 WestConn to meet Plymouth State in the first Little
East Conference Championship Game for both teams on
Saturday at 2 pm
DANBURY, CT - (May 2) – The Western
Connecticut State University men's lacrosse team
will face Plymouth State University for the 2008
Little East Conference Championship at the WestConn
Athletic Complex on Saturday, May 3 at 2 p.m.
Admission to the Championship game at the WestConn
Athletic Complex is free to everyone.
The Colonials, the tournament's third seed, upset
Keene State College, 14-13 in overtime in the
semifinals on Thursday. The Panthers, seeded
fifth, pulled an upset of their own, shocking top
seed Eastern Connecticut State University, 11-10 in
double overtime on Thursday.
Plymouth State edged #4 seed UMass Dartmouth in the
quarterfinals to get to its meeting with the
Warriors. WestConn cruised to a 14-6 victory
over sixth seed UMass Boston in the opening round on
Tuesday.
This will be the Colonials, which began playing at
the intercollegiate level in 2004, first appearance
in the LEC Tournament Championship game.
The Panthers, too, have not been to the title match.
They are used to playing on the road this season
with 16 of their 18 games being away from Plymouth,
N.H.
WestConn's offense is led by the high-scoring trio
of Adam Lanehart, Dennis Skarda and A. J. Barbieri.
Lanehart leads the team with 52 goals and nine
assists for 62 points. Skarda heads the team
with 37 assists and has found the twine 11 times in
his final season. Barbieri is second on the
team with 34 markers.
Plmouth State's duo of Adam Krinsky and Brian Giroux
have produced 57 goals in 2008. Krinsky needs
two goals to surpass the 100-goal and 100-assist
plateau for his career. He comes into
Saturday's championship with 98 goals and 115 assist
for 213 points. while in a Panthers' uniform.
Defensively, Kyle Wood is the prime net minder for
the Colonials. In nearly 936 minutes this
season, he has made 184 saves and has an impressive
9.17 goals-against average.
Billy Morgan has taken on the bulk of the minutes
between the pipes for the Panthers. He has 176
saves and a 7.56 goals-against average in his first
collegiate season.
The winner of Saturday's Championship earns an
automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Men's
Lacrosse Championships which begin on Wednesday, May
7.
Updates of the LEC Men's Lacrosse Championship can
be found at:
LITTLE EAST
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
throughout the day on Saturday.
DIRECTIONS
TO
WESTCONN
ATHLETIC COMPLEX
From
I-84 Westbound (New England, points east)
and From I-84 Eastbound (NY, NJ and points south and west)
-Take
Exit 4
-Turn right at end of exit ramp onto Lake Avenue
-Stay straight to light in front of Super Stop & Shop Supermarket
-At that light, turn right onto University Blvd. and go to top of hill
Second Right Turn:
WestConn Athletic Complex on the right, parking on the left
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WestConn Storms Back To Win In Overtime At Keene State,
14-13
will host Little East Conference Championship Game
on Saturday at 2 pm
KEENE,
N.H., 05/1/08 – Sophomore attack Andrew Beriberi’s
(Islip Terrace, N.Y.) goal at the 2:19 mark of
overtime lifted third seed Western Conn. State
University to a 14-13 upset win over second seed and
defending LEC champ Keene State College in a
semifinal game of the Little East Conference
tournament played Thursday afternoon in Keene.
The
Colonials (12-6), who posted their first-ever win
over the Owls (9-3), will host the championship game
against fifth seed Plymouth State, which upset top
seed Eastern Conn. 11-10 (2-OT) in the other
semifinal action. It will be WestConn's first trip
to the title game. Game time will be 2 pm on Saturday, but will be officially
announced on Friday morning.
Sophomore attack Adam Lanehart (Redding, Conn.), who
finished with six goals, made his only assists of
the game count when he fed Barbieri, who beat KSC
senior goalie Matt Johnson (Derry, N.H.) with a hard
shot to the far corner.
Trailing 2-0 two minutes in the game, the Owls
netted the next six goals to go up 6-2 at the end of
the first quarter. Senior midfielder Mike Fontaine
(Wolfeboro, N.H.) and senior attack Tony Santa Fe
had two goals each in the Owls’ comeback.
Both
teams scored twice in the second half as KSC took an
8-4 halftime lead.
After
senior midfielder Casey Broderson (Derry, N.H.)
scored the first goal of the third quarter, the
Colonials scored four unanswered goals to make it a
9-8 game.
The
Owls responded with a three goal run of their own.
Fontaine scored consecutive goals, his third and
fourth of the game to put KSC on top 12-8.
With
KSC nursing a two goal lead (12-10) heading in the
fourth quarter, WCSU got a pair of goals from
Linehart and a tally from Barbieri to knot the score
as 12-all at the 6:58 mark.
Senior
Midfielder Ryan Hazelton (Chester, N.H.) scored to
give KSC a 13-12 lead with 5:39 to go, but senior
midfielder Dennis Skarda (Danbury, Conn.) would send
the game into overtime with a goal with 32 seconds
remaining on the clock.
"We
had a lot of opportunities in the third and fourth
quarter and couldn’t put the game away," said KSC
Coach Mark Theriault. "Give them credit; they did a
great job coming back."
Santa
Fe and Hazelton had two goals for KSC, which also
got single goals from Josh Nugent (Cheshire, Conn.),
Michael Araujo (Southborough, Mass.) Riley Benson
(Hampstead, N.H.0, and Easton Kezer (Derry, N.H.).
Senior attack Peter Lauranzano (Beverly, Mass.)
dished out five assists.
Barbieri had four goals for the Colonials, who also
got goals from George Tsirigotis (Islip Terrace,
N.Y.), Mike Barnao (Sayville, N.Y.), and Terry Stroz
(Monroe, Conn.).
Johnson stopped 10 shots for KSC. Junior goalie Kyle
Wood (Hyde Park, N.Y.) made 15 saves for the
Colonials.
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Connecticut College 8, Western
Connecticut St. 5
Camels Extend Winning Streak to Four
Games
from the desk of Will Tomasian -
Connecticut College SID
April
22, 2008
NEW
LONDON, Conn.--Sophomore Phips Smith
(Far Hills, N.J.) erupted with four
goals to lead Connecticut College
(9-5) an 8-5 victory against Western
Connecticut State University in
men´s lacrosse action played on
Freeman Field Tuesday afternoon.
Kevin
Nally (Ridgewood, N.J.) chipped in
with two goals and an assist and
Ryan Hayes (Darien, Conn.) dished
out three helpers for the Camels,
who won their fourth consecutive
decision. With their ninth victory
in the books, the 2008 Camels have
put up the most wins for the program
since the 2001 team reached the
NESCAC semifinals in an 11-6 season.
Adam
Lanehart (Redding, Conn.) provided a
goal to go with his three ground
balls for the visitors. Junior Terry
Stroz (Monroe, Conn.) won 12-of-17
face-offs for the Colonials. Kyle
Wood (Hyde Park, N.Y.) finished with
12 saves for WCSU.
The
Colonials jumped on the Camels
early, taking a 3-0 lead with a
man-down goal from George Tsirigotis
(Islip Terrace, N.Y.) with 5:20
remaining in the first. Nally
finally got the Camels on the board
with 4:47 remaining. The Colonials
answered by putting up the next two
scores. Andrew Barbieri (Islip
Terrace, N.Y.) converted with 10
seconds to play and the Colonials
had a 5-1 lead after one quarter of
play.
Smith
scored the only two goals in the
second quarter and WCSU was clinging
to a 5-3 lead at the half. In the
third, the Camel offense got on
track. Smith scored his third goal
of the day just 1:06 into the
quarter in an extra man situation.
Jesse Stevenson (Marshfield, Mass.)
put in the equalizer with 12:02 to
play. With 6:37 remaining, Hayes
dished out his third assist of the
quarter, feeding Conor Malangone
(Lake Grove, N.Y.) for the go-ahead
score. Nally extended the lead to
7-5 with 3:21 to go, putting in his
10th goal of the season.
Smith
added an insurance goal with 7:00
minutes to play in regulation and
the Camels were able to hold on for
the 8-5 victory.
Sophomore Mark Moran (Greenwich,
Conn.) finished with eight saves for
the Camels.
