NEWARK, N.J. (Feb. 27) – The Wheeling University men's lacrosse team gave Head Coach Nick Anagnostis his first win on the Cardinal sidelines with a 10-8 victory over Felician Saturday afternoon.
 
THE RUNDOWN

• Final Score: Wheeling 10, Felician 8
• Records: Wheeling (1-1) | Felician (0-1)
• Location: Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium – Newark, N.J.

TEAM LEADERS

• Freshma Jacob Knippel (Glendale, Ariz./Ironwood) led the way with four goals on eight shot attempts.
• Classmate Brody Fawver (Louisville, Ky./DuPont Manual) and Mike Andersson (Whitby, Ontario/Sinclair) each chipped in two goals. Fawver also had six groundballs.
• Junior goalie Dallin Isaacson (Reno, Nev./Earl Wooster) posted eight saves in net to earn the win.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cardinals opened up a 2-0 lead on goals by Knippel through the first 10 minutes, before a marker by Felician in the final three minutes sliced the lead in half at the end of the first quarter.
• Wheeling built its lead to 5-1 with three-straight goals to start the second quarter.
• Felician managed to get two goals back, including a man-up goal, to make the score 5-3 heading into halftime.
• Wheeling looked to be in control when it established a 9-4 advantage with 1:13 left in the third quarter.
• Felician made things interesting late when it got its deficit down to 10-8 with three goals in three minutes, but a timeout by the Cardinals helped settle things.
• Wheeling limited its hosts to one shot on goal in the final four minutes to secure the victory.

 UP NEXT

• The Cardinals will complete their northeastern trip tomorrow, Sunday, February 27 when they travel to Rockville Centre, New York to take on Molloy College at 2 p.m.
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