Floyd boys lacrosse's Marc Pluchino scores four goals in victory over South Fork

With a man-up advantage in the first quarter, Floyd’s Marc Pluchino surged forward before ripping a shot to score his second goal of the game, minutes after recording his first.

He roared loud enough to be heard on the sideline: “You need three!”

Three what? Three defenders, and Pluchino played well enough Friday against South Fork to justify his claim. He finished with four goals and three assists, both game highs, to lift Floyd to a 12-8 home win in Suffolk’s Division I.

Highlights from Floyd v South Fork🥍

Quick GB by Marc Pluchino leads to an assist; a clean finish from PJ Gilhauley.

A perfect CTO and GB by Zane Karoussos kickstarts South Fork

Pluchino’s shot finds the back of the cage from a wild angle

Tyler Rodgers scores the man-up goal pic.twitter.com/IIi6Z50r49

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“I just feel like anyone that steps in my way can’t stop me to get where I want to get to,” Pluchino said. “And if I want to get there, I will.”

That fiery attitude speaks to how this Floyd team plays, a physical and relentless playstyle cuts both ways. Floyd (6-4) led 7-4 at halftime over South Fork (4-6), but penalties helped the visitors trail by just two entering the fourth quarter. Floyd finished with eight penalties, including two non-releasable ones in the second half.

“I was proud that they didn’t let the game get away from them in the third, because it could’ve,” Floyd coach Dez Megna said. “Going into the fourth, I was telling them to calm down. I’ll never tell them not to slide hard; I’ll never tell them not to be physical because that’s part of who they are, and I want them to be that way.”

Goalie Matt Shaw impressed, especially while dealing with man-down defensive group around him. The junior, who was sidelined for his sophomore season because of an ACL injury, made 13 saves.

“You can tell by the way our guys break upfield,” Megna said. “They assume it’s a save and they just take off. That goes to show how much faith we have in him.”

South Fork’s Zane Karoussos’ two goals and one assist, combined with exceptional on-ball defense and reliable clears, made life difficult for Floyd. Both Megna and South Fork coach Matt Babb praised the Cornell commit.

“Zane’s a do-it-all player for us,” Babb said. “He never wants to come off the field . . . He’s a leader on and off the field who does everything we ask. I just wish we could get him some more [wins].”

James Corwin scored three goals for South Fork. Matt Taiani had two goals and two assists for Floyd, and PJ Gilhauley added two goals and an assist, two of seven Floyd players to record a point.

“Our other guys got going today,” Megna said. “That just makes us better down the stretch. [Pluchino] is going to find his shots and figure it out. And once teams really start to hone in on him, it’ll really open up stuff for us.”