Men's Lacrosse Defeats Saint Michael's 7-4 to Claim NE-10 Third Seed

MEN'S LACROSSE CLINCHES THIRD SPOT IN CONFERENCE TOURNEY WITH 7-4 WIN AT SAINT MICHAEL'S SATURDAY  

COLCHESTER, Vt. - The ninth-ranked Bryant University men's lacrosse team picked up a key 7-4 win at Saint Michael's Saturday afternoon at Duffy Field at Doc Jacobs Complex to improve to 7-2 in conference play.  Bryant (9-4, 7-2 NE-10) clinches the No. 3 seed in the upcoming NE-10 Tournament, while Saint Michael's (8-5, 7-3 NE-10) earns the No. 4 seed, and both teams will host a quarterfinal contest on April 29, with times yet to be determined.

For the Bulldogs, senior Steve Coppinger (Bethesda, Md.) led the way with three goals. Senior Jedd Storoshenko (Bayshore, N.Y.), junior Bryan Molk (Peabody, Mass.), sophomore Craig Buckhout (South Salem, N.Y.) and freshman Kevin Hoagland (Glastonbury, Conn.) added a goal apiece for Bryant, while sophomore Michael Kennedy (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) stopped nine shots, including eight in the second half.

For the Purple Knights, sophomore Mark Agostinelli tallied a goal and an assist, while classmate Mike Boerma  and freshmen Jake Previte  and Bryan Zaremba  also scored. Senior Brandon Kobelt added an assist, his 141th career point, moving within two points of Jonathan Curley '02 for third place in the program's career scoring list. Sophomore Jeff Hannon  turned aside 10 shots in the setback.

Bryant led 2-0 midway through the first period, but the Purple Knights scored three unanswered goals to take their only lead, 3-2, in the second quarter. The Bulldogs scored late in the frame to force a 3-3 tie at halftime, and Coppinger's third goal of the contest nine minutes into the third period gave Bryant the lead for good at 4-3.

Saint Michael's cut its deficit to 6-4 with 10 minutes remaining on Boerma's 17th goal of the season, but Hoagland's goal less than three minutes later sealed the win and completed the scoring.

Bryant closes its regular season on Wednesday with a 4 p.m. home contest versus Assumption College.

GAME SUMMARY

Bryant                  2       1       2       2       --7

Saint Michael's         2       1       0       1       --4

Saint Michael's scoring (goals-assists): Mark Agostinelli 1-1, Mike Boerma 1-0, Jake Previte 1-0, Bryan Zaremba 1-0, Brandon Kobelt 0-1.

Bryant scoring (goals-assists): Steve Coppinger 3-0, Craig Buckhout 1-0, Kevin Hoagland 1-0, Bryan Molk 1-0, Jedd Storoshenko 1-0, Bryant Kauffmann 0-1, Adam Smith 0-1.
 

Goalie Saves

Saint Michael's - Jeff Hannon: 10 saves (60 min.).

Bryant - Michael Kennedy: 9 saves (60 min.).