Lacrosse Tames Purchase, 11-5

PURCHASE, N.Y. – The MCLA Lacrosse team took to the road this afternoon for a non-conference matchup with the Purchase College Panthers. Neal Brierley led a quartet of multi-goal scorers for the Trailblazers while Quentan Polkowski stopped 13 shots to secure MCLA's second win of the season by the score of 11-5.

THE BASICS:

• Date: Saturday, March 14, 2026
• Score: MCLA 11, Purchase 5
• Records: MCLA Trailblazers 2-2 (NAC 0-0) | Purchase College Panthers 0-2 (Skyline 0-0)
• Series History: Purchase College now leads the all-time series 2-1, including a 6-3 win last season in North Adams on March 15^th. The Panthers won the first-ever meeting of the teams by the score of 10-7 in Purchase on March 6, 2024.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The teams combined for six goals in the opening frame. The home team posted the first goal of the game with a man advantage. Chandler Redwood (UP, 11:08 remaining in the 1^st period, unassisted) was credited with the goal.
• MCLA would respond with a pair of goals, taking their first lead of the day. Josh Hemstock (Amity, CT) (9:35, unassisted) and Anthony Andolina (Ballston Spa, NY) (8:36, unassisted) each scored without the assistance of a teammate. The lead would only stand for 75 seconds before Davindra Deonarain (7:21, assisted by Haberski) leveled the score while Ryan Haberski was credited with the game's first assist.
• A bit under four minutes later, The Trailblazers' Neal Brierley (North Adams, MA) (3:29, Lewis) gave the road team the lead, a status that they would maintain for the rest of the game. Carson Lewis (Barre, VT) provided the helper on the play. A bit over a minute later Ty Roadcap (Troy, NY) (2:13, unassisted) would score the final tally of the of the period.
• The scoring in the second quarter wasn't as robust as it was in the first, but MCLA did expand on their lead overall. Haberski (11:21, unassisted) cut the lead to one only to see MCLA score six straight goals in a space of 30 minutes across three quarters. Brierley (10:19, unassisted), and Lewis (7:03, unassisted) sent the teams to the intermission with MCLA ahead 6-3.
• In the third frame, Andolina (UP, 10:46 remaining in the 3^rd quarter, Brierley) and Brierley (10:28, unassisted) posted a pair quickly for the Trailblazers. The goal for Andolina was his team-leading 13^th of the season. While the assist was number five for Brierley.
• The fourth saw another run of scoring as the teams combined for five more goals before time expired. Hemstock (12:29 remaining in the 4^th quarter, Lewis)  recorded his second of the day before Roadcap (9:29, unassisted) did the same, bringing their season totals to two and four, respectively, while Lewis' assist was his second of the game and third on the year.
• With 6:18 to go in the game, Zach Scott (6:18, Haberski) snapped a 6-0 run by MCLA, scoring the home team's first goal in 35 minutes to pull within 10-4. Brierley (UP, 3:38, Roadcap) closed out the MCLA side of the ledger with his fourth goal of the afternoon and 11^th on the year, and the helper was the second of the season for Roadcap.
• The Panthers did record one final goal when Haberski (0:22, Scott) snuck one in with 22 seconds to play, off a helper from Zach Scott.
• The Trailblazers' Quentan Polkowski (Marcellus, NY) finished with 13 saves on 18 shots and leveled his record at 2-2 with the win. TJ Pasqualini took the loss falling to 0-2.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Shots: MCLA 40, Purchase 35
• Saves: MCLA 13, Purchase 16
• Faceoffs Won: MCLA 13, Purchase 7
• Turnovers: MCLA 23, Purchase 24
• Ground Balls: MCLA 30, Purchase 27
• Clears: MCLA 16 for 23, Purchase 21 for 25
• Man Up Opportunities: MCLA 2 for 5, Purchase 1 for 6

UP NEXT:

On Wednesday, MCLA will be back in action when it travels to J.E. Reeves Turf Field on the campus of Centenary University for a non-conference matchup with the Cyclones. Face-off is scheduled for 2 p.m.

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