Box Score
SCHENECTADY, NY – Senior
Ethan Meyer had two goals and an assist to lead No. 11 Union men's lacrosse (8-3, 4-1 Liberty League) to a 14-0 win over Vassar (3-9, 0-5 Liberty League) in a driving rain storm on Senior Night at Frank Bailey Field.
With the win, Union clinched a spot in the Liberty League playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
Sophomore attack
Nate Greenberg added two goals as the Dutchmen had 11 different goal scorers in the contest.
Senior goalie
Sean Aaron (one save), freshman goalie
Stefan Basile (four saves) and sophomore goalie Devyn Jefferies combined for the shutout, Union's first since
Paul Wehrum became head coach in 2007.
Union outshot Vassar 50-10 in total shots, held a 42-28 advantage on ground balls, and won 14-of-18 faceoffs on the night.
The Dutchmen raced out to an 8-0 lead in the first half and didn't look back. Sophomore attack Rob Santangelo got things going early on for Union, scoring his 19
th goal of the season at 8:51. Senior attack
Ted McKenna scored at 4:33 of the first quarter to put the Dutchmen up 2-0. Freshman attack
Adam Rosenthal, senior midfielder
Will Mahony, and sophomore midfielder
Greg Mooney added goals in the final four minutes of the quarter to give Union a 5-0 lead.
Senior midfielder
Ethan Meyer, Santangelo, and Greenberg added goals in the second quarter for Union.
In the second half, three different Union players notched their first career goals to help the Dutchmen seal the win. Meyer and Greenberg (man-up) scored at 11:39 and 10:20 of the third quarter to put Union up 10-0.
Sophomore midfielder
Jake Quinn and freshman midfielder
Nolan Sayre added their first career goals at 1:58 and :55 of the third quarter.
Junior midfielder
Peter Griesinger scored his first goal of the season at 13:59 of the fourth quarter and senior midfielder
Jack Farrell scored his first career goal from straightaway at 11:38 in his final regular season home game.
Union will take on Skidmore in its regular season finale next Saturday at 7:00 p.m. in Saratoga Springs, NY.
