Senior Ryan Boller posted a goal and assist for two points for the
Ravens in their season-opener this afternoon.
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McClure's ten points, including eight goals, lead Golden Lions
to victory
Boxscore
RINDGE, N.H. (March 7,
2009) - Dowling College, ranked seventh in this week's
United State Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Division
II poll, spoiled Franklin Pierce University's season-opener by
rolling to a 25-5 victory in non-conference men's lacrosse action
at Sodexo Field this afternoon.
Junior John McClure
(Brampton, Ontario/Mayfield) led the way for Dowling with
a ten point afternoon, posting eight goals and two assists.
Classmate Kyle O'Brien (Whitby, Ontario/Trinity
Pawling) added three goals and three assists for six
points, while freshman Matthew Muzio (Selden,
N.Y./Newfield) netted five goals. Freshman Danny
Abbene (Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park) chipped in two goals
and two assists for four points.
Senior co-captain Jason
Flanigan (Shrewsbury, Mass./Shrewsbury) led Franklin
Pierce with two goals, while classmate Ryan Boller (New
Canaan, Conn./New Canaan) posted a goal and assist for two
points. Junior Devon Dupuis (Lynn, Mass./Lynn
Classical) and freshman Matt Forzaglia
(Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y./Croton-Harmon) each chipped in a
goal.
Sophomore goalkeeper Ryan
Dougherty (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue)
stopped all seven shot on goal he faced in just over 34 minutes of
play to earn the win for Dowling. Sophomore Shea Campbell
(Centerport, N.Y./Harborfields) posted 11 saves in goal
for Franklin Pierce.
Dowling, looking to bounce back
from a season-opening loss at No. 2 Le Moyne College last Saturday,
blazed to an 11-0 lead after the first quarter. Muzio scored four
goals in the opening frame, while McClure added three goals and
assisted on another. The Golden Lions lead was 16-0 at halftime and
they scored the first 23 goals of the contest before Forzaglia
broke the ice for Franklin Pierce 4:35 into the fourth quarter.
Franklin Pierce (0-1, 0-0 NE-10) is
back in action on Sunday, March 15, when it opens its spring break
trip at Saint Leo University at 1 p.m. The Ravens return home on
Wednesday, March 25, to host Bentley University at 4 p.m. Dowling
(1-1, 0-0 ECC) visits Pace University on Wednesday at 4 p.m.
