Completed Event: Lacrosse versus Air Force on May 4, 2025 , Loss , 10, to, 11
Final Score
Lacrosse
10
vs Air Force
11
Wednesday, March 20
Salt Lake City, UT
12:00 PM
University of Utah
3-4, 1-1
11
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12
Air Force
3-4, 2-0
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AFA
4
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UTAH
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11
Utah Lacrosse Falls Short Against Air Force, 12-11
3/20/2024 3:36 PM | Lacrosse
SALT LAKE CITY – It was another late rally for the University of Utah Lacrosse team in its game at Ute Field today against Air Force, but unfortunately the Utes came up short, falling 12-11. Utah is 3-4 overall and 1-1 in the ASUN.
Utah trailed by six with 5:59 to go in the third quarter, but would score six unanswered, tying things up 10-10 with 9:24 left to play in the game. Air Force took a two-goal lead with less than three minutes remaining, but a goal from Jordan Hyde at the 1:41 mark would once again close the gap.
Unfortunately for the Utes, a last second shot to tie the game bounced off the crossbar with Air Force leaving with the one-point win. Utah's loss to Air Force today was the first regular season conference loss for the Utes since joining the ASUN.
Utah won the ground ball battle at 37-26, also winning 15 faceoffs compared to Air Force's 11.
GAME LEADERS
Sophomore Ryan Stines led the team in points with five, scoring two goals and a season-high three assists with junior Cody Hart scoring a team-high and career-high three goals. Senior Jordan Hyde and sophomore Freddie DiMarzo added two goals each with senior Tyler Bradbury also posting two assists.
For the second game in a row, redshirt freshman Bryce Madden led the squad in ground balls with eight, also winning a career-high 14 faceoffs. Sophomore Nikko DiPonio also recorded a career-high seven ground balls and three caused turnovers.
FIRST HALF BREAKDOWN
Utah's first half struggles continued against the Falcons with the Utes finding the scoreboard first on a goal from Bryce Horton and Bradbury's first assist early in the first quarter, but it would be their last goal until the 10:09 mark of the second quarter with Air Force leading 5-2.
The Falcons were able to jump out to a 7-2 lead with 4:21 to go in the half before the Utes cut the lead back to four with a goal from Stines at the 3:08 mark. Air Force would sneak one more into the back of the net before time expired in the second quarter, taking an 8-3 advantage into halftime.
SECOND HALF BREAKDOWN
Hyde scored to make it a four-point game with under 10 minutes to go in the third quarter, but Air Force countered with back-to-back goals to make it a six-point game. It was then that the Utes would start its comeback with Hart drilling a goal in with 5:00 on the clock in the third to make it 10-5.
Stines put in Utah's final goal of the third quarter to keep the scoring run going with McMahon scoring in the first minute of the fourth to make it 10-7. The run continued with back-to-back goals from DiMarzo, cutting the Falcon lead to 10-9 with 10:15 remaining in the game.
Hart tied the game 10-10 with 9:24 on the clock, but Air Force once again answered with two more goals, taking a 12-10 lead with just 3:00 to go. Hyde scored his final goal of the game with 1:41 remaining in the game, but a last second shot to tie the score for the Utes would bounce off the crossbar with Utah suffering its first ASUN loss of the season.
UP NEXT
Utah returns to Ute Field on Saturday, March 23 to take on Detroit Mercy. The game will start at 6 p.m. MT with tickets available here.
Utah trailed by six with 5:59 to go in the third quarter, but would score six unanswered, tying things up 10-10 with 9:24 left to play in the game. Air Force took a two-goal lead with less than three minutes remaining, but a goal from Jordan Hyde at the 1:41 mark would once again close the gap.
Unfortunately for the Utes, a last second shot to tie the game bounced off the crossbar with Air Force leaving with the one-point win. Utah's loss to Air Force today was the first regular season conference loss for the Utes since joining the ASUN.
Utah won the ground ball battle at 37-26, also winning 15 faceoffs compared to Air Force's 11.
GAME LEADERS
Sophomore Ryan Stines led the team in points with five, scoring two goals and a season-high three assists with junior Cody Hart scoring a team-high and career-high three goals. Senior Jordan Hyde and sophomore Freddie DiMarzo added two goals each with senior Tyler Bradbury also posting two assists.
For the second game in a row, redshirt freshman Bryce Madden led the squad in ground balls with eight, also winning a career-high 14 faceoffs. Sophomore Nikko DiPonio also recorded a career-high seven ground balls and three caused turnovers.
FIRST HALF BREAKDOWN
Utah's first half struggles continued against the Falcons with the Utes finding the scoreboard first on a goal from Bryce Horton and Bradbury's first assist early in the first quarter, but it would be their last goal until the 10:09 mark of the second quarter with Air Force leading 5-2.
The Falcons were able to jump out to a 7-2 lead with 4:21 to go in the half before the Utes cut the lead back to four with a goal from Stines at the 3:08 mark. Air Force would sneak one more into the back of the net before time expired in the second quarter, taking an 8-3 advantage into halftime.
SECOND HALF BREAKDOWN
Hyde scored to make it a four-point game with under 10 minutes to go in the third quarter, but Air Force countered with back-to-back goals to make it a six-point game. It was then that the Utes would start its comeback with Hart drilling a goal in with 5:00 on the clock in the third to make it 10-5.
Stines put in Utah's final goal of the third quarter to keep the scoring run going with McMahon scoring in the first minute of the fourth to make it 10-7. The run continued with back-to-back goals from DiMarzo, cutting the Falcon lead to 10-9 with 10:15 remaining in the game.
Hart tied the game 10-10 with 9:24 on the clock, but Air Force once again answered with two more goals, taking a 12-10 lead with just 3:00 to go. Hyde scored his final goal of the game with 1:41 remaining in the game, but a last second shot to tie the score for the Utes would bounce off the crossbar with Utah suffering its first ASUN loss of the season.
UP NEXT
Utah returns to Ute Field on Saturday, March 23 to take on Detroit Mercy. The game will start at 6 p.m. MT with tickets available here.
Team Stats
AFA
UTAH
Shots
32
45
Turnovers
19
19
Caused Turnovers
6
5
Faceoffs Won
11
15
Extra-Man Opps
1
6
Ground Balls
26
40
Game Leaders
Players
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
1-120
GB
1
CT
0
G
2
A
3
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
0
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
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