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CONNECTICUT COLLEGE MEN’S LACROSSE SURGES LATE TO BEAT WESTERN
CONNECTICUT 11-4
DANBURY, CT (April 24, 2007) – Matt Flanagan (Somerset, NJ) scores
a game high three goals to lift the Connecticut College men’s
lacrosse team to an 11-4 victory over Western Connecticut on Tuesday
night at the Westside Athletic Complex.
Neck and neck heading into the third quarter the Colonials’ trailed
only by a goal. After a quick goal from Jesse Stevenson (Marshfield,
MA, the Colonials would not take long to get on the board in the
second half making it a 3-4 game. Mid way through the third quarter
the Camels’ would start to pull away as they outscored the Colonials
7-1 in the remaining 23:00.
Along with Flanagan’s three goals, Connecticut College had three
players netting two goals a piece: Stevenson, Tom Anderson
(Cohasset, MA), and Sean Driscoll (Peabody, MA). Steve Dachille
(Garden City, NY) and Tim Hoisington (Alexandria, VA) would each net
a goal.
The Colonials’ Dennis Skarda (Danbury, CT) scored two goals, while
Ron Pac (Glastonbury, CT) and Adam Lanehart (Redding, CT) would each
add one a piece.
Connecticut Colleges’ Randall Morrison (Erdenheim, PA) would turn
away 12 shots in the win. Kyle Wood (Hyde Park, NY) stopped nine
shots in the loss for Western Connecticut.
WestConn travels to Dartmouth, MA to take on Little East Conference
opponent UMass Dartmouth in their regular season finale on Saturday
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Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
2007 Western Connecticut Men's Lacrosse
Connecticut College vs Western Connecticut (Apr 24, 2007 at Danbury, Conn)
Connecticut College (4-9) vs. Western Connecticut (8-6)
Date: Apr 24, 2007 Location: Danbury, Conn Stadium: Westside 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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Connecticut College. 1 2 3 5 - 11
Western Connecticut. 0 2 1 1 - 4
Connecticut College SCORING: GOALS: Matt Flanagan 3; Jesse Stevenson
2; Sean Driscoll 2; Tom Anderson 2; Steve Dachille 1; Tim Hoisington
1.
ASSISTS: Robbie Logan 1; Peter Musser 1; Jesse Stevenson 1.
Western Connecticut SCORING: GOALS: Dennis Skarda 2; Ron Pac 1; Adam
Lanehart 1.
ASSISTS: Michael Nazzaro 1; Ron Pac 1; Terry Stroz 1.
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 LITTLE
EAST CONFERENCE
Men's Lacrosse Player of the
WeekA.J. Barbieri (Islip
Terrace, N.Y.), Freshman, Attack, Western Connecticut
In a 2-1 week for Western Connecticut,
Barbieri led the charge with 14 points on nine goals and five
assists, including notching three hat tricks. He turned in a pair of
five-point efforts against Little East Conference oppositions, as
the Colonials posted a 1-1 conference mark. On April 4, Barbieri
registered three goals and two assists in a loss against Eastern
Connecticut, while netting three markers and two helpers in a
victory over Southern Maine three days later. Sandwiched between his
Little East Conference slate, Barbieri tallied a hat trick and
handed out an assist in a 14-5 win against Castleton State.
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ADAM LANEHART
SCORES FIVE GOALS AS WESTCONN
CRUISES BY SOUTHERN MAINE, 21-4 IN MEN’S LACROSSE
DANBURY, CT-
Adam Lanehart (Redding, CT) scored a hat trick before the close of
the first quarter then went on to score a total of five goals to
lift the Western Connecticut State University men’s lacrosse team to
a 21-4 victory over University of Southern Maine at the Westside
Athletic Complex on Saturday afternoon.
The outcome was never in doubt as the Colonials, now 6-4 overall and
1-2 in the Little East Conference, raced out to a 6-0 advantage
before the Huskies would get on the scoreboard.
A. J. Barbieri (Islip Terrace, NY) added three goals and two assists
while Ron Pac (Glastonbury, CT) chipped in a trio of goals and an
assist for the winners.
Other multiple goal scorers for WestConn included; John Stashenko
(Norwalk, CT), Michael Nazzaro (Trumbull, CT) and John McGrath
(Wantagh, NY), each scoring twice.
Kyle Wood (Hyde Park, NY) earned the victory in goal for WestConn
after making five saves before yielding to Eddie Boyle (East Islip,
NY) and later, Drew Doyon (Danbury, CT) in the second half. Boyle
made two stops while Doyon turned away one attempt.
Lee Gauthier (Denver, CO) led Southern Maine with two goals on the
afternoon.
James Suriyodorn (Deer Park, NY) made six saves through three
quarters for the Huskies, which fall to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in the
league. Rob Dorr (Evanston, IL) made four stops in the final frame.
WestConn travels to Mitchell College on Wednesday, April 11. Game
time is 3:30 p.m.
