Assumption Edges Franklin Pierce, 9-6
Five-goal Third Quarter Lifts Greyhounds Past Ravens
RINDGE, N.H. (April 28, 2004) - Franklin Pierce held a 4-2 lead at the half, but could not hold off Assumption as the Greyhounds edged the Ravens 9-6 in Northeast-10 men's lacrosse action this afternoon.
Senior Matt Goldblatt (Norwich, Conn./Pomfret Academy) led Assumption's scorers with three goals. Freshman Bryan Parks (Somers, Conn/Somers) and classmate Mike Dowling (Hamden, Conn./Hamden) each chipped in two goals, while sophomore Jeremy Bomba (Wakefield, Mass./Malden Catholic) registered a goal and two assists and senior Adam Kelly (Weymouth, Mass./Weymouth) added a goal and an a helper.
Senior Jimmy Ward (Lynn, Mass./Lynn Classical) led the Ravens with three goals and sophomore Nick Cowden (Marblehead, Mass./Marblehead) recorded two tallies. Junior Nick Mincolla (Cohasset, Mass./Gov. Dummer Academy) followed, netting one goal and freshman Ryan St. Cyr (Manchester, N.H./Trinity) dished an assist.
Freshman Matt Cloutier (Amherst, N.H./Souhegan) posted 20 saves for the Ravens, while junior Matt Hoffman (Westfield, Mass./Westfield) stopped 21 shots and earned the victory for Assumption.
Franklin Pierce took a 1-0 lead into the second quarter on Cowden's first of the game, but Goldblatt answered for the Greyhounds to knot the score with 12:56 remaining in the first half. The Ravens then tacked on three more in the half while holding Assumption to one goal over that stretch, to take a 4-2 lead into the intermission.
However, the third and fourth quarters belonged to the Greyhounds as they held the Ravens to a goal in each and tallied seven of their own, including a five-goal third quarter. Parks scored the eventual winning goal for Assumption with 1:01 left in the third.
Franklin Pierce (3-11, 1-8 NE-10) returns to action on Saturday when it hosts no. 6 Bryant at 1 p.m. Assumption (4-10, 3-5 NE-10) next travels to Pace on Thursday for a Conference game at 3:30 p.m.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | F | |
| Assumption (4-10, 3-5 NE-10) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | 9 |
| Franklin Pierce (3-11, 1-8 NE-10) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
SCORING
(Goals-Assists):
Franklin Pierce: Jimmy Ward 3-0, Nick Cowden 2-0, Nick
Mincolla 1-1, Ryan St. Cyr 0-1.
Assumption: Matt Goldblatt 3-0, Jeremy Bomba 1-2,
Bryan Parks 2-0, Mike Dowling 2-0, Adam Kelly 1-1, Peter Reynolds
0-1, John Carr 0-1.
SAVES:
Franklin Pierce: Matt Cloutier (60:00),
20 saves.
Assumption: Matt Hoffman (60:00), 21 saves.