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Western Connecticut (9-6) vs. Connecticut College (9-5)
Date: Apr 22, 2008 Location: New London, Conn. Stadium: Freeman Field
Attendance:247 Start time:4:00 End time:6:00 Total time:2:00
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Western Connecticut. 5 0 0 0 - 5
Connecticut College. 1 2 4 1 - 8
Western Connecticut SCORING: GOALS: Adam Lanehart 1; George Tsirigotis
1; Andrew Barbieri 1; Joseph Aitken 1; Terry Stroz 1.
ASSISTS: Mike Barnao 1; Dennis Skarda 1.
Connecticut College SCORING: GOALS: Phips Smith 4; Kevin Nally 2;
Jesse Stevenson 1; Mark Mangano 1.
ASSISTS: Ryan Hayes 3; Kevin Nally 1.
Western Connecticut GROUND BALLS: Terry Stroz 7; Adam Lanehart 3; Kyle
Wood 3; Andrew Barbieri 2; Alex Gisolfi 2; Tom Nahornick 2; Tom Begley
1; Vincent Bevilacqua 1; Matt Castelot 1; Michael Hebron 1; Nick
Spirito 1; George Tsirigotis 1.
Connecticut College GROUND BALLS: Brian Ford 4; Will Schumann 4; Wes
Stephanian 4; Mark Moran 3; Brendan Moses 3; Craig Audin 2; Steve
Dachille 2; Sam Dickey 2; Conor Malangone 2; Jesse Stevenson 2; Eric
Doran 1; Ben Eischen 1; Kevin Ford 1; Ryan Hayes 1; Peter Musser 1;
Kevin Nally 1; Ben Stahl 1.
SHOTS - Western Connecticut 22; Connecticut College 40.
PENALTIES - Western Connecticut 5/5:00; Connecticut College 4/3:00.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Western Connecticut 0-4; Connecticut College
1-6.
FACEOFFS - Western Connecticut 12-17; Connecticut College 5-17.
CLEARS - Western Connecticut 9-19; Connecticut College 16-21.
GOALIES - WCSUML: Kyle Wood 8-6 (60:00 minutes, 20 shots-12 saves, 8
GA); CONNM: Mark Moran 9-5 (60:00, 13-8, 5).
Start time: 4:00 Finish time: 6:00 Length of game: 2:00
Officials:.
A-247 T-2:00
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 LITTLE
EAST CONFERENCE
Offensive Player of the Week
Andrew Barbieri (Islip Terrance, N.Y.)
Sophomore
Attack
Western Connecticut
Barbieri scored 11 points this past week to help
Western Connecticut State University to a 2-0 week.
The native of Islip Terrance, N.Y. netted 10 goals,
including a pair of five-goal games. On April 15, he
turned in a six-point effort against Salem State,
while scoring five markers four days later against
Little East Conference foe UMass Boston.
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BARBIERI LEADS WESTCONN MEN’S LACROSSE
OVER UMASS BOSTON, 14-5
from
the desk of Alan Wickstrom - UMB SID
BOSTON, MA –
Sophomore attackman Andrew Barbieri (Islip Terrace,
NY) tallied a game-high five goals to lead the
Western Connecticut State University men’s lacrosse
team over host University of Massachusetts Boston,
14-5, today in a Little East Conference contest at
the Clark Athletic Center field on the campus of
UMass Boston. The Beacons fall to 3-8 overall
and 1-4 in LEC play, while the Colonials improve to
9-5 and 3-2.
Barbieri netted the first three goals of the game
for Western Connecticut State, including the first
two within 1:25 of each other. Senior
attackman Ron Pac (Glastonbury, CT) netted the final
goal of the opening quarter
with 3:08 left to give the Colonials a 4-0 lead,
before sophomore attackman Adam Lanehart (Redding,
CT) scored at the 13:34 mark of the second quarter
to increase their margin to 5-0. Sophomore
midfielder Justin Mahoney (Scituate, MA) put
UMass Boston on the board with 12:28 left in the
second quarter to make it 5-1, but Pac and Barbieri
each netted goals at 11:41 and 10:42, respectively,
of the second period to extend Western Connecticut’s
advantage to 7-1.
Junior
midfielder Bobby Cusack (Braintree, MA) took
advantage of a man-up situation for the Beacons and
found the back of the net with 5:43 remaining in
second quarter to cut the deficit to 7-2, before
sophomore middie Kirk Zachary (East Islip, NY)
scored 66 seconds later and Barbieri picked up his
fifth goal of the day with 1:57 left in the first
half for a 9-2 WestConn lead. Freshman
attackman John Canty (Milton, MA) notched a
UMass Boston goal ,
with an extra man, just one minute before the half
expired
to cut the margin to 9-3 to head into the
intermission.
Pac
and sophomore attackman John McGrath (Wantagh, NY)
each netted man-up tallies to begin the third
quarter
for the Colonials, before senior midfielder Nick
Thomo (Brookfield, MA) countered with a man-up
goal of his own for UMB to put the score at 11-4.
Freshman midfielder Mike Barnao (Sayville, NY)
closed out the third quarter for WestConn with a
goal at the 3:06 mark to give it
a 12-4 advantage. Western Connecticut netted
the first two goals of the final quarter as well,
getting scores from junior midfielder Joseph Aitken
(Lakeville, CT) and Zachary at 10:15 and 8:58,
respectively, before Thomo capped the day’s scoring
with his second goal of the afternoon for UMass
Boston coming with 4:03 to go in the contest.
Pac
added a pair of assists to his three goals to go
with a pair of ground balls for the Colonials, while
senior midfielder Dennis Skarda (Danbury, CT)
assisted on three goals and picked up two ground
balls. Lanehart, Aitken and McGrath each
matched their goals with a helper as well and senior
defender Nick Spirito collected a team-high seven
ground balls.
Canty
added an assist and three ground balls for the
Beacons, while Mahoney piled up a game-high 14
ground balls.
Sophomore goalie Aaron Pollock (Belmont, MA)
stopped 10 of 22 shots in 47:06 of play for UMass
Boston, before yielding to junior Chris Testa
(Massapequa, NY), who made two saves and allowed
two goals in the final 12:54 of action. Junior
Kyle Wood (Hyde Park, NY) turned away 10 of 14 shots
in 50 minutes to earn the victory for Western
Connecticut State and freshman Chris Frappier
(Watertown, CT) saw the final 10 minutes in net for
the visitors.
The
Beacons will be in action again on Tuesday, April 22
when they host Salem State College at 3:00 p.m.,
while the Colonials travel to New London, CT to take
on Connecticut College on April 22 at 4:00 p.m.
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Western Connecticut (9-5, 3-2 LEC) vs. UMass Boston (3-8, 1-4 LEC)
Date: Apr 19, 2008 Location: Boston, MA Stadium: Clark Athletic Ctr.
Attendance:100 Start time:1:00 PM End time:3:00 PM Total time:2:00
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Western Connecticut. 4 5 3 2 - 14
UMass Boston........ 0 3 1 1 - 5
Western Connecticut SCORING: GOALS: A. J. Barbieri 5; Ron Pac 3; Kirk
Zachary 2; Adam Lanehart 1; John McGrath 1; Joseph Aitken 1; Mike
Barnao 1.
ASSISTS: Dennis Skarda 3; Ron Pac 2; Joseph Aitken 1; Adam Lanehart 1;
John McGrath 1; James Rosenbauer 1; George Tsirigotis 1.
UMass Boston SCORING: GOALS: Nick Thomo 2; John Canty 1; Bobby Cusack
1; Justin Mahoney 1.
ASSISTS: John Canty 1; Jared Kinch 1.
Western Connecticut GROUND BALLS: Nick Spirito 7; Terry Stroz 6; Gary
Schultz 5; Mat Castelot 4; Kyle Wood 4; Adam Lanehart 3; James
Rosenbauer 3; Mike Barnao 2; Vincent Bevilacqua 2; Alex Gisolfi 2; A.
J. Barbieri 2; John McGrath 2; Ron Pac 2; Brad Scott 2; Dennis Skarda
2; George Tsirigotis 2; Kirk Zachary 2; Joseph Aitken 1; Stephen
Czelatka 1; Jason Dodson 1; Chris Frappier 1; Tom Nahornick 1.
