Press Release

DUFFY SCORES FIVE GOALS TO LEAD SMC OVER HOUNDS

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April 17,  2003                                                                        Contact: Angela Aja

COLCHESTER, VT – Senior co-captain Kevin Duffy (Yonkers, N.Y.) scored five goals and added an assist to lead the Saint Michael’s College men’s lacrosse team to a 15-4 win over Northeast-10 rival Assumption College today at Doc Jacobs field.

The Purple Knights jumped out to a 9-0 lead in the first half as Duffy tallied three while Tristan Bandoni (Newport, R.I.) and Ryan Lynn (New Canaan, Conn.) each netted a pair of goals to lead the home team’s offensive charge. SMC’s defense held the Greyhounds scoreless throughout the first half.

Matt Goldblatt (Norwich, Conn.) scored the first of his three goals at 11:05 of the third quarter to give Assumption its first mark of the game. He went on to score twice more in the final 15 minutes, but Saint Michael’s lead was too much to overcome.

Lynn amassed four goals in the contest and senior Bryan Barletto (Liverpool, N.Y.) had two tallies for SMC.

Brendan Greeley (Amherst, Mass.) stopped 10 shots in net for the Purple Knights, while Matt Hoffman (Westfield, Mass.) made 17 saves for Assumption.

With the win, SMC improves to 7-3 overall and 5-3 in the NE-10, while the Greyhounds fall to 1-6 overall and 1-5 in the league.

Saint Michael’s returns to action on April 22 when the squad hosts Saint Anselm College at 3:30 p.m. Assumption host non-conference rival New Have on April 21.

GAME SUMMARY

Assumption College             0            0            2            2            --4
Saint Michael’s College        6            3            5            1            --15

SMC scoring (goals-assists): Duffy 5-1, Lynn 4-1, Barletto 2-1, Bandoni 2-0, Boyle 1-0, Dippell 0-2, Kobelt 1-0, Libby 0-2, Siegler 0-1, Garrity 0-1.

AC scoring (goals-assists): Goldblatt 3-0, Davis 1-0, Grimmins 0-1.

Goaltender Saves:
SMC: Greeley – 4 goals, 10 saves
AC: Hoffman – 15 goals, 17 saves

Shots: SMC 37, Assumption 17

Ground Balls: SMC 30, Assumption 31

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Last Revised: October 25, 2002