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KOBELT, CURLEY LIFT PURPLE KNIGHT MEN TO 20-2 VICTORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                              FOR MORE INFORMATION April 8, 2004                                                                                      Contact: Seth Cole                                                                                                         Phone: (802) 654-2537 COLCHESTER, Vt. – Junior Mike Curley (W. Hartford, Conn./Conard) and sophomore Brandon Kobelt (New York, N.Y./Fordham Prep) combined for eight goals and five assists as Saint Michael’s College cruised to a 20-2 men’s lacrosse victory versus Northeast-10 Conference rival Franklin Pierce College on Thursday at Doc Jacobs Field. Kobelt tallied four goals and three assists, while Curley added four scores and two helpers. Sophomore Eric Libby (Cohasset, Mass./Cohasset) chipped in with two goals and two assists for the Purple Knights, while junior Nick Calnen (W. Hartford, Conn./Conard) notched two goals and one assist. Junior Brian Hingston (Concord, Mass./Concord-Carlisle) and freshman Robert McCarthy (Milton, Mass./Xaverian Brothers) combined to stop eight shots for Saint Michael’s (2-4, 2-2 NE-10), which snapped a three-game losing skid. For the Ravens, junior Nick Mincolla (Cohasset, Mass.) scored both goals unassisted, while sophomore Ben Lek (Gaithersburg, Md.) turned aside six shots for Franklin Pierce (0-6, 0-3). After more than eight minutes of scoreless play, Saint Michael’s set the tone with four goals in the final 6:43 of the first quarter. Kobelt tallied a goal and an assist in the period, and also recorded two points in the second frame as the Purple Knights erupted for six goals in a 10-minute span to lead 10-1 at halftime. Saint Michael’s sealed the win with six goals in the third quarter, including a score by junior Robert Dippell (San Jose, Calif./Kimball Union Academy) at the buzzer. Three straight goals by Curley in the final period put the finishing touches on the Purple Knights’ highest-scoring game of the season. Franklin Pierce returns to action on Monday versus Daniel Webster. The Purple Knights play consecutive road contests, beginning with Saturday’s 1 p.m. game at league-rival Southern New Hampshire University, before hosting Bentley College on April 15 at 4 p.m.    GAME SUMMARY Franklin Pierce              0          1          0          1          --2 Saint Michael’s              4          6          6          4          --20 Saint Michael’s scoring (goals-assists): Brandon Kobelt 4-3, Mike Curley 4-2, Eric Libby 2-2, Nick Calnen 2-1, Robert Dippell 2-0, Brady Boyle 1-1, Tristan Bandoni 1-0, Doug Lawton 1-0, Ryan Lynn 1-0, Brian O’Connor 1-0, Ryan Tracy 1-0, James Hart 0-1, Michael Haseck 0-1. Franklin Pierce scoring (goals-assists): Nick Mincolla 2-0.  Goalie Saves Saint Michael’s – Brian Hingston: six saves, one goal (30 min.); Robert McCarthy, two saves, one goal (30 min.). Franklin Pierce – Ben Lek, six saves, 20 goals. Shots: Saint Michael’s 41, Franklin Pierce 17 Ground Balls: Saint Michael’s 45, Franklin Pierce 22 Face-offs: Saint Michael’s 9/23, Franklin Pierce 14/23  ###PURPLEKNIGHTS###

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