UTICA, NY - Men's lacrosse makes a statement win over Keuka College with a 21-6 victory on Saturday afternoon. Utica collected their first Empire 8 conference win of the season while Nolan Shea (Williston, VT/Champlain Valley Union) recorded a career-high seven points off six goals and one helper. Four of Shea's goals came in the first quarter and Ryan Considine (Syracuse, NY/West Genesee) currently leads the Empire 8 with 39 points off 22 goals and 17 assists.
 
Point production: Ryan Considine (Syracuse, NY/West Genesee) had five goals on seven shots on goal and currently has at least two points in eight consecutive games. This was his second time totaling six points this season. Logan Waterman (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy) led Utica with three assists. Michael Reid (Tully, NY/Tully) (two goals), Quinn Orsini (Guilderland, NY/Guilderland) (one goal and one assist), Landen Frey (Accord, NY/Rondout Valley) (two assists), Colin Musso (Auburn, NY/Auburn) (one goal and one assist), Noah Erickson (Auburn, NY/Auburn) (two goals), Michael Mecca (Oceanside, NY/Oceanside) (one assist), Jack LaFayette (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) (one goal), Hayden Sachel (Fulton, NY/G. Ray Bodley) (one goal), Jarrett Sherman (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) (one goal), Andrew Sacco (New Haven, CT/North Haven) (one assist), Lucas Donahue (Burnt Hills, NY/Burnt Hills Ballston Lake) (one assist) and Colin Zouck (Williston, VT/Champlain Valley Union) (one assist)
 
All three goalies for Utica saw playing time. Patrick Oswald (Deer Park, NY/Deer Park) played the whole first half, making one save behind a fierce defensive unit. Jake Bowen (Williston, VT/Champlain Valley Union) played 20 minutes in the second half and made two saves, one coming on the doorstep. Owen Mix (Henrietta, NY/Rush Henrietta) played the last 10 minutes and made one save. 
 
Cade Bourcy (Syracuse, NY/Skaneateles) went seven for 11 at the faceoff X followed by Trent Herlehy (Hamburg, NY/Frontier Central) winning seven out of nine. Chase Nappi (Niskayuna, NY/Niskayuna) went three for seven and Jack Caruso (Oneonta, NY/Oneonta) went two for three. Mecca was a force on the wings, collecting six ground balls. 
 
Utica was suffocating on its ride, forcing Keuka into 23 total turnovers and combining for 10 caused turnovers. Gianpaul Cooper (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Vincent Bernardo (Ossining, NY/Ossining) and Shamus Edlund (Syracuse, NY/Westhill) had two each while four other players notched one. 
 
The Pioneers won the ground ball battle 38 to 15 and won 19 faceoffs compared to the Wolve's 11. Utica went two for three on man-up opportunities and held Keuka to zero goals on their one chance. 
 
Utica scored seven goals in the first quarter compared to Keuka's two. The Wolves scored first with 13:05 left in the quarter on a goal from Harrison Root. Root led all Keuka players in points with three goals. 
 
At 11:41,  Hollenbeck would get the Pioneers on the board with an assist from Shea, tying the game at one. Utica would rattle off five consecutive goals from the eleven-minute mark before Keuka would answer back. The Pioneers would take a 7-2 lead into the second. 
 
Utica scored all six goals in the second quarter before Keuka could even blink. The Wolves tallied two goals late in the quarter, but Utica would enter halftime with a 13-4 advantage. 
 
The Pioneers totaled eight goals in the second half while Keuka had two as Utica would go on to win 21-6. 
 
Utica (4-6, 1-2 Empire 8) welcomes SUNY Poly on Wednesday, April 9. Faceoff is slated for 4 p.m.