Dylan Maloney has had a flare for the dramatic this season for the Emmaus boys lacrosse team.
The sophomore scored the game-winning goal in overtime a week ago at home at Memorial Field as the Hornets survived Northwestern Lehigh 8-7.
Last night at the same venue, Maloney once again was the hero as he found the back of net with the game-winner with 2:15 on the clock in the second overtime as Emmaus won an important EPC matchup against Nazareth 9-8.
The victory improves the Hornets record to 5-1 in the EPC and 6-4 overall, while the Blue Eagles dropped to 3-2 in the league and 5-3 overall. Emmaus also avenged for a pair of losses to Nazareth a year ago, including an 11-10 last-second, season-ending defeat in the District 11 playoffs.
Maloney wound up the night leading Emmaus’ offensive attack as he scored a pair of goals to go along with two assists. Junior Anthony Attar and sophomore Sam Pechulis each added two goals. At the faceoff X, the Hornets had a lot of success with senior Colin Garrett winning 8 of 12 and freshman Max Weber 9 of 11. In goal, freshman Liam Lewis came up with some big saves late and finished with 12 on the night.
For Nazareth, senior Ryan Kane led the offense with a hat trick. Junior Kellan Tomko also added a pair of goals while classmate Nate Orlando was busy making 23 saves.
Emmaus will be right back at it tonight at 6 p.m. as they host Pine-Richland from the Pittsburgh area.
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Emmaus 9, Nazareth 8 (2 OT)
Naz – 1-2-3-2-0-0 – 8
Em – 3-1-2-2-0-1 – 9
Scoring:
Naz – Ryan Kane 3g, Kellan Tomko 2g, Owen Hanzl 1g/2a, Connor Reilly 1g, Kyle Moyer 1g, Nate Orlando 23 saves
Em – Dylan Maloney 2g/2a, Anthony Attar 2g, Sam Pechulis 2g, Alex Younker 1g/1a, Max Weber 1g, Greyson Schmidt 1g, Colin Garrett 8/12 FO, 6 GBs, Max Weber 9/11 FO, 7 GBs, Liam Lewis 12 saves