UMass Boston GROUND BALLS: Justin Mahoney 14; Peter Kovach 8; Bobby
Cusack 4; John Canty 3; Matt Dunn 3; Jared Kinch 3; Nick Thomo 3;
Jared Doherty 2; Dale Nunn 2; Aaron Pollock 2; Rich Stone 2; Tim Boyle
1; Jim Costello 1; Patrick McDonagh 1; John Ruiz 1; Robert Schwartz 1;
Chris Testa 1.
SHOTS - Western Connecticut 46; UMass Boston 34.
SHOTS ON GOAL - Western Connecticut 26; UMass Boston 15.
PENALTIES - Western Connecticut 12/8:30; UMass Boston 8/8:00.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Western Connecticut 3-9; UMass Boston 3-9.
FACEOFFS - Western Connecticut 8-23; UMass Boston 15-23.
CLEARS - Western Connecticut 30-39; UMass Boston 28-39.
GOALIES - WCSUML: Chris Frappier (10:00 minutes, 1 shots-0 saves, 1
GA) , Kyle Wood (50:00, 14-10, 4); UMBML: Aaron Pollock 3-8 (47:06,
22-10, 12) , Chris Testa (12:54, 4-2, 2).
Start time: 1:00 PM Finish time: 3:00 PM Length of game: 2:00
Officials:.
A-100 T-2:00
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WestConn No Match for
Keene State In 14-5 Loss
DANBURY, CT (Apr. 12) –
When junior Vincent Bevilacqua (Branford, CT)
scored an unassisted goal with :44 seconds remaining
in the first half it did little to change the
momentum Keene State had established by scoring the
game’s first eight goals. Less than :30 seconds
later, Keene’s Josh Nugent (Cheshire, CT) scored his
fourth goal of the half to make the half-time score
9-1 in favor of Keene State over Western Connecticut
State University at the WestConn Athletic Complex
Saturday afternoon.
Vincent Bevilacqua led
WestConn with two goals, while sophomore Andrew
Barbieri (Islip Terrace, NY), senior Tom
Nahornick (Groton, CT), and senior Mat
Castelot (Branford, CT) each scored once in a
losing effort for the Colonials. Senior Ron Pac
(Glastonbury, CT) assisted on two of the
Colonials’ five goals on the afternoon.
Leading the attack for
Keene State were Nugent and Tony Santa Fe (Deery,
NH) who each scored four goals. Ryan Hazelton
(Chester, NH) and Casey Broderson (Deery, NH) each
contributed two goals for the victorious Owls. Peter
Lauranzano (Beverly, MA) led Keene State in assists
with three.
Keene State wasted no time
taking the lead with an unassisted goal by Michael
Fontaine (Wolfboro, NH) less than two minutes into
the game. Nugent and Santa Fe scored six of the
Owls’ next eight goals leaving little doubt about
the game’s result.
Keene State struck first in
the second half with two goals to take an 11-1 lead,
but WestConn scored the next three goals to win the
third period by a 3-2 score. Santa Fe scored his
third and fourth goals to open the fourth period and
Keene State cruised to victory and a final score of
14-5.
Matt Johnson (Deery, NH)
earns his seventh win of the season in goal for Keen
State, while junior Kyle Wood (Hyde Park, NY)
takes the loss for WestConn.
With this afternoon’s
victory, Keene State’s record now stands at 7-0 on
the season (4-0 in the LEC), while WestConn falls to
7-5 (2-2 LEC)
WestConn hosts Salem State
at the WestConn Athletic Complex on Tuesday, April
15th. Game time is slated for 7:00pm
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Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
Keene State (7-0, 4-0 LEC) vs. Western Connecticut (7-5, 2-2 LEC)
Date: Apr 12, 2008 Location: Danbury, Conn. Stadium: WestConn Atl Copmlex
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 - Tot
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Keene State......... 3 6 2 3 - 14
Western Connecticut. 0 1 3 1 - 5
Keene State SCORING: GOALS: Tony Santa Fe 4; Josh Nugent 4; Ryan Hazelton 2;
Casey Broderson 2; Michael Fontaine 1; Rodney Arganese 1.
ASSISTS: Peter Lauranzano 3; Ryan Hazelton 2; Casey Broderson 1; Michael Fontaine 1;
Tony Santa Fe 1; Luke Sobocinski 1.
Western Connecticut SCORING: GOALS: Vincent Bevilacqua 2; A. J. Barbieri 1;
Tom Nahornick 1; Mat Castelot 1.
ASSISTS: Ron Pac 2.
Keene State GROUND BALLS: Casey Broderson 9; Kyle Barnett 6; Warren Dill 4;
Easton Kezer 4; Kevin McCarthy 3; Tony Santa Fe 2; Luke Sobocinski 2; Ron Ward 2;
Rodney Arganese 1; Michael Fontaine 1; Ryan Hazelton 1; Matt Johnson 1;
Peter Lauranzano 1; Mike Wood 1.
Western Connecticut GROUND BALLS: Mat Castelot 4; Terry Stroz 4; James Rosenbauer 3;
George Tsirigotis 3; Kyle Wood 3; Alex Gisolfi 2; Adam Lanehart 2; John McGrath 2;
Joseph Aitken 1; Mike Barnao 1; Chris Buzi 1; Jason Dodson 1; Tom Nahornick 1;
Ron Pac 1; Gary Schultz 1.
SHOTS - Keene State 35; Western Connecticut 41.
SHOTS ON GOAL - Keene State 27; Western Connecticut 25.
PENALTIES - Keene State 7/5:30; Western Connecticut 3/3:00.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Keene State 2-3; Western Connecticut 1-7.
FACEOFFS - Keene State 12-23; Western Connecticut 11-23.
CLEARS - Keene State 23-25; Western Connecticut 15-19.
GOALIES - KSC: Matt Johnson 7-0 (60:00 minutes, 25 shots-20 saves, 5 GA);
WCSU: Kyle Wood 6-5 (60:00, 27-13, 14).
A-300 T-1:50
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 LITTLE
EAST CONFERENCE
Player of the Week
Dennis Skarda
(Danbury, Conn.)
Senior
Forward
Western Connecticut State University
Skarda paced the Western Connecticut attack with 11
points, including seven assists, as the Colonials
posted a 1-1 mark inside the Little East Conference
circuit. On April 2, the Danbury, Conn. product
registered a season-high six points, on a marker and
five helpers, at Eastern Connecticut, while scoring
his first hat trick of the season against Southern
Maine four days later. He has scored at least two
points in eight of his nine games on the campaign.
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14 Different
Colonials Score In WestConn’s 24-4 Win Over Mitchell
College
DANBURY, CT (Apr. 9) –
Western Connecticut State University used a balanced
scoring attack in which 14 different Colonials
scored goals to beat Mitchell College 24-4 Wednesday
afternoon at the WestConn Athletic Complex. WestConn
scored the game’s first four goals, led 11-2 after
one period, 17-3 at the half, and were never
challenged in a game that marked the team’s seventh
win on the season.
Sophomore Adam Lanehart
(Redding, CT) led WestConn with four goals and
three assists and leads the team with 29 goals
scored for the season. Sophomore Andrew Barbieri
(Islip Terrace, NY), had three goals and three
assists on the afternoon and is now second on the
team in both categories with 19 goals and 10
assists. Junior Terry Stroz (Monroe, CT) and
senior Jason Dodson (Norwich, CT) dominated
action in the face-off circle winning 25 of 30
chances on the afternoon.
Leading the attack for
Mitchell College were Zachary Ledvina (New Bedford,
MA) with three goals, and Tim Goldberg (Southington,
CT) with one goal in a losing effort for the Pequots.
WestConn scored the game’s
first two goals in less than one minute, and the
game’s first four in less than three minutes.
Mitchell answered with two goals, but the Colonials
pulled away for an 11-2 lead at the end of the first
period. With every player on the WestConn roster
seeing significant playing time, the Colonials
stretched the lead to 17-3 at the half. A 5-0 third
period put WestConn up 22-3, and the final margin of
victory was 24-4 in favor of the Colonials. For the
game, WestConn tallied 74 shots to 6 for Mitchell
and collected 65 ground balls while the Pequots
gathered only 13.
Junior Kyle Wood (Hyde
Park, NY) earns his sixth win of the season in
goal for WestConn, while Jeff Cretella (North Haven,
CT) takes the loss for Mitchell College.
With this afternoon’s
victory, WestConn’s record now stands at 7-4 on the
season (2-1 in the LEC), while Mitchell College
falls to 1-5.
