Falcons Defeat Marist in Home Opener

USAF ACADEMY, Colo. – Backed by a career-high four goals from junior Trey Lervick, the Air Force lacrosse team doubled up Marist by a 12-6 score in its first home game of the 2019 season on Saturday, Feb. 16. Lervick was one of three Falcons to record multiple goals on the day, as the Falcons (1-1) captured the program's first victory over Marist (0-1) at the Academy.

Air Force got on the board just three-and-a-half minutes into the game, as sophomore Quincy Peene got past the Red Foxes' goaltender on an unassisted strike. Marist evened the score less than a minute later, but Lervick tallied a pair of goals and sophomore Matthew O'Rourk added his third of the season to put the Falcons up 4-1 at the end of the first quarter.

The Falcons, who outshot the Red Foxes 16-1 in the first, continued the pressure in the second –outshooting the visitors by a 16-2 margin and accounting for four more scores. Peene added another goal during Air Force's second quarter run, while freshman Brenden Crouse, senior Blake Gillund and junior Matthew Schwartz all found the back of the next to help Air Force head into halftime with an 8-1 lead.

Lervick tallied another goal less than three minutes into the third quarter that pushed the Falcons' lead to eight (9-1), but Marist recorded a goal just over a minute later that ended Air Force's stretch of eight-straight goals. Schwartz tallied his second goal of the day during a man-down play, while Lervick scored off of O'Rourk's team-leading third assist of the day to give Air Force an 11-2 lead at the end of three.

Marist registered four unanswered goals in the fourth, during a five-minute run that cut into the Falcons' advantage (11-6), but sophomore Christian Kuhn registered his first goal of the season at the 3:24 mark to help the Falcons double-up the visiting Red Foxes and secure the 12-6 home win.

Highlighted by a 39-10 advantage during the first three quarters, the Falcons outshot Marist 43-22 during the afternoon. Air Force was a perfect 16-of-16 on clears, while holding the Red Foxes to 11-of-17 in clear attempts and forcing the visitors in 24 turnovers.

Sophomore goalkeeper Brenden Host tallied six saves in the win, while senior Brandon Jones collected a game-high five ground balls. Fellow senior Trent Harper was 11-for-20 on face-off attempts, while O'Rourk added a game-high seven shots to his team-best three assists.

The Falcons face Cleveland State in Denver on Saturday, Feb. 23, and then return to the Academy the following day (Feb. 24) to host lacrosse-newcomer Utah at 11:00 a.m., inside Falcon Stadium.

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Team Stats

Trey Lervick

Quincy Peene

Matthew Schwartz

Blake Gillund

Players Mentioned

Brenden Crouse

Blake Gillund

Trent Harper

Brandon Jones

Christian Kuhn

Trey Lervick

Matthew O'Rourk

Quincy Peene

Matthew Schwartz

Players Mentioned

Brenden Crouse

Blake Gillund

Trent Harper

Brandon Jones

Christian Kuhn

Trey Lervick

Matthew O'Rourk

Quincy Peene

Matthew Schwartz

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