ST. AUGUSTINE –
Tyler Douglass scored seven goals for No. 9 (USILA Division II Top 25) Flagler College, but it wasn't enough as No. 17 Colorado Mesa University won 18-14 in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament final tonight at the Flagler Lacrosse Field.
The Mavericks earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament thanks to the win and now have a 13-3 overall record. The Saints will wait to hear if they qualify for an at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament and are now 14-3 overall. The official announcement will be on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. on ncaa.com.
Connor Jensen broke a 6-all tie with his goal with 8:13 left in the second period and Colorado Mesa never gave up the lead. Jensen led the Mavericks with three goals and two assists.
Flagler trailed 10-6 at the half, but scored the first three goals of the period and Douglass' goal with 9:06 left made it a one-goal game.
Erich Petersen started a 3-0 run by Colorado Mesa as his goal with 2:59 left in the period stopped Flagler's run.
Shaden Shields complimented the offense with 16 saves, which earned him PBC Tournament MVP honors. Mike Edwards also collected 12 groundballs for the Mavericks, in addition to winning 19 faceoffs.
Trace McDonald tallied four assists for the Saints.
Matt Mitrega won 12 face-offs and collected six groundballs. Two goalies saw the field for Flagler, and
Wade Lamon led with six saves.
2025 PEACH BELT CONFERENCE ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Shaden Shields, Colorado Mesa (MVP)
JJ Brummet, Colorado Mesa
Connor Jensen, Colorado Mesa
Mike Edwards, Colorado Mesa
Wolfi Gottschalk, Colorado Mesa
Erich Petersen, Colorado Mesa
Tyler Douglass, Flagler
Trace McDonald, Flagler
Brandon Grusholt, Flagler
Matt Mitrega, Flagler
Gordon Ogden III, Flagler
Jeremy Barnes, Concordia-Irvine
Daniel Yang, Concordia-Irvine
Matt Carresi, Concordia-Irvine
Nicholas Paige, Lander
Emory Watson, Lander
Carter Wilcox, Lander
Tanner Ennis, Dominican (Calif.)
Logan Huggard, Westminster (Utah)
Makai Hillmon, Alabama-Huntsville
Matthew Boas, Montevallo
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