MSU Pulls Away From Men's Lacrosse,
14-5
UNION, N.J. (4/9/08) - Junior midfielder
John Schiavone (Montclair, N.J.) tallied two goals and two
assists to lead the Montclair State University men's lacrosse team
to a 14-5 victory over host Kean University in Skyline Conference
action on Wednesday evening.
For the Cougars (7-5, 0-2 overall), junior midfielder
Chris DeCarlo (Sandy, Utah) led the team with two
goals. The Red Hawks (7-3, 1-0 Skyline) received a game-high
three goals apiece from sophomore midfielder Taylor Bonner (Old
Bridge, N.J.) and junior attack A.J. Bachman (Montville,
N.J.).
Bonner opened the scoring less than two minutes into the game,
scoring off of the assist from Schiavone just 1:57 into the
game. Kean tied the game up 2:11 later when sophomore
Mike Terry (Maplewood, N.J.) (pictured left)
netted the unassisted goal with 10:57 remaining in the
quarter.
The Red Hawks took the lead for good when Bachman scored the
first of three Red Hawk goals to close out the first quarter with
the 4-1 advantage.
After the Red Hawks extended the lead to 5-1 on a goal by Bonner
to open the second quarter, Kean recorded the final two goals of
the period, as juniors Eric Gillar (Milltown,
N.J.) and DeCarlo scored to pull the Cougars to within 5-3
at halftime.
The start of the third quarter mirrored the end of the first, as
Schiavone scored the first of three MSU goals just 43 seconds into
the quarter to built an 8-3 lead midway through the period.
DeCarlo pulled Kean back to within four goals, netting the
unassisted goal with less than two minutes remaining.
In the fourth quarter, Montclair State netted six of the seven
goals to pull away for the nine-goal victory in its conference
opener.
In goal, Kean senior Dave Nichols (Florham Park,
N.J.) and Red Hawk junior Thomas Bowers (Hamburg,
N.J.) each stopped 13 shots, as MSU held a 47-35 edge in shots
and 37-27 advantage in ground balls.
Kean returns to action on Saturday, April 12, when they travel
to Richard Stockton College for a Skyline Conference match at 1
p.m.
