Box Score
Mesa State men's lacrosse team (5-6) defeated Westminster College (Utah) 10-4 Friday night at Walker Field. The win is the Mavs' fifth consecutive and remain undefeated at home.
Dakota Klossner scored the first of his three goals in the first 1:10 of the game for a 1-0 lead. MSC had 17 shots in the first period and held the Griffins to just one shot as the first period ended with the Mavs leading 1-0.
In the second period Jojo Milosevic, Michael Giffen and senior Ryan Swope (Milosevic assist) scored on three consecutive Maverick goals for a 4-0 lead. The three goals came within 2 minutes and 30 second as the Griffins struggled with turnovers. Westminster scored with just under 1:30 remaining to close out the half 4-1. Westminster was outshot in the first half 28-6.
Westminster opened the second half on a goal by Gian Sexsmith at the 14:02 mark. MSC would go on a five goal spurt for a 9-2 lead in the third period. MSC's five goals in the period is a season high. Milosevic scored his second goal of the night (12:36) followed by Trace Wollner (Kade Robinson assist), Klossner's second goal of the evening, Kade Robinson scored to make it 8-2 (4:01) and Trevor Ecton scored (Dillon Bernad assist) with 2:40 remaining in the third period. Westminster closed out the period on a goal by Andy Butterfield to pull to within 9-3.
Butterfield would open the fourth period with his second and final goal for the Griffins (14:32) and a 9-4 deficit. MSC's Klossner would score his third and final goal of the evening with 2:32 remaining in regulation for a 10-4 Maverick victory.
MSC had seven players score goals this evening and shot a season high 46 shots, while holding the Griffins to 13 shots. MSC tallied 36 ground balls led by Parker Dotsey's seven and Johnny Nitti's six. Dotsey was 12 of 17 on face-offs. Nitti led the team with four caused turnovers.
Goalkeeper Brad Brandenburg picked up his fifth victory recording three saves on the night.
MSC will wrap-up their home schedule Sunday at 11 a.m. versus Notre Dame de Namur.