WestConn hosts Little East
Conference rival Keene State College at the WestConn
Athletic Complex on Saturday, April 12th. Game time
is slated for 1:00pm.
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Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
Mitchell (1-5) vs. Western Connecticut (7-4)
Date: Apr 09, 2008 Location: Danbury, Conn. Stadium: WestConn Ath Complex
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 - Tot
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Mitchell............ 2 1 0 1 - 4
Western Connecticut. 11 6 5 2 - 24
Mitchell SCORING: GOALS: Zachary Ledvina 3; Tim Goldberg 1.
ASSISTS: Jeffrey Dineen 1; Ian Gosselin 1.
Western Connecticut SCORING: GOALS: Adam Lanehart 4; A. J. Barbieri 3;Ron Pac 2;
Tom Begley 2; Jim Dipientrantonio 2; Vincent Bevilacqua 2; George Tsirigotis 2;
Terry Stroz 1; Kirk Zachary 1; Mike Barnao 1; Drew Doyon 1; Joe Capostosto 1;
John McGrath 1; Jason Dodson 1.
ASSISTS: A. J. Barbieri 3; Adam Lanehart 3; Terry Stroz 2; Javid Assemi 1;
Mike Barnao 1; Ron Pac 1; Dennis Skarda 1; Kirk Zachary 1.
Mitchell GROUND BALLS: Jeff Cretella 3; Ryan LaPak 3; Joseph MacFarland 2;
Jeffrey Dineen 1; Tim Goldberg 1; Ian Gosselin 1; John Kearney 1; Joshua Souza 1.
Western Connecticut GROUND BALLS: Terry Stroz 15; Jason Dodson 9; Javid Assemi 4;
Drew Doyon 4; Adam Lanehart 3; Zegiang Li 3; Tom Nahornick 3; Tom Begley 2;
Joe Capostosto 2; Mat Castelot 2; Stephen Czelatka 2; Jim Dipientrantonio 2;
Ron Pac 2; James Rosenbauer 2; Joseph Aitken 1; Mike Barnao 1;
Vincent Bevilacqua 1; Chris Buzi 1; Alex Gisolfi 1; Michael Hebron 1;
A. J. Barbieri 1; John McGrath 1; Nick Spirito 1; George Tsirigotis 1.
SHOTS - Mitchell 6; Western Connecticut 74.
SHOTS ON GOAL - Mitchell 4; Western Connecticut 39.
PENALTIES - Mitchell 5/3:30; Western Connecticut 4/3:00.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Mitchell 0-4; Western Connecticut 0-5.
FACEOFFS - Mitchell 5-30; Western Connecticut 25-30.
CLEARS - Mitchell 6-21; Western Connecticut 5-6.
GOALIES -
MITCHELL: Jeff Cretella 1-5 (30:00 minutes, 27 shots-10 saves, 17 GA),
Shane Gray (30:00, 12-5, 7);
WCSU: Chris Frappier (35:00, 2-0, 2) , Kyle Wood 6-4 (25:00, 2-0, 2).
Start time: 4:00 pm Finish time: 5:55pm Length of game: 1:55
A-100
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WestConn Cruises Past
Southern Maine, 14-4
DANBURY, CT (Apr. 6) –
Western Connecticut State University scored eight
unanswered goals in the first and second periods and
never looked back in beating the University of
Southern Maine, 14-4, Sunday afternoon at the
WestConn Athletic Complex.
Senior Dennis Skarda
(Danbury, CT), sophomore Andrew Barbieri
(Islip Terrace, NY), and senior Ron Pac
(Glastonbury, CT) each contributed three goals
in the Colonials’ victory. Also scoring for WestConn
were sophomore Adam Lanehart (Redding, CT)
with two goals, and junior Vincent Bevilacqua
(Branford, CT), freshman Mike Barnao (
Sayville, NY), and sophomore Kirk Zachary
(East Islip, NY) who each scored once. Adam
Lanehart led the Colonials with three assists.
Leading the attack for
Southern Maine were Josh Reinhold (Tampa, FL) with
two goals, and Preston Gilbert (Saco, ME) and Matt
Soule (Denmark, ME) who each scored one goal in a
losing effort for the Huskies.
Southern Maine scored the
game’s first goal on an unassisted shot by Josh
Reinhold at the 11:23 mark of the first period, but
the Huskies were then held scoreless for the
remainder of the first half. WestConn’s first goal
was scored by Andrew Barbieri, assisted by junior
Terry Stroz (Monroe, CT), less than one minute
later. The Colonials would score four more goals in
the first and shutout the Huskies by the score of
3-0 in the second to take an 8-1 lead at
intermission. WestConn scored on the first
possession of the second half on a beautiful pass
from Dennis Skarda to Ron Pac and closed out the
period with a
commanding 12-3 lead. The
game’s final goal was scored at the 8:07 mark of the
fourth period when Adam Lanehart took a pass from
Mike Barnao and found the back of the net to make
the final score 14-4.
Chris Frappier earns his
first win of the season after making 5 saves in goal
for WestConn, while James Suriyodom (Deer Park, NY)
takes the loss for Southern Maine.
With this afternoon’s
victory, WestConn’s record now stands at 6-4 on the
season (2-1 in the LEC), while Southern Maine falls
to 2-5 (0-2 LEC).
WestConn hosts Mitchell
College at the WestConn Athletic Complex on
Wednesday, April 9th. Game time is slated for
4:00pm.
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Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
Southern Maine (2-5) vs. Western Connecticut (6-4)
Date: Apr 06, 2008 Location: Danbury, Conn. Stadium: WestConn Ath Complex
Attendance:100 Start time:1:00pm End time:2:50pm Total time:1:50
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 - Tot
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Southern Maine...... 1 0 2 1 - 4
Western Connecticut. 5 3 4 2 - 14
Southern Maine SCORING: GOALS: Josh Reinhold 2; Preston Gilbert 1;
Matt Soule 1.
ASSISTS: None.
Western Connecticut SCORING: GOALS: Dennis Skarda 3; Ron Pac 3; A. J.
Barbieri 3; Adam Lanehart 2; Mike Barnao 1; Kirk Zachary 1; Vincent
Bevilacqua 1.
ASSISTS: Adam Lanehart 3; Dennis Skarda 2; Mike Barnao 1; Tom Begley
1; John McGrath 1; Terry Stroz 1.
Southern Maine GROUND BALLS: Thomas Boothby 5; Lee Gauthier 4; Alex
Pleau 4; Chris Shorr 4; Rob Dorr 3; Tyler Martin 3; Josh Reinhold 3;
Shane Billings 1; Daniel Morales 1; Kevin Swenson 1; Kyle Talcott 1.
Western Connecticut GROUND BALLS: Terry Stroz 12; Ron Pac 4; Gary
Schultz 4; Mat Castelot 3; John McGrath 3; Brad Scott 3; Dennis Skarda
3; George Tsirigotis 3; Joseph Aitken 2; Mike Barnao 2; Tom Begley 2;
Vincent Bevilacqua 2; Michael Hebron 2; A. J. Barbieri 2; Adam
Lanehart 2; Tom Nahornick 2; Nick Spirito 2; Javid Assemi 1; Stephen
Czelatka 1; Jason Dodson 1; Chris Frappier 1.
SHOTS - Southern Maine 20; Western Connecticut 54.
SHOTS ON GOAL - Southern Maine 9; Western Connecticut 30.
PENALTIES - Southern Maine 5/4:00; Western Connecticut 6/4:30.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Southern Maine 0-6; Western Connecticut 1-5.
FACEOFFS - Southern Maine 5-21; Western Connecticut 16-21.
CLEARS - Southern Maine 10-14; Western Connecticut 14-18.
GOALIES - USMMLX08: James Suriyodorn 2-5 (60:00 minutes, 30 shots-16
saves, 14 GA); WCSUML: Chris Frappier 1-0 (60:00, 9-5, 4).
Start time: 1:00pm Finish time: 2:50pm Length of game: 1:50
Officials:. Scorer: R. Scott Russell.
A-100 T-1:50
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WESTERN MAKES
EARLY STATEMENT, BUT EASTERN HAS FINAL SAY
from the desk of Bob Molta - ECSU SID
WILLIMANTIC,
Conn. – The Western Connecticut State University men’s
lacrosse team opened the match with the first five goals,
but Eastern Connecticut State University closed it with the
final seven to rally for a 16-14 Little East Conference
victory Wednesday afternoon at Thomas Nevers Field.
