Lacrosse

Johnson Advances to NAC Semifinals with 20-10 Defeat of Emerson

From Johnson State College Sports information - 4/25/09

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JOHNSON, Vt. (April 25, 2009) – Johnson State College lacrosse accomplished a feat for the first time on Saturday by defeating Emerson College 20-10 in the North Atlantic Conference Quarterfinals on Saturday at Minaert Field and advancing to the NAC Semifinals on Wednesday. The fourth-seeded Badgers outshot the fifth-seeded Lions 64-24 on the day and dominated the groundball battle 82-36. The appearance was the first post-season birth in the NAC, a program that joined in the league in 2002.

Emerson (7-6, 5-4 NAC) made the most of their scoring opportunities early tallying three goals on their first five shots to take a 3-2 lead in the first period. Johnson (7-4, 6-3 NAC) would respond by outscoring Emerson 8-2 over the final 20 minutes of the first half and give the Badgers a 10-5 lead at halftime.

A 21-7 third quarter groundball advantage sparked a six-goal period for Johnson with two of those goals coming from freshman Alex Petti.

Despite an outstanding effort from goalkeeper Patrick Curran (Fr., Framingham, Mass.) who made 33 stops on the day, Emerson could not slow the JSC offense on this day as four different players scored fourth period goals for Johnson en route to the 20-10 final.

JSC was paced by Erik Tillberg and his six-goal, one-assist performance while Petti added four goals on the day. Senior Matt Riani tallied three goals and three assists and junior Billy Noyes added two goals and five assists.

Emerson saw Joe Greaney (Sr., Medfield, Mass.) scored four unassisted goals on the day to lead the Lion offensive charge while Axel Larson (Fr., Westford, Vt.) scored a pair of goals.

Branden Sawyer stopped seven Emerson shots and back-up Jeff Boesse stopped one for Johnson State opposite Curran’s fine goalie performance.

Mount Ida Trounces Lions, 26-4

from Mount Ida College Sports Information -- April 22, 2009

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NEWTON, Mass. - The Mount Ida College men’s lacrosse team tallied their seventh consecutive victory and their eighth North Atlantic Conference (NAC) win this Wednesday against visiting Emerson College by a score of 26-4 in Newton, Massachusetts. The Mustangs improve to 10-6 overall, 7-1 in NAC competition while the Lions fall to 7-5, 5-4 in conference play.

The Mustangs opened the first quarter with an 11-0 bludgeoning with four goals from sophomore Matthew Savage, three from senior’s Brett Conley and Leo Shidler , and one from freshman Billy Gerke.

The visitors finally answered towards the end of the first stanza on an unassisted score by Lion Roger Tower (Jr., Titusville, N.J). That wrapped up the first quarter with the Mustangs leading 11-1.

Mount Ida continued to pour on the offense notching four consecutive goals to start the second quarter. Savage tallied two more during the mini streak while senior Christopher Prophete and sophomore Nate Prince added one a piece. The Mustangs led 15-1 after the small run to open the set. Another Tower goal for the visitors made it 15-2 in favor of the Mustangs to end the first half.

The third quarter started with another huge offensive barrage by Mount Ida tallying six consecutive goals making it 21-2 with no answer from Emerson. Conley, Savage, senior Anthony DiMarsico, and junior’s Frank Rozio, Matt Vernik, and Michael Simone all notched one goal a piece during the six score stretch.

Two Lions goals, both my Phil Shore (So., Toms River, NJ/Toms River East), cut the score to 21-4 in favor of the Mustangs. Mount Ida rounded out the fourth quarter with five goals from Vernik, senior Alex Champagne, sophomore Paul Battapaglia, and two from freshman Ian Saunders to cap the 26-4 victory for the hosts.

Savage had the big day for Mount Ida with seven goals while fellow teammate Conley also enjoyed a very successful day spreading things around with seven assists and four scores. Three goaltenders split the minutes for the Mustangs with freshman Jimmy McAllister getting the first half with one save. Freshmen Justin Famiglietti and Craig Naftal shared the rest of the minutes with Famiglietti blocking four Lion shots and Naftal denying two.

Emerson will next play in the NAC first round on Saturday at a site and opponent to be named.

Emerson Doubles Up on Thomas

From Thomas College Sports Information -- April 20, 2009

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WATERVILLE, Maine—In a North Atlantic Conference Men’s Lacrosse match-up, the Lions of Emerson College defeated the Thomas College Terriers by a score of 10-5 on Monday afternoon.

