New London, CT (April 18, 2018) – Purchase men's lacrosse traveled to Mitchell College Wednesday afternoon and scored 15 times on its way to a 15-7 win.

The Panthers broke out in the non-conference showdown at Alumni Field.
Purchase hit the ground running in the first quarter.

The Mariners trailed 9-1 after the first half, but rallied back behind five straight goals to start the second. However, the deficit proved too great, as the Panthers bounced back to score six of the final seven goals to seal the victory.

James Felix (JR/Scarsdale, NY) led Purchase with six goals and two assists and Dylan Gethicker (JR/Lime lake, NY) added five goals and three helpers. Goalie Matt Sayegh (SO/Hopewell Junction, NY) finished with 18 saves in the win.

Kevin Flores paced Mitchell with two goals and two assists while Jade Shields also added a pair of markers and one assist.

Gethicker scored two goals in the opening quarter to stake the Panthers to a 3-1 lead after 15 minutes of play. Tyler Kehoe (FR/Red Hook, NY) added the third goal of the period for the visitors. 

Purchase then dominated the second quarter by a 6-0 margin – getting a pair of goals from both Felix and Gethicker – to extend the lead to 9-1 by intermission.

Following a small comeback by the hosts, Felix steadied the Panthers with a pair of goals to buffer the lead back to five. After Shields netted a man-up goal for the Mariners, Isaac Aguero (JR/Bronx, NY) capped the third-quarter scoring with a goal with eight seconds to go to put the Panthers up 12-7 heading into the final period.

Felix scored twice in the final 15 minutes as the Panthers wrapped up their third win in four games. Purchase finished with a 44-43 edge in shots and a 42-32 advantage in ground balls.

Purchase (5-7 overall) returns to action Monday at home on Senior Night. The Panthers welcome St. Joseph's College-LI for a 7 p.m. start.

-Mitchell Sports Information Contributed to this report