WATERBURY, Conn –  Senior attacker Robbie McGrayne made program history yet again on Tuesday afternoon for Post University Men's Lacrosse as he became the program's all-time leader in points with 203 after scoring five goals and adding one assist for six points in the 14-4 conference win over Caldwell University at LaMoy Field. McGrayne surpassed Dylan Heald, who had 202 career points, in his four-year career as an Eagle in the victory, while Head Coach Pat Yannarelli became the most winningest coach in the program's history with 15 wins, passing John Jez for the mark. 

THE BASICS

Post University 14, Caldwell University 4

Post University (5-3, 2-0 CACC)

Caldwell University (0-6, 0-2 CACC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
It was the McGrayne and junior attacker Leighton Cooke show in the win for Post as the duo combined for 10 goals, three assists, and 13 points overall. The two each had five goals each, while Cooke added two assists and McGrayne tacked on one, as the latter in Cooke had his seventh consecutive game with a hat trick and his seven-point day marked the third straight game and fourth overall this season in which he has reached that mark.

Junior attacker Ryan Denike also had a solid all-around game offensively for Post with one goal and four assists for a total of five points while freshman goalie Aiden Waller continued the hot start to his career in net in only 45 minutes of action, making 10 saves and allowing only two goals. Waller is now 3-0 on the season and has not allowed double-digit goals yet in any of his first four appearances as an Eagle. 

The Post defense would be on full display today as graduate defender Thomas Pouliot and senior long-stick midfielder James Sproul each had seven ground balls with Sproul leading the way with four caused turnovers and Pouliot having three caused turnovers. Freshman defender John Karas also accounted for three caused turnovers to go along with his three ground balls as the Eagles forced 31 turnovers by the Cougars while only committing 20 of their own. 

Freshman midfielder Connor Pinkham scored three of the four goals for the Cougars, breaking a 45:03 scoreless drought that spanned from the 6:23 mark of the first quarter to the 6:20 mark of the fourth quarter and featured 12 unanswered goals by the Eagles in the stretch. Junior midfielder Zakkery Glatfelter scored the only other goal while junior attacker Gavin Starr had two assists for Caldwell. 

BY THE NUMBER

• Robbie McGrayne surpassed Dylan Heald's (2021-24) all-time point record at 202 points with six points today, making him the all-time leader in points with 203 in his four-year career
• Recording four points today, Hunter McCarty continues his pursuit of 200 career points and now sits at 178 career points following the game 
• Leighton Cooke has now scored a hat trick in each of his last seven games for Post University after being held scoreless in the season opener against Assumption University
• With his 15th win as Head Coach of the program, Pat Yannarelli passes John Jez (2022-23) as the most winningest coach in program history 
• Currently on pace to break another record, Robbie McGrayne needs to play in at least two more games this season for Post University to become the all-time leader in career games played by three different players in Jack Kearney, Frank Nichols Jr., and Peter Naboka with 55 games played each 

WHO'S NEXT
Post University heads back on the road to face Georgian Court University this Saturday in a conference matchup scheduled for 12:00 PM down in Lakewood, New Jersey. The Eagles have lost seven of their last eight games against the Lions since the 2018 season and have not beaten them on the road since 2017.