Every
gameday throughout the 2011 season, America East will provide a men's
lacrosse update that previews the day's matchups as well as recaps the
previous day's action. The update will also provide links to live
coverage, box scores and highlights of select games. Fans can also
follow men's lacrosse action throughout the season at the America East Facebook page, Twitter account and YouTube page!
Recent Results
Wednesday, March 9
at Hartford 8, Brown 6 -- Box Score
- Hartford (2-2) benefitted from strong play in net as it beat Brown for the first time in school history.
- Sophomore goalie Frank Piechota led the Hawks' defensive effort, stopping 17 of the 23 shots he faced. Piechota made just 20 saves in his first three games combined.
- Senior midfielder Tim Fallon dominated the face-off X, winning 13-of-18 faceoffs and picking up a game-high eight ground balls. Fallon also scored a goal for the Hawks.
- Junior midfielder Martin Bowes and sophomore attackmen Jared Franze and Rory Nunamacher each scored two goals to lead the Hawk offense. Nunamacher also added an assist.
- The 2-2 start is Hartford's best start to a season since 2006, when the Hawks were 2-1 after three games.
Tuesday, March 8
at Albany 9, #5/5 Massachusetts 8 -- Box Score
- Albany (2-1)
jumped out to a 5-1 lead with 3:59 remaining in the second quarter. The
Great Danes went into halftime with a 6-2 edge.
- Freshman
goalkeeper Edmund Cathers made 17 saves, including one stop with 11
seconds remaining on a shot UMass attack Mike Fetterly. Eight of
Cathers' saves came in the fourth quarter.
- The last
time Albany beat a top-10 team was February 24, 2007, when the Great
Danes topped #6 Johns Hopkins, 8-7. Prior to today, the Great Danes had
never beaten a top-five team at the Division I level.
- Albany won
despite being outshot, 47-28. UMass outshot Albany, 33-9 in the second
half and held a 25-19 advantage in shots on goal.
- Junior
attack Joe Resetarits scored three goals, including the eventual
gamewinner for the Great Danes. He also added an assist and now has 11
total points (8 goals, 3 assists) through three games.
- Senior attack Matt Johnson also scored three goals and added an assist for a career-high four points.
at Binghamton 11, Hobart 5 -- Box Score
- Binghamton (2-3) went on a 9-0 run in the second and third quarters to turn a 0-1 deficit into a 9-1 lead.
- The Bearcat defense held Hobart without a goal for more than 35 minutes from the first quarter into the fourth quarter.
- The Bearcats have now won two straight for the first time since March 8 and March 15, 2008.
- Sophomore
attack Matt Springer, senior midfielder David Raleigh and junior
midfielder John Clark each tallied two goalsin the contest.
- Binghamton converted 3-of-5 extra-man opportunities while holding Hobart scoreless in four extra-man opportunities.
at #2/2 Virginia 14, Vermont 6 -- Box Score
- Vermont
(3-2) held a 3-2 lead with 5:09 remaining in the first quarter, but the
Catamounts could not keep up with the Cavaliers and their explosive
offense.
- Vermont won the battle at the face-off X, taking 13-of-23 face offs. However, Virginia held a 49-30 advantage in ground balls.
- Virginia outshot the Catamounts, 44-37.
- Freshman
attack Connor McNamara led the Catamounts with two goals on the evening.
Sophomore attack Drew Philie added one goal and one assist.