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Men’s Lax Lose to Medaille 18-15
April 15, 2010
Junior Brett Leonard had 18 saves in goal.
In a rematch of last year’s North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) championship game, that Keuka won 17-4, it was Medaille who came out on top on Wednesday. The Mavericks defeated the Storm 18-15.
Keuka falls to 3-7 overall and 2-2 in the conference while Medaille improves to 5-5 overall and 3-1 in the NEAC.
The Storm out-scored Medaille 9-7 in the second half but were down 11-6 at the half. The Mavericks out-shot Keuka 49-36 while winning 23-of-35 face-offs. Medaille also picked up nine more ground balls (39-30). Keuka’s defense caused Medaille to only successfully clear the ball 18 times out of 26 chances while going 30-for-32 themselves.
Junior goalie Brett Leonard (Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill) led the Storm with 18 saves in goal while letting in 18 goals. Medaille finished with 11 saves.
Junior Stephen Ferguson (Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill) led the offense with four goals while freshman Mark Butto (Rochester, N.Y./Schroeder) added three goals and two assists. Fellow rookie Chris Redington (Tully, N.Y./Tully) added three goals while junior David Miller (East Syracuse, N.Y./ESM) had two goals and an assist. Freshman Ethan Kamholtz (Penn Yan, N.Y./Penn Yan) had two goals and a team-high seven ground balls.
The Storm will next take on Cazenovia College this Saturday, April 17 at home beginning at 2 pm.