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Southern Maine (1-4, 0-2) vs. Western Connecticut (6-4, 1-2)
Date: Apr 07, 2007 Location: Danbury, Conn Stadium: Westside Ath Complex
Attendance:100 Start time:4:00 pm End time:6:00 pm Total time:2:00
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Southern Maine...... 1 2 0 1 - 4
Western Connecticut. 7 7 5 2 - 21
Southern Maine SCORING: GOALS: Lee Gauthier 2; Matt Manson 1; Dylan
Nadeau 1.
ASSISTS: Jeff Donovan 1; Zach Fermanis 1; Matt Manson 1.
Western Connecticut SCORING: GOALS: Adam Lanehart 5; A. J. Barbieri 3;
Ron Pac 3; John Stashenko 2; Michael Nazzaro 2; John McGrath 2; Terry
Stroz 2; Dennis Skarda 1; Gary Schultz 1.
ASSISTS: A. J. Barbieri 2; Dennis Skarda 2; John Stashenko 2; Joseph
Aitken 1; Joe Capostosto 1; Michael Hebron 1; Adam Lanehart 1; Erik
Maggs 1; Ron Pac 1; Thomas Rich 1.
Southern Maine GROUND BALLS: Matt Soule 4; Thomas Boothby 3; Josh
Reinhold 3; Mike Bartolucci 2; Brian Dietel 2; Nate Seader 1; Chris
Shorr 1.
Western Connecticut GROUND BALLS: Terry Stroz 6; Mat Castelot 5; Alex
Gisolfi 3; A. J. Barbieri 3; Tom Nahornick 3; Thomas Rich 3; Dennis
Skarda 3; Joseph Aitken 2; Jason Dodson 2; Gary Schultz 2; Chris Buzi
1; Joe Capostosto 1; Drew Doyon 1; Michael Hebron 1; Andrew Katkocin
1; Adam Lanehart 1; Erik Maggs 1; John McGrath 1; Joe Parciasepe 1;
Josh Roberge 1; Nick Seidel 1; Kyle Wood 1.
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 LITTLE
EAST CONFERENCE
Offensive Player of the Week
Dennis Skarda, Sophomore, Midfielder, Western Connecticut State
University
In WCSU’s lone game last week, Skarda led the Colonials to a 15-10
victory over UMass Dartmouth by scoring four goals and adding three
assists for seven points. Skarda also contributed six groundballs in
the win.
 LITTLE
EAST CONFERENCE
Defensive Player of the Week
Chuck Byrne, Senior, Goalkeeper, Western Connecticut State
University
In the Colonials’ win over UMass Dartmouth, Byrne faced 31 shots and
made 11 saves. Byrne compiled a .524 save percentage in the win.
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from the desk of
Kent Cherrington - PSU Sports Information
PSU Men’s
Lacrosse edges Western Conn.
in LEC Tournament Quarterfinals
Panthers advance to semifinal at top-seeded Eastern Conn.
PLYMOUTH, N.H. –
Fourth-seeded Plymouth State University scored five first-quarter
goals Tuesday afternoon and fifth-seeded Western Connecticut State
University never recovered, and the hosts went on to an 8-6 victory
in the first round of the Little East Conference Men’s Lacrosse
Tournament at Panther Field.
PSU, which posted its fourth straight win to improve to
8-8 overall, advances to a semifinal contest Thursday at LEC
regular-season champion and top-seeded Eastern Connecticut (3:30
p.m.) WestConn completes its season at 6-9 overall.
Senior Matt Fontenault (North Kingstown, R.I.) led the
Panthers with three goals, while sophomore Adam Krinsky (Concord,
N.H.) added a pair and freshman Luke Metraw (Chelmsford, Mass.),
sophomore Mike Russell (Concord, N.H.) and senior John Padua
(Hamden, Conn.) contributed one goal each.
Junior goalie Steve Valeri (Chelmsford, Mass.) earned
the victory in goal for the Panthers with a 16-save effort.
Sophomore Brian Gildae (Norwalk, Conn.) led the
Colonials with two goals, while classmates Dennis Skarda (Danbury,
Conn.) and Brendan Phillips (Mahopac, N.Y.) registered a goal and an
assist each. Junior John Stashenko (Norwalk, Conn.) and sophomore
Ron Pac (Glastonbury, Conn.) also scored for the visitors.
Fontenault scored the first two goals of the game for
PSU, and after Phillips put WestConn on the board, the Panthers
rattled off the next four goals, two from Krinsky and one each from
Metraw and Fontenault, to take a 6-1 lead. Stashenko got one back
for the Colonials to make it a 6-2 game at the half.
WestConn tallied three unanswered goals in the
third period to cut the margin to one goal (6-5), but Russell, a
Panther long-stick middle, rifled one in with 28 seconds left in the
third quarter to stop the Western momentum and make it a 7-5 game
entering the fourth.
Gildae’s second goal with 11:56 on the clock again brought the
Colonials to within one goal, but Padua notched an insurance goal
for PSU with 3:35 remaining to seal the win.
