The top-ranked Onondaga Community College men's lacrosse team scored 12 goals before nationally-ranked Howard Community College could get on the board as the No. 1 Lazers routed the visiting No. 6 Dragons, 26-4, on Saturday afternoon in a battle of top-ten programs at a frozen David W. Murphy Field.  With the win, the No. 1 Lazers improve to 2-0 overall and have now won 89 consecutive games.  Howard drops to 0-1 on the season.

Matt Bennett would start a string of 11 first-quarter goals for the Lazers just two minutes into the contest after breaking down the Dragons' defense and finding the back of the cage.
Just nine seconds later, Onondaga would double its advantage when Brine Rice corralled a nifty feed from Nicholas Garbarino to put the home team up 2-0.

The Lazers would put Howard on the defensive throughout the period, scoring five more goals in a matter of five minutes to take a 7-0 lead with 5:40 still left in the opening frame.

Howard would notch its first tally of the game at the 8:43 mark of the second quarter, but the Lazers would answer quickly, scoring just seconds later when Seth Leonard found Bennett open to make it 13-1 in Onondaga's favor.

The Dragons would have their best scoring opportunity late in the second quarter when Onondaga was flagged with two penalties, but the advantage was quickly erased when Chandler Allen forced a Howard turnover and took it coast-to-coast to score the man-down tally as part of a 12-0 Onondaga run.

Howard would win the fourth quarter scoring three of the period's four goals including back-to-back tallies in the final minute, but the deficit was too great as the Lazers walked away with the 26-4 decision.

In all, the Lazers had 23 players register at least one point.  Rice led all scorers with six points on five goals and an assist.  The freshman attackman also added a pair of groundballs and caused three turnovers.  Leonard finished with two goals and a pair of helpers while Kyle Killen chipped in with three goals.  Garbarino had one goal and two assists and Max Bosworth contributed two marks and an assist in the win.  Dalton Wenzel and Allen scooped up six groundballs apiece while Tyson Bell, Oakley Thomas, Justin Hussey and Adam Bomberry each picked up four.

Sam Watts controlled the face off X all game, recording 14 wins in 20 chances.  Watts had five groundballs.  Doug Jamieson and Seth DeLisle also fared well at the X winning five and three times, respectively.

Holden McDonald earned the win in net for the Lazers after allowing only one goal and making 2 saves in nearly 34 minutes of action. Jack Sweeney and Sean Rhodes also saw time in between the pipes and combined to make five stops.

As a team, Onondaga dominated in every facet of the game.  The Lazers took 62 shots and forced the Dragons into 41 turnovers.

The No. 1 Lazers will return to action at 4 p.m. on Monday when they open Mid-State Athletic Conference play against Finger Lakes Community College at David W. Murphy Field.