Jesuit concluded the final day of the Jesuit Invitational Tournament with a 1-1 record, upending Canisius (N.Y.), 14-9, before dropping its first game of the season to nationally-ranked Gonzaga (D.C.) 10-7. The Rangers close the tournament with a 2-1 record and will return to the Metroplex with a 10-1 record heading into the final month of the regular season.
 
Vs. Canisius
 
Senior Peter Buell led the way against the Crusaders, racking up four goals and three assists for seven points. Senior Jacob Jackson bolstered his team-leading scoring total with four additional goals while sophomore Curran Rose set a new career high with his first varsity hat trick. Sophomore Sam Teachout scored twice as juniors Billy Metz, Tommy Hovivian and senior Zachary Rilley scored one goal each.
 
Teachout added three assists to finish with five points as Rose tacked on two assists to his stat total. Junior Jack Carroll and sophomore Mason Chandler racked up four ground balls each as sophomore Matthew Isbell led the team with two caused turnovers. Chandler went 8-of-14 in faceoffs, helping the team secure 14 faceoff victories. Sophomore Rob Williamson started in goal for the Rangers and secured his first varsity win of the season with 12 saves on the day.
 
The Rangers took 41 shots, compared to 21 by the Crusaders. Jesuit converted 25-of-29 clear opportunities while Canisius was held to a 17-of-22 clip as Jesuit forced three failed clears in a first quarter which saw the Blue and Gold take a 4-0 lead. In addition, Jesuit scored on three man-up opportunities in the first half.
 
Jackson opened the scoring with an unassisted goal 56 seconds into the opening quarter. Jesuit would take a 4-0 lead into the second after two goals by Buell and another tally by Rilley. Rose would add his first goal of the game two minutes into the second quarter to cap a five-goal, game-opening run by the Rangers. At the end of the first half, two goals from Jackson and Teachout's first goal of the game sent the Blue and Gold into halftime with a 10-1 lead.
 
Teachout scored his second goal of the game 26 seconds into the third quarter before Canisius went on a run of five unanswered goals to cut into the Jesuit lead, reducing the Ranger advantage to five with 3:03 left in the quarter. Hovivian found Jackson for a goal with three seconds remaining, stopping the run and spotting Jesuit a six-goal advantage heading into the fourth. Rose and Buell added fourth quarter insurance goals to help Jesuit clinch the victory.
 
Vs. Gonzaga
 
Teachout led the way with three goals and Jesuit out-shot Gonzaga, 30-19, but the Eagles used a three-goal lead in the first quarter to hold off the Rangers en route to the win. Jesuit lost the faceoff battle to Gonzaga, 12-7 but went a perfect 14-for-14 in clear attempts while securing 14 ground balls.
 
Rilley, Jackson, Metz and sophomore Henry Suarez added goals for the Rangers while Rilley led the team with two assists. Despite the loss, senior goalkeeper William Moran was a major role player for the Rangers, making 13 saves during a full game in the cage. Suarez tacked on a team-leading four ground balls while junior Jack Selner caused three turnovers.
 
Gonzaga leapt out to a 2-0 lead before Teachout scored Jesuit's first goal unassisted halfway through the first quarter. Metz would add a tally on a feed from Jackson, but a two-goal swing over the final three minutes by Gonzaga sent the Eagles into the second quarter holding a 5-2 advantage. The two teams traded goals to open the second quarter before Jesuit made a run at the Gonzaga lead with goals from Jackson and Suarez, cutting the lead to one goal.
 
A tally by Gonzaga with 30 seconds remaining in the half sparked a three-goal swing that spotted the Eagles a four-goal advantage with 2:26 left in the third. Teachout scored with 15 seconds left in the third, but Gonzaga held Jesuit without a goal over the first 10 minutes of the fourth quarter to maintain the lead.
 
Up Next
 
Jesuit will return to Postell Stadium on Mar. 30 as the Rangers will welcome Flower Mound for a 1 p.m. face-off. The Rangers will then face nationally-ranked Torrey Pines on Apr. 6 at 7 p.m. in a non-district battle which will also take place at Postell Stadium.