DANVILLE, Ky. – Centre men's lacrosse won its fifth game in a row Wednesday evening, toppling in-state rival Transylvania by a 14-11 score at Farris Stadium.
 
It marks the longest winning stream for the program since the 2015 season, when the Colonels claimed seven in a row.
 
The victory moves Centre to 8-3 overall and 5-2 all-time against the Pioneers, who slide to 8-4 this season with Wednesday's loss.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
- Anthony DiMichele opened the scoring nearly three minutes in, sticking a shot after spinning past his defender.
- Transylvania's Bryce Lowe scored the visitors' first goal, but Leland Gray answered just 10 seconds later after JR Brockman claimed the faceoff ground ball and fed him for the assist.
- Trailing 3-2, Nic Malubay scooped up a loose ball just in front of goal and found the back of the net while drawing a penalty.
- Will Lathram and Malubay each tallied goals in the early stages of the second period, making it 5-3. 
- Malubay continued to make an impact for Centre, causing a turnover that led to an easy goal from Gray.
- The Pioneers would score a pair of late goals in the period, however, tying the score at 6-6 prior to the half.
- Jack Shannon kicked off a big third quarter for Centre with an unassisted goal near the 11:32 mark, part of a three-goal period for the sophomore and a 5-1 run from the Colonels.
- Lathram and Gray each scored during the period, helping Centre carry an 11-7 advantage into the final quarter.
- The Pioneers wouldn't go quietly, though, scoring three unanswered in the fourth period to pull within 11-10.
- Padraic Dermody scored an unassisted goal with just seconds on the shotclock, making it 12-10.
- Vincent Pisacano forced a turnover on Transy's next possession, and Gray converted a pass from Luke Johnson to quickly push the lead to 13-10.
- Malubay all but ended the game with a goal in transition with just 1:14 left.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Gray scored a season-high four goals on just five shots. He pushed his career goal total to 76, third most in program history. 
- Malubay stuffed the stat sheet with three goals, five ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers.
- Brockman led all individuals with seven ground balls, and, along with Nolan Irey (five GBs), was effective in helping the Colonels claim 16 of 27 faceoffs.
- Lucas Mozingo won 11 of 17 faceoffs for Centre, while Jack Pharies took five of 10. 
- Jongewaard finished the first half with six saves. Jack Perryman took over at the half, earning the winning decision while recording five saves. 
 
UP NEXT
The Colonels put their winning streak on the line Saturday, hosting Oglethorpe in their regular season home finale at 1 p.m.