Tardiff's Late Goal Sends Pfeiffer Men's Lacrosse to 16-15 Road Win at Southern Virginia
Buena Vista, Va. (April 13, 2024) – Mason Tardiff scored the winning goal with 2:20 remaining to send Pfeiffer University to a 16-15 USA South road win at Southern Virginia University on Saturday afternoon.
The Basics
FINAL – Pfeiffer def. Southern Virginia, 16-15
Records
Pfeiffer – 6-6, 5-0 USA South
Southern Virginia – 5-9, 4-2 USA South
Location – Buena Vista, Va. – Knight Stadium
HOW IT HAPPENED
Tied at 3-3 at the end of the first, Pfeiffer exploded in the second quarter, scoring nine goals while taking a 12-6 lead into halftime.
Pfeiffer would go up 15-8 at 8:38 of the third quarter on a score from
Zach DeFazio, but SVU's offense came alive, as they scored seven unanswered goals to tie the game at 15-15, capped by a Porter Wells goal at the five-minute mark of the fourth.
The Knights were then saddled with an unnecessary roughness penalty at 2:32, putting the Falcons on the man-up advantage. Tardiff would then bury the eventual game-winner at 2:20 on an assist from
Trent Orr, providing the 16-15 final.
Pfeiffer then was called for a holding penalty with 1:24 left, putting SVU on the man-advantage, but a forced turnover and ground ball pickup from
Tobias Ballester sealed the deal, as SVU was then called for two more penalties with 32 seconds remaining.
The Knights never regained possession, with Pfeiffer taking the 16-15 win, their first win at SVU in five tries, dating back to 2019.
Inside the Box Score
The Falcons got a balanced offensive effort on the day, with 10 Falcons scoring goals.Â
Zach DeFazio led the way with four goals while Tardiff had three scores and one assist.Â
Quinn Becraft added a pair of scores and an assist. Freshman
Khyler Johnson had a great day, scoring once and providing a team-best four assists in the win.
Faceoff specialist
Elias Solano had a team-high six ground balls while teammate
William Wozniak had three caused turnovers in the win.
Falcon goalkeeper
Oliver Buch earned the win, making 15 saves in 52-minutes play while
Jason Rowland made one save in eight minutes of play.
Up Next
Pfeiffer will return to The Village for a 6:30 p.m. matchup on Wednesday, April 17 against Brevard College at Lefko-Mills Field.
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