LAKELAND, Fla. – The Clark University men's lacrosse team (0-3) played their first game of spring break when they took on Florida Southern (4-2) and fell 22-9 to the Mocs on Wednesday afternoon from Berend Field.

How it Happened

• The Cougars took an early 1-0 lead when junior Attilio LaVecchia found junior Patrick Liddy for his first goal of the season.
• After the Mocs tied the game at 1-1, senior John D'Eufemia had a shot saved before Florida Southern netted two more goals to make it a 3-1 contest with 9:53 to go in the first.
• Senior Dylan Harloff then made three saves over the next three minutes and junior Colin Howard nearly pulled Clark back within one, but had his shot stopped by Michael Simone.
• Sophomore Matt Wells netted his fourth goal of the year off a feed from sophomore Alex D'Entrone as Clark made it a 4-2 game.
• Harloff made a save to open the second quarter and graduate student Benjamin Hollerbach had his shot stopped before Florida Southern added a pair of games to make it a 7-2 contest.
• Hollerbach then scored a man-up goal with 8:30 left in the second off a feed from Howard as the Cougars made it a 7-3 game.
• Harloff recorded three more saves before the half as the Mocs led 11-3 and right out of the half, Wells nearly netted his second goal, but the shot hit the post.
• Sophomore Ryan Kerr and D'Entrone had consecutive shots saved by Simone before Harloff tallied four more saves before the end of the third.
• In the fourth, graduate student Tommy McCarthy, Howard, LaVecchia, Hollerbach, D'Entrone, and senior Declan Fitzpatrick scored as the Cougars fell 22-9.

Inside the Box Score

• Clark fired 34 shots, scooped up 38 ground balls, and forced 15 turnovers.
• Hollerbach led the way with two goals and two assists.
• LaVecchia, D'Entrone, and Howard each added a goal and an assist.
• Harloff recorded 17 saves and scooped up eight ground balls.

What's Next

Men's lacrosse will play their final game in Florida on Saturday when they take on Salve Regina beginning at 12:00 p.m.