Flagler lacrosse wins NCAA Tournament opener in overtime
Flagler College junior midfielder Griffin Moore scored with 1:29 left in overtime to lift the Saints men's lacrosse team to a 7-6 victory over host Concordia on May 7 in the first round of the NCAA Division II Tournament, in Irvine, Calif.
Flagler (12-5) advanced to a game at South Region No. 1-seeded Tampa on May 10 at 1 p.m., at the Naimoli Family Athletic Complex.
The Saints are playing in their first NCAA Tournament. They qualified last week by winning the Gulf South Conference Tournament.
The defensive-oriented game was tied 3-3 at halftime and the Saints trailed 5-4 entering the fourth period. Senior attack Trace McDonald scored the tying goal with 6:03 left in regulation.
Sophomore goalkeeper Jonah Smith had 10 saves.
Flagler's women, the No. 2 seed in the South Region, will play host to St. Leo on May 9 at 7 p.m. in their opening NCAA tournament game.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Flagler lacrosse wins NCAA Tournament game
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