Elmira, N.Y.: After battling through a pair of last second decisions the SUNY Cobleskill men's lacrosse team came out shooting on Saturday grounding the host Soaring Eagles of Elmira College by a 12-2 margin in a non-league contest played at Elmira Notre Dame High School. With the victory the Fighting Tigers improve to 2-1 overall on the year while Elmira falls to 0-2 on the campaign.
                                                             
Cobleskill refused to let the Soaring Eagles get airborne as the Fighting Tigers unleashed a five goal first quarter barrage on the home team which saw them lead 5-0 at the period as five different team members found the back of the net. That was followed by three more goals in the second quarter which led to an 8-1 lead from which the visitors never looked back.
 
The Fighting Tigers were once again led by the duo of junior attackman Sean Degnan, Monroe, N.Y., Monroe-Woodbury High School, who had five goals along with four ground galls and senior attackman Jeremy Mowrey, Johnstown, N.Y., Johnstown High School/Herkimer Community College, who tallied three goals, an assists and five ground balls on the day. The team also received strong play from junior midfielder Jake McCarthy, Kings Point, N.Y., Kings Point High School, and junior Garrett Vigrass, Wallkill, N.Y., Wallkill High School, who each had a goal and an assist in the contest.
 
On defense the Orange & Black received a strong effort from freshman defender Nick Dominic, Pittsford, N.Y., Pittsford High School, who caused seven turnovers on the day while picking up a game high of 11 ground balls and from senior midfielder Kyle Magdziuk, Syracuse, N.Y., Westhill High School, who returned from the injured list to win 13-of-18 face-offs to go with five ground balls.
 
In the net Fighting Tiger junior goalie Willie Wilson, Geneva, N.Y., Geneva High School/Tompkins-Cortland Community College, was stellar recording 10 saves and picking up three ground balls.   
 
Cobleskill will next be in action on Wednesday March 14 when they travel to Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y. to face the Raptors of Bard College in non-league action beginning at 6:00 p.m.