Despite outshooting the Lions 39-37, the Lions were able to put more in the back of the net, improving their record to 7-5 overall (5-3 NAC). The Terriers record drops to 3-6 overall (3-3 NAC).

Jeremy Parmley put the Terriers on the board first when he scored with 9:15 remaining in the first period. The Lions would respond with a couple of quick goals by Joe Greaney (Sr. Medfield, Mass.) coming at the 6:53 and 6:41 marks, with the first coming with a man advantage. To finish off the period, Parmley would add his second goal of the game on a man down opportunity with 5:02 left in the period, squaring the game at 2.

The second quarter would see just one goal, when Jake Frank (Sr. Bethany, Conn.) of Emerson would put the visitors up 3-2 with 10:41 remaining in the half.

With the pace picking up in the third period, seven goals would be scored. Justin Lawler would score the first of the period, squaring the score at 3-3 with 13:59 remaining. Next, Emerson would roll off four goals in a row, with two goals coming from Greaney, and the other two coming from Roger Tower (Jr. Titusville, N.J.), placing the Terriers in a 7-3 hole. Both teams would add one more goal in the period, setting the final period up with the Lions holding the 8-4 advantage.

Lawler would add the opening goal of the period once again when the Terriers had a man advantage, just seventeen seconds into the quarter. Frank and Greaney would add goals for the Lions at the 8:40 and 2:58 marks, giving Emerson the 10-5 victory.

Patrick Curran (Fr. Framingham, Mass.) would pick up the victory for the Lions while blocking 15 shots away, while Josh Colello would also stop 15 shots in the loss.

Greaney led the Lions offense with five goals while also assisting on three goals. Frank would add three goals, while Tower would add the other two for the victorious visitors. Thomas’ offense was led by Parmley and Lawler’s two goals, while TJ Collins would add the final goal.

Emerson will continue NAC play on April 22 when they travel to face Mount Ida in a 3p.m. game.

Mariners Sink Lions, 13-4

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Anderson Notches Single Game Scoring Mark as Emerson Crushes Mitchell, 22-8

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BOSTON, MASS. -- Josh Anderson (Jr., Underhill Center, Vt.) set an Emerson College single game scoring record by tallying 14 points in Emerson's 24-8 victory over Mitchell College in non-conference men's lacrosse action. Anderson scored nine goals and added five assists to lead the charge at Emerson's Rotch Field.

The Lions raced out to a 9-1 first quarter lead with Anderson racking up five goals and adding an assist. Joe Greaney (Sr., Medfield, Mass.) lead off the Lions scoring just 30 seconds into the game on an assist by Jake Frank (Sr., Bethany, Conn.). Roger Tower (Jr., Hopewell Junction, N.J.) also scored twice in the stanza.

Anderson added three more goals in the second period and assisted on a Frank goal as Emerson pulled out to a 14-3 halftime edge.

Anderson's 14 points bettered the record held by Frank that was set in a 2007 game against Becker College in which Frank totaled five goals and seven assist for 12 points.

Braden Campbell (So., Northfield, N.J.) ran his record to 3-0 in the Emerson net making 14 saves on 43 Mariner shots.

Emerson dominated the game statistics taking 50 shots as opposed to Mitchell's 43, and snaring 58 ground balls to 38 for Mitchell. The Lions scored of three of four extra man opportunities, while shutting out Mitchell on six attempts.

Emerson next plays Saturday at Rotch Field against North Atlantic conference foe Maine Maritime Academy. Face off is slated for 4p.m.

Lion Rally Falls Short in 8-7 Loss

From Johnson State College Sports information

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JOHNSON, Vt. (April 11, 2009) – Johnson State raced to a 7-1 halftime lead but saw the lead evaporate to 7-6 before a late goal propelled the Badgers to a big North Atlantic Conference men’s lacrosse victory on Saturday at Minaert Field.

With Johnson (4-2, 4-2 NAC) leading 7-6 and Emerson (5-3, 5-3 NAC) having scored the game’s last five goals, Billy Noyes stripped a Lion defender, scooped the groundball, and fed Erik Tillberg who found the back of the net with 2:49 remaining in the contest and give JSC the two-goal margin. Emerson would cut the lead to one when Roger Tower (Jr., Titusville, N.J.) tallied his first goal of the game with 1:37 left to play but the Lions would not put together another strong scoring opportunity and JSC would claim the win.

