Baltimore, Md. – No. 2 Harford scored six unanswered goals to end the third and begin the fourth quarter, overtaking Essex for an eventual 17-11 defeat of the Knights on Wednesday.
Fighting Owls' goalie
Barret Casto had his best showing of the year in the cage, tallying a career high 18 saves over 60 minutes, including six stops in the opening quarter of the contest. He, along with the rest of Harford's defense, limited the Knights to a 2-for-6 mark on extra man opportunities.
Eli Doyle's goal sparked the Harford comeback midway through the third quarter, tying the game at 8-8 with an unassisted blast with 7:42 left.
Grady DiPeso gave Harford the final lead of the day with an unassisted goal of his own just two minutes later.
The Fighting Owls have now won eight straight games. They improve to 8-1 on the season, with an unblemished 3-0 mark in Md Juco Conference play.
Essex spirals down to 6-3 (0-2 Md Juco).
Scoring Summary
Harford Goals: Reece Wiseman (3);
Eli Doyle (3);
Tyler Wagoner (3);
Owen Consoletti (3);
Grady DiPeso (3);
Chandler Schmidt (2)
Harford Assists: Wagoner (3), Consoletti (1), Wiseman (1), Doyle (1), Schmidt, Vines (1), Wroe (1)
Essex Goals: T.J. Ross (5); Noah Stecher (2); Kyle Guenther (1); Mitchell Foard (1); McKenney Box (1); Collin Stasch (1)
Essex Assists: Guenther (2), Evans (2), Ross (1), Park (1), Box (1)
Goalkeepers
W:
Barret Casto (8-1)
L: Travis Pereira
Games Notes
- Five Fighting Owls finished with hat tricks.
- Tyler Wagoner led all players with three assists.
- Peyton Winters recorded a team high three caused turnovers.
- Shawn Rollison, Tyler Wagoner and Owen Consoletti each tallied three ground balls.
- Harford earned a season low four faceoff victories, marking the first time this year an opposing team has won more than the men in blue
- Essex narrowly outshot Harford, 43-42.
- The Fighting Owls finished 25-of-31 on clear opportunities.
Up Next
Harford will play its final home game of the regular season when they face Ocean County on Saturday, April 13 at 1 p.m.
This will serve as the team's Sophomore Day.
