ANNAPOLIS, Md. –
Evan James,
Kevin Lindley and
Aidan Olmstead combined for six goals during a 10-0 Loyola University Maryland run in the first and second quarters Saturday, helping the Greyhounds run away for an 18-7 victory at the U.S. Naval Academy in a Patriot League game.
Jon Jarosz rolled the crease and scored the game's first goal at 12:59 in the first quarter to put the Midshipmen up 1-0, but Lindley dodged from goal-line extended on the right side and scored 2:39 later to tie the game.
That goal would be his first of three during a 10-0 run that put the Greyhounds in front 10-1 when
Adam Poitras scored on extra-man with 11:21 to go in the second quarter.
Sam Dracobly's unassisted goal with 9:24 left in the second broke the Midshipmen's 18-minute, 35-second scoreless drought.
During the run, Loyola snapped off 14 shots, scoring on 10. After Lindley's goal to get things started, James scored at 8:50 off a Poitras assist, and Olmstead then caused his defender to fall behind the cage before he scored 54 seconds later.
James tallied a goal 26 seconds after that when he ran out of the box and caught a
Seth Higgins pass to score at 7:30.
Davis Lindsey scored unassisted at 4:32, and Olmstead used a
Dylan Binney pass to score 40 ticks later to make it 7-1 Greyhounds.
Lindley scored on extra-man off an Olmstead assist at 1:39, and 35 seconds later
Matt Heuston fed Higgins for a goal.
Sam Shafer made a save on the defensive end with just over 30 seconds to go in the first quarter, and after a clear, a Lindsey shot was saved. Lindley restarted off the end-line and threw it quickly to
Max McGillicuddy who stepped down from 15 to score with less than three ticks on the clock.
Loyola (5-5 overall, 4-1 Patriot League) then scored the first goal of the second quarter on Poitras' man-up tally.
The Greyhounds would score on its first five extra-man possessions in the game, and the Greyhounds would end up getting a goal or an assist from 13 different players overall.
James had a season-high four goals, one off his career-best, while Lindley, Olmstead and Poitras all had three. Olmstead had a game-high seven points, adding four assists to his goal tally, while James had five total. Lindley and Poitras each ended with four points. Higgins had three points on a goal and two assists, while Binney also posted a goal and an assist.
Bailey Savio helped the Greyhounds control possession, winning 15 of 24 faceoffs as the Greyhounds won 18 of 28 overall. Savio and
Ryan McNulty each finished with six ground balls.
Shafter made nine saves in just under 49 minutes of action, while
Luke Staudt tallied four.
Defensively, Loyola held Navy's leading scorers largely in check. Patrick Skalniak entered with 21 goals and 16 assists, but he was held to just one goal. Nick Cole and Dane Swanson, who were second and third, respectively, on the team with 27 and 25 points prior to today, each had only one assist. Henry Tolker, who was second on the team with 17 goals scored, had just one assist.
The Greyhounds return to Ridley Athletic Complex for another Patriot League game where they will host Boston University at 12 noon on Saturday, April 16, with a CBS Sports Network national audience on television.