Lanehart’s Five Goals Lead WestConn Over Nichols College, 10-6

Box Score

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.

Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
Nichols (0-2) vs. Western Connecticut (3-0)

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.

FACEOFFS - Nichols 5-17; Western Connecticut 12-17.

CLEARS - Nichols 14-30; Western Connecticut 10-21.

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).

Officials: D. Sayer; B. Gulick; J. Henneberry.

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