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Sam St. Croix
Marisa Lombardo
5
Centenary CENTMLAX 0-1
12
Winner Alvernia University ALVML 1-1
Centenary CENTMLAX
0-1
5
Final
12
Alvernia University ALVML
1-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Centenary CENTMLAX 2 1 1 1 5
Alvernia University ALVML 2 2 4 4 12

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Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | | by Jon King (SID)

St. Croix Scores Seven In 12-5 Win Over Centenary

Reading, Pa. (Feb. 22, 2020) - Sam St. Croix scored a career-high seven goals and Alvernia University (1-1) beat Centenary University (0-1) by a 12-5 final Saturday afternoon in non-conference men's lacrosse action at Alvernia.

The lead went back and forth in the first two quarters with Alvernia taking a 4-3 lead into halftime after St. Croix and Zach Bowman scored back-to-back goals with five minutes left in the half.

Centenary scored the first goal of the third quarter to tie the score at 4-4, but Alvernia scored the next eight goals--including six from St. Croix--to pull ahead.

St. Croix from the 4-4 tie with a goal assisted by Preston Greener, scored again assisted by Thomas Fitzgerald, then scored assisted by Jackson Fonseca on a man-advantage for a 7-4 lead with 3:13 left in the third.

Bowman hit the post on a shot with 22 seconds left in the third period and Centenary picked up the rebound.  Louis Ferrera picked off a pass near midfield on the clear attempt, stormed in a buried his first goal of the year for an 8-4 lead.

Bowman scored man-up in the fourth and St. Croix added another streak of three straight before Centenary scored in the final seconds for the 12-5 final.

Matt Thibault made 11 saves for his first career win.

Alvernia continues the season at Averett next Saturday.

Alvernia 12, Centenary 5
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Players Mentioned

Zach Bowman

#3 Zach Bowman

A
6' 2"
Senior
Thomas Fitzgerald

#6 Thomas Fitzgerald

M
6' 2"
Senior
Sam St. Croix

#41 Sam St. Croix

A
5' 10"
Senior
Jackson Fonseca

#1 Jackson Fonseca

A
5' 7"
First Year
Matt Thibault

#5 Matt Thibault

G
5' 6"
First Year
Preston Greener

#24 Preston Greener

M
6' 1"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Zach Bowman

#3 Zach Bowman

6' 2"
Senior
A
Thomas Fitzgerald

#6 Thomas Fitzgerald

6' 2"
Senior
M
Sam St. Croix

#41 Sam St. Croix

5' 10"
Senior
A
Jackson Fonseca

#1 Jackson Fonseca

5' 7"
First Year
A
Matt Thibault

#5 Matt Thibault

5' 6"
First Year
G
Preston Greener

#24 Preston Greener

6' 1"
Senior
M