Both goalkeepers were standouts in this contest with Branden Sawyer making 19 saves while counterpart Patrick Curran (Fr., Framingham, Mass.) stopped 21 shots for Emerson.

Billy Noyes had two goals and two assists for the game while Tillberg and freshman Alex Petti each scored a pair of goals. Matt Riani and Steve Noyes both recorded one goal to supplement the Johnson State offense.

Emerson’s Joe Greaney (Sr., Medfield, Mass.) tallied three scores and an assist on the day and Josh Anderson (So., Underhill Center, Vt.) scored twice. Tower added three assists to go with his late goal and Jake Frank (Sr., Bethany, Conn.) had a goal and assist.

Emerson will host Mitchell College in a non-league game on Wednesday at 6p.m.

Lions Snare Hawks With 12-5 Win

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BOSTON, MASS. – Josh Anderson (So., Underhill Center, Vt.) scored five goals, and Joe Greaney (Sr., Medfield, Mass.) had a pair of goals and added five assists to lead the Emerson College Lions over the Husson University Hawks by a score of 12-5 in a North Atlantic Conference men’s lacrosse match at Emerson’s Rotch Field.

Anderson and Greaney wasted little time on their first hook-up of the game with Anderson rifling a shot by Hawk goalie Matt Linnell just 1:02 into the game. Husson drew next blood with an unassisted tally from Kyle Dwyer just over four minutes later, and the Hawks took a 2-1 lead on a goal by Anthony Diaz.

Anderson then took over the remainder of the period scoring three straight times, twice on assists by Jake Frank (Sr., Bethany, Conn.) sandwiched around another assist by Greaney. Anderson’s third and fourth goals were scored just seven seconds apart. Frank closed the first period scoring to give the Lions a 5-2 lead.

A Diaz goal cut the lead to 5-3 less than a minute into the second period, but Axel Larson (So., Westford, Vt.) answered with the eventual game winner assisted by Greaney. Greaney also assisted on the Lions’ seventh goal, as Alex Miyawaki (Jr., San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) scored to make the Lions’ halftime lead 7-3.

A Hawk goal by Ben Landry off a Nick Brown assist in a man-up situation opened the third period scoring, but five consecutive goals by the Lions put the game out of reach. Frank, Greaney twice, Anderson, and Roger Tower (Jr., Titusville, N.J.) all found net during the run. A Hawk goal by Dwyer with less than four minutes remaining finished the scoring.

Emerson was very efficient offensively in the game scoring its 12 goals on just 25 shots as compared to the Hawks 37. Emerson had a large edge in ground balls with a 50-36 margin. Husson held a slight 11-9 edge in face offs.

Pat Curran (Fr., Framingham, Mass.) had a strong game in the Emerson net with 18 saves. Linnell tallied seven stops for the Hawks.

Emerson (5-2, 4-1 NAC) will travel to Johnson State for a 1p.m. Saturday face off.

Lions' "D" Holds Off Monks

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BOSTON, MASS. – Emerson College got 31 saves from Pat Curran (Fr., Framingham, Mass.) and the Lions killed off 11:30 of penalties without allowing a score as Emerson took a 13- 7 victory over St. Joseph’s College in Men’s lacrosse at Emerson’s Rotch Field.

Emerson scored first in the contest as Roger Tower (Jr.,Ttitusville, N.J.) took an assist from Axel Larson (Sr., Westford, Vt.) just 1:49 into the game. The Lions’ Jake Frank (Sr., Bethany, Conn.) then scored the first of his five goals on the day off an assist from Tower.

St. Joseph’s tied the game at the4:06 mark on an unassisted tally from Ryan Prescott . Prescott’s goal followed an unassisted marker from Jonathan Horgan. Frank answered with two unassisted goals in the final 25 seconds of the quarter to give the Lions a 4-2 lead.

Horgan lead of the second quarter with a goal 1:33 into the frame, but Tower answered with two scores, the second on an assist by Alex Miyawaki (Jr., San Juan Capistrano, Calif.). Joe Greaney (Sr., Medfield, Mass.) rounded out the scoring in the period with an unassisted goal for the Lions.

Horgan’s third goal of the game led off the third period scoring at the 11 minute mark. Greaney then scored a man down goal, Frank netted a score off an assist from Greaney, and Phil Shore (So., Toms River, N.J.) followed with a second man down goal for the Lions. Horgan scored his final goal of the game to make the score 10-5 at the end of three periods.

