Edward Noonan scores team-best 19th goal of the season on Saturday

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RINDGE, N.H. (April 30, 2011) -- The Franklin Pierce University men's lacrosse team hung tough early in the first half with No. 5-nationally ranked Adelphi on Saturday, but the Ravens could not keep pace with the Panthers in dropping a 13-3 decision at Sodexo Field in Rindge. The Ravens concluded their season with a 3-10 overall record and a 1-9 mark in the Northeast-10, while Adelphi improved to 13-2 and 9-1 in league play.

Nate Wood (Binghamton, N.Y.), Edward Noonan (Foxboro, Mass.) and Baxter Sukdolak (Lockport, N.Y.) each tallied a goal for the Ravens, while Jimmy McInnis (Amherst, N.H.) picked up an assist to register in the points column on the afternoon.

Freshman goalie Tim Izzo (Trumbull, Conn.) got the start in net for the Ravens and suffered the loss to fall to 3-10, despite making seven saves. Senior netminder Shea Campbell (Centerport, N.Y.) played the final 30 minutes and made six saves in his final collegiate game.

Bryan Hall and Timothy Aiello each tossed in a game-high three goals to lead Adelphi's offensive attack. Eric Janssen made six saves in net over 45 minutes of action to earn the win for the Panthers.

Adelphi opened the game by scoring four-straight goals, including two late in the first quarter and two early in the second quarter. Hall dumped in a pair during that run to give Adelphi the early 4-0 lead.

The Ravens stemmed the tide at the 8:52 mark when Wood took a pass from McInnis and slipped a shot past Janssen to cut into the deficit at 4-1. However, Adelphi was able to get a goal from Joe Vitale late in the half to make it 5-1 Panthers at halftime.

The Panthers came out firing early in the third quarter and quickly added to their lead by scoring twice in the first 90 seconds to build a 7-1 advantage. Noonan, though, answered for the Ravens at the 13:08 mark when he scooped up a groundball following a faceoff win, raced down the field between several Adelphi defenders and got off a shot that went past the stick handle of Janssen to make it 7-2. For Noonan, a freshman midfielder, it was his team-leading 19th of the season.

Adelphi would score five-consecutive goals after that to cruise in for the win. Sukdolak scored for Franklin Pierce with 11:45 left in the game, as the marker was the first of his collegiate career.

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