Big Macs Slay Dragons 17-0

The Big Macs lacrosse team rebounded from its first loss of the season against Winschester Thurston with a devastating 17-0 rout of the Taylor Alderdice Dragons on Friday at Cupples Stadium on Pittsburgh's South Side.

Senior Richie Leeds' goal less then two minutes into the game got Canon-McMillan off and running and the onslaught was on. Nick Carr and Ben Ward paced Canon-McMillan with six and four first-half goals, respectively. In addition to Ward's goal-scoring, he assisted on four other Big Mac goals. Connor Neimeyer contributed another pair of goals and two assists. The other
goal scorers were Matt Smutney, Jeremy Cadez, Zach Moore and John Binotto. Cadez' goal was inspiring as he was forced to sit out the entire 2012 season with a serious medical condition that threatened this season as well, but his commitment to his teammates was rewarded with his contribution toward the big victory.

Will Graziani earned the shutout after losing a shutout bid earlier in the year when Trinity scored with less than two minutes left in this season's opener back on March 22.

The win takes the Big Macs record to 6-1 overall and 0-1 in conference play. The team returns home on tonight, Monday April 15 to face the North Hills Indians.