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SYRACUSE, NY \u2013 The Manhattan Jaspers Men’s Lacrosse team (2-4) took down the Dolphins of Le Moyne College (1-6) by a score of 12-11 in overtime inside Ted Grant Field on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n
HOW IT HAPPENED<\/p>\n
STATS AND NOTES<\/p>\n
QUOTES FROM THE JASPERS:<\/p>\n
\n\tAfter falling to Stony Brook last week on Long Island, the Jaspers responded quickly, with Thomas White<\/a> finding the back of the net just three minutes in, after the Dolphins blocked Nick Henry’s<\/a> initial attempt.
\n\tThe Dolphins responded with two quick markers before Manhattan cleared the ball in line for Nick Henry<\/a> to capture the next two goals to put the Jaspers back in front.
\n\tWith time expiring in the first quarter, the Jaspers continued pushing and pushing with a pair of missed shots from Liam Peabody<\/a> and Nick Henry<\/a>, before Sean Shelko’s<\/a> attempt was successful to leap ahead of the Dolphins with one second on the clock.
\n\tWith the game tied at four, another barrage of shots came from the Jaspers minutes into the second stanza, and Thomas White<\/a> put the Green and White back in front.
\n\tThe Dolphins quickly responded with two goals before Aiden Kane<\/a> tied the game for the third time in the waning minutes.
\n\tManhattan then surrendered the next three at the end of the half and into the third quarter. The Jaspers responded with Jack Miller<\/a>, who shrank their deficit to two goals.
\n\tTrailing by as much as three with five minutes remaining in regulation, the Jaspers reeled off three straight goals and caused two turnovers to force overtime, tied at 11.
\n\tTwo minutes into overtime, the Jaspers kept the Dolphins in check with the offense pushing towards the defensive end. Thomas White<\/a> had a shot blocked before Aiden Kane<\/a> found Connor Engel<\/a> to find the back of the net to clinch its second win and four straight unanswered goals.
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\n\tAttack Connor Engel<\/a> recorded the game-winning goal in overtime on two shots on target, while grabbing two ground balls on the afternoon.
\n\tMidfielder Aiden Kane<\/a> posted a game-high five points on two goals and three assists, while logging a game-high nine shots with three on goal. On nine of the shots, Kane posted four on goal and scooped one ground ball.
\n\tAttack Sean Shelko<\/a> logged two goals and two assists on six shots. Four of which were on goal.
\n\tMidfielder Thomas White<\/a> also added two goals to the scoreboard on seven shots. Three on goal, while grabbing a ground ball and causing one turnover.
\n\tAttack Nick Henry<\/a> grabbed two goals on nine shots, with three on goal, while adding two ground balls to his ledger.
\n\tConnor White<\/a> notched two goals on four shots, with two on goal. White also caused one turnover in the afternoon.
\n\tMidfielder Jack Miller<\/a> notched one goal and one assist on five shots, with four on goal, and two ground balls added.
\n\tManhattan logged 46 shots, compared to 29. The Jaspers notched 23 shots on goal, compared to 16. Additionally, Manhattan went 12-for-13 on clear attempts.
\n\tAs a team, the Jaspers scooped 34 ground balls to 26 for the Dolphins.
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