Men's Lacrosse Can't Overcome Slow Start in 7-4 Setback to Saint Michael's
Ryan Dintaman has two-point evening (1 g, 1 a) for the Ravens
RINDGE, N.H. (April 13, 2011) – The Franklin Pierce
University men’s lacrosse team couldn’t overcome a slow
start to the game and dropped a 7-4 decision to Saint
Michael’s on Wednesday night at Sodexo Field in Rindge. The
Ravens fell to 3-7 overall and 1-6 in the Northeast-10, while the
Purple Knights improved to 5-4 and 4-1 in league play.
The Ravens found themselves trailing, 7-1, heading into the fourth quarter, but they didn’t fold and tried to fight back to get into the contest. Franklin Pierce was able to outscore the Purple Knights, 3-0, in the final 15 minutes to make the game interesting. Junior attackman Jimmy McInnis (Amherst, N.H.) tallied the period’s first goal a minute in as he took a feed from sophomore attacker Brendan Cahill (Hollis, N.H.) and slipped a shot past the St. Mike’s goalkeeper to make it 7-2. Cahill was credited with an assist on the play as he was able to get possession of the ball after he forced a St. Mike’s middie into a turnover while a clearing attempt was being handled.
Senior midfielder Jack Scanlan (Great Neck, N.Y.) notched the Ravens’ second goal of the quarter at the 7:48 mark when junior Ryan Dintaman (Northfield, Mass.) fed him a pass that he was able to fire past the catching net of goalie’s stick to make it 7-3. Dintaman tallied his own marker with just under four minutes remaining in the game to pull the Ravens to within three, but that was as close as they would get.
Saint Michael’s held a 33-22 advantage in shots and forced the Ravens into 19 turnovers. The Ravens, though, did hold a 9-5 advantage in face-offs.
Saint Michael’s held possession of the ball for most of the first half and built a 3-0 lead following one quarter of play. Pete Donnally tossed in the first two goals for the Purple Knights, and then assisted on Saint Michael’s first goal of the second quarter to help put them up 4-0.
The Purple Knights would eventually build a 6-0 lead before the Ravens got on the board with 4:01 left in the half as Scanlan tossed in a tally to trim the margin to five goals. It was a man-up marker for the Ravens, and they had a chance at another man-up goal in the closing seconds of the period, but could not convert the score as time ran out.
Marty Vanzo scored the only goal of the third quarter as he dumped in a tally for the Purple Knights with just :45 left in the period to make it 7-1.
Franklin Pierce freshman goalie Tim Izzo (Trumbull, Conn.) suffered the loss despite making 13 saves. He fell to 3-7 on the season. St. Mike’s Chris Demairo earned the win in net as he made four saves in 30 minutes of action in the first half.
Franklin Pierce returns to action next Tuesday when the Ravens travel to Manchester to face Southern New Hampshire at 7 p.m.
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