Galloway, N.J. – Stockton University (3-0) broke out to a 4-0 lead in the first eight minutes and went on to an 11-8 victory over Haverford (4-1) that was Stockton's third straight win and the first loss of the season for the visitors.
 
Colin Wagner (Birdsboro, Pa./Daniel Boone) powered the offense with career highs of five goals and six points while goalkeeper Ben Blum (Mt. Laurel/Lenape) anchored the defense with 14 saves.
 
Wagner netted two goals and Jack Vandegrift (Jenkintown, Pa./LaSalle College Prep) and Josh Graham (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) added one apiece as the Ospreys broke out to a 4-0 lead. Haverford scored twice in the last two minutes of the opening quarter to halve the margin to 4-2.
 
Stockton outscored the Fords 3-1 in the second period on goals by Graham, Wagner and Justin Besz (King of Prussia, Pa./Upper Merion) for a 7-3 advantage at halftime.
 
Neither team gained any ground in a low-scoring third quarter that saw Wagner tally Stockton's lone goal while the Osprey defense held Haverford to just one marker for an 8-4 lead after three.
 
In the fourth quarter, two Haverford goals 53 seconds apart cut the gap to two at 8-6. No goals were scored during a seven-minute span that included an important point-blank stop by Blum on a wraparound that kept the margin at two.
 
Vandegrift netted a man-up goal with 4:18 remaining that gave the Ospreys some breathing room, and they went on to the 11-8 triumph.
 
Extra man opportunities were key in the penalty-filled game, with Stockton going 3-6 on offense and holding Haverford to just 1-9 in man up situations.
 
Vandegrift and Graham each finished with two goals and an assist. Cole Blum (Mt. Laurel/Lenape) won 13 of 22 faceoffs and grabbed six ground balls. Reid Tietjen paced Haverford with two goals and an assist. Fords' goalie Mac Broaddus made 11 saves.
 
Stockton will be home again on Wednesday, hosting 17th-ranked Swarthmore at 6:00 p.m.