May 1, 2009
MLAX: CHADDERDON'S CAREER-BEST FIVE GOALS LEAD #1 DOLPHINS TO 16-2
WIN OVER SAINT ANSELM IN NE-10 SEMIFINALS
Syracuse, N.Y. - Sophomore midfielder Matt Chadderdon
(Auburn, N.Y./Auburn) scored a career-high five goals,
including three in the opening 4:37 of the contest, to lead the
#1-ranked Le Moyne College men's lacrosse team to a 16-2 win over
Saint Anselm in the semifinals of the Northeast-10 Conference
tournament on Friday afternoon at the Thomas J. Niland Athletic
Complex.
Chadderdon opened the scoring with an unassisted tally at the
13:23 mark of the first quarter. Less than two minutes later he
scored his second goal off a feed from senior midfielder
Brian Welch (Ithaca, N.Y./Ithaca). Just 18 seconds
later the second team all-conference selection completed his
hat-trick after taking a pass from classmate Nick DiSarro
(Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna). Off the ensuing face-off,
senior long-stick midfielder Marc Cizenski (Syracuse,
N.Y./West Genesee) took a pass from sophomore attackman
Jack Venditti (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker) and
scored his first goal of the season and just the third of his
career. First team all-conference attackman Jack Harmatuk
(Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy/Syracuse U.)
closed out the quarter with an unassisted goal at the 3:27
mark.
Just over six minutes into the second quarter, Chadderdon extended
the Le Moyne lead to 6-0 with a goal off a pass from Venditti.
Welch, a first team all-conference midfielder, tallied his first of
two goals in the game with 5:50 remaining in the half after taking
a pass from Harmatuk. Welch fed Venditti for an extra-man goal just
off the crease with 1:04 left to give the Dolphins an eight-goal
advantage. The Hawks broke through with just four seconds remaining
in the first half as first team all-conference attackman Chris
Murphy scored an unassisted goal.
Chadderdon completed his scoring with an unassisted goal just 47
seconds into the third quarter. Venditti added a second man-up goal
off a feed from Harmatuk with just over 10 minutes remaining in the
period. Welch scored an unassisted goal as the 5:36 mark and
DiSarro finished off a feed from freshman Sean Connors
(Camillus, N.Y./Marcellus) to extend the Le Moyne lead to
12-1 with 4:01 left. Freshman Taylor Brooks (Cypress,
Tex./Cy-Fair) closed out the scoring in the stanza with a
goal with five seconds left off a pass from junior Keith
Vetter (Jamesville, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt).
Le Moyne increased its lead to 16-1 midway through the final
quarter on goals by freshman Mike Byrnes (Tully,
N.Y./Tully) just 39 seconds in, Connors off a pass from
classmate Brian Craig (Brewerton, N.Y./Central
Square) and Vetter off a feed from Connors. Saint Anselm
completed the scoring with 3:15 to go as Ryan Henry converted a
feed from Tyler Steinetz.
Senior goalkeeper of the year Doug McIver (Altamont,
N.Y./Albany Academy) made seven saves, allowing just one
goal, in just over 42 minutes of action.
Le Moyne (14-0) returns to action on Sunday against fourth-ranked
Merrimack at 12:00 p.m. The Dolphins, who will be playing in the
championship game for the 10th straight season, defeated the
Warriors, 5-4, in North Andover, Mass. on April 11.
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#1 Le Moyne 16,
Saint Anselm 2
Saint Anselm (8-7)
0
1
0
1
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#1 Le Moyne (14-0)
5
3
5
3
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16
Saint Anselm (8-7): SCORING: Chris Murphy 1-0, Ryan Henry 1-0,
Tyler Steinetz 0-1. GOALKEEPING: Dan Flynn (L, 50:24, 15 GA, 11
saves), Pat Acone (9:36, 1 GA, 1 save).
Le Moyne (14-0): SCORING: Matt Chadderdon 5-0, Brian Welch 2-2,
Jack Venditti 2-2, Jack Harmatuk 1-2, Sean Connors 1-2, Nick
DiSarro 1-1, Keith Vetter 1-1, Mike Byrnes 1-0, Taylor Brooks 1-0,
Marc Cizenski 1-0, Brian Craig 0-1. GOALKEEPING: Doug McIver (W,
42:04, 1 GA, 7 saves), Sebastian Baker (14:41, 1 GA, 1 save), Matt
Krupka (3:15, 0 GA, 2 saves).
