Seton Hill hosted Walsh in the G-MAC semifinal on Wednesday afternoon on a cold and rainy DSG Field.
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The Griffins jumped out to a 11-4 halftime lead and cruised to a 19-6 victory over the Cavaliers to move into the league's final.Â
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Carter Green put the Griffins in front just 43 seconds into the contest. Walsh answered just over a minute later to tie the score at one. SHU then went on a 4-0 run over an eight minute stretch as they took a 5-1 lead.Â
Peyton Gensler,
Blake Morrow,
Demetri Yerou and
Andy Davis scored for the Griffins in the run. Walsh scored with 1:30 left to trim the lead to 5-2 but
Nate Herbster scored with nine seconds to play to make it 6-2 at the end of the first.Â
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Jeremy Sforzo and Gensler scored just over a minute apart as SHU built an 8-2 lead with 8:31 left in the quarter. Walsh scored two of the next three as they cut the Griffins lead to 9-4 with 2:33 left.Â
Nate Herbster and
Jack VanSlooten scored before the half as the Griffins led 11-4 at the half.Â
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Davis,
Michael Coleman and
Colin Socker scored to open the second half for the Griffins as they extended their lead to 14-4 with 6:26 to play in the third. After a Walsh goal, Gensler and
Wade Brunelle scored to give SHU a 16-5 lead at the end of the third.Â
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Gavin Erikson, Herbster and
Blake Morrow scored for the Griffins in the fourth.Â
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SHU outshot the Cavs by a 53-21 margin.Â
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Herbster led the Griffins with four goals. Gensler scored three times and added two assists. Davis scored twice and added an assist. Morrow scored twice. Coleman added a goal and two assists.Â
Josh Miller made 12 saves in cage.Â
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The Griffins will host Mercyhurst in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Final on Saturday afternoon at noon.Â
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