Union, N.J. (4/8/23) – The Kean University men's lacrosse topped Penn College by the final of 17-10 on Saturday afternoon in their last non-conference contest of the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Wildcats scratched across the first goal of the day from Sam Hills five and a half minutes into the first quarter.

The Cougars (10-2) then rolled off three straight to take a lead they would not relinquish. 

Kean poured it on and scored six straight while racking up 12 first half goals and a 12-4 lead at the break.

The Cougars led by as many as 11 (16-5) before the Wildcats (9-4) rolled off five consecutive in the fourth quarter.

Dylan Johnson broke up the run with his fourth goal of the day to close out the scoring.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Nick Thorne and Johnson each had four goals for Kean for game-highs.  Thorne added three assists.

Anthony Porter closed out the day with one goal and five assists with three groundballs.

Hills led Penn with two goals in the loss.

UP NEXT:

Kean hosts their first Coastal Lacrosse Conference (CLC) when they host Stockton University on Wednesday at 7 p.m.