Granville, Ohio – The No. 13 Denison University men's lacrosse team exploded for 10 first-quarter goals and never looked back en route to a dominant 21-6 win over Wittenberg University on senior day. With the victory, Denison improves to 11-4 overall and remains perfect at 6-0 in NCAC play.
Denison wasted no time asserting control, as Tommy Quinson got the Big Red on the board just over 30 seconds into the game. After Wittenberg briefly tied it, Quinson responded with two more goals — including a man-up tally — to ignite a stretch of nine unanswered goals by the Big Red to close the quarter.
Five different players found the back of the net during that first-quarter onslaught, with man-up goals from Kevin Berutich and Macky Peck and additional tallies from Collin Murphy, Colin Donegan, Jack Moellering, Grant Larson, and Berutich again, making it a 10-1 game after the opening 15 minutes.
The offensive pressure continued in the second quarter as Denison extended its lead with six more goals. Berutich completed his hat trick, while Quinson added another assist and Peck scored twice more to cap off a first-half hat trick of his own. The Big Red led 16-1 at halftime.
Wittenberg managed to score four times in the third quarter, but Denison kept pace with three more goals — including Quinson's fourth of the day — to maintain a comfortable 19-5 lead heading into the final frame. Lawton Corrigan and Peter Tyack added fourth-quarter goals to seal the 21-6 victory.
Quinson finished with four goals and two assists to lead all scorers, while Berutich recorded four goals and one assist. Peck added a hat trick and one assist, and Michael Cassidy chipped in two goals and one assist. Jack Hines and Jack Moellering each had two assists, and eleven different players tallied at least one point in the win.
The Big Red dominated possession thanks to another strong performance at the faceoff from Grant Larson, who went 11-for-15 with seven ground balls. Colin MacLean added nine faceoff wins of his own, helping Denison finish 24-for-31 as a team. Denison also controlled the ground ball battle 45-12 and went a near-perfect 17-for-20 on clears while holding Wittenberg to just 55.6% (15-for-27).
Defensively, Denison stifled Wittenberg's offense in the first half, allowing just one goal through the opening 30 minutes. The Big Red also killed off all eight of Wittenberg's extra-man opportunities while converting all four of their own.
In goal, Andrew Albert earned the win with four saves and one goal allowed in the first half. Brant Satterly made three saves in the third quarter, and Thomas Hancock added four more in the fourth to help close out the game. As a unit, Denison goalies combined for 11 saves and a .647 save percentage.
Up Next:
Denison is back in action when they travel to face Kenyon on Wednesday, April 23, at 4 p.m.
