Men's Lacrosse Falls to #2 Le Moyne 14-4
SYRACUSE, NY – The Merrimack men's lacrosse team
suffered its first conference loss of the season, falling to #2 Le
Moyne College 14-4 Saturday afternoon.
The Dolphins jumped all over the Warriors early, taking a 5-0
second-quarter lead and a 6-1 advantage at halftime, with
Merrimack's lone first-half goal coming from Mark Webber
(Mansfield, MA).
Le Moyne put the game out of reach in the third quarter, leading
by as much as 11 goals with a 12-1 lead in the fourth.
"We came out with too many turnovers and didn't cash in early,"
said head coach Mike Morgan. "They went on a run and we had to play
catch-up. Bentley will be a big challenge on Tuesday, and we need
to regroup."
Webber, Corey Lunney (Little
Silver, NJ) and Michael Balbuena
(Falmouth, MA) added fourth quarter tallies for Merrimack,
who was held in single digits in goals for just the second time
this season.
Cory
Spinale (Wakefield, MA) made nine saves in the loss.
Nick
Maggio (Winchester, MA) won 11 of 21 faceoffs, while
Brad
McAdam (Neshanic Station, NJ) had a team-high five
ground balls.
For Le Moyne (9-0, 6-0 NE-10), eight different players netted
goals, with Matt Chadderdon and Matt Rabbitt tallying three each.
The Dolphins outshot Merrimack 38-29, including 28-16 in the second
half.
Since the beginning of the 2009 season, Merrimack has suffered
just five losses, four to Le Moyne.
Merrimack (7-2, 5-1 NE-10) visits #5 Bentley on Tuesday at 7
p.m. for a big conference showdown with the Falcons, who remain
unbeaten in Northeast-10 Conference action.
