Purchase, NY (April 7, 2017) – Men's lacrosse standout Dylan Gethicker had a night to remember.

Although the first-year program would fall to St. Joseph's College-LI 17-8, Gethicker (JR/Lime Lake, NY) scored five goals in the loss, including several of the highlight reel variety. Gethicker was dominant on the evening, matching SJC-LI's Josh Shaw and Casey Hickey for the game high in goals.

It also sets a program record for Purchase to this point.

Gethicker came into the game with six goals on the season and the team lead in points. He has now amassed a team-leading 11 goals and has 20 points in seven games played.

The matchup was tied 1-1 early, but the Golden Eagles closed the quarter holding a 5-1 advantage.

Purchase didn't recover in the first half and trailed 11-3 at the break.

Gethicker and the Panthers would make it interesting in the second half on a night when the weather wreaked havoc on the campus – a combination of rain, clouds, wind and even a wintry mix of sleet and hail took turns during the course of the game.

The hosts closed the gap 15-6 on Gethicker unassisted score in the third. One of his five goals included a near length of the field sprint through the defense, where the junior midfielder bested his defenders en route to finding the back of the net.

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The Golden Eagles also got goals from Chris Nielsen, Scott Reece, Scott (3) and Kyle Levantino.

Purchase's Daniel Desaulniers (FR/Watertown, CT), Simon Lai (SR/Garrison, NY) and James Felix (SO/Scarsdale, NY) scored the other goals on the evening.