Plattsburgh State Scores Twice In Final Minute To Defeat WestConn, 14-13

Box Score

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.

Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
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; Dennis Skarda 2; Mike Barnao 1; Vincent Bevilacqua 1; Gary Schultz 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 St.: 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

Game-winning goal at 14 seconds remaining in the 4th.