Eastern
trailed 5-0 late in the first period and by five, 13-8, with
seven minutes left in the third before scoring eight of the
final nine goals of the match – including the last seven –
to remain perfect at Nevers Field in eight years of
conference competition.
The win is the
fifth straight after an 0-4 start for Eastern (5-4, 2-0
little east), which has won all seven matches against
Western (5-4, 1-1 little east) in the series.
Held scoreless
in the first half, junior midfielder DJ Simmons (Mystic)
scored all four of his goals in the decisive 8-1 run over
the final 21 minutes of play. Simmons, who entered the game
as the team’s second-leading scorer, gave the Warriors their
first lead, 15-14 with 8:18 left, then added an insurance
goal with 3:34 remaining while Eastern was running time off
the clock. Western did not score a goal over the 18:36 after
taking a 14-9 lead with 3:36 left in the third period.
Western scored
goals on its first three extra-man opportunities – two of
them coming in the first 11 minutes of play – but the
Warriors’ successfully killed off all four of the Colonials’
man-up tries in the second half. Another key to the comeback
came when Eastern won four of six faceoffs in the fourth
period after Western had dominated by winning nine of ten in
the third.
Senior
midfielder Dennis Skarda, Western’s leader with 16 assists
entering the match, had a hand in Western’s first four goals
with three assists and a goal, and freshman midfielder Mike
Barnao added a goal with 2:46 left in the first period to
give the Colonials their quick 5-0 lead. In danger of being
run off its own field, Eastern gained a measure of momentum
by responding with its first two goals of the match in the
final two minutes of the first period.
Trailing 14-10
with 2:53 left in the third period, the Warriors got a
shorthanded goal from Simmons to cut the gap to three
heading into the final period. Senior midfielder Pete
Hamilton (Rutland, VT) and freshman attack Brendan
Hoppey (Shoreham, NY) each scored in the first two
minutes of the fourth period to make it a one-goal match,
and senior attack Tyler Prescott’s (Norwalk)
extra-man goal – his first marker of the game since scoring
with 30 seconds left in the first period -- pulled the
Warriors even at 14-14 with just under 13 minutes left.
Eastern junior
goalie Kyle Savage (Southington) rebounded from a
sluggish first half by stopping six of the ten shots he
faced after the break. Four of his game total of 11 saves
came when he stoned the Colonials in the fourth period.
Junior attack
Matthew Savage (Southington) led Eastern with a
career-high five goals on just seven shots and also added an
assist to improve his team-leading totals to 23 goals and
27 points. Simmons finished with four goals and two assists
to give him 20 goals and 26 points this year. Hamilton added
three goals and Hoppey a goal and career-high four assists.
Hoppey leads the club with 12 assists in nine matches.
Junior
defenseman Steve Lane (Groton) and freshman
midfielder Eric Vasil (Southington) each had six
ground balls for Eastern, while junior midfielder Terry
Stroz of Western collected 14 ground balls. Stroz handled
all 34 faceoffs for the Colonials in the game, winning 22.
Vasil, however, corralled the first four faceoffs of the
final period, helping Eastern maintain its third-period
momentum and allowing it to strike three times in the first
2:15 of the final frame to tie the match at 14.
Eastern plays
the second of three straight home matches Friday when it
hosts Plymouth State University at 4 p.m.
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Eastern Conn. 16, Western Conn. 14
Western Conn. (5-4, 1-1 little east) 5 5 4 0 -- 14
Eastern Conn. (5-4, 2-0 little east) 2 4 5 5 -- 16
Goals: W-Adam Lanehart 3, Andrew Barbieri 2, Ron Pac 2, Mike Barnao 2,
Dennis Scarda, Joseph Aitken, Kirk Zachary, Terry Stroz, Vincent Bevilacqua;
E-Matthew Savage 5, DJ Simmons 4, Pete Hamilton 3, Tyler Prescott 2, Brendan Hoppey,
Zach Malouf.
Assists: W-Skarda 5, Lanehart, Aitken, Zachary; E-Hoppey 4, Simmons 2,
M. Savage, Eric Vasil, Maxim Fantl.
Shots: W-45, E-32; Saves: W-Kyle Wood 12, E-Kyle Savage 11.
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Wood’s Saves Lead WestConn Over Plymouth State in LEC
Opener, 9-7
DANBURY, CT (Mar. 29) – After a
third period in which 10 goals were scored, junior goal
keeper Kyle Wood (Hyde Park, NY) made several
brilliant saves in the game’s closing minutes as Western
Connecticut State University won their Little East
Conference opener over Plymouth State, 9-7, at the WestConn
Athletic Complex on Saturday afternoon.
Sophomore Adam Lanehart
(Redding, CT) led the WestConn scoring attack with three
goals, followed by junior George Tsirigotis (Islip
Terrace, NY) who added two. Also scoring for the
Colonials were sophomore Andrew Barbieri (Islip Terrace,
NY), freshman Tom Begley (East Islip, NY), junior
Vincent Bevilacqua (Branford, CT), and senior Ron Pac
(Glastonbury, CT) who each scored once. Senior Dennis
Skarda (Danbury, CT) led the Colonials in assists with
three.
Leading the attack for Plymouth
State were Brian Giroux (Wolfeboro Falls, NH) and Adam
Krinsky (Concord, NH) with two goals each. John Cogswell
(Jefferson, MA), Steve Engel (South Windsor, CT), and Tim
Hadley (New London, NH) each scored on goal in a losing
effort for the Panthers.
Plymouth State scored in the game’s
second minute to take an early lead, but then were held
scoreless for the remainder of the first half. WestConn took
10 shots in the first period and 14 in the second, but three
goals in the second period (all by Lanehart) were the only
time the Colonials found the net in the first half of play.
WestConn appeared to take control of the game early in the
third when they took a 5-1 lead after an unassisted goal by
Ron Pac, but Plymouth State stormed back to trail by one,
7-6, with one minute to play in the period. Andrew Barbieri
found the net for the Colonials with 3 seconds remaining in
the third to give WestConn an 8-6 advantage. When Plymouth
State scored in the first minute of the fourth, it appeared
the scoring frenzy would continue, but both goal tenders
turned away numerous scoring chances and the score stood at
8-7 in favor of WestConn until Tom Begley scored an
unassisted goal at the 2:33 mark. The final two minutes were
dominated by a flurry of Plymouth State shots and acrobatic
saves by Wood, with WestConn taking the victory, 9-7.
Kyle Wood earns his fifth win of
the season after making 13 saves for WestConn, while Billy
Morgan, also with 13 saves, takes the loss for Plymouth
State.
WestConn’s record now stands at 5-3
on the season (1-0 in the LEC), while Plymouth State falls
to 3-2 (0-1 LEC).
WestConn travels to play in-state
and Little East rival Eastern Connecticut on Wednesday,
April 2nd. Game time is slated for 4:00pm.
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Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
Plymouth State (3-2, 0-1 LEC) vs. Western Connecticut (5-3, 1-0 LEC)
Date: Mar 29, 2008 Location: Danbury, Conn. Stadium: WestConn Ath Complex
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 - Tot
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Plymouth State...... 1 0 5 1 - 7
Western Connecticut. 0 3 5 1 - 9
Plymouth State SCORING:
GOALS: Brian Giroux 2; Adam Krinsky 2; John Cogswell 1;
Steve Engel 1; Tim Hadley 1.
ASSISTS: John Cogswell 1; Steve Engel 1; Brian Giroux 1; Jon Walsh 1.
Western Connecticut SCORING:
GOALS: Adam Lanehart 3; George Tsirigotis 2; A. J. Barbieri 1;
Tom Begley 1; Vincent Bevilacqua 1; Ron Pac 1.
ASSISTS: Dennis Skarda 3; A. J. Barbieri 1.
Plymouth State GROUND BALLS: Tim Hadley 5; Brian Giroux 4; Billy
Morgan 3; Jon Walsh 3; Jordan Buzzell 2; Mike Russell 2; Ryan
Schneeloch 2; Jason Shinkwin 2; Derick Smith 2; Steve Engel 1; Logan
Irish 1; Matt Johansmeyer 1; Adam Krinsky 1; Sam Lemanski 1.
