HOBOKEN, N.J. – The Stevens Institute of Technology men’s lacrosse team used a quick start and a strong defensive effort in beating Richard Stockton College 13-6 in a Knickerbocker Lacrosse Conference game on Wednesday night at DeBaun Field. Junior attack Matt Kuppe (Pennington, N.J./Hopewell Valley) scored four goals and added an assist to lead Stevens.
Stevens (5-4, 3-0 KLC) scored three goals in the first 2:47. The Ducks led 5-0 after the first quarter and extended their lead to 6-0 before Richard Stockton (4-3, 2-2 KLC) scored midway through the second quarter. Kuppe and senior attack Mike Baumbach (Long Valley, N.J./West Morris Central) scored two goals each in the opening quarter.
After falling behind 6-0, Stockton scored four of the next five goals to pull within three. Sophomore Anthony Severino’s second goal of the game, with 11:37 left in the third quarter cut the Stevens lead to 7-4. The Ospreys got no closer as the Ducks responded with five straight goals. Stevens freshman Stephen Pascone (Selkirk, N.Y./Albany Academy) scored with 2:01 left in the third quarter to halt the Stockton momentum.
Junior midfielder Erik Reckdenwald (Glen Aubrey, N.Y./Whitney Point) scored twice in the fourth quarter as Stevens extended its lead to 12-4. The Ducks held a 54-26 advantage in shots. Junior goalkeeper Matt Cannon (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) stopped 10 shots for Stevens. Sophomore defenseman Jim Mitchel (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) also limited Stockton attack James Kole, the conference’s leading scorer, to just one goal.
Stevens returns to action on Saturday, April 5, with a noon Knickerbocker game at Manhattanville.
STEVENS 13, RICHARD STOCKTON 6
SCORING SUMMARY:
Prd Time Team Type Goal Scorer Assists
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1. 1st 14:17 ST EVEN KUPPE, Matt Unassisted
2. 1st 13:00 ST EVEN LALLI, Brian Unassisted
3. 1st 12:13 ST EVEN BAUMBACH, Mike LALLI, Brian
4. 1st 7:53 ST EVEN BAUMBACH, Mike BENSON, Rich
5. 1st 1:07 ST EVEN KUPPE, Matt Unassisted
6. 2nd 12:37 ST EVEN KUPPE, Matt Unassisted
7. 2nd 8:58 RSC EVEN SEVERINO, Anthony MARTIN, Jeff
8. 2nd 7:36 RSC EVEN KOLE, James Unassisted
9. 2nd 4:08 ST EVEN BAUMBACH, Mike BENSON, Rich
10. 2nd 3:16 RSC UP McQUILKEN, Ryan Unassisted
11. 3rd 11:37 RSC EVEN SEVERINO, Anthony GERHARTZ, Greg
12. 3rd 2:01 ST EVEN PASCONE, Stephen Unassisted
13. 4th 9:32 ST EVEN RECKDENWALD, Erik Unassisted
14. 4th 9:03 ST EVEN LALLI, Brian Unassisted
15. 4th 5:54 ST EVEN KUPPE, Matt Unassisted
16. 4th 3:27 ST UP RECKDENWALD, Erik KUPPE, Matt
17. 4th 3:00 RSC EVEN ENYEART, Josh GERHARTZ, Greg
18. 4th 1:05 RSC UP MARTIN, Jeff DUNN, Jim
19. 4th 0:37 ST EVEN WELLS, Jay Unassisted
