Trip to Big D Prepares Lacrosse for District Play

Posted February 1, 2016 / Last updated February 18, 2016

Junior Noah Martin evades a Jesuit College Prep defender.

The Jesuit lacrosse team returned from a weekend trip to Dallas with two victories, a pair of losses, and a busload of confidence as players prepare for the district season.

On Saturday, Jan. 30, the Blue Jays beat Colleyville, 6-5, but lost to tournament host Jesuit College Prep, 9-6. On Sunday, Jan. 31, the Jays mowed down Flower Mound, 12-3, before falling to Plano West, 7-4. All four opponents are from Texas.

Senior and captain Max Murret had a goal and three assists in the game against Colleyville. Senior Sammy Martin had three takeaways and picked up two ground balls to lead the defensive effort. Senior goalie Rob Hinyub recorded 11 saves.

Murret had a pair of goals in the game against Dallas College Prep. Seniors Kent Flower and Thomas Cassagne and Juniors Noah Martin and Michael Smart scored the other Jesuit goals. Martin, senior Gray Cressy and junior Parker Simoneaux each scooped up four ground balls. The Blue Jays won just 4 of 15 face-offs. Hinyub saved 13.

In Sunday’s game against Flower Mound, senior Dominic Sunseri and junior Parker Simoneaux had three goals apiece. Junior Briggs Lucia scored twice. Sunseri, Simoneaux, and junior Bennett Faust picked up a total of ten ground balls. Juniors Will Crumley and Jeremy Hamilton each had two takeaways. Junior Grant Stevens had four saves in goal.

In the 7-4 loss to Plano West, Murret scored a goal, chipped in with an assist, and forced five turnovers. Sunseri, Smart, and Noah Martin scored the other Jesuit goals. Sammy Martin picked up six ground balls, while Gray Cressy scooped up four. Hinyub recorded ten saves in the finale.

After Sunday’s games, the lacrosse squad and their families attended Mass before boarding the team bus and heading home.

Jesuit opened the season with a 10-3 win over Spain Park of Alabama, giving the Blue Jays a 3-2 season record.

The Jays won’t play again until Feb. 13, when they’ll be in Houston for weekend games against Strake Jesuit and Friendswood.

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Lacrosse - Dallas Tournament, Jan. 30-31, 2016

Noah Martin runs past a defender.
Junior midfielder Parker Simoneaux cradles the ball as he moves up the field ahead of a defender
Senior attacker Josh Cvitanovich scores for the Jays, giving them a 3-0 lead.
Junior midfielder Jack Cronvich demonstrates his agility as he evades two defenders.
Senior defender Alex Vargas scoops up a ground ball and puts the Blue Jays back in an offensive posture.
Sophomore midfielder William Simon gains possession of a face-off and heads for the goal.
Sophomore midfielder Aidan Roberts takes a vicious hit as he shoots and scores a goal.
Junior midfielder Bennett Faust clamps the ball during a face-off. Faust won 11 face-offs in the game.
Junior defender Will Crumley battles an opponent for possession of a loose ball.
Senior midfielder Jeremy Scheffler takes a hit to the back from an opponent as an official looks on.
Junior goalie Grant Stevens makes a save late in the game.
Junior attacker Jeremy Hamilton feeds the ball to a teammate.
Junior midfielder Bennett Faust is congratulated by junior attacker Daniel Leithman after scoring the team's twelfth goal of the game.
The team celebrates its 12-3 victory over Flower Mound.
Sophomore long stick midfielder Andrew Burnside feeds the ball up the field after the opening face-off.
Senior midfielder Dominic Sunseri shoots over a defender to score the first of his three goals in the game.
Senior goalie Rob Hinyub reaches up as he tries to make a save early in the game. Hinyub would finish with 10 saves.
Sophomore long stick midfielder Andrew Burnside evaders an attacker.
Senior attacker Max Murret works his way past a defender.
Senior defender Gray Cressy applies pressure to an opponent.
Senior midfielder Kyle Westholz looks across the field for an open teammate.
Junior midfielder Bennett Faust sets up the offense as sophomore defender Peyton Queyrouze (22) turn an opponent away from the play.
Sophomore defender Peyton Queyrouze withstands a check to the arm after grabbing a ground ball.
Junior attacker Michael Smart follows through on a shot.
Senior defender Sammy Martin passes the ball to a teammate behind the goal.
Blue Jay fathers Jay Martinez and Rob Hinyub handled filming duties during the matches in Dallas.
Junior attacker Noah Martin takes a blow from a defender as his shot heads toward the goal.
Senior defender Sammy Martin keeps up the pressure late in the game.
After the loss to Plano West, the worn out Blue Jay lacrosse team heads to the locker room to clean up and change before attending Mass and taking the bus ride back to New Orleans.
Junior midfielder Parker Simoneaux transitions to defense after a turnover.
Sophomore long stick midfielder Peyton Queyrouze places a check to an attackers chest.
Senior midfielder Dominic Sunseri shoots and scores for the Blue Jays.
Head Coach Steve Krobert '05 questions a referee's call.
Midfielder Kyle Westholz (6) congratulates senior attacker and captain Max Murret following a score.
Junior midfielder Jack Cronvich finds an opening and fires a shot on goal.
Senior defender Sammy Martin (left) and Junior midfielder Jack Cronvich (right) team up to challenge an attacker's shot.
Sophomore long stick midfielder Andrew Burnside forces an opponent to retreat.
Defenders Will Crumley, Paul Gelpi, Dieter Hugel, and Nick Helenski, who coaches the defense, study the action on the field.
Senior goalie Robert Hinyub stands ready as an opponent lines up a shot.
Max Murret looks for an open teammate as he works his way around the back of the goal.
Senior midfielder Kent Flower accepts a congratulatory pat on the shoulder from teammate Briggs Lucia after Flower scored his first goal of the season.
Junior midfielder Parker Simoneaux shoots for the top corner of the goal.
Senior midfielder Jeremy Scheffler (28) chases a ground ball after senior defender Sammy Martin (36) forces a turnover. They Jays beat Colleyville, 6-5.
The Blue Jays prepare for the opening face-off against Jesuit College Prep. All four games of the tournament were played on the host school's campus in Dallas.
Junior attacker Daniel Leithman and Andrew Scott '13, who coaches the offense, watch the opening face-off of the game against Colleyville.
Junior Michael Smart (left) and junior Noah Martin (right) congratulate Max Murret following a score.
Senior midfielder Connor Martinez takes a face-off for the Blue Jays.
Senior long stick midfielder Taylor Anderson keeps pace with an opposing attacker.
Senior attacker Max Murret twists away from a defender.
Noah Martin delivers a well placed hit that knocks the crosse out of an opponent's hands.
Senior goalie Rob Hinyub stays focused as he prepares to stop an incoming shot.
Junior midfielder Thomas Cassagne races past an opponent.
Senior midfielder Spencer Lemoine holds his ground as an attacker approaches.
Sophomore midfielder Aidan Roberts gets a shot off before taking a hit from a defender.
Noah Martin shoots low and scores for the Blue Jays.
Senior attacker David Zazulak (12) joins his teammates in congratulating goalie Rob Hinyub after the team's 6-5 loss to Dallas College Prep.
The sun is still on its way up as the Blue Jays take to the field for warm-ups before their Sunday morning game against Flower Mound.
Senior midfielder Connor Martinez keeps an opponent away from the goal.