Western Connecticut GROUND BALLS: Terry Stroz 6; Tom Nahornick 5; Mat
Castelot 2; A. J. Barbieri 2; Joseph Aitken 1; Tom Begley 1; Alex
Gisolfi 1; Ron Pac 1; James Rosenbauer 1; Gary Schultz 1; Brad Scott
1; Nick Spirito 1; George Tsirigotis 1; Kyle Wood 1.
SHOTS - Plymouth State 37; Western Connecticut 36.
SHOTS ON GOAL - Plymouth State 20; Western Connecticut 22.
PENALTIES - Plymouth State 7/6:30; Western Connecticut 5/4:30.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Plymouth State 1-5; Western Connecticut 3-7.
FACEOFFS - Plymouth State 10-19; Western Connecticut 9-19.
CLEARS - Plymouth State 9-13; Western Connecticut 9-13.
GOALIES - PSU: Billy Morgan 3-2 (60:00 minutes, 22 shots-13 saves,9 GA)
WCSU: Kyle Wood 5-3 (60:00, 20-13, 7).
Start time: 12:00 pm Finish time: 2:00 pm Length of game: 2:00
A-100
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Western Connecticut Edges
Men's Lacrosse, 11-10
BALTIMORE, MD (March 18, 2008) -- WestConn's men's
lacrosse team defeated Vassar College in a tough
contest, 11-10 this afternoon in the Brewers' second
game of spring break. The Colonials improve to 4-3
on the season with the victory.
Quick Notes from the win against Vassar: Game was
tied at 10-10 untile Terry Stroz won a face off and
raced by two defender and deposited the game-winning
goal with three second left. Other goal scorers
for the Colonials were: Mat Castelot (2), Dennis
Skarda (2), Adam Lanehart (2), Tom Begley, Vin
Bevilacqua, George Tsirigotis and Kirk Zachary.
Vassar falls to 1-5 on the season.
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Six Goal Third Quarter Propels Maritime Men's Lacrosse Past WestConn
from the desk of John Czarnecki, SID
THROGGS NECK, NY - The
SUNY Maritime men's lacrosse team used a 6-1 third quarter to secure
their 4th win of the season; a 15-6 victory over the visiting Colonials
of Western Connecticut. The Colonials dropped to 3-3 on the season,
while Maritime improved to 4-1.
The first quarter was a
defensive battle with both teams trading shots for saves. Maritime took
4 shots on goal, all saved by Kyle Wood, while the Colonials took 8
shots on goal, of which 7 were saved by Colin Gallagher (Syracuse, NY/Westhill).
That one goal was scored with 13 seconds to go, following a well planned
timeout by the visitors.
The second quarter was
much more offensive, with 10 total goals scored. Western Connecticut
scored the first goal in the second to grab a 2-0 lead, but it was short
lived. Maritime scored three goals in just over a minute to take the
lead for good with 12:28 to go in the second. Even though the Colonials
scored the final two of the half, the Privateers took a 6-5 lead into
the locker room.
The third quarter
proved to be the turning point in the game, with Maritime scoring 6
goals and allowing only 1. Gallagher was the force behind the defense,
stopping 6 shots in the quarter, and 8 more in the 4th quarter. Donald
Toby (Oceanside, NY/Oceanside) was the offense catalyst, scoring three
of his four goals in the second half, while assisting on another.
For the game, Donald
Toby led the team with 4 goals and two assists, followed by Lawrence
Montreuil (New Hyde Park, NY/New Hyde Park) with 3 scores and 3 assists.
Stephen Doherty (Yorktown, NY/Lakeland), Alex Rosero (Bellport,
NY/Bellport), and Alex Korb (Islip, NY/Islip) each scored twice.
In net, Gallagher
finished the game with an impressive 23 saves. His counterpart, Kyle
Wood, finished with 11.
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WestConn vs SUNY Maritime (Mar 18, 2008 at SUNY Maritime)
WestConn (3-3) vs. SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
SUNY Maritime (4-1) -------------------------------------
Date: Mar 18, 2008 Attendance: 375 WestConn............ 1 4 1 0 - 6
Weather: SUNY Maritime....... 0 6 6 3 - 15
WCML2008 SCORING: GOALS: Adam Lanehart 2; George Tsirigotis 1; Tom Begley 1; Mat
Castelot 1; Ron Pac 1.
ASSISTS: Dennis Skarda 2; George Tsirigotis 1; Kirk Zachary 1.
SUNY Maritime SCORING: GOALS: Toby, Donald 4; Montreuil, Lawrence 3; Doherty,
Stephen 2; Rosero, Alex 2; Korb, Alex 2; Toby, Chris 1; Hackeling, Steve 1.
ASSISTS: Montreuil, Lawrence 3; Doherty, Stephen 2; Toby, Donald 2; Rosero, Alex
1; Toby, Chris 1.
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Plattsburgh
State Scores Twice In Final Minute To Defeat WestConn, 14-13
DANBURY, CT (Mar. 16) – Plattsburgh State’s
Bryan Copius (Seaford, NY) and Luke Weidlein (Seaford, NY) each scored
in the final minute of play for a come-from-behind 14-13 win over
Western Connecticut State University Sunday afternoon at the WestConn
Athletic Complex. The Colonials, who trailed 5-1 midway through the
second period, fought back in the third and fourth periods and took the
lead on a spectacular unassisted goal by senior Dennis Skarda (Danbury,
CT) with 44 seconds remaining on the clock. Plattsburgh State’s Ryan
Price (Lindenhurst, NY) then won two consecutive face-offs setting up
the game-winning heroics for the Cardinals.
Sophomore Adam Lanehart (Redding, CT)
led WestConn with four goals. Also scoring for the Colonials were
sophomore Andrew Barbieri (Islip Terrace, NY) with three goals,
senior Ron Pac (Glastonbury, CT) with two goals, and junior
Joseph Aitken (Lakville, CT), freshman Tom Begley (East Islip,
NY), senior Dennis Skarda (Danbury, CT), and junior George
Tsirigotis (Islip Terrace, NY) who each scored once. Skarda led the
Colonials in assists with two.
Leading the attack for Plattsburgh State were
Luke Weidlein with three goals, and Bryan Copius, Matt Maes
(Lindenhurst, NY), Pat Nastro (Huntington, NY), Frank Sangiovanni
(Huntington Station, NY), and Jimmy Tenny (Brewster, NY) who each scored
twice.
Plattsburgh State controlled the action early
taking a 5-1 lead midway through the second period, but WestConn’s
Barbieri scored twice in the final two minutes of the half to bring the
Colonials with one, 6-5, at intermission. The Colonials struck first
early in the second half on a man-up goal by Lanehart, and for the
remainder of the game the margin was never greater than one for either
team. The fourth period, which began deadlocked at 10, featured three
ties and three lead changes before the Cardinals took the dramatic
victory by the final score of 14-13.
Billy Hughes (East Patchogue, NY) earned his
third victory of the season in goal for the Cardinals after making 31
saves. Junior Kyle Wood (Hyde Park, NY) made 23 saves in goal in
a losing effort for the Colonials
WestConn’s record now stands at 3-2 on the
season, while Plattsburgh State climbs to 3-1.
WestConn travels to Maritime College on
Tuesday, March 18. Game time is slated for 7:00pm.
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Plattsburgh State (3-1) vs. Western Connecticut (3-2)
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Plattsburgh State... 3 3 4 4 - 14
Western Connecticut. 1 4 5 3 - 13
Plattsburgh State SCORING:
GOALS: Luke Weidlein 3; Pat Nastro 2; Bryan Copius 2; Matt Maes 2;
Jimmy Tenny 2; Frank Sangiovanni 2; Tom Spencer 1.
ASSISTS: Tom Cerny 3; Pat Nastro 1.
Western Connecticut SCORING:
GOALS: Adam Lanehart 4; A. J. Barbieri 3; Ron Pac 2; Dennis Skarda 1;
George Tsirigotis 1; Joseph Aitken 1; Tom Begley 1.
ASSISTS: Dennis Skarda 2; Mike Barnao 1; A. J. Barbieri 1; Ron Pac 1;
Terry Stroz 1; George Tsirigotis 1.
