Six Goal Third Quarter Propels Maritime Men's Lacrosse Past WestConn

Box Score

THROGGS NECK, NY (Mar. 18) - 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 (Hyde Park, NY), finished with 11.

Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
Western Connecticut vs SUNY Maritime (Mar 18, 2008 at SUNY Maritime)

Western Connecticut (3-3) vs. SUNY Maritime (4-1)
Date: Mar 18, 2008 Location: SUNY Maritime Stadium:
Attendance:375 Start time:7:00PM End time:8:55PM Total time:1:55

SCORE BY PERIOD..... 1 2 3 4 - Tot
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Western Connecticut. 1 4 1 0 - 6
SUNY Maritime....... 0 6 6 3 - 15

Western Connecticut 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.

Western Connecticut GROUND BALLS: A. J. Barbieri 5; Tom Nahornick 5; Gary Schultz 5; Terry Stroz 5; Mat Castelot 3; Kyle Wood 3; Joseph Aitken 1; Vincent Bevilacqua 1; Joe Capostosto 1; Jason Dodson 1; Alex Gisolfi 1; Adam Lanehart 1; James Rosenbauer 1; Dennis Skarda 1; Nick Spirito 1.

SUNY Maritime GROUND BALLS: Toby, Donald 11; Rosero, Alex 5; Bonanza, Michael 4; Marklin, Andrew 4; Freeman, Tom 3; Romano, Vito 3; Beaudette, TJ 2; Doherty, Stephen 2; Gallagher, Colin 2; Korb, Alex 2; Buttafuoco, James 1; Fricke, Keith 1; Hackeling, Steve 1; May, Kevin 1; Middelton, Brandon 1; Shubel, James 1; Toby, Chris 1; Vizzo, Dereck 1.

SHOTS - Western Connecticut 37; SUNY Maritime 46.
SHOTS ON GOAL - Western Connecticut 29; SUNY Maritime 26.

PENALTIES - Western Connecticut 8/6:30; SUNY Maritime 7/3:30.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Western Connecticut 1-7; SUNY Maritime 4-8.

FACEOFFS - Western Connecticut 9-24; SUNY Maritime 15-24.

CLEARS - Western Connecticut 15-18; SUNY Maritime 17-22.

GOALIES - WCML2008: Chris Frappier (01:51 minutes, 1 shots-0 saves, 1 GA),
Kyle Wood (58:09, 25-11, 14);
MTIME_M: Gallagher, Colin 4-1 (60:00, 29-23, 6).

A-375 T-1:55