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PURPLE KNIGHTS MISS PLAYOFFS, FALL IN FINALE, 7-4 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                      FOR MORE INFORMATION May 2, 2004                                                                              Contact: Seth Cole                                                                                                 Phone: (802) 654-2537 North Andover, Mass. — Bryan Brazill (Ridgefield, CT) and Kurt Carlson (Lynn, MA) netted two goals apiece to lead Merrimack (6-7, 5-5) to a 7-4 win over St. Michael’s (4-10, 3-7). Goalie Bill McCarthy (Ipswich, MA) also scored a goal and made 15 saves in net in the Northeast-10 victory. Eric Libby (Cohasset, MA), Tristan Bandoni (Walpole, MA), Barrett Hyde (No. Andover, MA), and Brandon Kobelt (New York, NY) each scored in the loss for St. Michael’s. With the win, Merrimack secures the sixth and final playoff spot in the 2004 Northeast-10 Men’s Lacrosse Championship. The Warriors will be the No. 6 seed and will travel to Waltham, MA on Tuesday to face the No. 3 seed Bentley College at 3 PM. St. Michael’s              1          1          1          1          4                      Merrimack                 2          1          2          2          7 Goals: SM— Eric Libby, Tristan Bandoni, Barrett Hyde, Brandon Kobelt. MC—Bryan Brazill 2, Kurt Carlson 2, Matt O’Neill, Bill McCarthy, Greg Mullen. Assists: SM— Kobelt, Michael Haseck, Mike Curley. MC –O’Neill, Carlson, Tim Murphy.   Shots: SM-- 25; MC— 21. Saves: SM— Brian Hingston 10. MC – Bill McCarthy 15. Faceoffs: SM—3/11. MC—11/3. Extra Man: SM – 0/3. MC – 0/2. Groundballs: SM– 19. MC – 33. ###PURPLEKNIGHTS###

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