Michigan
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Rutgers
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Rowlett's Career Day Not Enough as U-M Falls at No. 5 Rutgers
3/6/2021 2:45:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
» Faceoff man Nick Rowlett won 25 faceoffs and had 16 ground balls with both being Michigan program records.
» Both Jacob Jackson and Bryce Clay marked hat tricks to lead the Wolverine offensive effort.
» Michigan tied the program record for extra-man goals in a game with four.
» The Wolverines outshot the Scarlet Knights, 44-43.
Site: Piscataway, N.J. (SHI Stadium)
Score: #5 Rutgers 22, Michigan 12
Records: U-M (0-3, 0-3 B1G), Rutgers (3-0, 3-0 B1G)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, March 14 -- at Ohio State (Columbus, Ohio), 4 p.m. (TV: ESPNU)
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Junior Nick Rowlett set school single-game records with 25 faceoff wins and 16 ground balls, but the University of Michigan men's lacrosse team lost, 22-12, to No. 5-ranked Rutgers on Saturday (March 6) at SHI Stadium.
Rowlett went 25-for-38 (66 percent) at the faceoff dot, while both Jacob Jackson (first career) and junior Bryce Clay (eighth career) marked hat tricks to lead the Wolverine offensive effort. U-M tied a team record with four extra-man goals and outshot Rutgers, 44-43.
After falling behind, 2-0, in the early going, U-M (0-3, 0-3 Big Ten) used a marker from Josh Zawada (11:20) and an extra-man goal from Avery Myers to knot the contest at 2. The two sides traded goals before Rutgers (3-0, 3-0 Big Ten) went on a 3-1 run to close the opening quarter with a 6-4 lead. U-M had goals from sophomore Jake Bonomi and graduate student Tyler Papa over that span.
U-M secured its most narrow deficit of the contest at the 13:41 mark of the second, as freshman Michael Boehm put home a rebound goal to cut the Rutgers advantage to 6-5. The Scarlet Knights then went on a 4-0 run over the next eight minutes to bring the count to 10-5, until Clay ended the run with a tally at 5:36 on an extra-man chance. Jackson added U-M's third EMO goal of the half with 3:02 to go in the second quarter to make it 11-7. Rutgers' David Sprock beat the buzzer, scoring with one second to go in the quarter to increase the lead to 12-7 going in to the break. Michigan set a program record with three extra-man goals in the first half.
The Scarlet Knights outscored the Wolverines, 8-2, in the third quarter to hold a 20-9 lead after three stanzas. Michigan has a 3-2 scoring edge in the fourth with Jackson and Clay notching their third scores of the afternoon, while freshman Kyle Stephenson scored his first U-M goal with 2:57 to play.
Tweet of the Game
GOAL
— Michigan Men's Lacrosse (@UMichLacrosse) March 6, 2021
Tyler Papa marks his first U-M goal with 11 ticks to go in Q1. RU leads 6-4 after one.#GoBlue? pic.twitter.com/Op6ZcL1ggO
Next up, U-M will travel to Columbus for a matchup against Ohio State on Sunday (March 14) at 4 p.m. The contest will be broadcast live on ESPNU.
