Quinnipiac Clobbers Bellarmine, 20-7
from press release
HAMDEN, Conn. -- Jack Oppenheimer
(Conshohocken, Pa.) scored a career-high six goals to lead three
Bobcats who tallied hat tricks as the Quinnipiac University men's
lacrosse team cruised past ECAC foe Bellarmine, 20-7, Saturday
afternoon at the Quinnipiac Field Hockey & Lacrosse Turf Field.
Kevin Kelly (Redding, Conn.) and Billy Alessi (Branford, Conn.)
also scored three goals each for the Bobcats, who improved to 6-5
(3-3 ECAC), while the Knights fall to 8-6 (2-4 ECAC).
Christian Haggerty (West Nyack, N.Y.) dished out a career-high five
assists, while Todd Kaiser (Summit, N.J.) scored twice. Kelly also
added two assists, while Basil Kostaras (Southlake, Texas) added a
goal and two assists. Zach Pall (Setauket, N.Y.), Garett Kerr
(Caledon, Ontario), Jake Emms (Victoria, British Columbia), Jay
Binkowski (Bethany, Conn.) and Jimmy Gianfelice (Wilbraham, Mass.)
also netted goals for the Bobcats, while Pall, Sean Damboise
(Southington, Conn.) and Ted Dimond (Marblehead, Mass.) had
assists.
Derek Hopcroft and Shane Andersen scored twice each for Bellarmine,
while Chase Williams added three assists. Jarrett Davis, Luke Acton
and Colton Clark also scored goals, while Austin Bright, Hopcroft
and Devin Arruabarrena had one assist each.
Pall was once again outstanding at the face-off x, winning 11-of-13
opportunities. Kevin Benzing (Severna Park, Md.) was stingy in net,
stopping 12 of 18 chances. Jamie Prudden (Andover, Mass.) and Tim
Yost (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) also made one save each in the final
minutes of the fourth quarter for the Bobcats. Dillon Ward played
the first three quarters for the Knights, allowing 15 goals while
stopping nine shots. Scott Bowles played the final quarter,
allowing five goals while making three saves.
For the game, the Bobcats outshot the Knights, 46-33, picked up 46
ground balls to the Knights' 24, won 17-of-28 face-offs and caused
26 Bellarmine turnovers while coughing it up 21 times. Both teams
were successful on the man advantage, with the Bobcats converting
3-of-4 and the Knights scoring on 2-of-3.
The Bobcats never trailed in the game, immediately barraging the
Knights with 10 of the game's first 12 goals. Alessi got the
scoring started at the 10:53 mark. After Bellarmine responded
within the next minute on Hopcroft's first of the game, Kaiser and
Kelly scored at the 9:00 and 7:18 marks, respectively to give the
Bobcats a lead they wouldn't relinquish. Kostaras and Dimond
assisted on the goals.
After Andersen countered off a Bright assist at the 6:45 mark,
Quinnipiac went on the offensive with seven straight goals.
Oppenheimer scored four times in the span, while Alessi, Kelly and
Kostaras also found the back of the net. Hopcroft and Andersen
scored to cut the deficit to six goals at 10-4 prior to
halftime.
The Bobcats once again came out firing in the third quarter,
outscoring the Knights, 5-1, to take a 10-goal lead. The lead
swelled to as many as 14 goals on Pall's marker at the 3:17 mark of
the fourth. Davis accounted for final tally, beating the final horn
with one second left.
Quinnipiac returns to action Tuesday, when its travels to Fairfield
to face intrastate foe Sacred Heart. Opening face-off from Campus
Field is scheduled for 7 p.m.
