Louisville Doubles Up St. Vincent-St. Mary 8-4 – Boys Lacrosse
Louisville 8, St. Vincent-St. Mary 4
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The Louisville Leopards Boys Varsity Lacrosse Team doubled up the visiting St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish 8-4 Tuesday night at Louisville Leopards Stadium. With the victory, Louisville improves to 3-1 on the season.
Balderson Leads Louisville with 4 Goals
Attacker Blake Balderson led the Leopards with a game-high 4 goals and 1 assist to record a hat trick in the victory. Balderson opened the scoring for the Leopards early with a pair of goals in the opening quarter to give Louisville a quick 2-0 advantage.
The two teams played to a 3-3 tie at the end of the first quarter, but Balderson broke the deadlock with a goal via an assist from Dillyn Decost. He would later strike again in the fourth quarter off a feed from Parker Daum to give the Leopards a 7-4 cushion and all but seal the win with 10:43 to go.
Colley and LaScola Add Two Goals Each
Seth Colley and Adler LaScola also contributed 2 goals and an assist each for Louisville.
Colley scored once in each half. He first found the net late in the first quarter off an assist from Sean Philabaum. Colley’s second goal came with 5:32 remaining in the game to put Louisville ahead 8-4, putting the game out of reach.
LaScola scored the final goal of the first half off a pass from Logan Galbraith to put the Leopards ahead 5-3. He then scored the only goal of the third quarter via an assist from Colley extending the Louisville lead to three.
LaScola also assisted Balderson’s opening goal to ignite the Leopards’ offense early on.
Leopard Defense Shuts Down Irish After 1st Quarter
After giving up three goals in the opening quarter, the Leopard defense clamped down and held the Fighting Irish scoreless for the next two periods. Louisville held St. Vincent-St. Mary off the scoreboard for 24:53 before John McCarron broke the Irish drought 16 seconds into the fourth quarter.
The Leopards’ defense held the Fighting Irish off the scoreboard in the remaining 11:44 to close out the win.
McCarron Records Hat Trick For St. Vincent-St. Mary
McCarron netted two goals in the first quarter and finished with a hat trick to lead St. Vincent-St. Mary. Evan Kee scored the Fighting Irish’s opening goal and also added an assist. Jacob Heath and John Paul Metzler also tallied assists for St. Vincent-St. Mary.
The Fighting Irish remain winless at 0-4 on the season with the loss.
Leopards Vs. Fighting Irish Boys Lacrosse Series
Louisville has now won six of their last seven meetings against St. Vincent-St. Mary. The Leopards avenged their lone loss during that span, a 17-5 road defeat last season against the Irish.
Louisville now leads the all-time series 6-3 overall, which includes a 4-1 record at home in the series.
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UP NEXT: The Louisville Boys Lacrosse Team will next travel to take on the John Glenn Muskies on Saturday, April 5. JV will begin at 4:30 PM with Varsity following at 5:30 PM from Muskingum University Field.
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St. Vincent- St. Mary at Louisville Scoring Summary
LEOPARDS 8, FIGHTING IRISH 4
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
St. Vincent-St. Mary 3-0-0-1–04
Louisville 3-2-1-2–08
1st Quarter
LOUISVILLE – Blake Balderson (Adler LaScola) | LHS 1, SVSM 0, 11:00
LOUISVILLE – Blake Balderson | LHS 2, SVSM 0, 7:57
SVSM – Evan Kee | LHS 2, SVSM 1, 6:41
SVSM – John McCarron (John Paul Metzler) | LHS 2, SVSM 2, 3:07
LOUISVILLE – Seth Colley (Sean Philabaum) | LHS 3, SVSM 2, 1:43
SVSM – John McCarron (Evan Kee) | LHS 3, SVSM 3, 0:37
2nd Quarter
LOUISVILLE – Blake Balderson (Dillyn Decost) | LHS 4, SVSM 3, 7:00
LOUISVILLE – Adler LaScola (Logan Galbraith) | LHS 5, SVSM 3, 4:52
3rd Quarter
LOUISVILLE – Adler LaScola (Seth Colley) | LHS 6, SVSM 3, 7:53
4th Quarter
SVSM – John McCarron (Jacob Heath) | LHS 6, SVSM 4, 11:44
LOUISVILLE – Blake Balderson (Parker Daum) | LHS 7, SVSM 4, 10:43
LOUISVILLE – Seth Colley (Blake Balderson) | LHS 8, SVSM 4, 5:32
Records: Louisville 3-1, St. Vincent- St. Mary 0-4
