In what was college lacrosse’s first overtime action of the 2021 season, St. John’s came out on top against Hofstra thanks to balanced scoring and a crucial stop.
Despite eight goals and a career-high 11 points from Hofstra attackman Ryan Tierney, the Red Storm proved resilient and got an important turnover just as Justin Sykes’ was readying to unload a shot, barreling down toward Cameron Bieler’s net. St. John’s head coach Jason Miller called a timeout and drew up a set that got grad senior attackman Mike Madsen free for an open look at the point, which he buried with a bounce shot to win the high-scoring affair, 19-18.