March 31, 2007
LE MOYNE FALLS TO MERRIMACK 7-6. THE LOSS MARKS THE
FIRST TIME SINCE 1999 THE DOLPHINS HAVE LOST MULTIPLE GAMES IN THE
NORTHEAST 10 CONFERENCE.
NORTH ANDOVER, MA -
Merrimack's Greg Rogowski scored his third goal of the game with
2:43 remaining in the final period to lift Merrimack to a 7-6
victory over the Le Moyne Dolphins. This defeat marks the second
Northeast-10 Conference loss of the season. The last time the
Dolphins dropped two conference games in a season was in 1999.
Le Moyne (4-2, 1-2) jumped out to a 3-0 advantage in the first
quarter. Merrimack (2-3, 2-1) responded with five consecutive goals
to build a 5-3 lead midway through the third quarter. Nick
Gatto (Syracuse, N.Y./Henninger) scored an unassisted goal
with 10:29 remaining to pull the Dolphins within one.
Matt Cassalia (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) would
tie the game at six on his fifth goal of the season. Rogowski's
15th goal of the year put Merrimack up one goal with 2:43
remaining, which proved to be the game winner.
The Dolphins were led by Nick Gatto's two goals and two
assists. Brian Cost (Camillus, N.Y./ West Genesee),
Mike McDonald (Latham, N.Y./Shaker), Matt Cassalia and
Brian Griffin (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) all
contributed with one goal each. Jared Corcoran
(Concord, N.H./Concord) started in goal and recorded three
saves. He was relieved by Doug McIver (Altamont,
N.Y./Albany Academy) who registered two saves.
Le Moyne will next take on #1 ranked Dowling on Wednesday, April
4th at 4:00 pm. The game is slated to be played at the Le Moyne
College campus.
MERRIMACK
7 , LE MOYNE 6
Le Moyne.........
3 0 1 2 - 6
Merrimack College... 1 2 3 1 - 7
Le Moyne Scoring: Nick Gatto 2-2, Brian Cost 1-1, Brian Griffin
1-0, Mike McDonald 1-0, Matt Cassalia 1-0. Saves: Jared Corcoran 3,
Doug McIver 2.
Merrimack Scoring: Greg Rogowski 3-1, Michael Miano 1-0, Kyle
Beaudoin 1-0, Derek Maroni 1-0, Taylor Robarts 1-0, Chris Elia 0-1.
Saves: Eric Tompkins 11.
Shots – Le Moyne 34, Merrimack 18.
Ground Balls – Le Moyne 36, Merrimack 28.
Penalties – Le Moyne 1/:30, Franklin Pierce 8/4:30.
Extra Man – Le Moyne 2-1:30, Merrimack 3-2:30.
Face-offs – Le Moyne 13-17, Merrimack 4-17.