NORTH CANTON, OH: It was a great evening on Larry Staudt Field for the first Men's Lacrosse rivalry game vs the Malone Pioneers. Walsh and Malone have a long historical rivalry in athletics as it is sometimes considered, "The Battle of Canton" as the schools are just a few miles apart. This is the first season that Malone has a men's lacrosse team so Wednesday evenings contest was the first ever match up. Like any rivalry, each team fought hard for everything they could get. The first 30 minutes was action packed with scoring going back and forth between both teams. At half, the Cavaliers led Malone 7-5. The Maroon and Gold came out with a chip on their shoulder in the second half, absolutely throttling the Pioneers. The Walsh offensive and defensive efforts could not be contained. The offense scored 15 goals and the defense only allowed one goal in the last 30 minutes of play. The Cavs would take game one in the new rivalry, 22-6. 

LOCATION: Larry Staudt Field 

SCORE: Walsh 22 - Malone 6 

RECORDS: Walsh 3-8 (2-2), Malone 6-7 (0-5)  

FOR THE CAVALIERS

• Hudson Dennill had a game-high of eight points including seven goals and one assist. His seven goals was the most in a game by any Walsh player this season.

• Colby Bowman scored three goals and three assists on the evening. 

• Adam Tinline recorded three goals and one assist.

• Evan Stertz totaled three goals, two assists on 13 shots. 

• Tosh Pazuik added three goals.

• Ty Pilkington scored one goal. 

• Alex Movshin had an outstanding performance. He made 20 saves in 60 minutes in the goal, and allowed only one goal in the final 30 minutes. 

• The Cavaliers won 22 out of 32 face-offs. 

The Walsh Cavaliers will head to Elkins, WV to take on Davis & Elkins College on Saturday, April 15th at 2PM.