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PURPLE KNIGHTS FALL TO CROSSTOWN RIVAL VERMONT, 15-2 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                      FOR MORE INFORMATION April 27, 2004                                                                            Contact: Seth Cole                                                                                                 Phone: (802) 654-2537 BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont’s Chris Legare (Derry, N.H.) and Sean Layton (Wilmington, Mass.) each had three goals and Mark Prior (Syracuse, N.Y.) had two goals and two assists as the Catamounts defeated their crosstown rivals, the Saint Michael’s Purple Knights, 15-2, Tuesday in men’s lacrosse action at UVM’s Centennial Field. Vermont, 6-8, scored the first five goals of the game and had a 6-1 lead at the half before scoring six goals in the third quarter to break it open. Mike Maher (Huntington Station, N.Y.) had three assists for the Catamounts, while Adam Kornuth (Denver, Colo.) had two assists and Matt Smith (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) had a goal and an assist. Other goal scorers for Coach Steve Beville’s team were Dan Zwirko (Longmeadow, Mass.), Mike Rockoff (Hingham, Mass.), Myles Jewell (Sudbury, Mass.), Joe Campbell (Columbus, Ohio), Jim Westcott (Hartford, Conn.) and Kyle Legnos (Mystic, Conn.). Matt Kiernan (Hingham, Mass.) and Bill Wilson (Baltimore, Md.) also recorded assists for the Cats. For Saint Michael’s, 4-8, junior Mike Curley (W. Hartford, Conn.) and sophomore Brandon Kobelt New York, N.Y.) each scored, and sophomores Brady Boyle (So. Dennis, Mass.) and Tristan Bandoni (Walpole, Mass.) recorded assists. In net, Vermont’s Matt Geary (Marshfield, Mass.) got the win, recording seven saves and allowing one goal in 45 minutes of action. Brian McDonald (Hopkinton, Mass.) and Daryl Swarts (Ann Arbor, Mich.) both saw action in the fourth quarter, combining for three saves. For the Purple Knights, junior Brian Hingston (Concord, Mass.) had six saves in two quarters of play and freshman Robert McCarthy (Milton, Mass.) stopped seven shots in the final half. Saint Michael's plays its final home game of the season on Saturday against top-ranked Le Moyne at 12 p.m., and also has a makeup game at Merrimack that has yet to be rescheduled. Game Summary: Vermont 15, Saint Michael’s 2 Vermont scorers: Chris Legare 3-0-3, Sean Layton 3-0-3, Mark Prior 2-2-4, Dan Zwirko 1-0-1, Mike Maher 0-3-3, Matt Smith 1-1-2, Myles Jewell 1-0-1, Adam Kornuth 0-2-2, Joe Campbell 1-0-1, Mike Rockoff 1-0-1, Jim Westcott 1-0-1, Kyle Legnos 1-0-1, Matt Kiernan 0-1-1, Bill Wilson 0-1-1. Saint Michael’s scorers: Mike Curley 1-0-1, Brandon Kobelt 1-0-1, Brady Boyle 0-1-1, Tristan Baldoni 0-1-1. Goalies: Vermont – Matt Gabel (45:00 mp, 1 ga, 7 saves); Brian McDonald (9:53 mp, 1 ga, 1 save); Daryl Swarts (5:07 mp, 0 ga, 2 saves). Saint Michael’s – Brian Hingston (30:00 mp, 6 ga, 6 saves), Robert McCarthy (30 mp, 9 ga, 7 saves.) ###PURPLEKNIGHTS###

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