NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Sean Grogan delivered a standout six-point performance with four goals and two assists as the No. 12 Yale men's lacrosse team powered past RV UAlbany with a commanding 15–2 win on Senior Day at Reese Stadium.
 
Grogan led a balanced Bulldogs offense that featured eight different goal scorers, as Yale jumped out to a 9–0 lead and shut out the Great Danes in the first half, taking complete control early and never looking back.
 
With the victory, Yale improved to 8-4, while UAlbany fell to 8-6.
 
Notable Performances

• Grogan finished with four goals and two assists for a six-point day.
• David Anderson recorded a hat trick, including two fourth quarter goals.
• Cole Cashion scored twice in the opening quarter.
• Connor Gately tallied a goal and three assists.
• Cole Jackson added two goals.
• William Sheehan contributed a goal and an assist.
• Dylan Blekicki had two assists.
• Luke Pascal and Flynn Leonard tallied goals.
• Ben Friedman made nine saves and added an assist on Sheehan's first quarter goal.
• Ben Cuomo was 6-for-10 on faceoffs with a team-high six ground balls.

 
Scoring Summary

• Q1 | Yale came out firing, scoring five times in the opening quarter, Cashion netted the first two goals of the game, Grogan added another off a Gately assist, Sheehan scored off a feed from Friedman, and Pascal scored with 13 seconds left in the frame. 5-0 YALE
• Q2 | The Bulldogs kept pushing the pace, as Jackson opened the quarter with a score, Grogan added another from Gately, Anderson buried a man-up goal off a Blekicki assist, and Leonard followed 29 seconds later to send Yale into halftime with a commanding nine-goal lead. 9-0 YALE
• Q3 | UAlbany finally got on the board early in the third at the 13:41 mark, but Yale answered immediately. Grogan scored at 12:27, then added a man-up tally 31 seconds later, and Gately followed with an unassisted goal as the Bulldogs pushed the advantage to 11 (12-1). The Great Danes added a score at the 3:32 mark, but Yale took a 10-goal lead into the final quarter. 12-2 YALE
• Q4 | Anderson netted two goals—including a man-up finish and a highlight-reel behind-the-back score—while Jackson added the final goal at 9:53 to secure a dominant Senior Day victory .15-2 YALE

 
Bulldog Notes

• Gately has recorded at least one point in every game for Yale this season.
• Grogan registered his second straight multi-goal performance, his ninth of the season overall.
• Cashion has posted multi-goal games in three consecutive outings.
• Anderson recorded his first multi-goal game since a five-goal performance against Boston University on Feb. 21.
• Blekicki notched his second two-assist game of the season.
• Leonard tallied his second goal of the year.
• The Bulldogs have won five in a row. 
• Yale held an opponent scoreless in a half for the first time since March 12, 2016, at Fairfield.
• The Bulldogs held an opponent to just two goals for the first time since March 11, 2014, against Lehigh.
• Yale held UAlbany to fewer than five goals for the first time since 2010.

 
Up Next
The Bulldogs will close out the regular season at Brown on Saturday, Apr. 25 at 12 p.m.