March 10, 2007
MEN'S LACROSSE: NO. 1 LE MOYNE HOLDS OFF NO. 3
MERCYHURST IN OVERTIME 8-7
ERIE, Pa. -
Alex Bily (Syracuse,
N.Y./West Genesee)
scored with 2:55 remaining in the first overtime period to lift
top-ranked Le Moyne past No. 3 Mercyhurst 8-7 in a non-conference
men's lacrosse game at Mercyhurst. The Dolphins (2-0) have won 20
consecutive games overall and 62 straight regular season games.
Mercyhurst drops to 3-1 on the season.
Bily's goal stopped a three-goal Mercyhurst run that had closed
out regulation. The Lakers rallied from a three-goal deficit to tie
the game at seven with nine seconds remaining.
Le Moyne led 3-2 at the half, but the host Lakers scored the
first two goals of the second half to take a 4-3 lead. The Dolphins
charged back with four consecutive goals to take their biggest lead
of the game at 7-4. Juniors Brian Cost (Camillus,
N.Y./West Genesee) and
Mike McDonald (Latham, N.Y./Shaker) each scored
two consecutive goals each.
Mercyhurst scored the final three goals of regulation to force
the extra session. David Osier and Charles Saylor netted extra-man
goals to pull the Lakers within one goal. Saylor's goal made it 7-6
with 37 seconds remaining. Le Moyne senior Matt Cassalia
(Camillus, N.Y./West
Genesee) won the subsequent
faceoff and the Dolphins called timeout with under 30 seconds
remaining. Mercyhurst forced a turnover in the Le Moyne end and
Mike Thon took advantage of that miscue to tie the score at seven
with nine seconds remaining.
Le Moyne outshot its hosts 36-22, including a 21-12 edge in
shots on target. Mercyhurst goalkeeper Jason Lashomb made 14 saves,
while Le Moyne senior netminder Jared Corcoran
(Concord, N.H./Concord)
stopped five shots. Le Moyne went 2-for-7 on the extra-man, while
the opportunistic Lakers converted 4-of-6.
Le Moyne returns to action on Saturday, March 17 at the Carrier
Dome against C.W. Post. That game caps a men's lacrosse
tripleheader which also includes Cortland vs. Springfield and Johns
Hopkins at Syracuse.
GAME BOXSCORE - LE
MOYNE 8, MERCYHURST 7 (OT)
Le Moyne............ 2 1 2 2 1
- 8
Mercyhurst.......... 1 1 2 3 0
- 7
Le Moyne (2-0) - Mike McDonald 2-1, Brian Cost 2-1, Nick Gatto
1-1, Alex Bily 1-0, Tom Donahue 1-0, Pete Gibbons 0-1. Saves -
Jared Corcoran 5.
Mercyhurst (3-1) - Bryon Linder 2-0, Adam Mulherin 1-1, Mike
Bartlett 1-1, David Osier 1-0, Mike Thon 1-0, Simon Stocks 1-0.
Saves - Jason Lashomb 14.
Shots - Le Moyne 36, Mercyhurst 22
Penalties - Le Moyne 7/7:30, Mercyhurst 8/7:30
EMO - Le Moyne 2/7, Mercyhurst 4/6
Turnovers - Le Moyne 21, Mercyhurst 21
Faceoffs - Le Moyne 9/16, Mercyhurst 7/16
Clears - Le Moyne 17/19, Mercyhurst 20/25
