Flagler lacrosse wins NCAA Tournament opener in overtime
Flagler College men's lacrosse team won its first NCAA Tournament game in overtime, advancing to play Tampa.
Flagler College junior midfielder Griffin Moore scored with 1:29 left in overtime to lift the Saints men's lacrosse team to a 7-6 victory over host Concordia on May 7 in the first round of the NCAA Division II Tournament, in Irvine, Calif. Flagler (12-5) advanced to a game at South Region No. 1-seeded Tampa on May 10 at 1 p.
m. , at the Naimoli Family Athletic Complex. The Saints are playing in their first NCAA Tournament.
They qualified last week by winning the Gulf South Conference Tournament. The defensive-oriented game was tied 3-3 at halftime and the Saints trailed 5-4 entering the fourth period. Senior attack Trace McDonald scored the tying goal with 6:03 left in regulation.
Sophomore goalkeeper Jonah Smith had 10 saves. Flagler's women , the No. 2 seed in the South Region, will play host to St.