Scots End Three-Game Skid With Resounding Victory Over St. Vincent

The College of Wooster men's lacrosse team got back on the winning track Tuesday afternoon, overwhelming St. Vincent College by a final count of 18-7 in a non-league affair played at Chuck Noll Field in Latrobe, Pa.

With the victory, eighth-year Wooster head coach Jason Tarnow ties Art Marangi for the most coaching wins in program history. Tarnow is now 60-42, while Marangi went 60-67 from 1977-86.

A pair of goals by the Fighting Scots (4-4) within the opening five minutes accounted for the lone scoring in the first quarter and then they compiled a 4-1 run for a 6-1 advantage. St. Vincent (2-6) finally countered with a pair of tallies, but Wooster answered each time for an 8-3 halftime cushion.

The Bearcats did make things interesting in the third, pulling within 8-5 at the 3:00 mark, only to see the Scots net two goals over the final :39 of that quarter, which kickstarted a game-clinching 7-0 run.

Fueling Wooster's 11-goal win was Alex Mies, who put a career-high eight points into the scorebook coming on four goals and four assists, while fellow attacker Mark Weschler pumped in five goals for the third time this season. Pat Coyne contributed his second two-goal, three-assist performance of the year and Matt Pullara also played an integral role with three goals, one assist, and 14-of-16 face-off wins.

The winning goalie was Corey McGann, credited with six saves before being pulled midway through the fourth quarter, and also noteworthy, Graham Zimmerman paced all players with five groundballs.

The Scots, who have played eight games over a 32-day stretch since opening the season, now have a full week off from competition before hosting Adrian College (4-3) on April 8, at 4 p.m.