This was the second close game the teams played this
spring, as the Panthers edged WestConn in overtime, 10-9, during the
regular season.
PSU will be facing Eastern Connecticut Thursday for the
fourth time in the past two seasons. The Panthers lost to the
Warriors in the regular season in both 2005 (9-3) and 2006 (14-10),
but upset them in the semifinals of last year’s ECAC New England
Tournament (13-12 in overtime).
2006 LITTLE EAST
CONFERENCE MEN’S LACROSSE TOURNAMENT – FIRST ROUND
at Plymouth, N.H.
1 2 3 4 - Final
Western Connecticut (6-9) 1 1 3 1 - 6
Plymouth State (8-8)
5 1 1 1 - 8
WC Scoring:
Goals: Brian Gildae 2, Dennis Skarda, Ron Pac, John Stashenko,
Brendan Phillips
Assts: Dennis Skarda, Brendan Phillips
PSU Scoring:
Goals: Matt Fontenault 3, Adam Krinsky 2, Luke Metraw, John Padua,
Mike Russell
Assts: Nate Gooden
Saves: WC Chuck Byrne (60:00) 8 saves; PSU Steve Valeri (60:00) 16
saves
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WESTCONN WRAPS UP
REGULAR SEASON WITH WIN OVER UMASS DARTMOUTH, 15-10, ON SENIOR DAY
DANBURY, CT – The
Western Connecticut State University Men’s Lacrosse team finished up
the regular season with a home win over University of
Massachusetts-Dartmouth, 15-10, in a Little East Conference match-up
Saturday afternoon at the WAC as the Colonials honored seniors
Patrick Chiappetta (Carmel, NY), Robert Field (Fairfield, CT), Chuck
Byrne (New Rochelle, NY), and assistant coach Matt Payne.
After falling behind 1-0, 1:45 into the first quarter, WestConn
(6-8, 2-4) scored three consecutive goals, two by sophomore
midfielder Dennis Skarda (Danbury, CT) and one by freshman
midfielder Terry Stroz (Monroe, CT), to give the Colonials a
3-1 advantage with just under seven minutes to play in the opening
frame. The Coursairs (4-11, 1-5) came back to make it a 3-2 game on
Nate Kirby’s second goal of the game with 4:51 showing on the
clock. The Colonials ended the first quarter on a 2-0 run as Skarda
tallied his third goal of the game and freshman attack Richard
Allaire (Trumbull, CT) added a goal of his own to give WestConn
a 5-2 lead after one quarter.
In the second quarter, the Colonials picked things up just where
they left off adding two more goals as sophomore midfielder Mat
Castelot (Branford, CT) and Allaire each found the back of the
net for a commanding 7-2 lead with 11:35 to go in the half. UMass
Dartmouth, however, came storming back as the Coursairs ripped six
consecutive goals, including Kirby’s third and fourth goals of the
game, to turn the game around completely and take an 8-7 lead.
Skarda then answered back for the Colonials with 27 seconds showing
on the clock to tie the game at eight apiece heading into the
break.
WestConn slowed the game down in the second half and controlled the
tempo as the Colonials scored four goals in the opening 10:34 to
bring the lead back up to four at 12-8. UMass Dartmouth’s Ryan
Connell then tallied his second score of the game with 2:23 to play
in the third quarter before Colonial sophomore attack Ron Pac
(Glastonbury, CT) made it a four goal advantage again with his
second goal of the quarter.
In the closing frame the Coursairs again narrowed the deficit to
three, 13-10, with 12:27 to play but it would prove to be the final
goal of the game for the visitors as WestConn tallied piled on two
more goals for the 15-10 final. UMass Dartmouth goalkeeper Craig
Britton made 15 saves in the loss, while WestConn senior goal keeper
Chuck Byrne (New Rochelle, NY) stopped 11 shots to earn the
win.
WestConn will play in the Little East Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals on Tuesday, May 2, time and place are to be
determined.
UMASS
BOSTON BREAKS AWAY AND DEFEATS WESTCONN, 10-7
BOSTON, MA - Robert Cusack scored three second half goals as UMass
Boston broke away from Western Connecticut State University and
defeated the Colonials, 10-7 in men's lacrosse action Saturday
afternoon.
WestConn, 5-8 overall and 1-4 in the Little East Conference, had
taken a 5-4 lead when Dennis Skarda scored his second goal of the
game with 3:37 remaining in the third quarter. The Colonials
opened the game with a 3-0 lead following Skarda's first tally in
the opening minute of the second stanza.
Richard Allaire also scored a pair of the goals for WestConn.
Skarda added an assist to lead WestConn with three points on the
day.
Chuck Byrne made 11 saves in goal for the Colonials.
WestConn closes out the regular season when it hosts UMass Dartmouth
next Saturday at 12 noon.
