The Key West Conchs lacrosse crew acquired off to a 2-0 begin this season, first with a highway win at Florida Christian on Feb. 11. Coach Alberto Piceno gave the sport ball to freshman Owen Dougherty.
“We misplaced a defenseman and he stepped in and did an exceptional job; he stood out as making a distinction within the recreation,” Dougherty stated. Additionally making fairly a distinction was goalkeeper Mateo Lopez, who was credited with 11 saves and a 73% save charge.
“He stored us within the recreation,” Piceno stated.
Zachary Payne scored three, Sawyer Hill two and Carlo Vernieri and Kieran Smith one apiece within the 7-4 win.
Two nights later, the Conchs gained their house opener in opposition to John Carroll Catholic in a 13-5 rout. Vernieri netted 4 targets whereas Payne and Brooks Pellicier scored three every. Reif Wallen added two and Hill chalked up another for a baker’s dozen for Key West. Lopez’s saves hit the double digits once more, retaining the Conchs out in entrance for the whole thing of the sport. Towards the Rams, Piceno was impressed with Vernieri, a sophomore.
“He’s an impactful participant on the sphere; his means to handle the sport, to hurry it up, sluggish it down, direct, and get his teammates concerned in performs was essential,” he defined.
Key West was not the one Keys crew placing the harm on Florida Christian final week. Hurricane followers acquired their cash’s price on the regular-season opener at house final week. Coral Shores’ boys lacrosse coach Chris Carrow was ecstatic together with his crew’s efficiency in a double-overtime win he described as “thrilling” on Feb. 13 in opposition to the Patriots of Florida Christian.
Brock Bynum’s 10-save clutch efficiency shut down the Patriots’ offense whereas the Hurricanes’ offensive unit was firing on all cylinders. Lucas Carballo, Reed Tutor, Zane Martinez and Christian Gonzalez all discovered the web to contribute to the crew’s purpose complete within the huge win.
Whereas the boys groups had been unbeaten in week one, the women groups struggled to seek out their mojo. Key West misplaced their opener 16-4 at Calvary Christian on Feb. 15. Coral Shores fell to 0-1 after a 15-5 loss at house in opposition to Palmer Trinity on Feb. 11.