Montclair State Cruises Past Cougars, 17-4
UNION, N.J. (4/23/07) - The Montclair State
University men's lacrosse team scored five goals in each of the
first two periods en-route to a 17-4 victory over host Kean
University in Skyline Conference action on Monday evening.
Montclair State (9-5, 7-2 Skyline) was led by freshman midfielder
Taylor Bonner (Old Bridge, N.J.) with four goals
and an assist, while senior attack Steve Gill (Patchogue,
N.Y.) led the Cougars (11-5, 5-4 Skyline) with three
goals.
With the victory, the Red Hawks clinch the third seed in the
upcoming Skyline Conference tournament, while the Cougars claim the
fourth seed.
The Red Hawks scored the first three goals of the game and took
a 5-1 lead after the opening period , as five different players
recorded goals. MSU tallied the first four goals of the
second period, before Gill netted back-to-back goals to trim the
deficit to 9-3. Sophomore midfielder John Schiavone
(Montclair, N.J.) scored his second goal of the game and
the final goal of the half for the 10-3 lead at the break.
After both team traded goals to open the third period, Montclair
State tallied the six goals of the game to win the battle for third
place in the Skyline regular season standings.
In the Montclair victory, senior midfielder Evan Wehmeyer
(Succasunna, N.J.) had three goals and an assist, while
Schiavone finished with two goals, one assist, six groundballs and
three caused turnovers. In the net, sophomore Thomas
Bowers (Hamburg, N.J.) had eight saves in just over 53
minutes of action.
For the Cougars, senior midfielder Mike Tanis (Oak
Ridge, N.J.) scored a goal and had five groundballs,
freshman attack Scott Leathem (Fair Lawn, N.J.),
junior attack Dave Lukacsko (Lincoln Park, N.J.)
and freshman midfielder Anthony Bertucci (Edison,
N.J.) each had an assist. In goal, junior
Dave Nichols (Florham Park, N.J.) made 11 saves in
the losing effort.
Kean faces top-seeded Stevens Institute of Technology on
Wednesday, April 25, in the Skyline Conference semi-finals.
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