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The University of Utah Athletics
Saturday, April 6
Salt Lake City, UT
12:00 PM
University of Utah
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Mount St. Mary's
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Photo by: Steve C. Wilson
Lacrosse Falls in Tight Game vs. Mount St. Mary's, 16-15
4/6/2019 5:15 PM | Lacrosse
SALT LAKE CITY – A late tie was broken in the final minutes by Mount St. Mary's as the Utah lacrosse team fell 16-15 on Saturday afternoon in Salt Lake City.
Utah held as much a six-goal lead early in the game and led 10-8 at halftime. Mount St. Mary's rallied to overtake the Utes by the end of the third quarter and scored the first goal of the fourth quarter to take a 14-12 lead. The Utes scored the next three goals to pull ahead 15-14 before the Mountaineers scored the final two goals of the game in the last five minutes to overtake the Utes.
Jimmy Perkins led Utah with four goals (his third hat trick of the season) and had two assists for six points. James Sexton led Utah with seven points, including his first career hat trick with three goals and a season-high four assists. Josh Stout also had three goals for his seventh hat trick of the year. Aaron Fjeldsted had three assists and a goal for four points, Cam Redmond had two points with a goal and an assist while Jonathan Rose scored his first career goal for the Utes. Assists also came from Samuel Cambere and Nick Hapney. Liam Donnelly made 16 saves for the Utes.
"Little plays made the difference," head coach Brian Holman said. "We talk about lacrosse being a bunch of mini battles. They made a couple of plays on face offs with their poles – we had possession and we couldn't get the ball off the ground. We turn the ball over three of the last four times in our possessions. The last goal of the game we have a short-short matchup, which we automatically switch on every single time, and we didn't switch. That's coaching. Just that little mental edge to win that battle – we'll get there. These are the things that we take from these games, which is awesome for us. I want to give Mount St. Mary's a lot of props. We knew they were going to be a tough team. We knew this was going to be a challenge.
"We don't accept losing, but we have to keep things in perspective. I couldn't be more proud of every guy, every coach, every member of our program. We're battling and fighting and we're playing teams that have been around a long time and going toe-to-toe. So in the big picture, I love it. I think games like this make it clear the direction that we're going in. I'm really proud of everyone and the continued growth and effort every single day."
With Utah down 14-12 with 13 minutes left in the game, Stout and Sexton helped lead the Utah rally in the final quarter. An extra-man opportunity led to a Stout goal, assisted by Sexton, to cut the lead to a goal. On the next possession, Donnelly had two saves to lead to Utah getting the ball back and Sexton scoring on the other end to tie it with 9:15 left in the quarter. A Hapney caused turnover helped the Utes get the ball back on the next possession and Stout teamed up with Fjeldsted to give Utah the lead, 15-14 with 7:04 remaining.
Although Utah won the next faceoff, the Utes turned it over and after a timeout, the Mountaineers tied the game with 4:56 remaining. A ground ball pickup after a failed shot attempt by Utah helped give Mount St. Mary's its final goal and the lead with 1:40 remaining in the game. The Mountaineers ran the time off the clock after winning the face off and the Utes couldn't get a shot off in the final seconds after the shot clock expired.
Utah returns to the field on Saturday, April 13 at Hartford at Noon MT.
Utah held as much a six-goal lead early in the game and led 10-8 at halftime. Mount St. Mary's rallied to overtake the Utes by the end of the third quarter and scored the first goal of the fourth quarter to take a 14-12 lead. The Utes scored the next three goals to pull ahead 15-14 before the Mountaineers scored the final two goals of the game in the last five minutes to overtake the Utes.
Jimmy Perkins led Utah with four goals (his third hat trick of the season) and had two assists for six points. James Sexton led Utah with seven points, including his first career hat trick with three goals and a season-high four assists. Josh Stout also had three goals for his seventh hat trick of the year. Aaron Fjeldsted had three assists and a goal for four points, Cam Redmond had two points with a goal and an assist while Jonathan Rose scored his first career goal for the Utes. Assists also came from Samuel Cambere and Nick Hapney. Liam Donnelly made 16 saves for the Utes.
Make it 3-1 Utes over Mount St. Mary's! 5:36 left in the first quarter. #goutes pic.twitter.com/0WyIekL3VX
— UtahLacrosse (@UtahLacrosse) April 6, 2019
"Little plays made the difference," head coach Brian Holman said. "We talk about lacrosse being a bunch of mini battles. They made a couple of plays on face offs with their poles – we had possession and we couldn't get the ball off the ground. We turn the ball over three of the last four times in our possessions. The last goal of the game we have a short-short matchup, which we automatically switch on every single time, and we didn't switch. That's coaching. Just that little mental edge to win that battle – we'll get there. These are the things that we take from these games, which is awesome for us. I want to give Mount St. Mary's a lot of props. We knew they were going to be a tough team. We knew this was going to be a challenge.
"We don't accept losing, but we have to keep things in perspective. I couldn't be more proud of every guy, every coach, every member of our program. We're battling and fighting and we're playing teams that have been around a long time and going toe-to-toe. So in the big picture, I love it. I think games like this make it clear the direction that we're going in. I'm really proud of everyone and the continued growth and effort every single day."
With Utah down 14-12 with 13 minutes left in the game, Stout and Sexton helped lead the Utah rally in the final quarter. An extra-man opportunity led to a Stout goal, assisted by Sexton, to cut the lead to a goal. On the next possession, Donnelly had two saves to lead to Utah getting the ball back and Sexton scoring on the other end to tie it with 9:15 left in the quarter. A Hapney caused turnover helped the Utes get the ball back on the next possession and Stout teamed up with Fjeldsted to give Utah the lead, 15-14 with 7:04 remaining.
Big goal for James Sexton to tie it at 14! #goutes pic.twitter.com/LarLsBIDIn
— UtahLacrosse (@UtahLacrosse) April 6, 2019
Three-straight goals put the Utes back on top, 15-14! #goutes pic.twitter.com/h6lVwbGiip
— UtahLacrosse (@UtahLacrosse) April 6, 2019
Although Utah won the next faceoff, the Utes turned it over and after a timeout, the Mountaineers tied the game with 4:56 remaining. A ground ball pickup after a failed shot attempt by Utah helped give Mount St. Mary's its final goal and the lead with 1:40 remaining in the game. The Mountaineers ran the time off the clock after winning the face off and the Utes couldn't get a shot off in the final seconds after the shot clock expired.
Utah returns to the field on Saturday, April 13 at Hartford at Noon MT.
Team Stats
MOUNT
UTAH
Shots
41
36
Turnovers
9
9
Caused Turnovers
4
4
Faceoffs Won
24
10
Extra-Man Opps
2
4
Ground Balls
32
24
Game Leaders
G
4
A
2
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
3
A
0
FO
-
Pen
2-120
GB
1
CT
0
G
3
A
4
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
Players Mentioned
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