April 4, 2009
MLAX: NO. 2 LE MOYNE DROPS NO 7. BENTLEY, 11-3; SHEEHAN PICKS UP
WIN NO. 150
Syracuse, N.Y. - Head coach Dan Sheehan reached the 150-win mark
for his career and the No. 2 Le Moyne College men's lacrosse team
rolled over No. 7 Bentley University, 11-3, in Northeast-10
Conference action at the Thomas J. Niland Athletic Complex.
Sophomore Jack Harmatuk (Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers
Academy/Syracuse) netted four goals and dished out an
assist for the Dolphins.
Sheehan joined a four-member group of active Division II coaches
with 150 career wins. He owns a 150-32 (.824) record in 11-plus
seasons on the Heights, including a 138-15 (.902) mark since 2000.
Le Moyne moved to 8-0 on the season with the win and picked up its
fourth win against a nationally-ranked opponent.
The Dolphins scored six unanswered goals between the 7:54 mark of
the second quarter and the 13:26 mark of the fourth to turn a
one-goal game into a 9-2 advantage. Le Moyne broke open the game
thanks to a trio of goals from Harmatuk and one each from freshman
Taylor Brooks (Cypress, Tex./Cy-Fair), sophomore
Jack Venditti (Baldwinsville, N.Y./Baldwinsville)
and senior Brian Welch (Ithaca, N.Y./Ithaca). Le
Moyne's defensive unit entered the game as the nation's top scoring
defense at five goals per game and held the Falcons scoreless for a
stretch that spanned 33:18 between the second and fourth quarters.
Opponents have managed seven goals against the Dolphins over the
last three games.
Bentley scored a man-up goal, just the fourth surrendered by Le
Moyne's defense this season, before Welch and sophomore
Nick DiSarro (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna) put in a
pair of goals with under two minutes to play to produce the 11-3
final. Three different Dolphins, Harmatuk, Venditti and classmate
Matt Chadderdon (Auburn, N.Y./Auburn), accounted
for Le Moyne's three first-quarter goals. After the Falcons scored
1:30 into the second quarter to make it a 3-2 game, the Dolphins
erupted for their crucial six-goal streak.
Le Moyne outshot Bentley, 46-23, for the game and senior
Brian Griffin (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee)
dominated the face-off X throughout, winning 17 of the game's 18
face-offs. Senior Doug McIver (Altamont, N.Y./Albany
Academy), who leads the nation with a 4.85 goals against
average, finished with seven saves in goal for the Dolphins.
Le Moyne (8-0, NE-10 4-0) is back in action Monday when it takes on
Northeast-10 Conference opponent Franklin Pierce.
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#2 Le Moyne 11, #7
Bentley 3
#7 Bentley (4-2, NE-10
3-1)
1
1
0
1
- 3
#2 Le Moyne (8-0, NE-10
4-0)
3
2
3
3
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11
Bentley SCORING: Andy Curtis 1-0; Wyatt Couture 1-0; Josh Friedman
1-0; Kevin Gould 0-2. GOALKEEPING: Kris Dambach (60:00, 11 GA, 13
saves).
Le Moyne SCORING: Jack Harmatuk 4-1; Jack Venditti 2-2; Brian Welch
2-1; Matt Chadderdon 1-1; Nick DiSarro 1-1; Taylor Brooks 1-0; Sean
Connors 0-1; Brian Griffin 0-1; Brooks Robinson 0-1. GOALKEEPING:
Doug McIver (60:00, 3 GA, 7 saves).
