PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – The No. 8 Pace University men's lacrosse team dropped a tough Northeast-10 Conference matchup to defending National Champion No. 2 Le Moyne College by a score of 15-4 Wednesday afternoon at Pace Stadium.
FIRST QUARTER
- Le Moyne's Tom Koster scored the first goal of the game at the 10:02 mark.
- Dan Entenmann and Justin Kesselring then scored back-to-back for the Dolphins to put the visitors ahead, 3-0.
- Junior
Liam Brennan (Huntington Station, NY/Walt Whitman) fired one in with 50 seconds left in the period to get the Setters on the board, but Zac Prattson made a long shot for Le Moyne just before the buzzer to give the Dolphins a 4-1 lead heading into the second frame.
SECOND QUARTER
- The Dolphins tallied five straight goals to open the second quarter, giving them a 9-1 advantage.
- Junior Mike Pappalardo then got the Setters back on the board with 2:11 left in the half to make it a 9-2 game heading into the break.
THIRD QUARTER
- Le Moyne's Josh Slowinski scored the first goal of the second half at the 10:36 mark to give the Dolphins a 10-2 edge.
- Entenmann added another five minutes later to give the defending champs a nine-goal lead.
- Kesselring scored the third Dolphin goal of the frame with 57.6 left on the clock to give them a 12-2 advantage heading into the final quarter.
FOURTH QUARTER
- The Setters got on the board first in the fourth when junior
Ryan O'Hagan (Watervliet, NY/Christian Brothers Academy) scored off a feed from sophomore
Daniel Keenan (Mount Sinai, NY/Mount Sinai) just 13 seconds into the period, bringing Pace back within nine.
- Koster scored again for Le Moyne with 11:27 on the clock to make it a 13-3 game.
- Bailey Wilkinson caused a turnover and took the ball the length of the field to score with 3:10 to give the Dolphins a 14-3 lead.
- Sophomore
Matthew Simone (Seaford, NY/Seaford) put one in the net for Pace with 1:31 to play to make it 14-4.
- Greg White added a man-down score for Le Moyne with 46 seconds remaining to leave the Dolphins with a 15-4 victory.
GOALIE DECISIONS
Win: Jack Sweeney (9-1)
Loss:
Robert Beshlian (Wantagh, NY/Wantagh) (5-2)
Goalkeeper Notes
- Le Moyne netminder Jack Sweeney stopped 10 shots to pick up his ninth win of the season.
- Junior goalkeeper
Robert Beshlian (Wantagh, NY/Wantagh) made seven saves, but shouldered his second loss of the year.
SETTER STATS
- Brennan, Pappalardo, O'Hagan and Simone each scored a goal in Wednesday's contest.
- Keenan dished out an assists.
- Sophomore
Steven Weindler (Shoreham, NY/Shoreham Wading River) won 14-of-22 faceoffs and picked up a team-high seven ground balls.
- Freshman
Daniel Lewis (Bohemia, NY/Connetquot) caused a pair of turnovers and scooped up three ground balls.
DOLPHIN LEADERS
- Entenmann led all scorers with four points on two goals and two assists.
- Kesselring, Koster, Brian Rogers and Riley Larson scored two goals apiece.
- Entenmann added three caused turnovers and a pair of ground balls.
RECORDS
#8 Pace: 5-2 (3-2 NE10)
#2 Le Moyne: 9-1 (6-1 NE10)
WHAT'S NEXT?
- Pace gets back on the road to take on No. 15 Southern New Hampshire University on Saturday, April 8, for another matchup of nationally-ranked NE10 competitors. The opening faceoff is set for 12 p.m.
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