Powers Nets Career-High Six Goals as #16/18/18 Men’s Lacrosse Storms Past St. John’s, 17-10

Saturday, February 15

Newark, DE

Noon

University of Delaware

2-0

St. John's

1-1

St. John's

Delaware

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

Powers Nets Career-High Six Goals as #16/18/18 Men’s Lacrosse Storms Past St. John’s, 17-10

2/15/2025 3:07:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

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NEWARK, Del. – Brendan Powers netted a career-high six goals as the #16/18/18 University of Delaware men's lacrosse team stormed past St. John's, 17-10 on Saturday. The Blue Hens improve to 2-0, while the Red Storm drops to 1-1.

HENS HIGHLIGHTS

UD outscored the Red Storm 10-1 in the second half.
Powers tallied his first-career sock-trick (six goals).
Cory Capri netted his first-career hat-trick.
John McCurry tallied his first hat-trick in 2025.
Jason Kolar and Tyler Owings each added two goals.

HOW IT HAPPENED

St. John's held a 4-1 lead at the game's initial media stoppage with 5:43 to go in the opening quarter. The Red Storm took a 5-2 lead advantage into the second frame.
It was a penalty-filled second period for Delaware, but Ellington and the defense stepped up, allowing a lone goal over four overlapping penalties. The Hens struck for five goals in the second, leaving the halftime score at 9-7 in favor of the Red Storm.
A pair of goals from McCurry and Powers knotted the game up at nine with 7:56 to go in the third. Capri scored his third of the game for the Hens with 2:10 remaining to give his team their first lead of the game at 10-9.
Delaware outpaced St. John's 7-1 in the fourth to widen the margin.

GAME NOTES

Ben DeLuca has not lost a home opener since taking over the Blue Hens, going 8-0 in that span.
Delaware improves to 5-0 all-time against St. John's.

UP NEXT
Delaware will host the Penn Quakers on Saturday, February 22 at Delaware Stadium. The game is scheduled for noon and will air on LacrosseTV.

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