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Carson Turissini
Amanda Vitelli - IonaGaels.com
14
Mount St. Mary's MSM 1-8, 0-4 MAAC
15
Winner Iona ION 2-10, 2-2 MAAC
Mount St. Mary's MSM
1-8, 0-4 MAAC
14
Final
15
Iona ION
2-10, 2-2 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Mount St. Mary's MSM 6 1 5 2 14
Iona ION 3 4 3 5 15

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | | Brian Beyrer / Sr. Associate AD / Athletic Communications

Iona MLAX Wins Thriller vs. Mount St. Mary’s on Turissini Gamewinner in Final Seconds

NEW ROCHELLE, NY – Freshman Carson Turissini found the back of the net with 7.3 seconds remaining to lift the Iona University men's lacrosse team to a thrilling 15-14 win over Mount St. Mary's in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference action at Mazzella Field. In a back-and-forth contest that featured five ties and three lead changes, the home side delivered the final strike. Turissini led a record-setting offensive effort with nine points on three goals and six assists. Sophomore Cullen Lawry matched his own program record with five goals and added a new benchmark with five caused turnovers, while sophomore Kyle Hardie contributed a hat trick in the victory.
 

THE RUNDOWN

Mount St. Mary's came out firing, scoring the first three goals, including a pair just six seconds apart in the opening minute. Iona answered to cut the deficit to one at 3-2 behind tallies from Hardie and sophomore Vincent Pititto midway through the first. The visitors responded with another three-goal surge in under two minutes to build a 6-2 lead late in the quarter. Lawry stopped the run with his first goal just seven seconds after a faceoff win by Cole Gibstein, trimming the margin heading into the break.
 
Freshman Lleyton Hall brought the score to 6-4 early in the second quarter with a highlight-reel finish at 12:23. After a prolonged scoreless stretch, Mount regained a three-goal edge before Iona closed the half on a 3-0 run. Lawry scored twice around a Hardie strike as the teams entered halftime tied 7-7.
 
The Gaels took their first lead less than a minute into the third quarter on Hardie's third goal of the game. Mount St. Mary's responded by scoring five of the next seven goals to carry a 12-10 advantage into the fourth. Lawry accounted for both tallies during that stretch, keeping the deficit within reach.
 
Sophomore Jake Riglietti ended a lengthy scoring drought with a goal to make it 12-11, but the Mountaineers answered with two straight to push the lead back to three with just over 11 minutes to play. Iona mounted its comeback midway through the final frame as Turissini connected with sophomore captain Jimmy Kennedy on back-to-back goals to pull within one. Hall evened the score with under four minutes remaining, setting the stage for a dramatic finish.
 
After forcing a turnover with 2:30 left, the Gaels controlled possession and worked through multiple chances. On the sixth shot of the sequence, Turissini delivered the go-ahead goal as the shot clock ran under four seconds. Mount St. Mary's won the ensuing faceoff and generated a final opportunity, but sophomore goalkeeper Noah Perea made the save to secure the 15-14 win.
 

IONA PERFORMERS

  • Turissini delivered a historic performance with three goals and six assists, setting a new single-game program record with nine points and the assist total while recording his second straight hat trick and ninth multi-point game of the season.
  • Lawry matched the program record with five goals and set a new standard with five caused turnovers, continuing to hold the top six single-game goal marks in team history.
  • Hardie notched his first hat trick of the season and third of his career, adding another multi-point outing to his campaign.
  • Kennedy tied his season high in points and established a career best with three assists, marking his 14th career multi-point effort.
  • Hall recorded his second multi-goal game in three appearances this season with a pair of scores.
  • Riglietti contributed a goal and an assist while setting a career high with six shot attempts.
  • Gibstein went 12-for-22 at the faceoff X and added his first collegiate point with an assist.
  • Pititto found the net for the first time this season.
  • Gary Shivell, Kevin Sheehy, and James Greenhut each collected four ground balls, with Greenhut setting a career high and Shivell matching his.
  • Perea anchored the defense with 10 saves, including the decisive stop in the closing seconds.
 

THE OPPONENT

  • Brody Atkinson paced the Mountaineers with two goals and three assists in a balanced offensive effort.
  • Kevin Whitty and Carter Quested each tallied three goals, with Whitty also adding an assist.
  • Chris Grimaldi and Marcelo Carreiro chipped in two goals apiece.
  • Bennett Wright made 12 saves in goal to keep Mount St. Mary's in the contest.
  • Nicolas Belmonte scored once and added an assist while going 17-for-29 on faceoffs and collecting 15 ground balls.
 

TEAM STATS

  • Iona held a 50-43 edge in shots, including a 27-24 advantage in shots on goal.
  • Mount St. Mary's controlled ground balls by a 42-32 margin and won the faceoff battle 18-14.
  • The visitors finished with a slight edge in turnovers at 20-19.
 

UP NEXT

Iona continues MAAC play on Saturday, March 28 at Merrimack. Opening faceoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
 

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