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WESTCONN MEN'S
LACROSSE CAPTURES FIRST LITTLE EAST CONFERENCE WIN… DEFEATS SOUTHERN
MAINE 11-7
DANBURY, CT- Dennis
Skarda (Danbury, CT) and Ron Pac (Glastonbury, CT) scored three
goals each and Western Connecticut State University held on to
defeat University of Southern Maine, 11-7 in men’s lacrosse action
at the Westside Athletic Complex Saturday afternoon.
The victory was the first of the season in the Little
East Conference for the Colonials which are now 4-6 overall and 1-2
in the league.
WestConn raced out to a 7-0 first quarter lead,
including the game's first two markers by Skarda, and led 8-1 at
intermission.
Richard Allaire (Trumbull, CT) had two goals and two
assists for four points for WestConn. Brendan Phillips (Mahopac, NY)
added a goal and three assist for the winners.
The Huskies, 0-5 and winless in three games in the LEC,
picked away at another seven-goal lead in the final stanza and cut
an 11-4 deficit with three unanswered goals to close out the game's
scoring.
Zach Fermanis (Gorham, ME) scored two of his
team-leading three goals in the second half as Southern Maine
outscored WestConn 6-3 over the final 30 minutes.
Matt Manson (Leeds, ME) added a goal and assist for the
Huskies.
Kyle Wood (Hyde Park, NY) went the distance in goal for
the Colonials. He made three saves on the afternoon.
Jeff Lamoureaux (Walpole, ME) made 18 saves for
Southern Maine.
WestConn hosts Mount St. Vincent College this
Wednesday, April 12. Face off is slated for 7 p.m.
SCORING SUMMARY
Southern Maine (0-5, 0-3)
vs. SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
Western Connecticut (4-6, 1-2)
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Date: Apr 08, 2006 Attendance: 50
Southern Maine...... 0 1 2 4 - 7
Weather: rainy and cold
Western Connecticut. 7 1 2 1 - 11
Southern Maine
SCORING: GOALS: Zach Fermanis 3; Matt Manson 1; Shane Billings 1;
Garrett Shaw 1; Andrew Black 1. ASSISTS: Matt Manson 1; Kevin
Studley 1.
Western Connecticut
SCORING: GOALS: Dennis Skarda 3; Ron Pac 3; Richard Allaire 2;
Brendan Phillips 1; Brian Gildea 1; Mat Castelot 1. ASSISTS: Brian
Gildea 3; Brendan Phillips 3; Richard Allaire 2; Dennis Skarda 1.
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WESTCONN COMEBACK FALLS SHORT, DOWNED BY KEENE
STATE, 16-11
DANBURY, CT – Western Connecticut
State University junior attack John Stashenko (Norwalk, CT)
scored four goals but it was not enough as the Colonials fell to
Little East Conference rival Keene State College, 16-11, today at
the WAC in Danbury.
The Colonials (5-7, 1-3) and the Owls (9-1, 4-0) were very evenly
matched in the first quarter, but two goals by Owls freshman attack
Tony Santa Fe and one by junior attack Sean Panora gave the Owls a
3-2 lead after one quarter.
In the second quarter, the Colonials tied the game at three goals
apiece as sophomore midfielder Dennis Skarda (Danbury, CT)
tallied an unassisted goal with 13:35 to go in the half. The Owls
then began to pull away, going on a 7-0 run to end the quarter
including three more goals by Panora including the final goal of the
half with just two seconds showing on the clock to give the Owls a
10-3 halftime lead.
Keene State picked up right where they left off in the third
quarter scoring the first two goals of the frame to take a
commanding 12-3 lead with 9:14 remaining on the clock. The
Colonials refused to go away, however, as they scored the final five
goals of the third quarter, to make it a 12-8 game, as Stashenko
scored his second goal of the game and sophomore midfielder Brian
Gildae (Norwalk, CT) also had two goals.
With 13:27 to go in the fourth quarter, Stashenko made it a three
goal game, 12-9. The three goal differential would be as close as
the Colonials would come, however, as the game was evenly played for
the remainder of the contest leading to a 16-11 victory for the
Owls. Keene State goal keeper Matt Johnson made 19 saves for the
victory.
WestConn travels to UMass Boston on Saturday, April 22 for a Little
East Conference match-up against the Beacons; the game is scheduled
for 1:00 p.m.
Keene State (9-1, 4-0) vs.
Western Connecticut (5-7, 1-3)
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Keene State......... 3 7 2 4 - 16
Western Connecticut. 2 1 5 3 - 11
Keene State SCORING: GOALS: Sean Panora 5; Tony Santa Fe 3; Ryan
Hazelton 3; Casey Brodersen 2; Peter Lauranzano 1; Taylor Morasutti 1;Ben Fournier 1.
ASSISTS: Casey Brodersen 1; Ryan Hazelton 1; Peter Lauranzano 1; Mike
LeSage 1; Taylor Morasutti 1; Tony Santa Fe 1.
Western Connecticut SCORING: GOALS: John Stashenko 4; Brian Gildea 2;
Brendan Phillips 2; Ron Pac 1; Dennis Skarda 1; Richard Allaire 1.
