Matt Cannon stopped 17 shots in the Ducks' 12-10 win over Cabrini. |
HOBOKEN, N.J. – Freshman midfielder Jay Wells (North Bennington, Vt./Mount Anthony Union) scored three goals – two in the fourth quarter – to lead Stevens Institute of Technology to a 12-10 win over Cabrini College on Wednesday afternoon in a men’s lacrosse game at DeBaun Field.
The game was originally to be played at Cabrini but unplayable field conditions prompted the game to be switched to Stevens. Stevens won its fourth straight game to improve to 7-4. Cabrini falls to 6-3.
The Ducks held a slim 8-7 lead after three quarters, but took control by scoring four goals in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter. Wells scored just 16 seconds into the quarter and added the eventual game-winning goal with 10:16 left. Junior long stick midfielder Matt Grande (Whitesboro, N.Y./Whitesboro) controlled the ensuing faceoff, went down the field and scored just 14 seconds later to give Stevens a 12-7 lead.
Cabrini closed the gap by scoring three goals in the final four minutes. Junior Michael Piccoli had two of the Cavaliers three goals.
Cabrini scored the first two goals of the game and held a 3-2 lead after the first quarter. Freshman Matt Campbell had one goal while freshman Kevin Rayer had two goals and one assist in the opening period.
Stevens claimed the lead with three straight goals at the start of the second quarter. Junior Matt Kuppe (Pennington, N.J./Hopewell Valley) scored to tie the game at 3-3 with 14:20 left in the quarter. Sophomore Kyle Kenney (Cedarhurst, N.Y./Lawrence) scored 39 seconds later to give the Ducks the lead for good. Freshman Rich Benson (Nassau, Del./Cape Henlopen) added a goal with 10:12 left to put Stevens ahead 5-3.
The teams traded the next seven goals until Stevens pulled away at the start of the fourth quarter. The Ducks maintained a 39-32 advantage in shots. Junior goalkeeper Matt Cannon (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) stopped 17 shots in a strong effort for Stevens. Junior Antonio Masone recorded eight saves for Cabrini.
Stevens returns to action on Saturday, April 12, when it hosts Kean University in a Knickerbocker Lacrosse Conference game beginning at 7 p.m.
STEVENS 12, CABRINI 10
SCORING SUMMARY:
Prd Time Team Type Goal Scorer Assists
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1. 1st 13:47 CABR EVEN CAMPBELL, Matt RAYER, Kevin
2. 1st 10:13 CABR EVEN RAYER, Kevin GROSSE, Matt
3. 1st 5:20 ST EVEN WELLS, Jay Unassisted
4. 1st 2:39 ST EVEN MABUNAY, Nick Unassisted
5. 1st 0:42 CABR UP RAYER, Kevin PICCOLI, Michael
6. 2nd 14:20 ST EVEN KUPPE, Matt Unassisted
7. 2nd 13:41 ST EVEN KENNEY, Kyle Unassisted
8. 2nd 10:12 ST EVEN BENSON, Rich KUPPE, Matt
9. 2nd 5:36 CABR EVEN PAPE, Mike Unassisted
10. 1st 1:23 ST EVEN BENSON, Rich BAUMBACH, Mike
11. 2nd 0:31 CABR EVEN CAMPBELL, Matt PAPE, Mike
12. 3rd 11:34 ST EVEN BAUMBACH, Mike KUPPE, Matt
13. 3rd 4:54 CABR EVEN FRIEL, Rory BARBA, Dave
14. 3rd 3:02 ST EVEN RECKDENWALD, Erik Unassisted
15. 3rd 1:38 CABR EVEN CAMPBELL, Matt JOHANSON, David
16. 4th 14:44 ST EVEN WELLS, Jay Unassisted
17. 4th 13:31 ST EVEN LALLI, Brian RECKDENWALD, Erik
18. 4th 10:16 ST EVEN WELLS, Jay Unassisted
19. 4th 10:02 ST EVEN GRANDE, Matt Unassisted
20. 4th 3:59 CABR EVEN PICCOLI, Michael JOHANSON, David
21. 4th 1:50 CABR EVEN PICCOLI, Michael Unassisted
22. 4th 0:32 CABR UP CAMPBELL, Matt FRIEL, Rory
Cabrini SCORING: GOALS: CAMPBELL, Matt 4; RAYER, Kevin 2;
PICCOLI, Michael 2; FRIEL, Rory 1; PAPE, Mike 1.
ASSISTS: JOHANSON, David 2; BARBA, Dave 1; FRIEL, Rory 1; GROSSE,
Matt 1; PAPE, Mike 1; PICCOLI, Michael 1; RAYER, Kevin 1.
Stevens SCORING: GOALS: WELLS, Jay 3; BENSON, Rich 2; KUPPE, Matt 1;
BAUMBACH, Mike 1; RECKDENWALD, Erik 1; MABUNAY, Nick 1; GRANDE, Matt 1;
KENNEY, Kyle 1; LALLI, Brian 1.
ASSISTS: KUPPE, Matt 2; BAUMBACH, Mike 1; RECKDENWALD, Erik 1.
