QU Wins MAAC Opener, Improves to 5-0

Saturday, March 9

Buffalo, NY

2:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

5-0, 1-0MAAC

Canisius

2-4, 0-1MAAC

Quinnipiac

Canisius

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

3/9/2024 5:21:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score

By: QU Athletic Communications

BUFFALO, NY – Quinnipiac Men's Lacrosse won its fifth consecutive contest on Saturday afternoon at Canisius, as the Bobcats toppled the Golden Griffs 14-7 in the MAAC opener.

QU scored seven times in each half during the win.

Dylan Donnery led the way with four goals, as six different Bobcats tallied a score in the victory. Evan Perry and Jake Tellers each chipped in with three goals and a helper.

Mason Oak – the nation's leader in saves per game – made 16 more stops in the victory. He allowed just seven goals on 45 total Canisius shot attempts.

The Bobcats move to 5-0 to begin the 2024 campaign under Head Coach Mason Poli. The last time QU won four straight times to begin the year came in 2008.

The boys are still unbeaten! pic.twitter.com/b9WOj0fBf3
— Quinnipiac Men's Lacrosse (@QU_MLAX) March 9, 2024

NOTES

Mason Oak made 16 more saves, allowing just seven goals on the road. Oak leads the country in saves per game (16.8).
Dylan Donnery led the way with four goals. He has 16 goals (team-best) thus far in 2024.
Evan Perry and Jake Tellers each added three goals and a helper. Both have nine points for the season, and it was the first three-goal effort of the year for both Perry and Tellers.
John DeLucia added two more scores, stretching his season total to 14 through five matchups. He also scooped up four ground balls.
Steven Germain and Ryan Donnery each scored once and added two assists.
Max Pauwels won 12-of-25 battled in the faceoff x. He scooped up nine ground balls in the victory.
Shots finished at 45-35 in favor of Canisius. 24 of QU's 35 shots were on goal.
The Bobcats finished 17-for-20 in clear attempts.