Southern New Hampshire Runs Past Franklin Pierce, 16-2
MANCHESTER, N.H. (April 24, 2005) - The Franklin Pierce men's lacrosse team fell 16-2 to Southern New Hampshire University tonight in Northeast-10 Conference action in Manchester, N.H. The Penmen jumped out to a 10-1 lead after one half of play and outscored the Ravens 6-1 in the second stanza en route to their fourth victory in five chances.
Sophomores Joe Young (Derry, N.H./Pinkerton Academy) and Jon Habel (Hingham, Mass./Hingham) each notched hat tricks, while freshman Spencer Rennick (Peabody, Mass./Veterans Memorial) totaled three points on a pair of goals and an assist. Junior Ryan Deal (Waterbury Center, Vt./Harwood Union) and freshman Chris Dindler (Stephney, Australia) added two markers apiece for Southern New Hampshire.
The duo of sophomore Greg Palladino (Hingham, Mass./Hingham) and senior Davis Shields (Hamstead, N.H./Pinkerton Academy) split time in net for the Penmen. Palladino earned the victory with his three save performance in the first half, while Shields stopped 12 shots in the second frame.
Both Franklin Pierce goals were scored by junior co-captain Nick Cowden (Marblehead, Mass./Marblehead). Ravens freshman goalkeeper Freeman Scott (Farmington, Maine/Mt. Blue) made a season-best 25 saves in a losing effort.
Franklin Pierce (1-8, 1-7 NE-10) returns home for a Northeast-10 Conference tilt with Merrimack College tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. Southern New Hampshire (4-7, 4-5 NE-10) wraps up its regular season slate on Wednesday, when they host top-ranked Le Moyne College for a league game at 6:00 p.m.
Southern New Hampshire 16, Franklin Pierce 2
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Franklin Pierce |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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Southern New Hampshire |
6 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
16 |
Franklin Pierce Scoring:
GOALS: Nick Cowden (2)
ASSISTS: None
Southern New Hampshire Scoring:
GOALS: Joe Young (3), Jon Habel (3), Spencer
Rennick (2), Ryan Deal (2), Chris Dindler (2), John Lyden (1), Mike
Panora (1), Ben Lanman (1), Brian Molyneaux (1)
ASSISTS: Robert Gartmayer (2), Josh Law (2),
Jimmy Mumford (2), Chris Heald (1), John Lyden (1), Spencer Rennick
(1)
Goaltending:
FPC: Freeman Scott (60:00) 25 saves (loss)
SNH: Greg Palladino (30:00) 3 saves (win)
Davis
Shields (30:00) 12 saves