Box Score March 25, 2017 Final Stats
The Villanova men's lacrosse team closed out their non-conference schedule with a 18-9 victory at Fairfield on Saturday afternoon.
Villanova jumped out to an early 5-0 lead which was started when John Kluh netted the first goal of the game just under two minutes in. Christian Cuccinello, Jack Curran, Connor Kirst, and Danny Seibel each respectively scored the next four goals with just under 10 minutes to go in the quarter.
Fairfield was able to net three goals to bring themselves within two but Jake Froccaro scored the next three goals to stretch the lead. The first goal was assisted by Kluh the following two by Cuccinello.
Kluh and Curran scored their second goals of the game less than ten seconds apart, Joey Froccaro was credited for the dish on Curran's goal. The Stags got one to end the second Villanova five goal run but Devin McNamara scored back-to-back goals before halftime to put Villanova up 12-4.
Curran scored his third goal of the day on a pass from Jake Froccaro to get the second half started. Fairfield was able to score the next three goals, Dylan Beckwith scored the first and Colin Burke scored the final two goals, the last was on a double man-up opportunity to make the score 13-7 Villanova. Joey Froccaro was able to net one with just seconds to go before the end of the 3rd to make Villanova's lead 14-7.
The fourth quarter started with four straight goals by the Cats one from Cuccinello, Seibel, Jake Froccaro, and Danny O'Connell. Curran was credited on the assist for Seibel's and Froccaro's goals. Fairfield netted two more before the final horn to make the score 18-9.
Nick Testa played over 56 minutes in goal and had a career high 14 saves and picked up his third win of the season. Freshman goalkeeper Michael Toomey played his first ever minutes for the Wildcats to end the game and recorded his first career save.
Villanova won 12-of-31 faceoffs with Connor Kirst and Joey Froccaro having the most success, Kirst went 5-for-12 and Froccaro 7-for-15. Kirst had a career high six ground balls while Jake Froccaro collected four and TJ Comizio three.
The Wildcats will open BIG EAST action at home on Saturday, April 1st when they take on the Marquette Golden Eagles. Game time is set for 1 p.m.