Scores by Tower and Frank extended the lead to 12-5 before Benson Pasquarello and Prescott cut the advantage to 12-7 with 4:07 left. Greaney’s third goal of the game sealed the victory for the Lions.

The Monks outshot Emerson 62-34, and won 13 of 23 face offs in the game. St. Joseph’s was 0-10 on man-up situations including twice with two man advantages. Emerson held a 64-52 edge in ground balls.

Emerson (4-2, 3-1 North Atlantic Conference) will host Husson College on Wednesday at 6p.m.

Lions Roll Up Green Mountain

From Green Mountain College Sports Information -- 4/4/2009

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POULTNEY, VT. -- The visiting Lions from Emerson College scored 5 second quarter goals to pull away from the host Eagles Saturday afternoon and claim a (14-3) North Atlantic Conference victory.

In a tight opening 15 minutes, Green Mountain struck first just over a minute into the game through senior midfielder Max Talsky. The Lions quickly answered back, tacking on three scores before the Eagles' Talsky drew one back with his second of the game on a power play at the 2:27 mark. Talksy found the net one more time in the dying moments of the opening quarter leveling the score at 3.

It was all Emerson in the final 45 minutes as they added 11 goals and used a stingy defensive effort to hold the hosts scoreless. Braden Campbell (So., Northfield, N.J.) stopped 11 shots for the Lions to preserve the win. Joe Greaney (Sr., Medfield, Mass.) led the Emerson charge netting five goals. Roger Tower (Jr., Titusville, N.J.) and Axel Larson (So., Westford, Vt.) each chipped in three goals while Jake Frank (Sr., Bethany, CT) notched a pair of assists and a goal.

With the win, Emerson improves to 3-2, (2-1 North Atlantic Conference) on the season while GMC falls to 0-6.

Emerson returns home for a 5p.m. Conference match tomorrow afternoon against St. Joseph's College.

Lions Remove Hornets' Sting, 19-8

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BOSTON, MASS. --  Emerson College got a career best seven goals from Josh Anderson (So., Underhill Center, Vt.) and went on to defeat Lyndon State College 19-8 in a North Atlantic Conference men’s lacrosse game at Emerson’s Rotch Field.

Anderson led a potent attack that saw six different players score goals for the Lions. He set the tone early as he scored just 1:15 into the contest on an unassisted goal. A goal by Jake Frank (Sr., Bethany, Conn.) gave Emerson a two goal lead, but was answered by a score by the Hornets' Craig Salvagno. Anderson then scored four of the game’s next six goals to give Emerson a 6-2 lead.

Salvagno scored a second goal for the Hornets with just 10 seconds remaining in the opening period, and Emerson’s Joe Greaney ( Sr., Medfield, Mass.) netted two markers within the first 1:17 of the second quarter to stretch the Lion lead to 8-3. Just 27 seconds later Axel Larson (So., Westford, Vt.) put in what proved to ultimately be the game winner .

Greaney also had a big day for Emerson with five goals an an assist, while Frank scored three times and added a trio of assists. Salvagno scored half of the Hornets’ goals, while Chris Mansour added three more.

Emerson's Braden Campbell (So., Northfield, N.J.) made 14 saves in the Emerson net in his first start of the year. Matt Adams made 15 stops for Lyndon State.

Emerson has a week off before playing at Johnson State College on April 4 in another NAC contest.

Lions Bring Down Eagles, 11-4

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BOSTON, MASS. – The Emerson College men’s lacrosse team proved to be a rude host to former assistant coach Kyle Devitte as the Lions took an 11-4 decision over Daniel Webster College at Emerson’s Rotch Field.

The Lions built a 6-0 halftime lead on goals by four different players including the game’s first two markers by Jake Frank (Sr., Bethany, Conn., left). Roger Tower (Jr., Titusville, N.J.) added Emerson’s third goal with just eleven seconds left in the opening quarter.

The second period proved more of the same with the Lions getting goals from Joe Greaney (Sr., Medfield, Mass.) in a man-up situation, Axel Larson (So., Westford, Vt.), and Phil Shore (So., Toms River, N.J.) with only eight seconds left on an assist from Greaney.

Daniel Webster opened the second half scoring with an unassisted goal by Mike Jordan 5:18 into the third period. Larson answered the Eagle tally 33 second later with his second goal of the game, and Greaney followed with a second man-up score on a feed form Tower.

