WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – In a game of runs, the Big Red men's lacrosse team got the last run of the game with three goals to start the fourth quarter, as it downed Hobart, 10-8, at Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach, Fla. With the win Cornell extends its current winning-streak vs. the Statesmen to 12 games and evens its record at 1-1 on the season.
 
Seven players accounted for the Big Red's 10 goals, led by John Edmonds with two goals and two assists, including one goal and one assist in the decisive fourth quarter. The freshmen attack duo of Colton Rupp and Ryan Bray registered two goals apiece. Midfielders Emmy Poccia, Ryan Matthews, Kason Tarbell, and Jake McCulloch each tallied one goal, with McCulloch chipping in an assist.
 
In the face-off circle, Dom Massimilian held the slight edge, going 11-of-21, with six ground balls and one assist.
 
Defensively, the Big Red caused 10 turnovers, with Marshall Peters pacing the group with four, to go along with five ground balls. In goal, Brennan Donville made eight saves.
 
Hobart (1-2) was led by Cooper Stefaniak's three goals, while Mark Darden chipped in a pair. Goalie Jackson Brown finished with 10 saves.  
 
COACH KERWICK QUOTES
We're happy with the win. This is a young group and we have a long way to go, offensively in particular. I thought our defense played great. We've got to learn to make the little plays because the little plays end up putting you in the position to win. There were some little plays we didn't make during the course of the game and Hobart capitalized against us. So we have to learn from that. It's going to be a learning process the whole year with this group. But I'm really happy.
 
This was a great opportunity to get the guys out of the north and down to Florida and to play in front of a lot of alumni that came to the game.
 
We have to keep piecing it together and get better each week. That's our objective to just be a little more consistent, but we'll take the win.
 
TURNING POINT
Hobart took a 7-6 lead into the fourth quarter and started the final stanza with a man-up opportunity, but Donville came up with a big save, one of his four stops in the quarter, to give the ball back to the Big Red. Moments later, Matthews blasted a low shot past Brown to knot the game for the sixth and final time at 7-7. Back-to-back spectacular goals from Bray and Tarbell gave Cornell its largest lead of the game at 9-7 with 6:08 to play.
 
NOTES TO KNOW
• With the win, the Big Red is now 4-0 all-time in the state of Florida.
• Head coach Matt Kerwick remains perfect at 3-0 vs. his alma mater.
• The 12 straight victories by Cornell is the longest winning streak by either team in the history of the  series.
• Domenic Massimilian has won double-digits face-offs in nine straight games.
• Domenic Massimilian has won the face-off battle in five straight contests.
• John Edmonds has registered at least one point in five consecutive games.
• Jake Pulver has caused at least one turnover in six straight contests.