Goltz delivers game winner as Dawgs defeat Danes

ALBANY, N.Y. – Aidan Goltz would bury a last second goal to help the Bryant University men's lacrosse team defeat UAlbany 13-12 in a thrilling game on Saturday night at Casey Stadium. The Black and Gold improve to 3-1 in America East play and currently holds the tie-breaker for the No. 1 Seed in the conference. 

Kevin Groeninger and Aidan Goltz both record hat tricks in back-to-back games and combined for 8 total points. 

Scott Einarson also improves to 5-0 as the Bulldogs starting goaltender as he had an even 50% save percentage against the Great Danes.

Game Information
Bryant 13, UAlbany 12
Records: Bryant 7-3, 3-1 UAlbany 4-6, 3-1
Location: Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium (Albany, N.Y.)

Key Moment

• Aidan Goltz would score his third goal of the game with 4.2 seconds remaining and put Bryant on top 13-12.

How it Happened

• Kevin Groeninger got the scoring going for the Bulldogs after burying a shot from the left side 15 seconds into the game.

• Daniel Kesselring would rip one home for UAlbany and knot the score up at 1.

• Groeninger would score two consecutive goals including a wraparound score that would give him a hat trick.

• Joey Carino would narrow Bryant's lead after netting his fourth goal of the season and cut the deficit to 1.

• Timmy Hackett closed out scoring in the first after going top shelf on UAlbany's Landon Whitney

• Dawson Rielly would start the scoring in the second after being assisted by Timmy Hackett in an early man-up opportunity.

• The Danes would then strike back and score twice in just over a minute.

• Aidan Goltz would get into the scoring column after being left open on the far side and put Bryant up 6-4.

• Ryan Doherty would pull UAlbany to within one after with his first goal of the game.

• Amos Whitcomb tied up the game for UAlbany with a goal at 12:32 in the third.

• Mason Drouin would then cut across the crease and rocketed one home to give Bryant back the lead.

• Rielly would score his second of the game after finding and open an opening on the corner to put the Dawgs up by two

• Jackson Palumb would circle around the defender and score his tenth goal of the year.

• Mason Drouin would go left to right and strike back for Bryant with his second goal of the evening.

• Jack Lonsinger would give Bryant their largest lead of the game with a goal with 4 seconds remaining in the third. UAlbany's Darien Lapietro would then proceed to score a buzzer beater midfield goal to end the period.

• Goltz would score his second goal of the game from nearly the same spot as his first and put Bryant up 11-8.

• Silas Richmond would score consecutive goals including a behind the back score to cut the Bulldog lead to one.

• Groeninger would record his fourth goal of the game on a back-door cut and give Bryant a 12-10 lead.

• Daniel Kesselring would get the Danes back to within one after Einarson got tied up behind the net

• Palumb would tie it at 12 with 1:51 remaining in the fourth.

• With 4.2 seconds remaining Aidan Goltz would score his third goal of the game after shooting over the shoulder of the defender and putting Bryant ahead 13-12. 

Stats

• Shots were nearly even in the game with Bryant narrowly winning the advantage 40-38.

• Faceoffs were also close to even with UAlbany winning 14-27 draws.

• The Bulldogs won the ground ball margin 41-30.

• Bryant would convert on 17-21 clear attempts against Albany

• Both Bryant and UAlbany convert on man up opportunities on Saturday. Bryant finished 1-4 while Albany was 1-5.

Game Notes

• Kevin Groeninger led the team in goals with 4. He also tallied an assist in the victory.

• Nathan LaLiberte led the Dawgs in ground balls with 7.

• Mason Drouin led the team in assists with 3. He also had 2 goals in the contest.

• Bryant had five different players cause turnover (Luca Lietti, Drew Lucas, Sam Klein, Tanner Alexander, and Luke Mead).

• Dawson Rielly recorded the third multi-goal game of his collegiate career with 2 against the Danes.

• Goltz has now scored the game winning goal in back-to-back games vs UAlbany. Last May, Goltz scored in 2OT as Bryant defeated UAlbany in the America East Championship.

Up Next
The Black and Gold return home and will battle against the University of Vermont next Saturday. Faceoff is set for 12:00 PM.