The next three goals belonged to Daniel Webster as Ryan Manning and Noah Smith scored to end the third quarter and a Colby Field marker opened the fourth to bring the Eagles to within 8-4. Emerson countered with goals from Larson, Joe Shahood (Jr., Dunstable, Mass.), and a final netter by Frank to produce the final score.

Emerson had the best of every statistical category in the contest, outshooting the Eagles 44-36 and gathering in a dozen more ground balls. The Lions also had a 9-6 face off advantage.

Daniel Webster goalkeeper Tom Driscoll played a strong game for the Eagles making 21 saves. Pat Curran (Fr., Framingham, Mass.) had 15 stops in the victory.

Emerson will host Lyndon State College Saturday at 2p.m. at Rotch Field.

Castleton Tops Lions in NAC Opener

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BOSTON, MASS. -- Michael Martinez scored four goals and added an assist and Kevin McCarthy added a goal and five assists to lead Castleton State College 1-2, 1-0 North Atlantic Conference) to a 14-6 victory over Emerson College (0-2, 0-1 NAC) at Emerson's Rotch Field.

Martinez led nine different goal scorers for the Spartans, Castleton never trailed in the game as Martinez opened the scoring at 13:03 of the first quarter on an assist from Jake Rick. McCarthy tallied his goal 29 seconds later to give the Spartans an early 2-0 lead. A goal by Phil Barry followed by a pair of goals from Rick gave Castleton a 5-0 lead at the end of the first period.

Emerson got on the board at the 12:02 mark of the second quarter with a goal by Jake Frank ( Sr., Bethany, Conn.) assisted by Joe Greaney (Sr., Medfield, Mass.) after another Martinez goal had given the Spartans a 6-0 lead. Evan Ricker answered Frank's goal with what proved to be the game winner with 11:26 remaining in the stanza. Castleton increased the led to 9-3 by the end of the first half.

A four goal third period sewed the game up for Castleton with each team tallying a goal in the final quarter for a 14-6 final score. Castleton outshot the Lions 36-28 and had a decided 54-28 edge in ground balls. Goalkeepers for each team totaled 12 saves.

Emerson next plays at home on Wednesday against Daniel Webster College at 6p.m.

Hawks Edge Lions Late

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BOSTON, MASS. – Becker College’s Jon Nessen scored his second goal of the game with 29 seconds remaining as the Hawks overcame a late Emerson rally to top the Lions 12-10 at Emerson’s Rotch Field. Nessen’s score came 46 seconds after Emerson had rallied from a two goal deficit to tie the game at 10-10.

Emerson took a 3-1 lead in the first quarter responding to Nessen’s game opening tally with two goals from Josh Anderson (So., Underhill Center, Vt.) sandwiched around a goal by Joe Shahood (Jr., Dunstable, Mass.). Becker rallied to tie the game at 5-5 at the halftime break as four different Hawks scored.

Becker built a 7-6 lead following a slow third quarter as Bob Loranger and Josh Fask each scored their second goals of the game to set up a wild fourth quarter.

Emerson opened the fourth quarter scoring with a game tying goal by Roger Tower (Jr., Titusville, N.J.) three minutes into the final stanza. Tony Helias answered on an assist from Fask. Shahood tied the game for Emerson less than three minutes later on a man-up goal. Becker’s Aaron Fill then tallied back to back markers to give the Hawks a 10-8 lead.

Anderson netted his fourth goal of the game for the Lions with 2:23 remaining followed by a Joe Greaney (Sr., Medfield, Mass.) bullet 1:08 later to tie the game with just 1:15 remaining. Becker won the ensuing faceoff and worked the ball to Nessen for the game winner. The Hawks added an insurance goal directly off the next faceoff won a shot by Helias.

Emerson goal keeper Pat Curran (Fr., Framingham, Mass.) had 13 saves in his collegiate debut. Peter Fellows had a strong game for Becker making 14 saves.

Emerson (0-1) will next host Castleton State College on Saturday afternoon at 3p.m.

Lions Roar Early but Mustangs Run Away With 17-8 Victory

Boston, Mass. (3/25/08) – Emerson College (1-9, 0-3 North Atlantic Conference) scored the first goal and racked up a 3-1 first period lead, but Mount Ida stormed back in the second stanza and cruised to a 17-8 men’s lacrosse victory in North Atlantic Conference action.

