BALTIMORE –
Remi Reynolds picked a good time to score his first goal as a Loyola University Maryland men's lacrosse player.
The junior who transferred from Rutgers University last summer hit from more than 15 yards out with six-tenths of a second left in overtime to give the Greyhounds a 12-11 victory over visiting Towson University on Tuesday night at Ridley Athletic Complex.
Mustang Sally blocked a Tigers' shot, and Reynolds picked up the ball near midfield and cleared it to the offensive box. He crow-hopped into a left-handed shot that went opposite stick-side low and provided the Greyhounds a second-straight overtime victory against Towson.
The goal, which was the second of Reynolds' collegiate career, capped a game that featured four lead changes and five ties.
Towson got off to a fast start by scoring 47 seconds into the game and then with 10:40 on the first-quarter clock, but Loyola came back quickly.
Evan James scored his first of three first-quarter goals 7:52 into the game. He took a
Davis Lindsey assist and scored before Lindsey evened the score at 2-2 with a goal at 5:43.
Lindsey took an unnecessary roughness call after he was hit following his goal, and James converted on extra-man for Loyola with a
Will McCulloch assist at 5:08. He completed his hat trick 47 seconds later off a
Seth Higgins assist, and Loyola took a 4-2 lead into the second quarter.
Lindsey scored unassisted 3:03 into the second, stretching the lead to three, but Towson tallied four in a row to close the half and regain the lead with 25 seconds to play in the quarter on a Joaquin Villagomez goal.
It was Loyola's turn to put up a run at the start of the second half with Lindsey kicking it off. He came running in from the box and handled a
Matt Heuston pass before shooting a sidearm shot that tied the game 1:15 into the second half.
Lindsey then scored unassisted at 9:58, and Matthew MInicus used an
Adam Poitras feed to make it 8-6 Greyhounds with 9:15 to play in the third.
Towson's Mikey Weissbaar got the Tigers back within a goal at 6:36, but Poitras tallied his first of the night at 4:20, and Loyola was in front, 9-7.
The Tigers scored two in a row at 3:36 and 2:03 in the third quarter to knot the game at 9-9, sending the teams to the fourth tied.
Poitras recorded his second assist early in the fourth when McCulloch posted his first goal of the season with 12:55 left in regulation, and Loyola had a 10-9 advantage.
Loyola's defense and goalkeeper
Luke Staudt continued their tough play after that. Staudt made six saves in the fourth quarter, and the Greyhounds fended off a three-minute possession by the Tigers that included multiple saves and shot-clock resets.
Villagomez, however, scored with 3:11 left in regulation, and Towson had tied the game, 10-10.
Towson won the ensuing faceoff, but Staudt made three saves to keep the game tied. Loyola got the ball back and had four shots, including one by Minicus that dinged off the cross bar, but none found the net.
Staudt was up for the challenge to start the overtime period, making two more saves. The Greyhounds took possession and had two shots before a turnover late in the shot clock.
The Tigers cleared to their offensive zone, but they did not get a good look at the goal for more than a minute. Weisshaar had a shot from deep while being checked by
Chase Gregory, causing the ball to deflect off Sally and allowing Reynolds to pick up the ground ball.
Staudt finished with a season-high 18 saves, two off his career-best.
Lindsey had a career-best four goals and tied his high with five points.
Carson Hall won 10 faceoffs and had five ground balls for Loyola, while
Alex Bean had a team- and career-high six ground balls.
Loyola will be back in action on Saturday, March 2, when it travels to Hamilton, New York, for a 12 noon game at Colgate University.