Plattsburgh State GROUND BALLS: Bryan Copius 7; Matt Maes 4; Tom
Spencer 3; Andrew Gutierrez 2; Jim Keenan 2; Stephan Marino 2; Ryan
Price 2; Frank Sangiovanni 2; Jimmy Tenny 2; Tom Cerny 1; Mike Glynn
1; Ian Helmer 1; Adrian Marino 1.
Western Connecticut GROUND BALLS: Terry Stroz 10; Tom Nahornick 6; Mat
Castelot 4; Adam Lanehart 4; Joseph Aitken 3; Alex Gisolfi 3; Kyle
Wood 3; A. J. Barbieri 2; 2S 1; Mike Barnao 1; Vincent Bevilacqua 1;
Gary Schultz 1; Dennis Skarda 1; George Tsirigotis 1; Kirk Zachary 1.
SHOTS - Plattsburgh State 45; Western Connecticut 52.
SHOTS ON GOAL - Plattsburgh State 37; Western Connecticut 44.
PENALTIES - Plattsburgh State 10/7:30; Western Connecticut 4/3:30.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Plattsburgh State 1-4; Western Connecticut 4-10.
FACEOFFS - Plattsburgh State 13-31; Western Connecticut 18-31.
CLEARS - Plattsburgh State 18-22; Western Connecticut 16-17.
GOALIES -
Plattsburgh State: Billy Hughes 3-1 (60:00 minutes, 44 shots-31 saves, 13 GA)
WestConn: Kyle Wood 3-2 (60:00, 37-23, 14).
A-100 T-2:00
Game-winning goal with 14 seconds remaining in the 4th.
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TRINITY MEN’S
LACROSSE DEFEATS WESTERN CONNECTICUT
Hartford, Conn. (Mar. 12) – Sophomore
attackman Harper Cullen (Rehoboth Beach, Del.) had four goals and senior
midfielder Jeremy Ulan (Scarsdale, N.Y.) tallied three goals to lead the
Trinity College Bantams to a 13-6 victory over the Western Connecticut
State University Colonials in the men’s lacrosse home opener this
afternoon at Jessee/Miller Field. Trinity improves their record to 2-0
overall, while the Colonials fall to 3-1.
Trinity shut out the Colonials in the first quarter and scored five
goals to take the early lead. Junior goalkeeper Alex Palma (Chappaqua,
N.Y.) had 11 saves and held the Colonials to 5 goals in nearly four
quarters of play. Junior goalkeeper Graham Fadden (New Canaan, Conn.)
saw some minutes towards the end of the game tallying a save and
allowing one goal. All six of the Colonials goals came from different
players but were not enough to keep up with the Bantams. Trinity will
look for its third straight win to start the season against Bates at
home on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
Teams
1st 2nd 3rd 4th - Final
Western Connecticut (3-1) 0 2 1
3 - 6
Trinity, Conn. (2-0) 5 2
4 2 - 13
GOALS
WC- George Tsirigotis, Andrew Barbieri, Mat Castelot, Kirk Zachary, Mike
Barnao, Joseph Aitken
TC- Harper Cullen 4, Jeremy Ulan 3, Sean Delaney 2, Andrew Williamson,
Artie Schweitzer, Raymond Mooney, Kris Tedeschi
ASSISTS
WC- Andrew Barbieri 2
TC- Kris Tedeschi 2, Zachary Trudeau, Peter Jenkins, Artie Schweitzer,
Adam Cox, Sean Delaney, Andrew Williamson, Owen Cahill
GOALIE SAVES
WC- Kyle Wood 13
TC- Alex Palma 11 (55:57), Graham Fadden 1 (4:03)
SHOTS
WC- 26, TC- 41 |
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Lanehart’s Five Goals
Lead WestConn Over Nichols College, 10-6
DANBURY, CT (Mar. 10) – Sophomore
Adam Lanehart (Redding, CT) scored five goals and senior Dennis
Skarda (Danbury, CT) handed out four assists to lead Western
Connecticut State University to a 10-6 victory over Nichols College at
the WestConn Athletic Complex Monday evening. Lanehart now leads the
Colonials in goals scored for the season with nine, while Skarda is tops
in assists with eight.
Also scoring for WestConn were
freshman Tom Begley (East Islip, NY) with two goals, and
sophomore Andrew Barbieri (Islip Terrace, NY), junior Joseph
Aitken (Lakville, CT), and freshman Mike Barnao (Sayville, NY),
who each scored one goal.
Leading the attack for Nichols were
Timothy Ahern (Boca Raton, FL) with two goals, and Brian Gattie
(Plainfield, MA) and Sean Tarrant (Norwalk, CT), each with two assists.
WestConn controlled the action early
scoring the game’s first four goals. Nichols scored late in the first
period, but the Colonials won the second period by a 4-1 margin and went
to the locker room with an 8-2 lead at half-time. After a scoreless
third period, Nichols turned up the intensity on offense scoring four
goals, but the comeback fell short and WestConn took the victory, 10-6.
Junior Kyle Wood (Hyde Park, NY)
earned his third victory of the season in goal for WestConn after making
6 saves. Austin Healy (Westford, MA) made 16 saves in goal in a losing
effort for the Bison.
WestConn’s record now stands at 3-0 on
the season, while Nichols College falls to 0-2.
WestConn travels to Trinity (CT) on
Wednesday, March 12. Game time is slated for 4:00pm.
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Nichols (0-2) vs. Western Connecticut (3-0)
Date: Mar 10, 2008 Location: Danbury, Conn.
Stadium: WestConn Ath Complex
Attendance:100 Start time:7:00 pm End time:9:00 pm Total time:2:00
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Nichols............. 1 1 0 4 - 6
Western Connecticut. 4 4 0 2 - 10
Nichols SCORING: GOALS: Timothy Ahern 2; Brian Gattie 1; Peter Smyth
1; Lucas Wilson 1; Brent Cicco 1.
ASSISTS: Brian Gattie 2; Sean Tarrant 2.
Western Connecticut SCORING: GOALS: Adam Lanehart 5; Tom Begley 2; A.
J. Barbieri 1; Joseph Aitken 1; Mike Barnao 1.
ASSISTS: Dennis Skarda 4; A. J. Barbieri 2; Ron Pac 1; George
Tsirigotis 1.
Nichols GROUND BALLS: Ryan Jacobson 11; Ryan Pacific 4; Jeff Powers 4;
Sean Tarrant 4; Patrick Mayo 3; Marc Colangelo 2; Brian Gattie 2;
Bradley O'Brien 2; Lucas Wilson 2; Timothy Ahern 1; Brent Cicco 1;
Peter Smyth 1.
Western Connecticut GROUND BALLS: Adam Lanehart 9; Terry Stroz 8; Mat
Castelot 7; A. J. Barbieri 5; Alex Gisolfi 4; Tom Nahornick 3; George
Tsirigotis 3; Kirk Zachary 3; Joseph Aitken 2; Vincent Bevilacqua 2;
Gary Schultz 2; Dennis Skarda 2; Tom Begley 1; James Rosenbauer 1;
Kyle Wood 1.
SHOTS - Nichols 21; Western Connecticut 47.
SHOTS ON GOAL - Nichols 12; Western Connecticut 26.
PENALTIES - Nichols 17/14:00; Western Connecticut 6/5:30.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Nichols 2-6; Western Connecticut 3-17.
GOALIES - NC: Austin Healy 0-2 (60:00 minutes, 26 shots-16 saves, 10
GA); WCML2008: Kyle Wood 3-0 (60:00, 12-6, 6).
A-100 T-2:00
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Tom Begley Nets Six
Goals in WestConn's 12-3 Win over Castleton State
DANBURY, CT (Mar. 8) – Freshman
Tom Begley (East Islip, NY) netted six goals and assisted on another
as Western Connecticut State University rolled to a 12-3 victory over
Castleton State College at the WestConn Athletic Complex Saturday
afternoon.
Begley registered a hat trick 4:38 into the contest and closed out his
six-goal tally with 4:16 remaining before intermission.
Sophomores A. J. Barbieri (Islip Terrace, NY) and Adam Lanehart (Redding,
CT) contributed two goals apiece for the Colonials, now 2-0.
Other goal scorers for WestConn were
John McGrath (Wantagh, NY) and senior Ron Pac (Glastonbury, CT).
Dennis Skarda (Danbury, CT) had three assists for the winners.