Roger Tower (So., Titusville, N.J.) led off the scoring for the Lions with an unassisted tally 4:32 into the contest. Mount Ida’s Nate Prince answered at the 9:00 mark on an assist from Leo Shidler . Goals by Joe Greaney (Jr., Medfield, Mass.) on an assist from Jake Frank (Jr., Bethany, Conn.) and an unassisted marker from Frank gave the Lions the first quarter edge.

Mount Ida came back with a vengeance scoring the game’s next six goals, including three by Matt Savage. Tower’s second goal of the game with 5:10 left on the second quarter clock pulled the Lions to within 7-4, but Savage’s fourth goal and an unassisted tally by Paul Battipaglia with only 13 seconds remaining in the second period put the Mustangs firmly back in control.

Savage netted his fifth goal of the game only 15 seconds into the third period and started another Mustang six goal streak. Greaney and Frank answered for the Lions with man-up goals, but Mount Ida scored four of the game’s final six goals.

The Mustangs outshot Emerson 48-33 and had a 45-23 edge in ground balls. Emerson goalie Dean Smollar (Jr., Farifax, Va.) had 22 saves, while the Mustangs’ Matt Vernik picked up 14.

Boxscore:
Mount Ida   1   8   5   3   17
Emerson   3   1   2   2   8

Scoring:
Mount Ida – Nate Prince 2-0, Leo Shidler 2-2, Derek Broughton 1-0, Paul Battipaglia 1-1, Matt Savage 5-0, Brett Conley 1-4, Eric Gilston 1-2, Dan Harrington 1-0, Anthony DiMarsco 1-0, Travis Roache 1-0, John Perez 1-0.
Emerson – Roger Tower 2-0, Joe Greaney 3-0; Jake Frank 2-2, Austin Ahlborg 0-1.

Goalie Saves:
Mount Ida – Matt Vernik 14
Emerson – Dean Smollar 22

Johnson State Drops Undermanned Lions, 9-5

Boston, Mass. (3/22/08) - Johnson State College (1-0, 1-0 North Atlantic Conference) rode the three-goal afternoon of attackman Erik Tillberg to defeat Emerson College (1-8, 0-2 NAC) 9-5 in a North Atlantic Conference lacrosse contest.

Johnson State opened the scoring just 55 seconds into the game on a goal by Billy Noyes on an assist from Kegan Pettit. A Bo Dietrick (Fr., Indianapolis, Ind.) goal at the 7:19 mark on an assist by Joe Greaney (Jr., Medfield, Mass.) tied the score, but the Badgers scored the next four goals to take a 5-1 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Badgers added two more in the second stanza while holding Emerson to one shot, a goal by Josh Anderson (Fr., Underhill Center, Vt.), in the 15 minute session.

The teams traded third period markers with Austin Ahlborg (So., North Kingstown, R.I.) puling Emerson to within three goals, but Steve Noyes answered for the Badgers 6:19 later. Emerson scored the first two goals of the fourth quarter in extra man situations with Greaney getting the first and Zach D'Agostino (Fr., Sandy Hook, Conn.) netting the second to pull the Lions to within 8-5 with 10:41 remaining. Tillberg scored the third of his three goals with 31 seconds remaining to ice the game for Johnson State.

Braden Campbell (Fr., Northfield, N.J.) had 16 saves for the Lions who played without starting goalie Dean Smollar, starting defensemen Dan Leksell and Tim Pellitier, and starting midfielder Jake Frank due to academic commitments. Evan Pestone had 10 saves for the Badgers.

Emerson next faces Mount Ida College on Tuesday at 5:00pm in a home game.

Boxscore:
Johnson State 5 2 1 1 9
Emerson 1 1 1 2 5

Scoring:
Johnson State: Billy Noyse 2-2, Kegan Pettit 1-1, Branden Sawyer 1-0, MA Riani1-2, Erik Tillberg 3-0, MA Martin 0-1, Steve Noyes 1-0.
Emerson Bo Dietrick 1-1, Joe Greaney 1-1, Josh Anderson 1-0, Austin Ahlborg 1-2, Zach D'Agostino 1-0.

Saves:
Johnson State: Evan Pestone 10, Kegan Pettit 1.
Emerson: Braden Campbell 16.

Anderson Hat-Trick Leads Lions to First Win, 8-4

Boston, Mass (3/20/08) - Josh Anderson (Fr., Underhill Center, Vt.) notched three goals and added an assist as Emerson College (1-7) defeated Norwich University (0-2) 8-4 in a non-conference men's lacrosse game.

