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Jackets give a scrappy effort on Senior Day but lose 3-1
October 26, 2024

Jackets give a scrappy effort on Senior Day but lose 3-1

Defiance, Ohio - The Defiance Yellow Jackets battled in a tough matchup on Senior Day, losing 3-1 to the Siena Heights Saints on Saturday afternoon at Winsper Knobel Memorial Field. 

The Yellow Jackets (0-17-0, 0-11-0 WHAC) put up a tough fight against the Saints (2-14-2, 1-9-2) and had chances to take this one but ended up on the wrong end. DC honored their six seniors prior to the contest with Zach Canterbury, Tyler Fritchley, Will Gehlhausen, Zak Klopfenstein, Jack Stanoikovich, and Noah Svanberg taking the field on the last Saturday home game of the season.

The Turning Point 

Down by three goals in the 78th minute, the Yellow Jackets managed to score but were called offsides, a controversial call that waved off the goal. With this not going the Jackets' way, they stayed hard-pressed to score and managed to do so in the 84th minute with Tyler Fritchley finding the back of the net, being assisted by Jack Stanoikovich. However, the Jackets ran out of time on their comeback as they were unable to find the back of the net again, dropping this game in a hard-fought fashion. 

A Closer Look 

  • Tyler Fritchley's goal was his third of the season, ending his scoring slump for the first time since Aug. 30. 
  • The two teams combined for 45 shots, 26 from Siena and 19 from Defiance, as both did everything they could to win this game. 
  • Jack Stanoikovich's assist was his first on the season to go along with his 3 goals throughout the year.
  • Will Gehlhausen applied a good amount of pressure for Defiance as he led the team with six shots and had three on frame. Fritchley peppered four shots netside. Stanoikovich and Ilan Nathan also poked three shots.
  • The second half got very chippy as time winded with three total yellow cards issued over the final 30 minutes of the contests. Defiance and Siena Heights also split 17 total fouls in the game.
  • Senior keeper Zach Canterbury stopped five shots by the Saints in 69 minutes of work. Tristan Frazzini closed out the game between the pipes and batted away all four attempts that came his way.

Up Next 

The Yellow Jackets close out their season at home on Wednesday taking on Lourdes at 3:30 p.m.

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