Hartford Men Notch Second Win of Season
from press release
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The University of
Hartford lacrosse team picked up its second win of the season in a
10-6 final over Holy Cross on Wednesday afternoon at Alumni
Stadium.
Hartford improves to 2-4 overall while Holy Cross drops to 2-5 on
the season. Sophomores Aidan Genik and Ryan Compitello combined for
five goals and eight points on the afternoon while sophomore Scott
Bement tallied his fourth career win in goal. Junior Michael
Cudmore registered three points on a pair of goals and an
assist.
Hartford never trailed in the game and led 6-3 by halftime. The
Hawks dented the scoreboard in the first quarter with four goals
while allowing just one by the visitors. Cudmore put the first mark
on the scoreboard after seeing just 99 seconds tick off the game
clock. The junior then fed line mate Compitello with 8:24 remaining
in the first quarter to put Hartford up 2-0. Holy Cross responded
mid-way through the stanza however the Hawks answered with
two-straight to take a 4-1 lead.
Chris Smirti doubled the Crusaders score with his 13th goal of the
season just three minutes into the second quarter but the Hawks
tacked on two of their own as Genik and Justin Bearse netted
unassisted scores. James Kennedy cut into the Hawks’ four
goal lead when he connected with Edison Parzanese to bring the
Crusaders within striking distance with a 6-3 halftime score.
Holy Cross came out of the locker room firing with two unanswered
scores by Douglas Broussard and Smirti. An unassisted goal by
Cudmore followed by Genik’s third goal of the contest put
down the Crusaders’ threat and allowed the Hawks to regain a
three goal lead at 8-5.
The Hawks used a pair of fourth quarter goals by Martin Bowes and
Genik to cushion their lead at 10-5. Bement and the Hartford
defense only allowed one goal in the final quarter as the sophomore
goalie turned away four of the Crusaders’ shots.
Bement finished with seven saves while recording his second win of
the 2010 season. Junior Tim Fallon also had a strong game for the
Hawks, winning 12 of 19 face-offs and scooping up a game-best seven
ground balls.
After a 10-day layover, Hartford will travel to Fairfield, Conn.
for a match-up with in-state rival Sacred Heart on Saturday, March
27. The Hawks and Pioneers will duke it out under the lights with a
7:00 p.m. start time.
