READING, PA.—The SUNY Potsdam men's lacrosse team (3-1) rallied from an early deficit to flatten Albright College (1-7) 21-9 on the road. Senior midfielder Drew Rose (Brasher Falls, N.Y./St. Lawrence Central) had six points to reach the 100-point plateau.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Bears fell behind 3-0 early in the first quarter before rallying with a 4-1 run to tie the game. Junior faceoff specialist Drew Costello (Ogdensburg, N.Y./Ogdensburg Free Academy) and freshman midfielder Kyan Combs (Watertown, N.Y./Watertown), scored the first two and senior attackman Cobie Cree (Akwesasne, N.Y./Salmon River) had the last two. Sophomore midfielder Braden Fahey (Halfmoon, N.Y./Shenendehowa) assisted on Combs' marker.
• It was all Potsdam in the second quarter, as the Bears outscored Albright 7-1. Junior attackman Billy Kozloski (Johnson City, N.Y./Johnson City) scored three goals. Junior midfielder Tyler Gould (Webster, N.Y./Webster Schroeder), freshman midfielder Preston Daniels (Peru, N.Y./Peru), Rose and Combs scored the other goals. Cree and senior midfielder Ryan Hughes (Corning, N.Y./Corning-Painted Post) each had two assists, while Rose and senior midfielder Owen Walsh (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) added another assist each. It was 11-5 at the break.
• The Lions scored the first two goals of the third quarter, but the Bears answered with four straight. Daniels scored twice, Cree had another and Rose scored a man-up marker. Rose also added two assists and Fahey and Cree had another each. It was 15-7 Potsdam after 45 minutes.
• The Bears outscored the Lions 6-2 in the final quarter to close out the 21-9 victory. Rose, senior captain Ben Lagoner (Webster, N.Y./Webster Thomas), Combs and Costello each scored and Daniels added two more. Cree and Lagoner also had assists in the fourth.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Bears outshot the Lions 54-44 and successfully cleared the ball 19 of 20 times to the hosts' 15 of 21.
• Potsdam was 2-for-2 in man-up opportunities while holding Albright to zero goals in two chances.
• Cree finished with three goals and four assists for seven points to go with three ground balls.
• Rose had three goals and three assists for a career-high six points.
• Daniels also had a personal best five goals.
• Combs and Kozloski each recorded three goals and Koszloski also recorded three ground ball and three caused turnovers.
• Costello dominated again with 17 faceoff wins
• Senior captain Liam O'Neil made 15 saves and allowed nine goals in the first 57:05 to record his 11th career victory.
• Graduate student goalie Chris Wilk (Rutland, N.Y./Rutland) made one save in the last 2:55.
• Sean McNicholas made 14 saves for the Lions.
• James Elko led Albright's offense with four goals.

 
MOVING UP PROGRAM ALL-TIME LISTS

• Cree now has 94 goals and 42 assists for 136 points. He ranks eighth in goals and 12th in points.
• Walsh is up to 139 points with 84 goals and 55 assists. He's 11th in points, 13th in goals and 11th in assists.
• O'Neil is now tied for ninth on the program's wins list

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Bears are back in action on Saturday, March 22, when they head to SUNY Poly for a 1 p.m. contest.