ALBANY, N.Y. – Visiting Nazareth dialed up 28 goals for the second game in a row Sunday as the Golden Flyers won for the fourth straight time in men's lacrosse with a 28-11 victory over Russell Sage.

In an Empire 8 Conference matchup played at Albany's ACP Stadium, Nazareth was able to even its overall record at 7-7 while improving its conference mark to 4-1. Sage dropped to 6-9 and 1-4. Nazareth defeated Keuka earlier in the week, 28-3. Nazareth closes out its regular-season schedule Saturday at home against Utica at 12 p.m.

Nazareth scored 11 times in the opening period, including three goals for Brett Randall, who finished with five on the day. Nazareth also got two goals and two assists from Jon Roth and two goals each from Sal Ingrassia, Nathan Anderson, Jeremy Jacob, Michael Bergan, Quinn McKercher and Jack McOsker, who was playing for the first time since suffering a collarbone injury on March 11.

The game also featured a series of firsts: the first career goal for freshman long-stick Sean O'Brian, the first career point for defender Owen Laffey and the first points of the season for junior Liam Miller, who had a goal and an assist. Tate Martinez had a career-best three assists.

Nazareth struck early as Roth scored off an assist from Owen Riley just 45 seconds into the game. Quinn McKercher made it 2-0 with an extra-man goal just 34 seconds later. Anderson scored to make it 3-0 before the Gators got on the scoreboard. Nazareth then scored seven straight goals (with O'Brian, McOsker, Jacob and Riley among the contributors) to take a commanding 10-1 advantage from which the Gators could not recover.

Nazareth added five more goals in the second quarter, including two more tallies for Randall, to extend the lead to 16-4.

The third quarter included two goals by Bergan and one each for Anderson, McOsker, Gavin Girardin and Max Popolizio.

Both of Ingrassia's goals came in the fourth quarter with Miller, Clifford Pollard, Andy Hamel and Dakota Allis also contributing.
Nazareth had a dominant day at the face-off line in winning 27 of 43 draws with Matt Keane taking 9 of 13 with nine ground balls and Mitch Culver winning 8 of 13 with six ground balls. Brett Machado won 7 of 10.

Nazareth used three goalies. Eric Almquist played the first quarter and made two saves. Carson Pickeral made one save and Cam Pilon had two.