Syracuse, N.Y. – Senior attackman Justin Kesselring (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport) registered his second straight seven-point performance to lead the second-ranked Le Moyne College men's lacrosse team to an 18-5 win over Roberts Wesleyan College on Thursday afternoon in non-conference action at Ted Grant Field.

Following six minutes of scoreless action to start the game, the Dolphins got on the scoreboard first as sophomore attackman Jake Lewis (Cazenovia, N.Y./Cazenovia/Cleveland State) picked up a loose ball and fired it into the back of the net for his fourth goal of the season. After a Roberts Wesleyan turnover, Kesselring tallied his first goal of the game at the 7:24 mark after taking a pass from junior midfielder Dan Entenmann (Auburn, N.Y./Auburn). Kesselring gave the Dolphins a 3-0 lead by scoring just seconds after the shot clock was put on after collecting a pass from sophomore midfielder Riley Larson (Fairfield, Conn./Ludlowe).

Le Moyne blew the game open with the first eight goals of the second quarter. Kesselring scored at the 11:38 mark off a feed from Entenmann, while sophomore midfielder Ross Filtch (Marcellus, N.Y./Marcellus/Siena) followed 18 seconds later after taking a pass from Lewis. Freshman attackman Devin Andrews (Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua Academy/Stony Brook) found the back of the net 31 seconds later for a 6-0 lead.

Following four and one-half minutes of scoreless play, junior midfielder Josh Slowinski (Williamsville, N.Y./Clarence) netted an extra-man goal with 6:17 remaining off a pass from Kesselring, who picked up another assist 45 seconds later as Lewis scored again. Off the ensuing faceoff, Kesselring scored six seconds later off a pass from sophomore face-off specialist Joe Cerio (Enola, Pa./Elmira (Pa.)/Mercyhurst). Entenmann gave the Dolphins a 10-0 advantage with 4:34 left with an unassisted tally.
 
Just over 90 seconds later, senior midfielder Greg White (Buffalo, N.Y./Nichols School) finished off a pass from Andrews for his first goal of the season.

Kyle Dunham got the Redhawks on the scoreboard with 1:20 remaining in the half.

Freshman attackman Evan Kelly (Honeoye Falls, N.Y./Aquinas Institute) completed the scoring in the first half with his first collegiate goal off a feed in transition from White.

The Dolphins extended their lead to 17-1 in the third quarter. Andrews started the scoring at the 10:51 mark by finishing off a pass from Lewis. Only eight seconds later, Kesselring netted an unassisted goal.

Following 5:38 of scoreless play, Larson recorded his fourth goal of the season. Just over one minute later, sophomore midfielder Matt Hutchings (Marcellus, N.Y./Marcellus) scored in an extra-man situation off a feed from Entenmann. White finished off the quarter's scoring 38 seconds later after collecting a pass from Kelly.

John Wellington got the Redhawks within 17-2 with 11:15 remaining in the fourth quarter, while Hunter Lemieux followed with his 16th goal of the season with 6:37 left off a pass from Cody Menzies.

Sophomore midfielder Hans Zimmer (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) completed Le Moyne's scoring with an unassisted goal with 5:10 left.

Lemieux scored again with 3:38 remaining off a pass from Alex Bianchi, who completed the game's scoring with 11 seconds left after receiving a pass from Menzies.

Redshirt junior goalkeeper Jack Sweeney (Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill/Onondaga C.C.) earned the win in between the pipes after making three saves (against one goal) in 30 minutes of action. Brennan Mackey made eight saves (against 12 goals) for the Redhawks in 30 minutes in the loss.

Le Moyne (3-0), which improves to 3-0 against the Redhawks over the last six seasons, is back in action on Sunday, March 11 against Florida Southern College at 12:00 p.m.