CT) at Southwestern's Varsity Field. Live stats and a live video feed of the game will be available with links on the USMMA Men's Lacrosse Schedule Page!
 
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