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LACROSSE KNOCKS OFF BENTLEY, 8-5
SMC Gains Home Field Advantage For Playoffs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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April 29, 2002
Contact: Angela Aja
COLCHESTER, VT – The Saint Michael’s
College men’s lacrosse team used tough defense and great passing to hold
off Northeast-10 rival Bentley College, 8-5, today and earn home field
advantage for the league playoffs that begin on Wednesday.
With the victory, the Purple Knights
improve to 10-4 overall and 7-3 in the NE-10 and earn the No. 3 seed
heading into the conference playoffs. With the loss, the Falcons drop to
7-6 overall and 7-3 in the league and will be the No. 4 seed in the NE-10
tournament.
The Falcons struck first when George
Gullage (Billerica, Mass.) scored unassisted at the 7:21 mark of the
first quarter. Less than a minute later the home team tied things up as Kevin
Duffy (Yonkers, N.Y.) tallied the first of his hat trick. The Purple
Knights made it 2-1 at the 5:53 mark in the first session, as senior Greg
Gosier (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) fired in a shot off a pass by
classmate Jonathan Curley (W. Hartford, Conn.). The visitors tied
it up on Gullage’s second goal, but SMC scored the go ahead with one
second remaining as junior Nate Siegler (Brownsville, Vt.) sent a
shot home for the 3-2 advantage.
The Purple Knights netted three more in the
second quarter, with Duffy tallying his second and third of the game, and
Siegler adding another score to his point total. Bentley came back at the
1:24 mark as Nick Slottje (Ithaca, N.Y.) scored with a man down to
cut the home team’s lead to two.
Defense took control of the third quarter,
as neither team was able to score. Things were heated in the final 15
minutes of play, but it was the home team who endured the pressure, as
Siegler and Curley sealed the win with a goal apiece. A late comeback by
the Falcons proved futile as the Purple Knights hit the double-digit win
mark for the first time in school history.
Senior Jim Crozier (Avon, Conn.)
made 11 saves for SMC, while Andrew Hartig (Wyckoff, N.J.) stopped
13 shots for Bentley as the home team out shot the visitors, 47-20.
Saint Michael’s hosts No. 6 Saint Anselm
on Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Doc Jacobs field for an NE-10 Quarterfinal round
game, while No. 4 Bentley will host No. 5 Pace that day.
GAME SUMMARY
Bentley College (7-6, 7-3 NE-10) 2
1
0
2
--5
Saint Michael’s (10-4, 7-3 NE-10) 3
3
0
2
--8
SMC Scoring (goals-assists):
Siegler 3-0; Duffy 3-0; Gosier 1-1; Curley 1-1.
Bentley Scoring (goals-assists):
Gullage 2-0; Scott Yavarow 1-1; James Rogan 1-0; Nick Slottje 1-0; James
Thibadeau 0-1.
Saves:
SMC – Crozier, 5 goals, 11 saves. Bentley – Hartig, 8 goals, 13 saves/
Face-offs: SMC – won 10/lost 3
Extra-Man: SMC 0-for-6
Bentley – won 3/lost 10
Bentley 2-for-6
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