DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle men's lacrosse team notched one of the biggest wins in program history on Tuesday. The Eagles upended No. 14 Molloy 12-9 at the ERAU Lacrosse Field to notch their second win against a Top 20 opponent in as many games.

QUOTING COACH JEZ
"Today was a great game. Molloy is a very tough, talented, well-coached team. This is a great win for the team and our program. This is the last of our non-onference opponents.  Now we roll into the heart of our SSC schedule where every team is either receiving votes or ranked nationally. It's going to be a tough road ahead."
 
RECORDS
Embry-Riddle: 5-3
Molloy: 7-2
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
• Molloy scored the first goal of the game at the 12:16 mark, but Jay Kyle found the equalizer four minutes later.
• Three minutes later, the Lions scored two goals in quick succession to go up 3-1.
• Following a Molloy turnover, the Eagles executed a successful clear and got the ball to Joe Anderson on the right side and he fed Christian Hofer for the Eagles' second goal of the day.
• The score was 3-2 in favor of the Lions at the end of the first.
 
Second Quarter
• The first two goals of the second quarter went to Molloy, but the Eagles got two goals from Leo Mileto and another from Pete Abbes in a three-minute span to tie the score at 5-5.
• Less than a minute after the Eagles' second goal of the quarter, the Lions struck again.
• The Lions scored twice more in the last 4:45 to lead 8-5 at the halftime break,
 
Third Quarter
• The third quarter belonged to Embry-Riddle as the Eagle defense, behind four saves from Carter Groezinger, shutout the Lions during that 15-minute stretch.
• At the 12:43 mark, Mileto collected a pass from Tim Keefe and rifled a shot past Molloy goalie Christian Michaels to open the third-quarter scoring for the Blue & Gold.
• Less than a minute later, Mileto found Christian Harper for another Eagle score.
• Kyle had a little luck on his side as his intended pass bounced into the goal to tie the score at 8-8.
• With four seconds left, Harper gave the Eagles their first lead of the game and Embry-Riddle took a 9-8 advantage into the fourth.
 
Fourth Quarter
• The Lions outshot the Eagles 4-1 in the first 5:30 of the fourth, but it was the Eagles who struck first as Mileto picked up his second assist on Lucas Anthony's goal.
• Andrew Ewalt won the next faceoff for the Eagles and Kyle rewarded the effort, as he raced unimpeded to the goal to score his third goal of the day to extend the lead to 11-8.
• Molloy managed a goal with 6:47 left, but future attempts were thwarted by Groezinger who had five stops in the fourth on the way to a 16-save total for the game.
• Hofer's goal at the 4:32 mark sealed the Eagle win.
 
UP NEXT
The Eagles return to conference play on Saturday when they host Palm Beach Atlantic at noon.