ASSISTS: Ron Pac 1; Dennis Skarda 1.
SHOTS - Keene State 50; Western Connecticut 42.
SHOTS ON GOAL - Keene State 32; Western Connecticut 30.
FACEOFFS - Keene State 16-30; Western Connecticut 14-30.
GOALIES - KSCML06: Matt Johnson (60:00 minutes, 30 shots-19 saves, 11GA);
WCML2006: Chuck Byrne 4-4 (59:47, 31-16, 15)
WESTCONN DOWNS MOUNT ST. VINCENT, 17-4, IN
NON-CONFERENCE PLAY
DANBURY, CT- Western Connecticut
State University sophomore attack Ron Pac (Glastonbury, CT)
had three goals and an assist as the Colonials took care of Mount
St. Vincent, 17-4, tonight at the WAC in Danbury.
The Colonials (5-6) jumped out to an early 5-0 lead on the Dolphins
(1-7) in the first quarter as sophomore midfielder Brendan
Phillips (Mahopac, NY) scored the first goal of the game and
added one more at the end of the quarter for the five goal advantage
after one period of play.
In the second quarter, the Colonials tallied six more goals
including all three of Pac’s scores. Freshman attack Richard
Allaire (Trumbull, CT) also scored the second of his three goals
on the day in the quarter. At the end of the first half, WestConn
had a commanding 11-0 lead.
WestConn started the second half right where they left off scoring
three more goals to make it a 14 goal advantage with 10:42 left to
play in the third. The Dolphins, however, came back to end the
period with three consecutive goals to make it a 14-3 game with one
quarter to go.
In the fourth quarter, WestConn outscored the Dolphins 3-1 for the
17-4 final. WestConn freshman goalkeeper Elton Closs (Trumbull,
CT) tallied three saves in the second half in his season debut.
The Colonials host Little East Conference opponent Keene State
College on Saturday, April 15 at 12:00 p.m.
LITTLE EAST
CONFERENCE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
(week ending 4/9/06)
 Rookie
of the Week Richard Allaire, Freshman, Attack, Western Connecticut State
University
In two LEC contests for the Colonials last week, Allaire scored
three goals with two assists for five points. In a 15-7 loss to
Eastern Connecticut, Allaire tallied one score with two groundballs.
In an 11-7 victory over Southern Maine, Allaire scored two goals
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EASTERN M-LACROSSE
WINS SECOND STRAIGHT LEC MATCH
Warriors
score eight straight goals to pull away for 15-7 win over Western
Conn.
WILLIMANTIC, Conn.
– Junior attacks Chris Elrod (RIVERSIDE) and Dave Carpenter
(REDDING) combined for three goals and two assists in a run of eight
straight Eastern Connecticut State University goals that allowed the
Warriors to pull away for a 15-7 Little East Conference men’s
lacrosse victory over Western Connecticut State University Thursday
afternoon at Thomas Nevers Field.
Eastern (4-3, 2-0
little east) has won three straight and four of five in downing
Western (3-6, 0-2 little east) for the fourth time in the four-game
series. The Warriors improved to 68-3 in 11 years at Nevers Field.
Leading 6-4 late in
the first half, the Warriors scored the final two goals of the
second quarter and all six goals of the third quarter to move out to
a 14-4 lead with 17 minutes left in the match. Elrod scored the
final two goals of the second quarter – closing out the first half
with a goal as time expired – and Carpenter assisted on the first
and last goals of the 8-0 run while also scoring the seventh goal.
Nine different
players contributed a goal or assist for Eastern, which never
trailed after scoring the first two goals of the match in the first
three minutes. Freshman goalie Kyle Savage (SOUTHINGTON) made 18
stops in net to record his fourth win. The saves were one shy of his
season-high.
Carpenter led all
players with four goals and four assists to up his team-leading
totals to 30 points and 19 assists. Elrod finished with three goals
and an assist and senior midfielder Rob Quamily (MAMARONECK, NY) had
two goals, an assist and four ground balls. Eighteen different
Eastern players had a ground ball, led by freshman defenseman Steve
Lane (GROTON), who picked up seven. Quamily, Savage, sophomore Jon
Snedeker (SOUTHINGTON) and first-year junior Brian Marderosian
(WELLESLEY, MA) each had four.
Seven different
players had one goal each for Western, which finished third in last
year’s conference regular-season standings as a second-year program.
Sophomore long-stick midfielder Mat Castelot led the Colonials with
seven ground balls while freshman midfielder Antonio Perretta won 14
of 24 faceoffs.
Eastern visits
Plymouth State University Saturday at 1 p.m. in a conference match.
