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Towson’s Shane Brennan Named Warrior/USL Player of the Week
Mon Mar 12 2018 | Megan Schneider | College
College Men
Redshirt freshman Shane Brennan recorded 16 saves in Towson's 7-6 overtime upset of Ohio State. (Rob Maloof/Towson Athletics)
Facing endless fire from then-No. 15 Ohio State, redshirt freshman goalie Shane Brennan made a career-best 16 saves to lift unranked Towson to a 7-6 overtime upset victory, earning Warrior/US Lacrosse Player of the Week honors.
The Buckeyes outshot Towson 40-19, with 22 of those 40 shots being on goal.
Seven of Brennan’s saves were recorded in the final 35 minutes, including a critical stop with 2:17 remaining in regulation, which led to the Tigers’ game-tying tally by Grant Maloof at the 1:14 mark. Jon Mazza scored the game-winner in extra time with just seven seconds left.
.@Towson_MLAX PULLS THE UPSET! Mazza bulldozes his way in to score the OT game-winner to beat @OhioState_MLAX 7-6. Brennan with 16 saves. pic.twitter.com/ra54lheuQQ
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 10, 2018
Brennan finished with a 72.7 save percentage against Ohio State.
After sharing time in goal with senior Josh Miller during Towson’s first two games, with Miller then playing the entirety of its 12-10 loss to Georgetown on Feb. 24, Brennan played all 60 minutes in its 12-8 loss to Loyola on Feb. 28. Since then, with Brennan holding the reins, Towson has defeated UMBC 8-6 and Ohio State 7-6.
A pair of #CAALax goalies that backstopped their teams in upsets of the No. 8 and No. 13 teams in the country take home our Weekly Honors!@hofstramlax's Jack Concannon@towson_mlax's Shane Brennan
DETAILS: https://t.co/yU2uRIg9zf pic.twitter.com/WqtkKiIqzY
— Colonial Athletic Association (@CAASports) March 12, 2018
