Leopards Whip Wolverines in Tournament Opener 11-7 – Boys Lacrosse
#18 Louisville 11, #19 West Geauga 7
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The #18 seed Louisville Leopards Boys Lacrosse Team defeated the visiting #19 seed West Geauga Wolverines 11-7 in the opening round of the Division II, Region 6 tournament Tuesday Night at Louisville Leopards Stadium. With the victory, Louisville improves to 3-11 on the season and advances to play at #1 Hunting Valley University School on Thursday, May 16 at 5:30 PM.
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Balderson & Beckett Record Hat Tricks for LHS
Blake Balderson and Hayden Beckett each recorded hat tricks to lead the Leopards. Balderson scored a goal in each of the first three quarters and also tallied a game high 3 assists for the game. Beckett scored goals in each of the final three quarters including his hat trick goal that came with 3:42 left in the game.
Seth Colley and Brandon Pittman also added a pair of goals each for Louisville. Colley additionally provided assists for scores by Balderson and Beckett.
Pittman added an assist on Balderson’s hat trick goal with 1:01 remaining in the third quarter. That goal followed an excessive celebration penalty against the Wolverines that allowed the Leopards to take possession without a face-off. Balderson’s netter would prove to be the deciding goal in the contest as it gave LHS an 8-6 advantage.
Earlier, Adler LaScola broke the stalemate with 3:11 to go in the first quarter to give Louisville the early lead that they would never relinquish. Kane Johns also registered an assist for the Leopards.
Kirchner & Weir Lead Wolverines
Thomas Kirchner and Aidan Weir scored two goals each to lead West Geauga. Both were instrumental during the Wolverines furious third quarter rally. Trailing 7-2, West Geauga scored four consecutive goals in a span of 4:17 to cut the deficit to 7-6.
Louisville would answer back with a pair of goals to end the third quarter and a pair of goals to begin the fourth quarter to retake a five goal advantage at 11-6. The Leopard defense also shutout the Wolverines for a span of 10:15 in the second half before Ben Mackin ended the Wolverine scoring drought with a goal at the 3:26 mark of the fourth quarter.
Bryson Byers and Devin Garee also found the back of the net earlier in the contest for West Geauga. The Wolverines end their season with 6 straight losses to finish 2-15 overall.
Louisville is now 1-1 all-time against West Geauga. The Wolverines doubled up the Leopards 10-5 in a previous regular season matchup held at Louisville Leopards Stadium on April 12, 2008.
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Leopards Now Hold Winning Postseason Record
The Leopards are now 9-8 in the postseason all-time, which includes a 4-1 record in tournament games played at Louisville Leopards Stadium. Louisville is now 5-6 in the postseason since entering Division II in 2016.
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UP NEXT: The #18 seed Leopards will next travel to Huntington Valley to take on the #1 seed University School Preppers in the second round of the DII, Region 6 tournament on Thursday, May 16. Game time is slated fro 5:30 PM from University School.
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West Geauga at Louisville Boys Lacrosse Statistics
LEOPARDS 11, WOLVERINES 7
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
West Geauga 1-1-4-1–07
Louisville 2-3-4-2–11
1st Quarter
LOUISVILLE – Adler LaScola (Blake Balderson) | LHS 1, WGHS 0, 3:11
WEST GEAUGA – Aidan Weir | LHS 1, WGHS 1, 1:32
LOUISVILLE – Blake Balderson | LHS 2, WGHS 1, 0:08
2nd Quarter
WEST GEAUGA – Bryson Byers | LHS 2, WGHS 2, ??
LOUISVILLE – Brandon Pittman (Blake Balderson) | LHS 3, WGHS 2, 4:38
LOUISVILLE – Seth Colley (Kane Johns) | LHS 4, WGHS 2, 2:03
LOUISVILLE – Blake Balderson (Seth Colley) | LHS 5, WGHS 2, 0:03
3rd Quarter
LOUISVILLE – Brandon Pittman | LHS 6, WGHS 2, 10:54
LOUISVILLE – Hayden Beckett (Seth Colley) | LHS 7, WGHS 2, 8:43
WEST GEAUGA – Aidan Weir | LHS 7, WGHS 3, 5:58
WEST GEAUGA – Thomas Kirchner | LHS 7, WGHS 4, 2:30
WEST GEAUGA – Devin Garee | LHS 7, WGHS 5, ??
WEST GEAUGA – Thomas Kirchner | LHS 7, WGHS 6, 1:41
LOUISVILLE – Blake Balderson (Brandon Pittman) | LHS 8, WGHS 6, 1:01
LOUISVILLE – Hayden Beckett (Blake Balderson) | LHS 9, WGHS 6, 0:09
4th Quarter
LOUISVILLE – Seth Colley | LHS 10, WGHS 6, 10:29
LOUISVILLE – Hayden Beckett | LHS 11, WGHS 6, 3:42
WEST GEAUGA – Ben Mackin | LHS 11, WGHS 7, 3:26
Records: Louisville 3-11, West Geauga 2-15