Eastern Conn. 15,
Western Conn. 7
Western Conn. (3-6,
0-2 little east) 2 2 0 3 -- 7
Eastern Conn. (4-3, 2-0 little east) 4 4 6 1 -- 15
Goals: W-Charles
Sherwood, Mat Castelot, Brian Gildea, Patrick Chiappetta, Joseph
Aitken, Richard Allaire, Mitchell Markam; E-Dave Carpenter 4, Chris
Elrod 3, Rob Quamily 2, Tyler Prescott, Mike Annunziato, Jon
Snedeker, Pete Hamilton, Michael Kitselman, Kyle MacDonald.
Assists: W-Sherwood, Ron Pac, Brendan Phillips; E-Carpenter 4,
Elrod, Quamily.
Shots: W-32, E-47; Saves: W-Chuck Byrne 13 (15 goals allowed, 57:57
min.), Kyle Wood 0 (0 goals allowed, 2:03 min.); E-Kyle Savage 18.
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COLONIALS FALL TO
PLYMOUTH STATE, 10-9 IN OVERTIME,
IN LEC OPENER
DANBURY, CT- The Western Connecticut
State University’s men’s lacrosse lost a five goal lead, and
then the game, in overtime to Little East Conference rival Plymouth
State University, 10-9, at the
WAC this afternoon in the Little East Conference season opener for
both teams.
WestConn (3-5, 0-1) was dominant in the first five minutes as
sophomore midfielder Brendan Phillips
(Mahopac, NY) and junior defender Joe Parciasepe (Bethel, CT) each
tallied a goal to give the Colonials
a 2-0 advantage with 10:35 to go in the first quarter. The Panthers
(2-4, 1-0) battled back, however, as
John Padua and Bobby Dabreio helped Plymouth State tie the game with
2:35 left in the period. WestConn
regained the lead with just 38 seconds to play, 3-2, in the opening
frame on a goal by junior attack John
Stashenko (Norwalk, CT) which was assisted by Tre’ Sherwood
(Hempsted, NY).
The Colonials continued to stay hot as they tallied
four consecutive goals in the second frame, including
the second of the game for both Stashenko and Phillips, to give the
Colonials a 7-2 lead. The Panthers
tallied one more goal before the half to cut the deficit to 7-3 at
the break.
In the third quarter, the Panthers outscored the
Colonials 3-2 as Panther senior midfielder Jon Gagnon
scored his first goal of the game to make it an 8-6 contest with
just over five minutes remaining in the period.
One minute later, Phillips scored his third goal of the contest to
keep WestConn up by three, 9-6, with one
period remaining.
The fourth period was dominated by the Panthers, as
they blanked the Colonials 3-0 in the quarter despite
taking just five shots. Ryan Silva, Gagnon, and Padua each scored
in the period for Plymouth State to tie the
game at nine apiece and force overtime.
The overtime period belonged to the Panthers as Gagnon
scored an unassisted goal for his third goal of the
half and give the visitors a 10-9 victory. Colonial senior goal
keeper senior Chuck Byrne (New Rochelle, NY) tallied 14 saves in the
loss.
WestConn
travels to in-state rival Eastern Connecticut State University on
Wednesday,
April 5 for a 3:30 p.m. start.
SCORE BY
PERIOD 1 2 3 4 OT Tot
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Plymouth State...... 2 1 3 3 1 - 10
Western Connecticut. 3 4 2 0 0 - 9
Plymouth State SCORING: GOALS: Jon Gagnon 3; Bobby Dabrieo 2; John
Padua 2; Matt Fontenault 2; Ryan Silva 1.
ASSISTS: Bobby Dabrieo 1; Adam Krinsky 1; Dan Maiorana 1; John Padua
1.
Western Connecticut SCORING: GOALS: Brendan Phillips 3; Dennis
Skarda
2; John Stashenko 2; Joe Parciasepe 1; Richard Allaire 1.
ASSISTS: Brian Gildea 3; Michael Nazzaro 1; Brendan Phillips 1;
Charles Sherwood 1; Dennis Skarda 1.
GOALIES - PSU: Steve Valeri 2-4 (62:19 minutes, 15 shots-6 saves, 9
GA); WCML2006: Chuck Byrne 3-5 (62:19, 24-14, 10).
WESTCONN MEN'S
LACROSSE GETS BACK ON WINNING TRACK WITH 11-8 VICTORY OVER
MANHATTANVILLE
DANBURY, CT- John
Stashenko (Norwalk, CT) scored four goals to lift Western
Connecticut State University to an 11-8 victory over Manhattanville
College in men’s lacrosse action at the Westside Athletic Complex
Wednesday night.
Stashenko leads the Colonials, now 3-4, with 17 goals
and 27 points on the season.
Brendan Phillips (Mahopac, NY) and Ron Pac (Glastonbury, CT) added
three and two goals, respectively for the winners. Pac's second goal
of the night, with 13:14 remaining in the fourth quarter, proved to
be the game winner as it gave WestConn a 9-6 advantage.
Dennis Skarda (Danbury, CT) and Jake Frank (Bethany,
CT) each tallied a goal to close out the Colonials' scoring.
