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Defense helps undefeated Benilde-St. Margaret's grind its way past Centennial

By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune, 06/11/19, 7:00PM CDT

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The Red Knights rallied from a 2-0 deficit early to lead by halftime en route to an 8-4 victory.


Shay Kinney Leonhardt (18) of Benilde-St. Margaret's was defended by Jordan Rodriguez (16) of Centennial. Photo: CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com

Frustrated but never flustered, top seed and undefeated Benilde-St. Margaret’s advanced to the semifinals with timely goals.

The Red Knights doubled up Centennial in shots on goal but needed to come back for an 8-4 victory Tuesday at Chanhassen High School.

“The shots weren’t going in the whole game, which was unfortunate,” junior attack Jack VanOverbeke said. “But we found a way.”

Centennial’s Jordan Rodriguez tallied the game’s only goal of the first quarter. Then the Cougars (15-2) built a 2-0 lead on Alexander Brouillet’s goal 37 seconds into the second quarter.

First report

Top seed and undefeated Benilde-St. Margaret’s leaned on its defense to grind out an 8-4 victory against Centennial in the last boys’ lacrosse state tournament quarterfinal Tuesday at Chanhassen High School.

Centennial’s Jordan Rodriguez tallied the game’s only goal of the first quarter. Then the Cougars (15-2) built a 2-0 lead on Alexander Brouillet’s goal 37 seconds into the second quarter.

The Red Knights (17-0) finally fired back, netting four consecutive goals – two by Matt Dowden – for a 4-2 halftime lead.

Dowden completed the hat trick a little more than one minute into the third quarter but the Red Knights couldn’t pull away. They held a 6-3 advantage entering the fourth quarter despite outshooting Centennial 16-5.

Dowden and Jack VanOverbeke later expanded the lead to 8-3 with goals scored just 16 seconds apart.

Check back later for more on the game.

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