Syracuse Picks Up Two Scrimmage Wins
from press releases
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Orange men's lacrosse team
began the 2010 season on Sunday, Feb. 7 with a pair of scrimmage
victories at the Carrier Dome. Syracuse defeated Hofstra, 7-6, and
Division II Le Moyne by the score of 15-8.
Senior attackmen Cody Jamieson (Six Nations, Ontario) and Chris
Daniello (Cross River, N.Y.) each had five points on the day to
lead the Orange. All five of Jamieson's points came against Le
Moyne. He had three goals and two assists versus the Dolphins.
Daniello netted a goal against Hofstra and registered a goal and
three assists versus Le Moyne.
Redshirt sophomore Tim Desko (Syracuse, N.Y.) contributed four
points on the day. He had one goal and a team-best two assists
against Hofstra and added a goal against Le Moyne. Redshirt
freshman Steve Ianzito (Clay, N.Y.) tied Jamieson for team-high
goal-scoring honors in the game against Le Moyne. He had three
tallies.
Both of Sunday's scrimmages were 90 minutes in duration. The match
against Hofstra featured three 15-minute regulation quarters and
one 15-minute period of running time. The Syracuse-Le Moyne contest
consisted of three 15-minute regulation periods and a 10-minute
quarter of running time. The scores were reset to zero at the end
of each period.
Against Hofstra, the Orange trailed by two early on goals by
Stephen Benz and Denver transfer Jamie Lincoln. Hofstra also got
solid play from starting goalie Andrew Gvozden in the opening
period. He made six saves to help keep the Orange attack at
bay.
After just two goals in the first 13 minutes, the two teams
combined for three goals in the span of 17 seconds with less than
two minutes left in the opening period. Daniello got the Orange on
the board with a left-handed rocket off a feed from Desko at the
1:59 mark. Hofstra pushed its margin to 3-1 when Jay Card scored
off his own rebound with 1:48 left. But junior Jeremy Thompson
(Nedrow, N.Y.) won the ensuing faceoff and found Desko alone on the
crease for an easy transition goal six seconds later to make it 3-2
Hofstra at the end of the first.
After trading goals in the second quarter, the Orange offense found
its stride in the third and won the period, 3-1, to claim a 6-5
overall advantage. The Orange notched the last two goals of the
stanza with senior longstick middie Tyler Hlawati (Dublin, Ohio)
scoring off a pass from Desko with 2:06 to go. Thompson followed
with a nifty dodge down the alley to close the quarter's scoring
and give Syracuse a one-goal edge heading into the fourth
period.
The Orange and Pride tied the final quarter, 1-1. Freshman JoJo
Marasco (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) had Syracuse's only goal of the
period, an unassisted score with 2:18 to play, which was the
eventual game-winner.
Junior goalie John Galloway (Syracuse, N.Y.) played the first two
quarters and made five saves. Senior Al Cavalieri (Lathrup Village,
Mich.) relieved Galloway and played the third period between the
pipes. Sophomore Paul Dubas (New Canaan, Conn.) replaced Cavalieri
and made four saves in the fourth period.
Against Le Moyne, Syracuse jumped out to an early 4-0 lead and
dominated the first quarter, 5-1. Daniello assisted on SU's first
three goals, two of which were scored by Jamieson.
The Orange continued to pour it on in the second quarter, scoring
the first three goals of the period, including two within 18
seconds as Daniello and Thompson each registered unassisted
tallies. An Amidon score off a pass from Jamieson put Syracuse in
front, 8-1, overall and the Orange won the second period, 5-2, to
claim a 10-3 overall lead heading into the third.
Syracuse extended its overall advantage to 13-4, scoring three of
the third quarter's first four goals, however, Le Moyne won the
period, 5-4. The Dolphins reeled off four straight to pull within
five at 13-8, but a goal by freshman Christian Pagli (Madison,
Conn.) extended the Orange lead to 14-8 after three quarters.
Ianzito notched the only goal of the fourth period to produce the
15-8 final score.
Galloway played the first quarter and part of the second in the
cage against Le Moyne. He had four saves, including three in the
second stanza. Cavalieri made two second-quarter stops in relief of
Galloway; and Dubas registered one save in the third quarter.
Junior Nathan Farabee (Rougemont, N.C.) played the final
period and recorded one save.
In the day's first scrimmage, Hofstra defeated Le Moyne, 12-6. The
game consisted of three 15-minute regulation quarters and a fourth
12-minute period of running time. The score reset to zero at
the end of each period. Hofstra won the first three stanzas, 4-2,
5-2, 2-1. The two squads tied the fourth period, 1-1.
Lincoln led the Pride with five goals against the Dolphins. Bentz
contributed four points (1g, 3a), while Card and Adrian Sorichetti
tallied two goals and one assist each. Gvozden played the first and
third quarters and made four saves.
Jack Harmatuk had a hand in four of Le Moyne's six tallies against
the Pride. He scored twice and passed out two assists. Mike Rabbitt
was Le Moyne's only other multiple-point scorer in the game. He had
one goal and one assist. Jeff White played the first three periods
in the cage for the Dolphins and totaled four
saves.
Syracuse concludes its preseason schedule with a scrimmage on
Friday, Feb. 12. The Orange will host Maryland at 12 p.m. in the
Carrier Dome.
