Southern New Hampshire Dominates Franklin Pierce, 26-9
Cesere nets seven and dishes six assists to lead Penmen
MANCHESTER, N.H. (March 30, 2002) - The Franklin Pierce men's lacrosse team opened up the Northeast-10 Conference regular season with a 26-9 loss to intra-state rival, Southern New Hampshire University in League action this afternoon.
Southern New Hampshire scored 16 unanswered goals in the first and second periods before Franklin Pierce junior Andy McEntee (Manhasset, N.Y./Manhasset) scored his first of three goals to end Franklin Pierce's scoring drought.
Southern New Hampshire's Mike Cesere netted seven markers and dished six assists in the win, while junior Kyle Hintlain recorded six goals and five assists.
McEntee totaled three goals and one assists, while senior Ken Beaudette (Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire) added three goals.
Franklin Pierce goalkeeperAndy Cote (Middleton, Mass./Masconomet) made 24 saves in 59:00 minutes in net. Southern New Hampshire netminder Davis Shields made seven stops in 38:00 minutes, while Nick Beltz made six in the final 22:00 of regulation.
The win helps the Penmen close in on Franklin Pierce, who now holds a slim 7-6 advantage in the annual "101 Challenge" series, a head-to-head competition between the two rivals. Franklin Pierce claimed the inaugural "Challenge," 9-5, during the 2000-01 academic year.
The Ravens (0-2, 0-1 NE-10) return to action on Tuesday, April 2, when they travel to Green Mountain College for a non-conference matchup at 3:30 p.m. Southern New Hampshire (1-2, 1-2 NE-10) next hosts Bentley College in a NE-10 matchup at 1 p.m.
Southern New Hampshire 26, Franklin Pierce 9
| FP (0-2, 0-1 NE-10) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - | 9 |
| SNHU (1-2, 1-2 NE-10) | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | - | 26 |
Goals
FP -- Andy McEntee 3, Ken Beaudette 3, Jimmy Ward 2, Jake
Holmes.
SNHU -- Mike Cesare 7, Kyle Hintlian 6, Mike Hart 4, Mike
Kaskiewicz 4, Josh Law 2, Brian Flaherty 2, Billy Glidden.
Assists
FP -- Nate Snow 2, Josh Falcone 2, Andy McEntee, Alan Doucet
SNHU -- Mike Cesare 6, Kyle Hintlian 5, Mike Kaskiewicz 4, Mike
Hart 3, Tyson Chartier 2, Josh Law 2, Gary Girard.
Goalkeepers
Andy Cote (FP) 24 saves, 59:00 minutes;
Nate Snow (FP) 0 saves; one minute
Davis Shields (SNHU) seven saves; 38:00 minutes
Nick Beltz (SNHU) six saves; 22:00 minutes)