MADISON (NJ) – Drew University used a big first half to pull away from visiting Delaware Valley University men's lacrosse and secure a 10-4 non-conference victory on Saturday.

The Rangers improved their mark to 3-6 overall while the Aggies dropped to 2-7.

Special teams proved to be the difference in the early going as Drew earned three man-up opportunities within the first 20 minutes of game-play and capitalized on them all. Jack Crowley had two of those extra man tallies and Kyle MacDonnell, the other, while Devin Lyons added an even-strength goal to put the Rangers up, 4-0, with 11:14 left in the second quarter.

Seamus O'Connor tacked on two more for Drew before the end of the first half to extend the lead to six at the break. The Rangers held an 11-7 advantage in shots on goal through the first 30 minutes.

After MacDonnell got his second of the day for the Rangers, the Aggies responded with three unanswered goals to cut their deficit to four, 7-3, going into the fourth. First it was Chris Coyle feeding Jordan Smith, and just 40 seconds later Matt Waibel set up Dylan Brasch to make it 7-2. With 1:38 left in the stanza, Smith got his second of the day and eighth of the year on an unassisted tally.

The Aggies held a 16-15 advantage in shots on goal heading into the fourth quarter. In that final stanza Drew outscored DelVal 3-1 to claim the 10-4 victory.

The Aggies finished the game with a 20-18 advantage in shots on goal and won 11-of-17 face offs. Smith (2 goals) and Waibel (1 goal, 1 assist) led the offense with two points apiece. Brasch finished with one goal and Coyle, one assist. Nic Brown and Gavin Yingling split the time in goal and made five and three saves, respectively, with Brown getting the loss. Jerad Wilson paced the defense with seven ground balls and three caused turnovers.

The Rangers were led by MacDonnell's four-point day on two goals and two assists. Crowley followed with three points on two goals and one helper and Lyons finished with two tallies as well. Ryan Delgado led the team with five ground balls and Nate Sanders played all 60 minutes in goal totaling 16 saves.

DelVal has now concluded non-conference play and will head into the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Freedom portion of its schedule beginning with a home game against Eastern University on Saturday, April 7 at 1 p.m.