Manhattanville, 1-9, had four players score two goals
apiece. Ryan Kuhn (Copaique, NY), Vin Manzenski (Yortktown, NY),
Luke Dorfman (Freeport, NY) and Scott Montaldo (White Plains, NY)
netted goals for the Valiants.
The contest saw four ties and three lead changes.
Chuck Byrne (New Rochelle, NY) earned the victory in
goal for the Colonials after making nine saves. Kyle Wood (Hyde
Park, NY) made seven saves in relief for WestConn.
Tim Gorman (Floral Park, NY) turned away 13 shot for
Manhattanville
WestConn hosts Plymouth State University in both team's
Little East Conference opener this Saturday, April 1. Game time is
slated for 12 noon.
Manhattanville
(1-9) vs. Western Connecticut (3-4)
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2
3 4 Tot
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Manhattanville...... 2 2 2 2 - 8
Western Connecticut. 3 2 2 4 - 11
Manhattanville
SCORING: GOALS: Ryan Kuhn 2; Vin Manzenski 2; Luke Dorfman 2; Scott
Montaldo 2. ASSISTS: Ryan Kuhn 2.
Western Connecticut
SCORING: GOALS: John Stashenko 4; Brendan Phillips 3; Ron Pac 2;
Dennis Skarda 1; Jake Frank 1. ASSISTS: Dennis Skarda 3; Brian
Gildea 2; Richard Allaire 1; Michael
Nazzaro 1; Charles Sherwood 1.
SHOTS -
Manhattanville 29; Western Connecticut 50.
GOALIES - MANHAT:
Tim Gorman 1-9 (60:00 minutes, 24 shots-13 saves, 11
GA); WCML2006: Chuck Byrne 2-3 (40:01, 14-9, 5) , Kyle Wood (19:59,
10-7, 3).
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WESTCONN ENDS SKID
WITH 15-7 VICTORY
OVER CASTLETON STATE
DANBURY, CT-
Brendan Phillips (Mahopac, NY) scored four goals to lead Western
Connecticut State University to a 15-7 victory over Castleton State
College in men’s lacrosse action at the Westside Athletic Complex
Sunday afternoon.
The Colonials, 2-3, stopped a three-game skid after
opening the season with a 10-goal victory over Nichols College.
WestConn raced to an 8-0 advantage before the Spartans,
0-3, got on the scoreboard.
Castleton rattled off four unanswered goals in the
final 2:31 of the first half to cut its deficit in half by
intermission.
The Spartans drew within three goals following a goal
by Stevan Geiger (Woodstock, VT) with 11:18 remaining in the third
quarter, but that was as close as they would get.
WestConn closed out the contest scoring six of the
games final seven goals.
John Stashenko (Norwalk, CT), Dennis Skarda (Danbury,
CT) and Richard Allaire (Trumbull, CT) each tallied two goals in the
win. Stashenko contributed a pair of assists for four points on the
afternoon.
Chuck Byrne (New Rochelle, NY) made four saves for the
Colonials before yielding to freshman Elton Closs (Trumbull, CT) for
the final five minutes. Closs made three saves.
Avram Feld (Bridgeport, VT) made nine saves for the
Spartans.
WestConn travels to New York Maritime on Wednesday,
March 22. Game time is 7 p.m.
Castleton State
(0-3) vs. Western Connecticut (2-3)
SCORE BY PERIOD
1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Castleton State..... 0 4 2 1 - 7
Western Connecticut. 6 2 4 3 - 15
Castleton State
SCORING: GOALS: Stevan Geiger 2; Adam Rosati 2; Matt Varney 2; Steve
Gerding 1. ASSISTS: Stevan Geiger 2; Chad Quirion 1; Adam Rosati 1.
Western Connecticut
SCORING: GOALS: Brendan Phillips 4; John Stashenko 2; Dennis Skarda
2; Richard Allaire 2; Ron Pac 1; Charles Sherwood 1; Terry Stroz 1;
Vincent Bevilacqua 1; Mitchell Markam 1. ASSISTS: John Stashenko 3;
Brian Gildea 2; Dennis Skarda 2; Michael
Nazzaro 1; Ron Pac 1; Brendan Phillips 1.
SHOTS - Castleton
State 23; Western Connecticut 44.
GOALIES - CSC:
Avram Feld 0-3 (60:00 minutes, 24 shots-9 saves, 15 GA); WCML2006:
Chuck Byrne 1-3 (55:04, 10-4, 6) , Elton Closs (04:56, 4-3, 1).
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WestConn's Men's
Lacrosse Game Cancelled Due To Lighting Failure
Throgs Neck,
NY - At the half, the score was 6-4 in favor of Maritime College
over Western Connecticut State University men's lacrosse. As the
second half was about to start, one of the light towers went out and
we were unable to get it back on.
According to Maritime SID, Joseph DeBenedictis, "The
lights are still fairly new, since September, so never had this
happen before.
The officials called the game under lightining rules
which basically says we will have to make up the second half at a
later date.
