No. 10 Hofstra Smothers No. 7 Hopkins 14-6
from press release
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - The 10th-ranked Hofstra men's
lacrosse team used a six-goal run to pull away from visiting Johns
Hopkins in the second half and the Pride went on to post a 14-6
victory over the Blue Jays at rain and wind-swept Shuart Stadium
Saturday evening. The win improves Hofstra's record to 2-1, while
the Blue Jays slip to 4-2 with the loss.
The Pride put the game away with the six-goal run after the Blue
Jays had sliced a 6-2 halftime deficit to 6-4 in less than 90
seconds early in the third quarter. Jamie Lincoln answered the
mini-run by Johns Hopkins when he swept across the top of the box
and took a quick pass from Jay Card and blew one inside the near
post. The 7-4 lead held until the final five minutes of the period,
when the Pride added two goals by Stephen Bentz and a final goal by
Mike Skudin with just 1.2 seconds remaining to push the lead to
10-4 entering the final quarter.
The Blue Jays fell behind 4-1 at the end of the first quarter and
trailed 6-2 at the half as the Pride scored in settled offense, in
transition and with a two-man advantage in the first 30 minutes. A
Mike DeNapoli goal less than five minutes into the first quarter
opened the scoring, but was answered less than a minute later by
Blue Jay senior Tom Duerr, who slipped through traffic from the
side and slipped a five-yarder past Hofstra goalie Rob
Bellairs.
Hofstra got back-to-back goals from Jamie Lincoln and Jay Card in a
span of just 21 seconds midway through the quarter and Johns
Hopkins head coach Dave Pietramala inserted Steven Burke in goal
for the Blue Jays after Card's goal.
DeNapoli's second goal, which came on a quick restart after the
Blue Jays were called for offsides, came less than two minutes
later, but Burke proved his mettle early in the second quarter when
he stuffed Card in-tight while the Pride were playing a man down
and Duerr buried an extra-man goal a short time later to make it
4-2.
The Pride got a goal by Adrian Sorichetti while up two men with
4:54 remaining in the first half and Lincoln blew one home from 12
yards out at the top of the box less than two minutes later to
close the first-half scoring.
A 12-yard laser by senior Michael Kimmel 36 second into the third
quarter sliced the deficit to 6-3 and John Greeley's first career
goal less than a minute later made it 6-4, but Lincoln's goal three
minutes later ignited the game-turning run, which lifted the Pride
to their third straight win against Hopkins at home.
Lincoln led the Pride with five goals and three assists, while Card
added two goals and a game-high four assists. The Pride held
advantages in shots (34-19) and ground balls (28-22) and converted
on 3-of-4 extra-man chances.
Senior Steven Boyle led the Blue Jays with two goals and one
assist.
Note: The game was delayed 14 minutes in the first quarter when the
high winds knocked the power out at the stadium.
