Siena men's lacrosse cruises to win over Wagner

LOUDONVILLE — Ryan McCarthy put up a career-high seven points, Pratt Reynolds scored four goals and goalie Chris Yanchoris turned in a dominant effort in the cage, leading Siena men’s lacrosse in a 13-6 MAAC win over Wagner on Saturday at Hickey Field.

McCarthy finished with three goals and four assists for the Saints (3-2 MAAC, 5-4 overall) in the team’s second straight win.

Siena rolled to a 4-0 lead after the first quarter, then saw Wagner (1-4, 2-8) cut the lead in half during the second quarter before the Saints responded with six of the next seven goals to lead 10-3 midway through the third quarter.

In addition to McCarthy and Reynolds’ big games, Christian Watts added a pair of goals and George Rusnak chipped in a goal and three assists. Yanchoris made 14 saves on 20 Wagner shots.

Siena will be back in action next Saturday when the Saints travel to Hamden, Connecticut to face Quinnipiac.

Wagner 0 3 1 2 — 6

Siena 4 2 4 13 — 13

Wagner scoring: Caldwell 1-0, Sweitzer 1-0, Stewart 1-0, Seib 0-1, Hoke 1-0, Brady 2-0, McMahon 0-1, Frissora 0-1. Siena scoring: Schuette 1-0, Reynolds 4-1, McCarthy 3-4, Rusnak 1-3, Watts 2-0, Cummins 0-1, LeBlanc 0-1, Pemric 1-0, Barbero 1-0. Goalies: Wagner, Brady, 17 saves; Zarate, 0 saves. Siena, Yanchoris, 14 saves.