QUEENS, N.Y. - Owen West recorded four goals to lift the Bryant University men's lacrosse team to a win over St. John's, 11-7, on Saturday afternoon.
Bryant travels to Albany next Saturday to begin conference play against the Great Danes. The Black and Gold currently have a record of 2-3.
Game Information:
Score: Bryant 11, St. John's 7
Records: Bryant (2-3), St. John's (2-4)
Location: Cox Family Field at Belson Stadium (Queens, N.Y.)
Key Moment:
- The Black and Gold defense held St. John's to one goal or less in three quarters of play.
How it Happened:
- Richie Reid scored the first goal of the game with 10:12 to go in the first quarter.
- Luca Elmaleh passed the ball to Owen West for the score to keep the momentum going with 9:30 left in the first.
- Luke Krebs blocked a shot attempt from the Red Storm, Tiernan Lathrop led the ball through transition to Owen West who scored his second goal of the quarter with 7:56 left to go.
- Dawson Rielly drilled a shot into the corner of the netting to make it a 4-1 game with 11:21 to go in the second quarter.
- Luca Elmaleh ran into the heart of the defense and got past two defenders before scoring his second goal of the season with 10:21 to go in the second.
- Jackson Estes fed Zac Amend in the wing. Amend fired a shot into the corner for his first goal of the match with seven minutes to go in the second quarter.
- Owen West passed the ball inside to Caden Lennon who scored with 2:21 in the second quarter to propel the Bulldogs to a 7-2 lead.
- Zac Amend flung the ball behind his back for his second goal of the game with 1:13 to go in the first half.
- St. John's went on a 5-2 in the third quarter to get back into the match.
- The Black and Gold held the Red Storm scoreless in the final quarter.
Stats:
- Bryant held a 38-35 advantage in shots.
- Bryant held a 15-7 face-off advantage.
- Zac Amend recorded two goals and three assists.
- Owen West recorded four goals on the afternoon for the first time in his Bulldog career.
- Luca Elmaleh recorded two assists and one goal.
- Caden Lennon recorded two goals and caused one turnover.
- JJ Murphy won 12-of-16 faceoffs and grabbed four ground balls.
- Luke Mead had four ground balls and caused two turnovers.
- James Carr finished with 10 saves.
Game Notes:
Up Next
Bryant opens America East play next weekend as it visits UAlbany in a rematch of the 2025 America East Championship game.