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WESLEYAN DEFEATS
WESTCONN 18-7
IN MEN'S LACROSSE ACTION
MIDDLETOWN, CT - Russell Follansbee added four points to his season
total with three goals and an assist as Wesleyan downed Western
Connecticut, 18-7, Monday, March 27.
Follansbee now has 15 points to rank second behind assist specialist
Glenn Adams. Adams, with four assists vs. WCSU, leads the team with
four goals and 17 helpers. Goal-scoring leader Grayson Connors also
had a hat trick to improve his season output to 13 goals.
Congleton again played very well in goal, stopping 18 shots. With
his six saves and only two goals allowed vs. WCSU, Congleton has a
seasonal save percentage of .708 and a goals-against average of
6.09.
WestConn was led by Charles Sherwood, Brian Gildea and Dennis Skarda
who scored two goal apiece.
Chuck Byrne made 12 saves in the first three periods before yielding
to Kyle Wood for the final stanza. Wood made one save for the
Colonials.
WestConn hosts Manhattanville on Wednesday at 7:30 pm.
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SCORING SUMMARY:
Prd Time Team Goal Scorer Assists H-V
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. 1st 14:34 WU EVEN Jason Ben-Eliyahu (9)........ Glenn Adams.......... 1-0
2. 12:26 WC EVEN Charles Sherwood (9)........ John Stashenko........ 1-1
3. 11:34 WU EVEN Nate Byer (4).................... Dan Latzman......... 2-1
4. 9:27 WU EVEN Mike Vitulano (7)........... Glenn Adams........... 3-1
5. 8:43 WC EVEN Dennis Skarda (6)............ Brendan Phillips........ 3-2
6. 4:32 WU EVEN Jason Ben-Eliyahu (10)..... Unassisted............... 4-2
7. 2:40 WU EVEN Russell Follansbee (7)..... Unassisted............. 5-2
8. 2nd 10:27 WU EVEN Grayson Connors (11)...... Nate Byer................ 6-2
9. 4:48 WU UP Mike Vitulano (8)................ Glenn Adams........... 7-2
10. 4:00 WU EVEN Russell Follansbee (8)..... Unassisted.............. 8-2
11. 3:28 WU EVEN Chris Jasinski (1)......... Unassisted.............. 9-2
12. 3rd 12:04 WU EVEN Grayson Connors (12)...... Glenn Adams........... 10-2
13. 10:42 WU EVEN Grayson Connors (13)........ Alex Kaufman........... 11-2
14. 10:08 WC EVEN Brian Gildea (2)................. Dennis Skarda.......... 11-3
15. 8:52 WC EVEN Charles Sherwood (10)..... Unassisted............... 11-4
16. 8:12 WU EVEN Mike Hines (7)................. Russell Follansbee..... 12-4
17. 7:31 WU EVEN Russell Follansbee (9)..... Unassisted............... 13-4
18. 4:44 WU EVEN Alex Kaufman (2)............ Unassisted.............. 14-4
19. 1:29 WU EVEN Steve Binswanger (1)....... Unassisted.............. 15-4
20. 4th 14:00 WC UP Dennis Skarda (7)............ John Stashenko........ 15-5
21. 13:38 WU EVEN Field Yates (1).................. Unassisted............... 16-5
22. 9:56 WC EVEN Brian Gildea (3)............... John Stashenko......... 16-6
23. 4th 5:03 WU EVEN Chris Jasinski (2)............. Nate Byer................. 17-6
24. 1:52 WC EVEN Richard Allaire (5)............ Terry Stroz............... 17-7
25. 0:13 WU EVEN Jesse Bardo (1)................ Mike Walsh............. 18-7
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 LITTLE
EAST CONFERENCE
Offensive
Player of the Week
John Stashenko, Junior
Attack, WestConn
In the first five games of the season, Stashenko scored a total of
13 goals and had seven assists for 20 points. In the season opener,
an 18-8 win over Nichols, Stashenko scored six goals with two
assists for eight points while also collecting four groundballs. In
the only other win to start the season for the Colonials, a 15-7
victory over Castleton State, Stashenko contributed two goals and
three assists for five points with two groundballs. |
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MARKUS RICCI NETS
GAME-WINNER IN OVERTIME TO LIFT WHEATON TO 9-8 VICTORY OVER WESTERN
CONNECTICUT
DANBURY, CT- Markus
Ricci (Wayland, MA) netted the game-winning goal to lift Wheaton
College to a 9-8 overtime victory over Western Connecticut State
University’s in men’s lacrosse action at the Westside Athletic
Complex Friday night.
Ricci was set up by a crossing pass from Ellis Reavey
(Longmeadow, MA) with 35 seconds remaining in the extra frame.
The game was sent into overtime when WestConn's Dennis
Skarda (Danbury, CT) blasted his third goal of the season by the
Wheaton net minder Jeremy Beech (West Newbury, MA) while falling to
the turf.
The Lyons, 1-2, were led by Andrew |
