March 1, 2008
#1 LE MOYNE DEFEATS DOWLING IN SEASON OPENER
8-2.
BROOKHAVEN, NY
- The Le Moyne College men's lacrosse team opened
their eighth consecutive season opener victorious defeating #6
Dowling 8-2. The win extends the Dolphins' win-streak to
12 games dating back to the 2006 season. Head Coach
Dan Sheehan and his club have defeated Dowling in their last
three meetings. The loss drops #6 Dowling to (2-1), while improving
#1 Le Moyne to (1-0).
The Dolphins Brian Cost scored his first of
three goals on the day on an Alex Bily
assist at the 12:11 mark of the first quarter.
Dowling answered back in the second quarter tying the game even at
one with 13:05 on the clock. Freshman Jack
Venditti started a Dolphins 3-0 run in the second quarter
with his first career goal, which put the Dolphins safety ahead
4-1.
Sophomore Doug McIver recorded 13 saves in his
first career start, only allowing two goals in 60 minutes of
play.
Dowling had trouble offensively only putting 20 total shots on
goal. Dowling's Joe Biondolillio assisted Remond
Killpack early in the fourth quarter for the Golden
Lions second and final goal of the game. The Dolphins would coast
through the rest of the game ending on a 4-0 run from goals by
Brian Costs, Nick Gatto (2), and Mike
McDonald.
Le Moyne returns to action on Sunday, March 9th as they host
Mercyhurst at 1:00 PM at West Genesee High School. The Dolphins
home opener will be a rematch of last year's National Championship
game where Le Moyne defeated Mercyhurst 6-5 to claim their second
consecutive national championship
Dowling 2, Le
Moyne 8
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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#1 Le Moyne........... 1 1 2 4 - 8
#6 Dowling.............. 0 1 0 1 - 2
Le Moyne SCORING: GOALS: Brian Cost 3; Mike McDonald 2; Nick
Gatto 2; Jack Venditti 1. ASSISTS: Alex Bily 1; Andrew Carducci 1;
Brian Cost 1; Nick Gatto 1;
Mike McDonald 1; Brian Welch 1.
Dowling SCORING: GOALS: Cotter,Nick 1; Killpack, Redmond 1.
ASSISTS: Biondolillo,Joe 1; Rimmer, Kevin 1.
Shots - Le Moyne 33, Dowling 20
Ground Balls - Dowling 27, Le Moyne 19
Penalties - Le Moyne 6/5:30, Dowling 9/6:00
Extra Man - Le Moyne 1-9, Dowling 1-6
Face-offs - Le Moyne 7-13, Dowling 6-13
Billy Rizzo - Sports Information
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