Trent Excalibur Men's Lacrosse Nab Home Opener With 8-5 Victory Over Queen's University

There was no champion’s rust for the Trent Excalibur men’s lacrosse team as they defeated Queen’s University in their season opener 8-5 at the Justin Chiu Stadium on Wednesday night.

Photo courtesy of Trent University.

The Excalibur were coming off their Baggataway Cup championship with an undefeated 2022/23 season.

Jordan Dool got things rolling for Trent, scoring for Trent early in the first quarter. Cole Hanrahan followed with a second goal for the Excalibur. Jack Faller got on the board for Queen’s with 4:23 left in the quarter to cut the deficit in half and the score remained 2-1 going into the second.

Hanrahan continued where he left off with his second goal of the game while Jack MacAlpine, Holden Lowes, and Ben MacDonnell each tallied a goal to give the Excalibur a commanding 6-1 lead over the Gaels at the half.

Queen’s took advantage of the extended rest and came out firing in the third quarter. Reed Allen, Dano Realini and Faller all whipped the ball past Excalibur goaltender Jackson Brown to make it a 6-4 game heading into the last quarter.

Once again, Hanrahan struck again to kick off the fourth quarter, getting the hat trick to extend Trent’s lead by three. Dool tacked on his second of the night for and 8-4 lead. Queen’s got a late goal with 2:37 to play but Trent hung on for the 8-5 win and came out on top.

The Excalibur continue their homestand to take on the Ottawa Gee Gee’s on Saturday for 6:30 p.m.

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