The Virginia Wesleyan University men's lacrosse team (2-3) cruised past Wilkes University 14-2.
The Marlins offense was led by
Ben Andrews who scored four goals on nine shots, caused two turnovers, and had one groundball.
Cooper Seidner registered one goal and two assists with three shots on goal and teammate
Sebastian Reynolds tallied two goals on four shots.
In the net,
Zack Tucker played 55:34 minutes, allowed one goal, and recorded 13 saves.
In a dominant performance, Virginia Wesleyan College defeated Wilkes University with a final score of 14-2 in a men's lacrosse matchup on Tuesday afternoon.
The Marlins set the tone early, as
Liam Murphy opened the scoring with an unassisted goal at 14:48 of the first period.
Patrick Ruffolo extended the lead to 2-0 with a goal assisted by
Cooper Seidner at 3:36, giving Virginia Wesleyan a solid 2-0 lead.
Wilkes responded in the second period, as Oscar Cline put the Colonels on the board with an unassisted goal at 13:37, cutting the deficit to 2-1. However, Virginia Wesleyan quickly regained control with a flurry of goals.
Cooper Seidner scored unassisted at 11:44, followed by two goals from
Sebastian Reynolds, one at 11:09 and another at 10:07, making it a 5-1 game.
Maddox Coelho then scored off an assist from
Jackson Dinger at 09:07, and
Ben Andrews tallied another goal with an assist from
Carlton Benton Jr. at 08:12, pushing the Marlins' lead to 7-1 at halftime.
Virginia Wesleyan continued to dominate in the third quarter, scoring six more goals.
George Psaltis extended the lead to 8-1 with an assist from Seider at 14:13.
Daniel Auxier scored unassisted at 07:47, followed by another goal from Psaltis at 06:02, which put the Marlins ahead 10-1. Andrews added two more goals, the first at 05:29 with an assist from
Cole Spencer, and the second at 01:45 unassisted, making it 12-1. Just before the third-quarter buzzer,
Carlton Benton Jr. scored an unassisted goal at 00:02 to give Virginia Wesleyan a commanding 13-1 lead.
In the final period, Andrews added yet another unassisted goal at 04:06, further sealing the win at 14-1. Wilkes did manage to score one more goal, but it wasn't enough to mount a comeback and sealed the Marlins 14-2 victory.
