Box Score ELKINS, W.Va. – G-MAC Offensive Player of the Year James Pucci scored four goals to lead Davis & Elkins to a 6-2 win over Salem in the conference semi-finals on Thursday.
Branko Dugalic scored the game's opening marker 56 seconds into the contest. The Tigers' Tomas Szabo notched the equalizer in the seventh minute. Pucci put the Senators back in front with a free kick goal seven minutes later, and added the half's final tally in the 22nd minute to build the Senator lead to 3-1.
Pucci registered his third goal of the game 10 minutes into the second half. Hasika Wijegunawardan extended the lead to 5-1 and Pucci posted D&E's final marker to swell the lead to 6-1. SIU's Javier Reyes scored in the 84th minute to set the final 6-2 margin.
Cameron Rivera made three saves to earn the win.
The Senators outshot Salem 16-11, placing 13 shots on goal to five.
Davis & Elkins will face Cedarville in the G-MAC Championship game on Saturday at 12 p.m. The Yellow Jackets downed Trevecca Nazarene, 6-2 in the day's second semi-final.
