CASTLETON, VT.—Senior captain
Cam Talcott (Potsdam, N.Y./Potsdam) matched a career-high with five goals and sophomore midfielder
Peyton Walsh (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) set a career-high with five more as the SUNY Potsdam men's lacrosse team (2-1) roughed up Castleton University (0-4) 16-3 on Tuesday afternoon. Junior midfielder
Alex Burley (Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua) had two goals for the Bears and junior goalie
Ben Fuchs (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Calvary Christian) made four saves for his 10th career victory.
Potsdam opened the game on an 8-0 run, including the only six goals of the first quarter. Burley scored both of his markers in the opening 15 minutes, including a man-up goal. Talcott and Walsh also scored twice in the quarter. Sophomore attackman
Cobie Cree (Hogansburg, N.Y./Salmon River), junior captain
Alec Miller (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville South), senior attackman
Ryan Spaman (Ogdensburg, N.Y./Ogdensburg Free Academy), and senior captain
Henry Reber (Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua) picked up an assist apiece in the first quarter.
Cree set up Talcott's third goal at 13:07 of the second quarter and Walsh netted his third unassisted at 8:57. Chris LaBonte finally got the Spartans on the board at 4:35, but Walsh countered with his fourth on a helper from Miller at 1:25 and the Bears led 9-1 at the break.
Talcott buried his fourth at 8:16 of the third quarter and LaBonte struck again, while a man up to make it 10-2 at 7:29. Miller then notched his third assist while setting up Walsh's fifth goal at 4:37. Reber closed the quarter's scoring at 3:43 and Potsdam led 11-2 after 45 minutes.
Freshman attackman
Ryan Hughes (Corning, N.Y./Corning-Painted Post) assisted on Talcott's fifth tally at 12:51 of the fourth quarter. Colter McComas followed with Castleton's third and final goal of the day while a man up at 10:17. Potsdam finished the contest with the final three goals. Junior attackman
Noah Strader (Ogdensburg, N.Y./Ogdensburg Free Academy) scored at 9:53 with an assist from junior midfielder
Michael Briggs (Clayton, N.Y./Thousand Islands). The point was the first of Briggs' career. Spaman set up Hughes at 5:54 and freshman midfielder
Drew Rose (Brasher Falls, N.Y./St. Lawrence Central) closed the scoring at 3:08 with a helper from freshman midfielder
Owen Walsh (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa).
Fuchs departed after one half. Sophomore
Liam O'Neil (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool) made three stops and allowed two goals in the next 20:25. Sophomore
Collin Dougherty (East Greenbush, N.Y./Columbia) stopped all three shots he faced in the final 9:35, for a perfect collegiate debut.
Spartan goalie Chris Wilk was roughed up for 11 goals, while stopping 11 shots in 40:23. Peyton Mavrides made a save and allowed a goal in 5:19. Zac Smith stopped three shots and allowed a goal in 5:54. Myles French stopped three shots and gave up three goals in 8:24.
Senior
Blaze Benedict (Akwesasne, N.Y./Salmon River) stood out on defense for Potsdam with five ground balls and three caused turnovers. Cree and Spaman had four ground balls apiece and
Peyton Walsh had two ground balls and two caused turnovers.
The Bears are back home on Saturday when they host Morrisville State at 1 p.m.
