BUFFALO, N.Y. – It was a record-breaking performance by the D'Youville University men's lacrosse program, breaking five team records enroute to a 27-9 win over Davis & Elkins College Saturday afternoon.
 
The Saints (1-0) set new team records in goals (27), assists (14), points (41), groundballs (58), and caused turnovers (22).
 
The offense was led by the three-headed monster of Brady Ruffalo (Webster, N.Y./Webster Schroeder), Stefano Evan (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal), and Obrigh Tallchief (Irving, N.Y./Lake Shore) with eight points each. Carsyn Kent (Whitby, Ontario/Donald A. Wilson Secondary) and Nick Sholett (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal) each had three points to help the scoring efforts. Eight other Saints also contributed to the scoring, record either a goal or assist. It all started with Jake Bush (Lakeview, N.Y./Frontier), going 28-for-38 (73.7 percent) in the faceoff circle.
 
Bush also benefited in the faceoff circle, leading the team with 16 groundballs with Cameron Fogarty (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove Area) adding 11 groundballs. Fogarty helped create defense into offense, causing four turnovers with Christian Cliff (Toronto, Ontario/Lakeshore Collegiate Institute) adding three more.
 
DYU go the offense going early and often in the first quarter, scoring three straight goals to start it off including a man-up goal from Ruffalo. The Senators got one on the board, but DYU responded with four more goals including a pair from Tallchief in that span to lead 7-1 after one quarter of action.
 
The scoring did not stop there, as the Saints continued to fire at will, scoring seven unanswered goals to begin the second frame to make it 14-1 with 6:55 left until the break. Ruffalo and Tallchief led the attack, each scoring a pair during the run. Both teams scored a pair of goals before the break as D'Youville took a commanding 16-3 lead into the break.
 
Despite the chilly temperatures, the Saints did not cool off coming back into the third quarter. DYU scored four-straight to start the second half, coming from four different goal scorers, to make it 20-3. D&E tried to cut into the lead, scoring back-to-back goals, but DYU responded with three more goals to close out the third with a 23-5 lead.
 
In the fourth quarter, with the game well out of hand, the teams each scored four goals to finish 27-9.
 
Casey Berns (Webster, N.Y./Webster Scroeder) earned his first collegiate victory in net, making four saves on seven attempts in one half of action. Reece Eck (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake Senior) closed out the second half, making a pair of saves on eight attempts.
 
DYU will now hit the road for three-straight games, first as they travel to Malone University next Saturday at 2 p.m.