EDWARDSVILLE, PA – The Wilkes University Colonels men's lacrosse squad hosted the Delaware Valley Aggies at Schmidt Stadium Wednesday evening in their Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Freedom opener.
 
The Colonels (4-6, 0-1 MACF) started out with a 5-1 lead, but the Aggies (3-6, 1-0) roared back with a 7-0 run to propel them to a 10-8 victory.
 
Luke Palladino (Wantagh, NY/Wantagh) started the scoring with help from Hunter Riley (Ballston Lake, NY/Shenendehowa Central) at 5:44 in the first, before Eric Ormsby (Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley) found a pass from Matthew Warns (Cutchogue, NY/Mattituck) at 5:10 to put the Colonels up 2-0 at the end of one.  Delaware Valley put themselves on the board at 12:28 in the second, but Alex Myers (Cortland, NY/Cortland) got an assist from Ormsby at 8:34 to keep the two-goal advantage.  Ormsby would score the next two goals at 5:46 and 5:16, including a man-up goal for the former, to put the Colonels up 5-1.
 
The Aggie offense and defense came to life, scoring seven goals from 4:06 in the second to 2:17 in the third with no Wilkes response.  The Colonels would battle back with a goal from Myers with an assist from Tyler Knappenberger (Orefield, PA/Parkland) at 11:34 in the fourth, but a 9:34 goal from the Aggies would prove to be the game winner.  Palladino from Ormsby at 8:06 and an Ethan Weaver (Olney, MD/James Hubert Blake) goal at 6:17 would wrap the scoring for the Colonels, and the Aggies would put the finishing touch on the scoreboard at 5:25 left in the fourth to win the game 10-8.
 
Delaware Valley won the faceoff matchup 16-6 over the Colonels.  Riley led the Colonels with six ground balls, but Nick Matthew proved to be tough on defense for Delaware Valley with 11 ground balls.  Ryan Lasher (Warrenton, VA/Liberty) recorded 15 saves in goal in defeat, while Ormsby had three goals and six points to lead Wilkes in both categories.  .
 
The Colonels continue their conference schedule by hosting FDU-Florham at Schmidt Stadium Saturday afternoon.  First faceoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. in a series the Devils lead in the live stats era 3-2.  The Colonels won the last matchup 9-8 at FDU-Florham in 2021.