Men’s Lacrosse’s Youth Movement Comes Up Short Against Towson, 10-7

Freshman midfielder Nick Doub made his second straight start and scored his first career goal against Towson.

After falling to a 1-6 record and scrambling for success Coach Don Zimmerman decided to make some serious changes to his team in hopes of building the future of his program but despite the moves the team could not get over the hump as the struggled and lost 10-7 to across town rival Towson.

The senior laden defense of Bobby Atwell, Matt Kresse, Lance Ophof, and Kevin Kohri all took a seat in the game, being replaced in the starting lineup but two freshmen and two sophomores as Tim Shaeffer, Aaron Verardi, and Lucas Wood played in the field and Adam Cohen returned to the goal.

Cohen allowed 10 goals but made 12 saves in his first appearance since behind benched after the 12-7 loss to North Carolina.

Eventually Atwell, Kresse, and Ophof made their way on the field but it is clear that Zimmerman is interesting in testing his young players.

Once again the team allowed three early goals that they could not come back from. Shane Ryznar scored back-to-back goals to get UMBC within one but two straight goals by Towson in the second quarter gave them another big advantage.

Kyle Wimer led the team with two goals and two assists and extended his scoring streak to 27 straight games. Scott Jones and Nick Doub both scored their first goals of the season while Matt Latham added his 13th goal of the season.

The team has fallen to 1-7 on the season and will resume conference play on Saturday with a game against Binghamton.