EMMITSBURG, Md. (September 4, 2021) – Mount St. Mary's faced a tough task during day one of the Navy Invitational, drawing a pair of top 20 opponents. Despite the tall order, sophomore
Jason O'Donnell picked up on his All-American pace, scoring eight times in the two games.
The Mount fell in both contests, falling to No. 14 Princeton 21-10 and No. 9 UC Davis 26-7.
O'Donnell scored three times against the Tigers and five times against the Aggies. Senior
Eli Thalos accounted for five of the team's 17 goals on the day, including the opening goal of the season. Transfer
Kiahi Horan got his first Mountaineer goal in the third quarter of the Princeton game.
Several athletes made their debuts Saturday, with three players scoring.
Nate Hopkins,
Nicholas Wallace-Whitfield, and
Jaden McNeal-Villafana all registered goals in the fourth quarter against the Tigers. Those goals – combined with three from O'Donnell – helped the Mount win a 6-2 advantage in the last eight minutes.
Three players tallied multi-assist efforts. Freshman
Michael Lemishko and sophomore
Kacper Cieplik had two against Princeton, while Horan had two against UC Davis.
Mount St. Mary's looks to rebound from the 0-2 start Sunday, facing Salem and Iona on the Navy Invitational's second day.
Princeton 21, Mount St. Mary's 10
Team 1 2 3 4
Mount St. Mary's 1 0 3 6
Princeton 5 7 7 2
Mount St. Mary's Goals: O'Donnell 3, Thalos 3, Hopkins 1, Wallace-Whitfield 1, Horan 1, McNeal-Villafana 1
Princeton Goals: Pozaric 4, Benson 3, K. Maloney 3, Killion 2, Sekulic 2, Cooper 1, Caras 1, Hovsmith 1, P. Maloney 1, Neapole 1, Rotenberg 1, Roose 1
UC Davis 26, Mount St. Mary's 7
Team 1 2 3 4
Mount St. Mary's 1 2 3 1
UC Davis 7 8 4 7
Mount St. Mary's Goals: O'Donnell 5, Thalos 2
UC Davis Goals: Goulter 7, Plastino 4, Murtaugh 3, Voggenthaler 3, Anderson 2, Beltran 2, Gross 2, Norton 1, Venne 1, Towill 1
