The Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team took an 11-10 win over Stockton University in overtime Saturday, March 16.

Junior Scott Nikolaz was able to bring the Blue Jays the win just as the OT clock struck down to its last minute.

In regular game play, senior Andrew Watts and junior Alex Filbert were the two top scorers, with Watts making three goals and Filbert making two.

In the first quarter, the Blue Jays were in the lead, taking seven goals going into the second quarter.

First-year Nick Cost made the first goal for Etown and for the game with 9:57 left in the first quarter. The goal was unassisted.

Cost made another goal with 27 seconds left in the first quarter, putting the Jays up 6-0. Etown made 12 shots in the first quarter with nine on the goal.

The other four points came from Watts and junior Mike DiGenova, who made two points each. In the second quarter, Filbert made an unassisted goal putting the Blue Jays up 7-0.

The Ospreys got themselves on the score board with a goal made by Eric Ellis with 13:20 left in the quarter. After another goal from Blue Jay sophomore Cody Richter, the Ospreys took over the rest of the second quarter and led in the third quarter.

At the end of the third quarter, Etown was still up two points 8-6. Stockton was penalized for unsportsmanlike behavior as a team before the last quarter started.

In the fourth quarter, Watts took the first goals with an assist by Cost.
Stockton followed with three goals and a last regular game score from Filbert. In a fight for another point, Stockton put the game into OT.

Nikolaz was able to make the winning goal with 1:42 left in overtime play.
Junior goalie Tom Mahoney made a total of 11 saves for the Blue Jays as he worked hard to help his team get its win. Stockton had 19 saves for the game.

The teams tied for 16 turnovers for the whole game.

The team will play again Saturday, March 23 with a 1 p.m. game against the Catholic University of America on Wolf Field.