With five goals against Montclair State, Brian Lalli became Stevens' all-time leading scorer with 137 goals.

HOBOKEN, N.J. – Freshman attack Mark Bielicky (Martinsville, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) scored eight goals and senior midfielder Brian Lalli (Cranbury, N.J./Princeton) added five goals and an assist to power Stevens Institute of Technology to a 23-9 win over Montclair State University in the championship game of the Knickerbocker Lacrosse Conference Tournament on Saturday at DeBaun Field.

With the win, Stevens (11-2) earns its fourth straight Knickerbocker championship and automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship.  The Ducks also earned a school-record ninth straight win.  Montclair State, which had its five-game winning streak snapped, falls to 12-3.

Stevens scored the first five goals of the game and never trailed.  Freshman defenseman Josh Smith (Oswego, N.Y./Oswego) scored his first collegiate goal just 52 seconds into the game to give the Ducks the quick lead.  Bielicky scored two goals in a span of 1:04 and Lalli followed 28 seconds later as Stevens led 4-0 with 11:07 left in the first quarter.

Trailing 5-0, Montclair State scored five of the next seven goals to cut the Stevens lead to 7-5.  Sophomore attack John Della Pesca scored three of his five goals during that stretch.  Stevens countered by scoring six of the final seven goals of the second quarter.  The Ducks scored three times in the final 1:06 to extend their lead to 13-6 at halftime.

Stevens pulled away at the end of the third quarter.  Sophomore attack Rich Benson (Rehoboth Beach, Del./Cape Henlopen) scored with 2:26 left to ignite a 9-0 run in a span of 13 minutes.

The Ducks held a 60-28 advantage in shots.  Stevens received nine saves from senior goalie Matt Cannon (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan).  Freshman Alan Annazone (Fair Lawn, N.J./Fair Lawn) stopped 15 shots for Montclair State.

With his five goals, Lalli became the school's all-time leader in goals with 137. He surpassed Joe DiPompeo who scored 135 goals from 1994-97.  With 190 career points, Lalli trails DiPompeo but just one point (191) on the career points list.

STEVENS 23, MONTCLAIR STATE 9

SCORING SUMMARY:

    Prd  Time Team    Goal Scorer              Assists

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1.  1st 14:08 SIT     SMITH, Josh              Unassisted

2.  1st 12:39 SIT     BIELICKY, Mark           Unassisted

3.  1st 11:35 SIT     BIELICKY, Mark           Unassisted

4.  1st 11:07 SIT     LALLI, Brian             Unassisted

5.  1st  8:57 SIT     WELLS, Jay               Unassisted

6.  1st  6:52 MSU     Brian Shadiack           Unassisted

7.  1st  6:21 MSU     John Della Pesca         Wilbur Thorsen

8.  1st  5:44 SIT     LALLI, Brian             VAN SICKLE, Joe

9.  1st  4:42 MSU     John Della Pesca         Brian Fischer

10. 1st  0:37 SIT     RICHARDS, Alex           Unassisted

11. 2nd 12:23 MSU     John Della Pesca         Brian Shadiack

12. 2nd 10:29 MSU     Brian Fischer            Brian Shadiack

13. 2nd  8:19 SIT     RECKDENWALD, Erik        KUPPE, Matt

14. 2nd  7:30 SIT     GRANDE, Matt             Unassisted

15. 2nd  5:12 SIT     RECKDENWALD, Erik        Unassisted

16. 2nd  2:52 MSU     John Della Pesca         Chris Meixner

17. 2nd  1:06 SIT     LALLI, Brian             KUPPE, Matt

18. 2nd  0:43 SIT     KUPPE, Matt              LALLI, Brian

19. 2nd  0:22 SIT     RECKDENWALD, Erik        Unassisted

20. 3rd 12:29 SIT     BIELICKY, Mark           Unassisted

21. 3rd 10:04 MSU     Chris Meixner            Unassisted

22. 3rd  4:17 MSU     John Della Pesca         Wilbur Thorsen

23. 3rd  2:26 SIT     BENSON, Rich             Unassisted

24. 3rd  1:53 SIT     BIELICKY, Mark           Unassisted

25. 3rd  1:41 SIT     BIELICKY, Mark           BENSON, Rich

26. 3rd  0:12 SIT     BIELICKY, Mark           Unassisted

27. 4th 14:36 SIT     LALLI, Brian             Unassisted

28. 4th 11:45 SIT     LALLI, Brian             Unassisted

29. 4th  9:52 SIT     BIELICKY, Mark           KUPPE, Matt

30. 4th  8:15 SIT     BIELICKY, Mark           VAN SICKLE, Joe

31. 4th  4:13 SIT     MABUNAY, Nick            CEANFAGLIONE, Matt

32. 4th  1:01 MSU     John Della Pesca         Evan Wehmeyer

Montclair State SCORING: GOALS: John Della Pesca 6; Brian Shadiack 1;

Brian Fischer 1; Chris Meixner 1.

ASSISTS: Brian Shadiack 2; Wilbur Thorsen 2; Brian Fischer 1; Chris 

Meixner 1; Evan Wehmeyer 1.

Stevens SCORING: GOALS: BIELICKY, Mark 8; LALLI, Brian 5;

RECKDENWALD, Erik 3; KUPPE, Matt 1; BENSON, Rich 1; WELLS, Jay 1; 

RICHARDS, Alex 1; MABUNAY, Nick 1; GRANDE, Matt 1; SMITH, Josh 1.

ASSISTS: KUPPE, Matt 3; VAN SICKLE, Joe 2; BENSON, Rich 1; 

CEANFAGLIONE, Matt 1; LALLI, Brian 1.