The 2010 edition of Cardinal lacrosse (0-1, 0-0) debuted on Friday afternoon in a steady rain, falling to The Potomac School (1-0, 0-0) of McLean, Virginia, in a hard fought 7-3 defensive contest. Senior Dom Puglise of Woodbridge opened the scoring for Ireton in the first period, a lead the redbirds nursed through the first half. Potomac countered in the second to knot the score, but junior David Souliotis gave the lead back to the Cards with his first goal of the season.
The second half of a defensive struggle saw the Panthers open up their offense and pulling out to a 4-2 lead in the third period. Puglise would score Ireton’s lone goal of the second half as the more experienced navy and orange visitors gained the advantage. Tommy Kestermann and the Cardinal defense were strong throughout the game, but the inexperienced offense found the weather and Panther defense too much to handle on Fannon Field.
It was the opener for both squads. The Cardinals travel to The Heights Tuesday for a 4pm start.
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