Anderson led off the scoring on an unassisted tally only 38 seconds into the contest. Emerson scored the next three goals and following an unassisted strike by the Cadets' Kyle Marzoti held a 4-1 first quarter lead.

Tyler Woods cut the lead to 4-2 with an unassisted man-up goal with 6:32 remaining in the half. It was the only goal of the second stanza.

Anderson notched the eventual game-winner with an unassisted marker at 11:31 of the third period, then followed with another goal on the first of Joe Greaney's (Jr., Medfield, Mass.) two assists on the night. Norwich midfielder C.J. Hamilton ended the third quarter scoring off an assist from Craig Van Yahres.

Greaney and Noah Appel (So., Belmont, Mass.) added fourth quarter Lion scores, before Drew Kaplan notched the Cadets' final goal.

Emerson goalie Dean Smollar ( Jr., Fairfax, Va.) recorded 21 saves in the win, while Nick Bakos had 15 for the Cadets.

Emerson next hosts Johnson State College Saturday afternoon at 4:00pm.

Boxscore:
Norwich   1   1   1   1   4
Emerson   4   0   2   2   8

Scoring:
Norwich: Kyle Marzeoti 1-1, Tyler Woods 1-0, C.J. Hamilton 1-0; Drew Caplan 1-1, Ryan Leroux 0-1, Tyler Nicoll 0-1.
Emerson: Josh Anderson 3-1, Joe Shahood, 1-0, Austin Ahlborg 1-0, Joe Greaney 1-2, Noah Appel 1-0, Roger Tower 0-1, Bo Dietrick 0-1.

Saves:
Norwich: Nick Bakos 15
Emerson: Dean Smollar 21

Mid-Game Surge Leads Salem Over Lions 13-6

Boston, Mass. (3/18/08) – Salem State College (2-1) scored the final three goals of the first half and the first three goals of the second to earn a come from behind victory over Emerson College (0-7) in a non-conference men’s lacrosse match-up.

The Lions lead 4-2 following a goal by Tim Pelletier (Jr., Walpole, Mass.) with 10:45 remaining in the second period. Salem State then scored at the 5:09 mark, at 2:56, and took a 5-4 lead with only 24 ticks remaining on the clock.

The Vikings picked up quickly in the second half with unanswered goals by Sal Silva on an assist from Ross Arnold at 13:58 and a goal by Arnold with 6:20 left in the third.  Anthony DeLeo got the final goal of the string at the 5:20 mark.

Justin Zawlinski (Jr., Colchester, Vt.) pulled the Lions to within 8-5 with 3:46 left on the third quarter clock, but Salem State scored the next five goals to put the game out of reach.

Salem outshot the Lions 43-21 in the game. Emerson goalie Dean Smollar (Jr., Fairfax, Va.) had 14 saves and Braden Campbell (Fr., Northfield, N.J.) had a pair. Keith Hardy made four stops for the Vikings.
Emerson will attempt to break its seven game losing skein on Thursday when the Lions host Norwich University in a 5:30pm faceoff.

Box Score:
Salem State   1   4   4   4   13
Emerson   2   2   1   1   6

Scoring:
Salem State: Justin Jones 3-1, Torey Nicholson 1-0, Alex Verity 0-1, Anthony DeLeo 1-1, Sal Silva 1-0, Ross Arnold 2-1, Jonathan Falls 2-0, Jeff Rolke 0-1, Mark Duran 1-0, #36 1-0, Matt Pardee 1-0
Emerson: Roger Tower 1-0, AustinAhlborg 1-1, Bo Dietrick 2-0, Steve Kaplan 0-1, Jesse Fryburg 0-1, Tim Pelletier 1-0, Justin Zawlinski 1-0

Saves:
Salem State: Kevin Hardy 4  
Emerson: Dean Smollar 14, Braden Campbell 2  

Spartans win first game of season, 13-8 over Emerson

From Castleton State College Sports Information - 3/15/08

Milford, N.H. – Eight players scored for the Spartans as they earned their first victory of the season 13-8 over Emerson College in a Northern Atlantic Conference game. Jake Rick and Mike Michael Martinez led the way scoring three goals apiece. Phil Barry added two goals to go along with two assists en route to the win.

Barry got the scoring started with a goal at the 12:30 mark of the first quarter. Castleton never gave up the initial lead as they extended the lead in both the second and third quarters. The Lions fell as far down as six before scoring two goals in the final quarter of play.

