FAIRFIELD, CT – The Iona University men's lacrosse team closed out its 2026 season with a 14-6 setback at Sacred Heart in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play. Sophomores
Jimmy Kennedy,
Cullen Lawry and
Vincent Pititto each recorded two points in the contest. With the result, the program wraps up its second season of competition.
THE RUNDOWN
Sacred Heart held a narrow 3-2 edge after the opening quarter as both sides traded goals throughout. Sophomore
Cullen Lawry opened the scoring for Iona, finishing an unassisted effort at the 10:24 mark to level the score at 1-1. Later in the period, sophomore
Jimmy Kennedy converted on a man-up opportunity to even the game at 2-2 with 4:20 remaining, which stood as the final tie.
A late first-quarter goal from the Pioneers sparked a decisive 9-0 run that stretched into the third. Iona broke through late in the third stanza when sophomore
Jake Riglietti capitalized on a man-up chance. The visitors found a late push over the final stretch, closing the game with a 4-2 scoring edge.
IONA PERFORMERS
- Sophomore Jimmy Kennedy and sophomore Cullen Lawry each found the back of the net twice to pace the offense.
- Sophomore Vincent Pititto contributed a goal and an assist, factoring into multiple scoring sequences.
- Sophomore Jake Riglietti added a man-up tally during the second half surge.
- Lawry and sophomore Gary Shivell were active in possession play, each collecting four ground balls.
- Sophomore Noah Perea made 13 saves in goal, keeping the visitors within reach through stretches of pressure.
THE OPPONENT
- Will Moulton led all scorers with five points, combining two goals with three assists to drive the attack.
- Jake Carney recorded a hat trick with three goals, finishing efficiently on scoring chances.
- Matt Pepe facilitated the offense with a goal and three assists.
- John Murray and James Moran each added two goals to balance the scoring effort.
- Ryan Grove controlled the faceoff battle with eight wins while adding five ground balls.
- Craig Daria anchored the defensive effort with four caused turnovers and 11 saves in net.
IONA RECORD BOOK
Following the second year of the program the following are Iona men's lacrosse's career leaders along with single-season and single-game marks set during the course of 2026.
Career:
Games Played: 32 -
Cooper Metz,
Cullen Lawry,
Tochi Agwamba; 31 -
Jimmy Kennedy,
Kaiden Lewis
Goals: 55 -
Cullen Lawry; 31 -
Jimmy Kennedy; 21 -
Kyle Hardie,
Carson Turissini; 17 -
Matthew Dyszkiewicz
Assists: 21 -
Cullen Lawry; 20 -
Carson Turissini; 19 -
Jimmy Kennedy; 17 -
Vincent Pititto; 15 -
Jake Riglietti
Points: 76 -
Cullen Lawry; 50 -
Jimmy Kennedy; 41 -
Carson Turissini; 30 -
Kyle Hardie,
Jake Riglietti
Shots: 256 -
Cullen Lawry; 114 -
Jimmy Kennedy; 83 -
Kyle Hardie; 73 -
Matthew Dyszkiewicz,
Carson Turissini
Ground Balls: 85 -
Cooper Metz; 68 -
Gary Shivell; 63 -
Cullen Lawry; 51 -
Denny Piekutowski; 48 -
Cole Gibstein
Caused Turnovers: 40 -
Cooper Metz; 27 -
Gary Shivell; 25 -
Tochi Agwamba; 17 -
Kevin Sheehy; 15 -
Kaiden Lewis
Multi-Goal Games: 16 -
Cullen Lawry; 8 -
Jimmy Kennedy; 6 -
Carson Turissini; 5 -
Kyle Hardie,
Luke Neary
Multi-Point Games: 21 -
Cullen Lawry; 18 -
Jimmy Kennedy; 11 -
Carson Turissini; 10 -
Jack Martinez; 9 -
Kyle Hardie,
Jake Riglietti
Hat Tricks: 6 -
Cullen Lawry; 4 -
Jimmy Kennedy; 3 -
Kyle Hardie; 2-
Carson Turissini,
Lleyton Hall
Single-Season (2026 marks):
Games Played: 17 -
Cooper Metz,
Kevin Sheehy,
Cullen Lawry,
Carson Turissini,
Tochi Agwamba,
James Greenhut,
Kaiden Lewis,
Gary Shivell
Assists: 20 -
Carson Turissini; 13 -
Jimmy Kennedy; 12 -
Cullen Lawry
Points: 41 -
Carson Turissini
Shots: 132 -
Cullen Lawry
Ground Balls: 58 -
Cooper Metz; 48 -
Cole Gibstein; 41 -
Gary Shivell
Caused Turnovers: 22 -
Cooper Metz
Multi-Goal Games: 8 -
Cullen Lawry (tied)
Multi-Point Games: 11 -
Cullen Lawry,
Jimmy Kennedy,
Carson Turissini
Single-Game (2026 records):
Goals: 5 -
Cullen Lawry (3/25, vs. Mount St. Mary's) (tied)
Assists: 6 -
Carson Turissini (3/25, vs. Mount St. Mary's)
Points: 8 -
Carson Turissini (3/25, vs. Mount St. Mary's)
Ground Balls: 7 -
Cooper Metz (2/21 vs. LIU),
Cole Gibstein (3/28 vs. Merrimack)
Caused Turnovers: 5 -
Cullen Lawry (3/25, vs. Mount St. Mary's)
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