ORANGEBURG, N.Y. - - For the second time in program history, the Wilmington University men's lacrosse team will be the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament, clinching the top spot with an 18-7 victory at Dominican on Wednesday at O'Brien Field.
The Wildcats' sixth straight win moved them to 8-3 overall and 7-0 in CACC play, clinching at least a share of the CACC Regular Season Championship and will be the No. 1 seed in the CACC Tournament. They will host one of the semifinals at the WU Athletics Complex on Wednesday, May 1.
On Wednesday, the Wildcats scored the first six goals of the game and scored seven goals in both the first and second quarters to lead 14-3 at the halftime break.
Miles Crouse (2), Jacob Herman, and Logan Stinson scored the first four goals before Josh Weston made it 5-0 with 9:55 to play in the first quarter. Stinson scored his second of the quarter before Dominican scored back-to-back goals to get on the board. Stinson added his third of the quarter to close out the scoring, giving the Wildcats a 7-2 lead.
The Wildcats scored the first five goals of the second quarter as well, opening up a 12-2 lead with 7:09 to play. Carter Earl, Jacob Herman, and Jimmy Cava got on the board before Logan Stinson added two more goals just eight seconds apart to put the Wildcats up 12-2. After Dominican scored its lone goal of the second quarter, Logan Stinson made it six goals in the first half before Josh Weston capped the scoring to make it 14-3 at the halftime break.
Gavin Paraschak, Sergio Romero, and Joshua Leavery scored in the fourth quarter for the Wildcats, settling on the final score, 18-7.
Logan Stinson finished with seven goals while Miles Crouse scored two goals and added three assists and four ground balls. Carter Earl scored a goal and added three assists while Jacob Herman and Josh Weston scored two goals and one assist. Connor Widmer went 10-for-11 on face-offs while Carnell Lofton Jr went 10-for-12 and Lou Savino went 5-for-6 overall. The Wildcats went 25-for-29 overall from the spot.
Daniel Flynn moved to 8-1 on the year with nine saves while Braeden Mitchell came in and made six saves in relief.
The Wildcats have one more game to play in the CACC, heading to Post on Saturday. A win over the Eagles or a Chestnut Hill loss in one of their final two games would clinch the CACC Regular Season Championship outright. The game at Post is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. in Waterbury, Connecticut.