Emerson was led by Joe Greaney and Bo Dietrick, scoring three and two goals respectively. Three other Lions tallied single goals in their sixth loss of the season. Mike Mamunes made four stops in recording the victory for the Spartans. Chris Wynne relieved Mamunes in the second half, ensuring the win with three saves of his own. Dean Smollar made 16 saves as he got the loss for the Lions.

Emerson hosts Salem State March 18 at 5:30 pm where the Lions will be looking for their first win of the season.

Valiants Defeat Emerson 9-2

From Manhattanville College Sports Information (03/13/2008)

Purchase, N.Y. - Sophomore Joey Hasbrouck matched his career-high with four assists as the Manhattanville men’s lacrosse team tallied 50 shots and defeated Emerson 9-2 Thursday at GoValiants.com Field.

Hasbrouck’s four assists matched his career-high, set on March 5, 2008 in a Manhattanville win against Farmingdale State . His nine assists and ten points on the season lead all Valiants. As a freshman in 2007, Hasbrouck had 13 assists all season.

Hasbrouck set up Luke Dorfman for Manhattanville’s first goal of the game. Playing behind the net, Hasbrouck found Dorfman right in front of the cage, where he fired the shot past Dean Smollar (Jr., Fairfax, Va.). Dorfman would score once more in the third quarter, extending his career goal total to 94. He also assisted on a goal by Danny Hannon to bring his career point total to 128, moving past Joe Paradise for sixth on the all-time points list.

Mike Strauss continued his strong start in 2008, scoring Manhattanville’s second goal of the game and his team-leading sixth of the season. He also earned his first career assist, feeding Matt Hanley early in the third quarter for Hanley’s second goal of the season.

Vinny Menzenski scored the eventual game-winner for the Valiants, expanding the Manhattanville lead to 3-1 in the first quarter. Andrew McMillin tallied a man-up goal for the Valiants to make it 4-1.

With the game in hand for the Valiants, Max Garofalo and Lance Schulman each had goals for Manhattanville, who forced an early exit for Smollar.

Although he took the loss for Emerson, Smollar played a strong game in goal for the Lions, making 19 saves before being replaced by Braden Campbell (Fr., Northfield, N.J.). Andrew Predun started in goal for the Valiants and earned the win, making three saves. Nick Foote ( Trumbull, Conn. ) played the fourth quarter for Manhattanville and made five saves.

The Valiant defense smothered the Lions, only allowing seven successful clears in 30 attempts, while holding Emerson to zero man-up goals in ten opportunities.

Roger Tower (So., Titusville, N.J.) and Ian MacLeod (Sr., Middleton, Mass.) had the Lions' goals. Emerson next plays Saturday afternoon at 12:00 in the North Atlantic Conference opener against Castleton State College at the Hampshire Dome in Milford, N.H..

Lions routed in Season Opener, 24-3

From St. Anslem College Sports information

Milford, N.H. (February 23) -- Led by a five-goal, two-assist performance by junior Chris Murphy , the Saint Anselm men's lacrosse team opened the 2008 season with a 24-3 rout of Emerson College on Saturday afternoon at the Hampshire Dome.

The Hawks got off to a slow start before Matt Surette found the back of the net with 10:11 remaining in the opening quarter off an assist from Ryan McDonald. The Hawks added four more goals, including three in a span of 3:10, to seize the 5-0 lead after one period. In the second period, behind two goals by Murphy and one by Surette, the lead went to 8-0 before Emerson's Joe Greaney (So., Medfield, Mass.) scored a man-up goal to cut the lead to 8-1. The Hawks were not done though as they added two more to take a 10-1 lead into the halftime break. The third quarter was more of the same as the hosts held a 14-2 lead after that period before scoring a pair of man-down goals in the opening 1:07 of the fourth period for a commanding 16-2 lead. After Emerson's Zach D'Agostino (Fr., Sandy Hook, Conn.) scored a man-up goal with 8:40 remaining, Saint Anselm ended the game with six unanswered goals for the 24-3 final.

Dan Flynn started for the Hawks and made two saves for his first career collegiate win. Dean Smollar (Sr., Fairfax, Va.) played well for the Lions in the cage with a 14-save afternoon.

Three Lions scored one goal each, while Greaney and D'Agostino also added assists.

With the win, the Hawks sit at 1-0 overall, while the Lions drop to 0-1 overall. Emerson is next in action Wednesday, March 5 when the Lions host Lasell College at 4:00pm.