Worcester, Mass. – Senior Nick DiSarro (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna) netted his third career hat trick as the second-ranked Le Moyne Dolphins shut out Assumption 13-0 on Sunday afternoon. The Dolphins posted a shutout against the Greyhounds for the second time in as many years. Winners of five straight, Le Moyne moves to 6-1 on the year, 4-0 in the Northeast-10 Conference. Assumption falls to 5-4, 1-3 in league play.
Le Moyne moved quickly in scoring the game's first goal as senior face-off specialist Corey Bulken (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker) won the game's first draw and cashed in on his second goal of the season just 16 seconds into the game. Midfielder Jikado Hanna (Hopkinton, Mass./Hopkinton/Bridgton Academy) pushed the lead to 2-0 with a transition goal at 9:32 keyed by a defensive play by Alex Cameron-Carter (Manlius, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius). DiSarro recorded his first goal of the day off the stick of Jack Harmatuk (Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy/Syracuse) at the 2:46 mark to give the Dolphins a 3-0 advantage after one period.
The Dolphins pushed the lead to 6-0 going into the intermission on goals from senior Vinnie Alexander (Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill/Onondaga C.C.), junior Sean Connors (Camillus, N.Y./Marcellus) and DiSarro.
Coming out of halftime, senior attackman Jack Venditti (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker) posted two quick goals, one on a man-up opportunity, giving Le Moyne an 8-0 advantage. Following Venditti's second goal at the 12:28 mark, the Dolphins struck for two more tallies in less than 30 seconds, extending the lead to 10-0. Harmatuk cashed in his 13th goal of the season at the 12:13 mark, extending his personal goal scoring streak to 39 consecutive games.
After Alexander posted his second goal of the game off a feed from redshirt Tyler Sennett (Syracuse, N.Y./Nottingham), graduate student Mike Rabbitt (Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury) and DiSarro closed out the third period with a goal each to give the Dolphins a comfortable 12-0 lead heading into the final period.
Le Moyne netminder Jeff White (Buffalo, N.Y./Canisius HS) recorded four saves in goal in 52-plus minutes of action to pick up the win.
Le Moyne, winners of 39 consecutive regular season NE-10 games, returns to action on Tuesday, April 5th when it hosts American International at 4:00 p.m.