DALLAS (PA) – Defending Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Freedom champion Misericordia University, behind seven points from Patrick Kellish, defeated visiting Delaware Valley University, 11-7, on Saturday.
The win improved the Cougars to 9-1 overall and 2-1 in the MAC Freedom. The Aggies, coming off an overtime win over perennial conference playoff qualifier DeSales University, fell to 3-9 and 1-2.
Kellish scored two goals and assisted on five others in a tight contest throughout. He was part of Misericordia's first three tallies (two goals and an assist) for a 3-1 lead.
Jordan Smith had the lone goal for DelVal.
After Chris Fleming made it 4-1 with 10:23 left in the first half, the Aggies got back-to-back goals from
Nick Shendge and
Dylan Brasch for a 4-3 score. Misericordia responded with two goals in a 14-second span, but the Aggies'
Jerad Wilson connected with 1:31 left in the stanza to make it 6-4. However, with just 25 seconds left on the clock, Fleming scored for a three-goal lead at the break.
Misericordia scored 32 seconds into the second half before a
Chris Coyle tally made it a three-goal game once again. Kellish then assisted on three straight goals before Smith and Brasch made it 11-7 in the third. Neither team found the back of the net in the fourth.
Misericordia edged DelVal in shots (37-36), turnovers (17-18) and faceoffs (10-9). The Aggies were 15-for-20 in clear opportunities.
Brasch and Smith had two goals apiece while Coyle, Shendge and Wilson had one each. Wilson also caused five turnovers and scooped up five ground balls.
PJ Rafferty notched two assists and three ground balls. Coyle added four ground balls to his totals.
Gavin Yingling and
Nic Brown split the goaltending duties and combined for 11 saves.
In addition to Kellish's effort, the Cougars were led by Sean McSwiggan's three goals and Fleming's two-goal, one-assist performance. Ryan Romaine won nine faceoff and had six ground balls. Matthew Beck made nine stops and picked up the win in net.
DelVal will host King's College on Wednesday, April 18 (4 p.m.).