MONTCLAIR, N.J. (March 30, 2016) – The No. 16 Stevens Institute of Technology men's lacrosse team put together a strong defensive effort in the final minute to hold off Montclair State University 8-7 Wednesday.
The Ducks moved to 8-2, while Montclair fell to 4-6. It was second straight victory for the Ducks, who avenged an 11-9 loss to Montclair a year ago.
The Red Hawks controlled the opening five minutes, and eventually scored the first goal. Senior
Matt Ferentini knotted the game at one with 4:41 left in the first. The Ducks played better as the first quarter wore on, but Don Finn added a goal just as a man advantage opportunity expired to send MSU to a lead heading into the second.
Just 15 seconds into the second frame, freshman
Max Bailey took a feed from Schoonen and leveled the score at two. Sophomore
John Boutureira added a marker to give the visitors their first lead, but Montclair scored two goals just 1:31 apart to regain the edge. A big save from freshman
Carson White led a Ducks breakout, and freshman
Dean Peluso ripped a shot that beat the keeper to once again even things up.
Zach Schreck scored 48 seconds into the third on a man advantage, but senior
Andrew Scrutchfield countered with a man up goal 1:51 later. Boutureira added his second of the contest at 9:38, but Brady Wulster took advantage of a Stevens turnover and tied the score at six all. Finn added his second of the game to give MSU its last lead of the game with 11:56 left.
Freshman
Eric Radbourne tallied the Ducks second man-up goal of the game with 7:35 left on a pass from sophomore
Tommy Dawson. Ferentini scored the biggest goal of the game with 3:2 left, as senior
Connor O'Shea collected his second assists of the game. Montclair had the game's final five shots, but White made a pair of saves to preserve the lead.
Junior
Jan Schoonen led the way with six ground balls, with White making 15 saves, a season-high. Boutureira, Ferentini and O'Shea all added two points while combining for 16 shots.
The Ducks will be travel to Ithaca College Saturday for a noon showdown with the Bombers.
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