Firebirds Overtaken by the Lions in Closely Contested Match Up
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Georgian Court (3-8, 0-1) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
Dist. Columbia (1-4, 0-1) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
Georgian Court
Game Statistics | Georgian Court | Dist. Columbia |
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Shots | 55 | 48 |
Ground Balls | 47 | 37 |
Saves | 13 | 20 |
Clears | 15-16 | 18-16 |
Turnovers | 10 | 16 |
Face Offs Won | 17 | 11 |
Man Up | 1-4 | 1-5 |
WASHINGTON, DC- The University of the District of Columbia's men's lacrosse team fell to Georgian Court, ina. closely contested battle 14-11, Wednesday afternoon on the UDC Field. Julian Schemm led the Firebird's offensive with a team and season-high four goals.
Seven Firebirds scored, with Schemm and Zander Torres leading the way. Torres had two goals and a team-high five groundballs. Jeffrey Vo had a team high four assists and Najee Wilson had a season-high nine saves in the second half.
The opening minutes saw both teams go tit for tat, with Schemm and Westly Cateux striking first for the Firebirds. A mini-run by the Lions saw a 6-3 lead going into the second quarter.
The second, third, and fourth quarters had both teams matching up evenly, scoring the same amount of goals, but the three-point deficit made in the first quarter proved to be the game-changer for the Lions as they went on to take the victory by three goals.
UDC (1-4, 0-1 ECC) will host Roberts Wesleyan in a conference showdown on Saturday afternoon with a tip-off time of 2:00 pm. The game will be live-streamed on the ECC network.