Lacrosse

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.