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LAX UPENDS PLYMOUTH STATE, 17-6
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April 24, 2002
Contact: Angela Aja
COLCHESTER, VT – Junior
Kevin Barletta (Mahopac, N.Y.) scored six goals, four straight in
the second quarter, to lead the Bryant College men’s lacrosse team to a
19-4 victory over Northeast-10 Conference rival Saint Michael’s today at
Doc Jacobs Field.
With the victory, the
Bulldogs improve to 8-2 in the NE-10 and 10-5 overall, while the Purple
Knights drop to 6-3 and 8-4.
Although Tim
Birmingham (Brownsville, Vt.) put SMC on the board first at the 11:55
mark, it was the visitors who scored early and often as Bryant took a 4-1
lead in the initial stanza. Jon Yuengling (Merrick, N.Y.) had two
tallies in the first quarter for the Bulldogs.
Bryant took a commanding
lead into intermission after scoring eight times in the second
quarter, with Barletta netting
four consecutive goals between the 8:12 mark and 1:13 left in the half.
Junior Ryan Knope (Rochester, N.Y.) assisted on five straight
tallies to close out the first half and give the visitors a 12-2 lead.
Defense controlled the
start of the second half as Bryant held Saint Michael’s scoreless in the
third quarter, while the Bulldogs managed only two scores. Barletta added
his fifth goal of the game at the 2:25 mark.
Birmingham tallied his hat trick goal for SMC in the fourth, but
the effort proved futile as Bryant scored five times in the final 15
minutes of play to seal the victory.
Jim Crozier (Avon,
Conn.) and Brian Hingston (Concord, Mass.) combined for nine
saves for SMC, as Greg Horowitz (Yorktown, N.Y.) stopped 11 shots
for the Bulldogs.
Saint Michael’s returns
to action on Monday in its final regular season home game against Bentley.
Bryant waits to learn its postseason fate as the Northeast-10 Conference
play-offs begin this week.
GAME SUMMARY
Bryant College
4
8
2
5
--19
Saint Michael’s
1
1
0
2
--4
Bryant Scoring
(goals-assists): Barletta 6-1;
Yeungling 5-0; Chris Flanz 2-0; Stephen Coppinger 1-1; Ryan Knope 1-5;
Jeff Raggi 1-1; Drew Serge 1-1; Brian Cinque 1-0; T.J. Reichman 0-1; Brian
Healey 1-0.
Saint Michael’s
Scoring (goals-assists): Birmingham
3-0; Matt Powers 1-0; Jason Vanderstreet 0-1; Kevin Duffy 0-1; Nate
Siegler 0-1.
Saves:
Jim Crozier (SMC), 9 saves, 14 goals. Brian Hingston (SMC), 2 saves, 5
goals.
Greg Horowitz (BC), 11 saves, 4
goals.
Shots:
SMC – 18/Bryant - 39
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