Sophomore Shea Campbell made 11 of his season-high 17 saves in the
first half to keep the Ravens within four goals at halftime.
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Surette and O'Connell each net three goals, post four points,
in victory
Boxscore
RINDGE, N.H. (April 18,
2009) - Saint Anselm College wrapped an 8-0 run around
halftime to break open a one-goal contest early in the second
quarter en route to a 16-5 victory over Franklin Pierce University
in Northeast-10 Conference men's lacrosse action during "Rocky the
Raven Fun Day" as part of Pierce Pride Week at Sodexo Field this
afternoon.
Senior Matt Surette
(Wakefield, Mass./Wakefield) and junior Matt
O'Connell (Charlestown, Mass./Belmont Hill) led Saint
Anselm with three goals and an assist each for four points.
O'Connell also contributed six ground balls and caused a turnover.
Senior Chris Murphy (Winchester, Mass./Winchester)
added two goals, while senior Myles Clancy (Norwell,
Mass./Norwell) and juniors Kevin DeBenedetto
(Reading, Mass./Reading) and Ryan McDonald (Bow,
N.H./Bow) each chipped in with a goal and assist.
Freshman Matt Forzaglia
(Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y./Croton-Harmon) netted multiple
goals in his second-straight contest, leading Franklin Pierce with
two goals. Sophomore Jack Scanlan (Great Neck, N.Y./Great
Neck North) added a goal and assist. Junior
Spencer Murray (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville
South) collected four groundballs and caused for turnovers
for the Ravens.
Freshman Matt Forzaglia scored two goals for the second-straight
match to lead the Ravens.
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Sophomore Dan Flynn
(Wakefield, Mass./Wakefield) picked up the win in goal for
Saint Anselm, making eight saves over the first 45-minutes in goal.
Classmate Pat Acone (Bow, N.H./Bow) made seven
stops in the final quarter. Sophomore Shea Campbell
(Centerport, N.Y./Harborfields) played the full 60 minutes
and made 11 of his season-high 17 saves in the first half to keep
Franklin Pierce in the game.
Saint Anselm finished with a 49-34
advantage in shots for the match. The Hawks converted on 2-of-6
man-up situations, while Franklin Pierce converted on 1-of-3.
Franklin Pierce opened the scoring
when senior Jason Flanigan (Shrewsbury,
Mass./Shrewsbury) scored with the man advantage 3:49 into
the game, assisted by Scanlan. Saint Anselm answered less than
three minutes later with a man-up goal by sophomore Steve
Porter (Hopkinton, Mass./Hopkinton), assisted by Surette,
with 8:13 to play in the opening quarter. The Hawks took the lead
for good with just 15-seconds left in the quarter with a goal from
O'Connell, assisted by junior Matt Dunkle (Exeter,
N.H./Kimball Union).
Surette scored an unassisted goal
2:36 into the second quarter to put Saint Anselm up two. Franklin
Pierce pulled back within a goal (3-2) when Scanlan scored
unassisted with 9:52 to play in the first half. The Hawks opened a
6-2 halftime lead with three goals in the final 2:05 of the opening
half. O'Connell had a goal and assist in that time, scoring with
2:05 to play before setting up a goal from McDonald with 1:32 left.
DeBenedetto wrapped up the run with an unassisted goal with
32-seconds remaining.
Saint Anselm took control of the
game with five more goals to open the third quarter to cap the
overall 8-0 run. The Hawks scored five times in the span of 2:08,
capped by a goal from sophomore Matt Ludlow (West Simsbury,
Conn./Northwest Catholic) with 4:53 remaining in the third
quarter, putting the Hawks up nine (11-2).
Franklin Pierce (1-9, 1-6 NE-10) is
back in action on Wednesday night when it visits Southern New
Hampshire University at 7 p.m. The Ravens return home next Saturday
to host 5th-ranked Merrimack College for Senior Day at 4
p.m. Saint Anselm (6-5, 4-3 NE-10) travels to Saint Michael's
College on Wednesday at 4 p.m.
