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SKANEATELES, N.Y. -- Junior
Joe Jacobs-Ferderbar scored the game winning goal 1:19 into the second overtime period Saturday to lift Nazareth to a 9-8 victory over St. Lawrence in a non-conference men's lacrosse game played at Skaneateles High School. Senior
Todd Dermody made a game-high 10 saves for Nazareth.
Nazareth surged to an early 2-0 lead 6:22 into the first quarter following a goal from Jacobs-Ferderbar and Estes. Sophomore John McDonnell found Jacobs-Ferderbar with 10:33 to play in the quarter to put the Golden Flyers on the board before Estes extended Nazareth's lead with an unassisted goal two minutes later.
Kyle Jacobsen cut the Saints' deficit to one with an unassisted goal with 7:52 to play in the quarter. After the remainder of the quarter finished scoreless, St. Lawrence tied the game when Mac Johnson found the back of the net two minutes into the second period.
Nazareth and St. Lawrence traded the final five goals of the half to leave the Golden Flyers with a 5-4 lead at halftime. With the ball in Nazareth's offensive zone, Brown scored the Golden Flyers' third goal after running toward the midfield line to substitute then cutting back into the box. The defender covering Brown continued running to midfield. Cummings sent a well-timed pass to the wide-open Brown, who converted on the opportunity.
Estes scored Nazareth's final two goals of the period with 6:46 and 3:46 remaining in the period, respectively. After receiving a pass from junior
Joe Valasiadis, Estes one-timed a shot into the back of the net for his second goal of the quarter.
John Manning and Matt Pope tallied back-to-back goals midway through the third quarter to give the Saints their first lead of the game, 6-5, with 4:43 to play in the quarter. About a minute after St. Lawrence's second goal, Cummings answered for the Golden Flyers to tie the game. With 39 seconds left in the quarter, Johnson found the back of the net to reclaim the Saints' lead, 7-6 going into the fourth quarter.
Jacobs-Ferderbar set-up senior
Mark DeCirce's goal about five minutes into the fourth quarter to tie the game for the sixth time. Less than a minute later, St. Lawrence reclaimed the lead.
Scott Castle, however, scored the equalizer with 2:03 left in regulation as the Golden Flyers converted a man-up opportunity. Freshman
Brian Wright was credited with an assist on Castle's goal, which forced the game into overtime.
St. Lawrence controlled the first three minutes of the first overtime period, but Dermody made two saves to keep the game tied. Dermody also forced a shot by Caldwell Rohrbach wide as Rohrbach was one-on-one with Dermody at the Nazareth crease.
The Saints also had the first chance in the second overtime period after controlling the faceoff. Nazareth again weathered St. Lawrence before forcing the Saints into a turnover. The Golden Flyers cleared the defensive zone before calling a timeout with 3:00 left in the second overtime period to set-up Jacobs-Ferderbar's game-winning shot.
The Saints held a 39-28 advantage in shots and had a 28-26 edge in ground balls. Both teams committed 17 turnovers and three penalties in the even contest. Andrew Cochran finished with nine saves for St. Lawrence while Dermody had 10 for Nazareth. Dermody made four crucial saves in the first quarter when the Saints had possession for most of the period.
The Golden Flyers open their Empire 8 schedule Wednesday with a 4 p.m. home game against Alfred.