Phil Barry (Randolph, VT), Daniel Luzzi (Oakland, NJ) and
Tyson Chouinard (Barre, VT) each scored a goal for the Spartans.
Junior Kyle Wood (Hyde Park, NY)
earned the victory in goal for WestConn after making two saves before
yeilding to Chris Frappier (Watertown, CT) for the final 15
minutes. Frappier made one save.
Michael Mamunes (Manchester, CT) made fives saves in goal in a losing effort for the
Spartans. Chrstopher Wynne (Suffern, NY) turned away six shots for
CSC in the second half.
WestConn’s record now stands at 2-0 on
the season, while Castleton State falls to 0-1.
The next game for WestConn will be on
Monday, March 10, when it hosts Nichols College at the WestConn Athletic Complex. Game time is slated for
7 pm.
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Castleton State (0-1) vs. Western Connecticut (2-0)
Date: Mar 08, 2008 Location: Danbury, Conn.
Stadium: WestConn Ath Complex
Attendance:100 Start time:2:45 pm End time:4:45 pm Total time:2:00
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Castleton State..... 1 0 1 1 - 3
Western Connecticut. 6 5 0 1 - 12
Castleton State SCORING: GOALS: Phil Barry 1; Daniel Luzzi 1; Tyson
Chouinard 1.
ASSISTS: Phil Barry 1; Jake Rick 1; Devon Wood 1.
Western Connecticut SCORING: GOALS: Tom Begley 6; A. J. Barbieri 2;
Adam Lanehart 2; John McGrath 1; Ron Pac 1.
ASSISTS: Dennis Skarda 3; Terry Stroz 2; Tom Begley 1; Vincent
Bevilacqua 1.
Castleton State GROUND BALLS: James VanDerKar 10; Jake Rick 5; Phil
Barry 4; Koery Counos 4; Michael DelDotto 3; Jason Jakimer 3; Michael
Martinez 3; Kyle Bourgeois 2; Patrick Duffy 2; Brett Quillia 2; Devon
Wood 2; Robert Hass 1; Michael Mamunes 1; Derek Riley 1; Ian Scaglione
1; Eli Willey 1; Christopher Wynne 1.
Western Connecticut GROUND BALLS: Terry Stroz 12; A. J. Barbieri 7;
George Tsirigotis 7; Nick Spirito 4; Mat Castelot 3; Ron Pac 3; Gary
Schultz 3; Tom Begley 2; Drew Doyon 2; Adam Lanehart 2; Ken Maguire 2;
John McGrath 2; Tom Nahornick 2; Kyle Wood 2; Kirk Zachary 2; Joseph
Aitken 1; Jim Dipientrantonio 1; Jason Dodson 1; James Rosenbauer 1;
Dennis Skarda 1.
SHOTS - Castleton State 28; Western Connecticut 54.
SHOTS ON GOAL - Castleton State 17; Western Connecticut 34.
PENALTIES - Castleton State 6/4:30; Western Connecticut 6/4:30.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Castleton State 1-6; Western Connecticut 0-6.
GOALIES - CSC: Michael Mamunes 0-1 (15:00 minutes, 11 shots-5 saves, 6
GA) , Christopher Wynne (45:00, 23-17, 6); WCML2008: Chris Frappier
(15:00, 6-5, 1) , Kyle Wood 2-0 (45:00, 11-9, 2).
A-100 T-2:00
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Barbieri Scores Three
as WestConn Wins Home Opener Over Mount Ida, 9-8
DANBURY, CT - (Mar. 5) – Sophomore
Andrew Barbieri (Islip Terrace, NY) scored three goals to lead
Western Connecticut State University to a 9-8 victory over Mount Ida
College in the 2008 season opener for both teams at the WestConn
Athletic Complex Wednesday evening. Sophomore Adam Lanehart (Redding,
CT) also contributed three points for the Colonials with two goals
and one assist.
Also scoring for WestConn were junior
Vincent Bevilacqua (Branford, CT), sophomore John McGrath
(Wantagh, NY), senior Dennis Skarda (Danbury, CT), and junior
George Tsirigotis (Islip Terrace, NY), each scoring one goal.
Leading the attack for Mount Ida were
Brett Conley (Fairfield, CT) with four goals and John Lightbown
(Melrose, MA) with three.
Mount Ida scored the only goal of the
first period on a pass from Dan Harrington (Westford, MA) to Conley, but
WestConn scored the first two goals of the second to take a 2-1 lead.
Lightbown scored an unassisted goal to pull the Mustangs even at 2-2,
and WestConn quickly replied with goals from Barbieri and Lanehart to
reclaim the lead at 4-2, but a goal late in the second by Conley kept
Mount Ida close. The third period featured four unassisted goals, but
neither team was able to gain an advantage and the period ended with the
score deadlocked at 7-7. Skarda scored early in the fourth to put the
Colonials back up by one, but one minute later Mount Ida answered with a
goal for the game’s fifth tie. The game winner came when Tsirigotis put
the Colonials back on top with ten minutes remaining in the game, and
although both teams had strong scoring opportunities down the stretch
WestConn held on to win, 9-8.
Junior Kyle Wood (Hyde Park, NY)
earned the victory in goal for WestConn after making 15 saves. Matt
Vernik (Bethany, CT) made 14 saves in goal in a losing effort for the
Mustangs.
WestConn’s record now stands at 1-0 on
the season, while Mount Ida falls to 0-1.
The next game for WestConn will be on
Saturday afternoon, March 8th, when they host Castleton State at the
WestConn Athletic Complex. Game time is slated for 2:30pm.
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Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook For Lacrosse
Mount Ida vs Western Connecticut (Mar 05, 2008 at Danbury, Conn.)
Mount Ida (0-1) vs. Western Connecticut (1-0)
Date: Mar 05, 2008 Location: Danbury, Conn. Stadium: WestConn Ath Complex
Attendance:100 Start time:5:00 pm End time:7:00 pm Total time:2:00
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Mount Ida........... 1 2 4 1 - 8
Western Connecticut. 0 4 3 2 - 9
Mount Ida SCORING: GOALS: Brett Conley 4; John Lightbown 3; Andrew
Cloonan 1.
ASSISTS: Andrew Cloonan 1; Dan Harrington 1; John Lightbown 1; Luke
Philip Wilson 1.
Western Connecticut SCORING: GOALS: A. J. Barbieri 3; Adam Lanehart 2;
George Tsirigotis 1; Dennis Skarda 1; Vincent Bevilacqua 1; John
McGrath 1.
ASSISTS: Mike Barnao 1; Mat Castelot 1; Adam Lanehart 1; Dennis Skarda
1; George Tsirigotis 1; Kirk Zachary 1.
Mount Ida GROUND BALLS: Brett Conley 3; Craig Heintzelman 3; Andrew
Cloonan 2; Bill Eagan 2; Dan Harrington 2; Paul Battipaglia 1; Corey
Costello 1; Anthony DiMarsico 1; Mike Haseotes 1; Matt Savage 1; Bryan
Seaman 1; Leo Shidler 1; Matt Vernik 1; Tom Watts 1.
Western Connecticut GROUND BALLS: Terry Stroz 10; Tom Nahornick 5; Mat
Castelot 4; Joseph Aitken 2; Alex Gisolfi 2; A. J. Barbieri 2; Adam
Lanehart 2; Ron Pac 2; Gary Schultz 2; Dennis Skarda 2; George
Tsirigotis 2; Mike Barnao 1; Chris Buzi 1; Jason Dodson 1; Brad Scott
1.
SHOTS - Mount Ida 40; Western Connecticut 39.
SHOTS ON GOAL - Mount Ida 23; Western Connecticut 23.
PENALTIES - Mount Ida 6/4:30; Western Connecticut 6/4:30.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Mount Ida 1-6; Western Connecticut 1-6.
FACEOFFS - Mount Ida 7-21; Western Connecticut 14-21.
CLEARS - Mount Ida 16-24; Western Connecticut 15-19.
GOALIES - LAXMTIDA: Matt Vernik 0-1 (60:00 minutes, 23 shots-14 saves,
9 GA); WCML2008: Kyle Wood 1-0 (60:00, 23-15, 8).
Start time: 5:00 pm Finish time: 7:00 pm Length of game: 2:00
Officials:. Scorer: Scott Russell.
A-100 T-2:00
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WestConn
Will Take On Western New England College in First
Round of NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse
Championships