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Bucknell University
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Photo by: Noel Gyllenhaal
Tarry Breaks Points Record as Bucknell Men's Lacrosse Routs Holy Cross, 23-7
4/17/2022 2:21:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Alston Tarry's record-breaking 12-point outing led the Bucknell men's lacrosse team to a 23-7 victory over Holy Cross on Sunday at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium at the Pascucci Family Athletics Complex.
Tarry registered his 12 points on equal totals of goals and assists to propel the Bison (8-4, 2-4 PL) past the Crusaders (0-11, 0-7 PL). The senior attackman broke the school standard of 11 that was held by Pete von Hoffmann (1979 vs. Penn State), Matt Fraser (1980 vs. Lafayette), Chris Cara (2004 vs. Lafayette), Billy Eisenreich (2012 vs. Robert Morris) and Will Yorke (2020 vs. Marist); notably, von Hoffmann, Cara and Eisenreich all captured All-America laurels the year of their record-setting performance.
Beyond Tarry, Dutch Furlong (4g-1a), Connor Davis (3g-1a), Harry Wellford (4a) and Jack Billitier (3g) all logged at least three points against Holy Cross. A total of eight Bison enjoyed multi-point performances; an additional eight recorded at least one point.
Bucknell raced out to a 6-1 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. Over the course of the contest, the Bison strung together three scoring runs of at least four goals; most notably, they recorded nine unanswered strikes from the third quarter's 7:58 mark to the final stanza's 4:49 mark.
Bolstered by that 9-0 run, Bucknell outscored Holy Cross by a 14-2 margin in the second half. The Bison's 14 goals tied their second-half program record, set against Albany (2013), VMI (1983) and Lehigh (1982).
This was Bucknell's second 23-goal performance of the 2022 campaign. The Bison previously cruised past St. John's, 23-7, in Feb. 19's home opener; they again finished three goals shy of their record in goals in a game (26).
Following each's half's first faceoff, Bucknell found the back of the net. Tarry opened the game's scoring just 16 seconds in off of a Striano feed; Furlong later kicked off the second half's onslaught 14 seconds in off of a Higgins helper.
On the strength of his eighth hat trick of the season, Davis cracked Bucknell's single-season top 10 in goals. He now has 38, which is tied for eighth in the Bison annals, with two games remaining in the regular season. Furlong now has 32 goals, placing him within striking distance of joining Davis in the top 10.
Tarry's 12-point performance vaulted his career total to 133, which leaves him 10 shy of cracking Bucknell's career top-10 list in this statistical category.
Crovatto won his 300th career faceoff during the contest; he joined Jarett Witzal (609, 2016-19), Jake Clarke (422, 2008-11) and Ryan Goodman (300, 2002-05) as the fourth Bison to accomplish this feat. His 136 wins this season gave him the sixth position in the single-season annals; his 77 ground balls in 2022 is good for seventh.
Bucknell led in shots (65-29), shots on goal (43-15), ground balls (49-27) and faceoffs (23-11). The Bison went 2-for-2 with the extra man and held the Crusaders to 0-for-1. They also forced Holy Cross to turn over the ball 21 times.
Bucknell next hosts Lafayette for its Senior Day game on Friday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Tarry registered his 12 points on equal totals of goals and assists to propel the Bison (8-4, 2-4 PL) past the Crusaders (0-11, 0-7 PL). The senior attackman broke the school standard of 11 that was held by Pete von Hoffmann (1979 vs. Penn State), Matt Fraser (1980 vs. Lafayette), Chris Cara (2004 vs. Lafayette), Billy Eisenreich (2012 vs. Robert Morris) and Will Yorke (2020 vs. Marist); notably, von Hoffmann, Cara and Eisenreich all captured All-America laurels the year of their record-setting performance.
Beyond Tarry, Dutch Furlong (4g-1a), Connor Davis (3g-1a), Harry Wellford (4a) and Jack Billitier (3g) all logged at least three points against Holy Cross. A total of eight Bison enjoyed multi-point performances; an additional eight recorded at least one point.
Bucknell was also bolstered by a strong showing by senior captain Nick Crovatto in the faceoff x. Crovatto won 19 faceoffs, three shy of the Bison record, and collected six ground balls. Danny Striano and Frankie Higgins contributed on both sides of the field, tying for the game lead with seven ground balls; Higgins also caused a turnover and registered an assist while Striano added a goal and an assist.THAT'S THE RECORD! 🙌
— Bucknell Men's Lax (@Bucknell_MLAX) April 17, 2022
With 12 points on six goals and six assists, Alston Tarry has broken our school record for points in a game!
🥍#rayBucknell🥍 pic.twitter.com/hE0iXf18dC
Bucknell raced out to a 6-1 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. Over the course of the contest, the Bison strung together three scoring runs of at least four goals; most notably, they recorded nine unanswered strikes from the third quarter's 7:58 mark to the final stanza's 4:49 mark.
Bolstered by that 9-0 run, Bucknell outscored Holy Cross by a 14-2 margin in the second half. The Bison's 14 goals tied their second-half program record, set against Albany (2013), VMI (1983) and Lehigh (1982).
This was Bucknell's second 23-goal performance of the 2022 campaign. The Bison previously cruised past St. John's, 23-7, in Feb. 19's home opener; they again finished three goals shy of their record in goals in a game (26).
Following each's half's first faceoff, Bucknell found the back of the net. Tarry opened the game's scoring just 16 seconds in off of a Striano feed; Furlong later kicked off the second half's onslaught 14 seconds in off of a Higgins helper.
On the strength of his eighth hat trick of the season, Davis cracked Bucknell's single-season top 10 in goals. He now has 38, which is tied for eighth in the Bison annals, with two games remaining in the regular season. Furlong now has 32 goals, placing him within striking distance of joining Davis in the top 10.
Tarry's 12-point performance vaulted his career total to 133, which leaves him 10 shy of cracking Bucknell's career top-10 list in this statistical category.
Crovatto won his 300th career faceoff during the contest; he joined Jarett Witzal (609, 2016-19), Jake Clarke (422, 2008-11) and Ryan Goodman (300, 2002-05) as the fourth Bison to accomplish this feat. His 136 wins this season gave him the sixth position in the single-season annals; his 77 ground balls in 2022 is good for seventh.
Bucknell led in shots (65-29), shots on goal (43-15), ground balls (49-27) and faceoffs (23-11). The Bison went 2-for-2 with the extra man and held the Crusaders to 0-for-1. They also forced Holy Cross to turn over the ball 21 times.
Bucknell next hosts Lafayette for its Senior Day game on Friday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Team Stats
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BUCKNELL
Shots
29
65
Turnovers
21
17
Caused Turnovers
8
9
Faceoffs Won
11
23
Extra-Man Opps
1
2
Ground Balls
27
49
Game Leaders
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6
A
6
FO
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Pen
-
GB
5
CT
0
G
4
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
1
G
3
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
3
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
1
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