2022 Leading Edge in College: Week 2 Recap

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An extra season away from the field was more than enough waiting for CJ Kirst. He made sure to announce his arrival in style on Saturday.

The Leading Edge 2020 attackman by way of Delbarton ripped home four goals and added three assists as Cornell downed Albany, 16-8, in the Big Red’s first game since early 2020.

Kirst also collected four ground balls and caused a turnover. It’s safe to say that the freshman’s probably going to be sticking around in the starting lineup.

Georgetown 10, Penn 8

The Hoyas picked up their second straight win over a ranked team to start the year, thanks in large part to ’17 Owen McElroy (Avon Old Farms) putting forth an 11-save effort. McElroy also had a pair of ground balls. Fellow ’17 Connor Morin (Morristown-Beard) paired two goals with an assist to go along with a caused turnover and a ground ball in the win.

Rutgers 13, Army 10

’16 Colin Kirst (Seton Hall Prep) was his usual fantastic self in the Rutgers cage, denying 15 shots sent his way as the Scarlet Knights won a battle of top-10 teams.

Duke 19, Denver 10

’20 Cole Krauss (Delbarton) led a stingy defensive effort from the Blue Devils with three ground balls and a caused turnover from his LSM spot.

Colgate 11, Air Force 8

’18 Ryan Decker (Chatham) fired home a goal and snagged two ground balls as the Raiders picked up their first win of the season. ’21 Ethan Cronk (Ridgewood) collected a ground ball and a faceoff win for Colgate.

Lafayette 14, VMI 6

’18 George Enman (Pingry) pocketed a goal and two ground balls for the Leopards. Lafayette also got a caused turnover and a ground ball from ’18 Ryan Kirkwood (St. Peter’s Prep) in the win.

Brown 19, Quinnipiac 13

’16 George Grell (St. Peter’s Prep) led the Bears’ triumphant return to the field with a pair of assists and a ground ball.

Delaware 12, Saint Joseph’s 11
Saint Joseph’s 15, Penn State 13
Vermont 16, Penn State 10

’17 Jack Anderson (Mendham) had a ground ball and a caused turnover against the Blue Hens. He then chipped in an assist and a ground ball as the Hawks beat the Nittany Lions for the first time in school history.

’21 Kevin Parnham (Pingry) caused a turnover and scooped up a ground ball for PSU against Vermont and gobbled up a trio of ground balls to go with a caused turnover against the Hawks.

Providence 13, Siena 8

’18 Michael Harris (Ridge) was outstanding in the Friars’ cage with a dozen saves and only three goals allowed to go with three ground balls. ’18 Bryce Kirkwood (Ridge) picked up a ground ball in the win.

’17 Jack Kiernan (Ridgewood) scored once and had two ground balls and two caused turnovers for the Saints.

Virginia 18, Towson 9

’20 Connell Kumar (Seton Hall Prep) scored once as the two-time defending national champions came roaring back from an early deficit.

’19 Brandon Hund (Johnson) had a ground ball for the Tigers.

UMass 19, UMass-Lowell 9

’20 Mason Bregman (Lenape) snapped home a goal and tacked on a ground ball as UMass rolled.

Richmond 18, Marist 4

’21 Griffin Kology (Chatham) made his first career start for the Spiders and collected a ground ball to spearhead a stingy defensive effort.

UMBC 12, Drexel 8

’17 Sean Quinn (Seton Hall Prep) picked up a pair of ground balls for the Dragons.

Jacksonville 14, Marquette 10

’20 Luke Blanc (Seton Hall Prep) had two goals and a helper and ’19 Chris Kirschner (Immaculata) tallied once and added a ground ball and a caused turnover for Marquette.

Yale 17, Villanova 14

’18 Will Vitton (Summit) stopped seven shots and added a ground ball for the Wildcats. Villanova also got two caused turnovers and three ground balls from ’20 Reid Colwell (Westfield).

Hobart 14, Lehigh 13

’18 Pat McIlroy (Westfield) snagged a pair of ground balls for the Mountain Hawks.

Stony Brook 18, Robert Morris 14

’19 Liam Rosenthal (Central Bucks East, Pa.) made a save in relief for the Colonials.

Michigan 20, Holy Cross 3

’18 Chris Conlin (Chatham) dislodged a pair of turnovers and grabbed four ground balls for the Crusaders.

Division III

Cabrini 10, Haverford 6

’16 Matt Nestler (Chatham) was rock-solid in the Cavaliers’ cage, stopping a dozen shots sent his way to secure Cabrini coach Steve Colfer‘s 300th career win.

Gettysburg 16, Eastern 4

’21 Jack Dunleavy (Seton Hall Prep) tallied a goal and grabbed three ground balls in his collegiate debut to help give new head coach Peter Toner his first win as the Bullets’ boss.

Dickinson 13, Stevens 6

’21 Colin Williams (St. Peter’s Prep) corralled a ground ball for the Red Devils.

Stevenson 17, Ursinus 9

’19 Tyler Neal (Delaware Valley) dished out three assists and had a pair of ground balls for Ursinus.