Wabash scored a single-game record for goals in the lacrosse team's 16-6 victory at the University of Dallas Sunday afternoon.
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The Little Giants scored 16 goals in 42 shots on goal.
Steven Stark set a record with six goals.
Collin Brennan added five scores, while
Colin Corcoran found the net twice.
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Wabash jumped out to a 3-0 lead versus the Crusaders (1-5) on a goal from Corcoran in the second minute of play. Brennan tallied the first of his five goals 18 seconds later off a pass from Corcoran to go up 2-0. Stark collected a pass from
Tucker Dixon for his first goal of the game while giving Dixon his second assist for the day.
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Peter Early picked up the first of his team-high four goals to trim the Wabash lead to 3-1. Stark and Early traded goals before
John Rodgers and Corcoran each scored to produce a 6-2 first period lead.
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The Little Giants continued the offensive onslaught, scoring five consecutive goals in the second period --- a pair from both Stark and Brennan and a tally from
Joe Hapak --- to take an 11-2 advantage into halftime.
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Goals from Stark (2), Brennan (2), and
Billy Bernhardt closed out the scoring for Wabash.
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Samuel Stewart picked up his first win in goal, making six saves in 60 minutes of work.
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Wabash outshot the Crusaders 57-23. The Little Giants limited their turnovers to 18 for the game and caused 13 Dallas miscues. Wabash won 19-of-25 faceoffs and scooped up 45 groundballs.
Scott Purucker and
Spencer Sikes each recorded six ground balls to lead the team.
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The Little Giants (1-2) play Oglethorpe University Wednesday at 1 p.m. (CST) in Dallas before returning to Wabash for a 4 p.m. home contest on Saturday.
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