Syracuse, N.Y. – Sophomore midfielder Matt Hutchings (Marcellus, N.Y./Marcellus) registered three goals to lead the top-ranked Le Moyne College men's lacrosse team to a 10-6 win over fifth-ranked Adelphi University on Saturday afternoon at Ted Grant Field in a battle of the final two undefeated teams in the Northeast-10 Conference.

After taking six shots on the first possession of the game, which covered over three minutes, the Dolphins opened the scoring at the 11:45 mark as sophomore midfielder Hans Zimmer (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) netted his seventh goal of the year. Only 72 seconds later, junior midfielder Dan Entenmann (Auburn, N.Y./Auburn) buried his 12th goal of the campaign.

Adelphi cut its deficit in half with 9:03 as Dylan Crossan scored from the right edge of the crease with a backhanded shot.

The Dolphins pushed their lead to 4-1 with the next two goals. Senior attackman Justin Kesselring (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport) extended his season-opening goal scoring streak to 12 games by finding the back of the net with 6:52 left after taking a pass from Zimmer. Sophomore midfielder Ross Filtch (Marcellus, N.Y./Marcellus/Siena) followed with his 13th tally with 3:16 to go.

James Hall got the Panthers back within two with his ninth goal with 2:15 remaining in the opening period.

Hutching picked up his first goal of the day just over three minutes into the second quarter.

Michael Osmundsen answered 1:16 later to get Adelphi within two again.

The Dolphins took a 6-3 lead into halftime after Filtch fired a shot into the upper right corner of the cage with 1:56 left in the half.

As happened in the second quarter, Hutchings started the scoring in the third with his 16th goal of the year, this time off a rebound with 9:55 left.

The Panthers also took advantage of a missed shot to score in the third quarter. Crossan collected an errant shot on the right side of the goal before flipping a pass in front to Quintin McKenna, who tallied his seventh goal of the year with 5:45 left.

The Dolphins answered 48 seconds later as senior attackman Greg White (Buffalo, N.Y./Nichols School) scored off a backhanded shot from the right edge of the crease off a move from behind the net.

The teams alternated goals in the fourth quarter. Crossan got the Panthers back within three with 12:09 to go after collecting a pass from Osmundsen. White extended Le Moyne's lead back to four with 8:50 left after taking a pass on the front of the crease from freshman attackman Devin Andrews (Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua Academy).

Following a turnover by the Dolphins on the ensuing faceoff, the Panthers scored their final goal of the day in an unsettled situation. Off a restart on the left sideline near midfield, Phillip Brady raced into the offensive end before sending a shot to the left edge of the crease to Nicolas Racalbuto, who dumped the ball into the net at the 8:21 mark for his 29th goal of the year.

In a 30-second timer-on situation, Hutchings completed the game's scoring with 5:33 left after collecting a feed from Andrews.

Redshirt junior goalkeeper Jack Sweeney (Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill/Onondaga C.C.) earned his eighth win of the year after recording 13 saves, including four each in the second and third quarters. Brendan McDougal, the Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award recipient last year as the most Outstanding Goalie in Division II, also registered 13 saves, including six in the third quarter.
 
Le Moyne (12-0, 8-0 NE10), which clinched at least the third seed in the Northeast-10 Conference Championships, returns to action on Tuesday at American International College at 7:00 p.m.