DURHAM, N.C.—The Duke Outdoor Lacrosse League (D.O.L.L.) trading deadline came and went this past week with little flair as the front offices of both the McSallies and Peithos were very happy with their squads. Week three ended with one roster change and a second McSallies win as they edged Peithos by a single goal, 10-9.
The lone movement prior to the trade deadline was Charlie O'Connor from Peithos to McSallies. Approved by the D.O.L.L. commissioner, Peithos received a 2021 second round draft pick, a 2022 supplemental draft pick, a 2023 expansion draft pick and a washing machine – a nod to a movie favorite Semi-Pro – for O'Connor's talents.
With both teams tied with one win apiece in the D.O.L.L. regular season, McSallies came back Friday night in the black uniforms and Peithos in the Duke traditional white jerseys and blue shorts.
It was a nip and tuck four quarters all night under the lights at the Cohan Practice Fields as neither team led by more than two goals over the 60 minutes. Peithos led 2-1 after the first quarter, but a fast-break goal from
Owen Caputo tied the game.
Cameron Mulé provided the feed to
Owen Caputo after graduate student transfer defenseman
James Sullivan picked up the ground ball on the defensive end and cleared to start the fast break.
McSallies and Peithos traded goals throughout the second quarter and the two teams headed into halftime knotted at 5-5. Mulé gave McSallies its first lead of the game, 3-2, but consecutive goals from
Kevin Quigley and
Brennan O'Neill launched Peithos back in front 4-3 midway through the period.
Owen Caputo had different ideas as he scored a pair of goals in 26 seconds to put McSallies up again, 5-4 with 5:21 remaining. However, just like in the past two games, the other team had an answer. The respond this time came from freshman
Aidan Danenza with a solo effort to send the teams into halftime tied.
The back and forth continued in the second half. McSallies went up first with a goal from
JP Basile. Peithos youngsters O'Neill and
Dyson Williams responded for another lead change at 7-6 with 8:31 remaining in the third quarter.
Graduate student
Reilly Walsh tied the score for McSallies to end the third and
Owen Caputo added two more, while
Cameron Badour had another to help the visiting squad extend the lead to 10-8 late in the fourth. Peithos scored a goal late to make it 10-9, but came up just short as McSallies took a 2-1 lead in the D.O.L.L.
Game four time will be set his week, as the fourth week of the league gets underway with Monday morning practice.
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