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BOSTON – Led by a goalie goal from
Henry Vogt, the Merrimack College men's lacrosse team came up just shy in a comeback attempt at Boston University in a 12-10 defeat Saturday afternoon at Nickerson Field.
Merrimack jumped out to a 5-3 lead at the half thanks to two goals from
Tommy Rooney, but the Terriers came back to take a 9-8 lead after 45 minutes. The Warriors tied it early in the fourth, but Boston University netted three of the final four goals to close out the game.
Vogt electrified the Warrior bench with under four minutes to play when he tallied his first collegiate goal from his goalkeeper post to make it 11-10, but Boston University sealed the game with a goal with three seconds remaining.
Jack Rooney tallied a hat trick on the day, including back-to-back goals late in the third quarter and into the early stages of the fourth.
Sean Black tied for the team-high in points thanks to a goal in the first quarter, then he also added a pair of assists.
In his own cage, Vogt turned in one of the best performances of his career. He stopped a career-high 23 shots, which topped his previous career best of 19, which he set Mar. 6, 2021 at Bryant.
The Basics
Score: Boston University 12,
Merrimack 10
Records: Merrimack (0-2, 0-0 NEC) | Boston University (1-0, 0-0 Patriot)
Rapid Recap
- The Terriers got off to a hot start in their season opener, as they scored twice in the game's opening six minutes to snag a 2-0 lead.
- Merrimack quickly leveled the score, as Black finished his first of the year with 7:51 to play on an unassisted tally, then Tommy Rooney converted on a feed from Black just 53 seconds later to knot it at two.
- Boston University got the lead back to open the second quarter, but the Warriors stormed back once again. Jack Richards finished off a pass from Nicholas Perez-Blanco with 9:38 to go to tie the game, then the Rooney brothers went on a run.
- Jack and Tommy Rooney scored back-to-back goals in the closing 2:35 of the half, including a man-up finish from Tommy with 1:47 left to take a 5-3 lead into the halftime break.
- The hosts worked their way back into the game in the third with a 3-0 run in the opening six minutes to retake the lead at 6-5.
- Christian Thomas' third of the campaign at 7:18 stopped the bleeding, but a 2-0 run from the Terriers afterwards made it 8-6 entering the final stages of the third quarter.
- Thomas did it again with 2:28 to go in the third with his second unassisted marker of the quarter to make it a one-goal game once again.
- Boston University tried to start and run away with a goal with 20 seconds to play in the third, but Jack Rooney silenced that with his second of the afternoon off a Trace Hogan pass just 13 seconds afterwards.
- Rooney kept his hot hand alive to begin the fourth with an unassisted tally with 13:10 to play to even the score at nine.
- The Terriers got the all-important next goal with 11:02 to go, then added an insurance marker five minutes later.
- Vogt took center stage with just under four minutes left in the game when he charged up the field and fired one home from before the midfield line for the first goalie goal for the program since Tim Travers scored at American International Apr. 29, 2005. It's the first point by a goalie since Connor Reagan assisted on a goal Mar. 30, 2013 at Saint Rose
- Merrimack could not find the equalizer in the final 3:47 and the Terriers added one with moments to play to cap the scoring.
Notes and Numbers
- Jack Rooney fired a team-high eight shots.
- Carlin Joyal led all Warriors with four ground balls on the day. He also had a caused turnover.
- Joe Conley turned in the best effort of his young career with a team-high three caused turnovers and two ground balls.
- Karl Sutter went 6-for-15 on faceoffs on the day.
- Shots: 55-33 Boston University (35-22 SOG)
- EMO: Merrimack: 1-3 // Boston University: 2-3
- Faceoffs: 15-8 Boston University // Ground Balls: 43-21 Boston University
- Turnovers (CT): 21-17 Merrimack (13-6 Boston University) // Clears: Merrimack: 26-31 // Boston University: 22-23
Up Next
Merrimack heads to Dartmouth Feb. 19 for a 1:00 pm start against the Big Green.
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