Chadderdon Continues Tear for No. 2 Le Moyne
from press release
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Junior midfielder Matt
Chadderdon (Auburn, N.Y./Auburn) scored three goals and dished out
an assist to lead the 2nd-ranked Le Moyne College men’s
lacrosse to a 15-6 win over Pace in Northeast-10 Conference action
on Wednesday afternoon at the Thomas J. Niland Athletic
Complex.
Chadderdon scored twice in the opening 2:53 of the game to get the
Dolphins on the scoreboard. Following a turnover by the Setters,
graduate student defenseman Ryan Smith (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W.
Baker/Hofstra) picked up the free ball, raced up the middle of the
field and scored with 6:32 remaining in the first quarter for his
first goal of the season. Senior midfielder Mike Rabbitt (Simsbury,
Conn./Simsbury) increased the Le Moyne lead to 4-0 with an
extra-man goal with just under five minutes left. Sophomore
midfielder Mike Byrnes (Preble, N.Y./Tully) capped the
quarter’s scoring with 50 seconds to give the Dolphins a
five-goal advantage.
The Dolphins added five goals in the second quarter to take a 10-0
lead into the intermission. Chadderdon completed his hat trick at
the 12:54 mark of the second quarter with unassisted marker. Junior
attackman Jack Harmatuk (Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers
Academy/Syracuse U.), the reigning Northeast-10 Conference Player
of the Week, tallied a man-up goal off a feed from Chadderdon with
7:07 left for a 7-0 lead. Just over three minutes later, Harmatuk
found classmate Jack Venditti (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker) to
start a three-goal outburst over the final 3:47. Freshman Doug
Bailey (Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy) scored
unassisted with 3:06 left, while sophomore Sean Connors (Camillus,
N.Y./Marcellus) closed out the half with a goal off a pass from
junior Vinnie Alexander (Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill/Onondaga C.C.)
with 1:11 remaining.
After Pace scored the first two goals of the second half to get
within 10-2, the Dolphins scored three goals over the final 4:30 of
the third quarter. Senior Brian Orlando (Great Falls, Va./Flint
Hill/Bridgton Academy) started the stretch with his second goal of
the campaign. Off the ensuing face-off, junior Corey Bulken
(Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker) found Connors in front of the net
to increase the lead to 12-2. Rabbitt closed out the period with a
goal off a pass from Byrnes at the 2:34 mark.
On the opening face-off of the fourth quarter, Alexander picked up
a loose ball in front of the goal crease and tossed the ball into
the back of the net. The Setters responded with three unanswered
goals to make the score 14-5. John Kolesar scored a man-up goal off
a pass from Thomas Earl, while Joseph Clark and Earl each scored
unassisted goals. Junior long-stick midfielder Pat Moran (Troy,
Mich./Detroit Jesuit) completed the Le Moyne scoring by finding the
back of the net off a Pace turnover. Kevin Swierc delivered the
final score for the Setters by scoring with 42 seconds left.
Freshman Jeff White (Buffalo, N.Y./Canisius HS) made two saves
without allowing a goal in the first half for the Dolphins.
Sophomore Matt Krupka (Nedrow, N.Y./Onondaga) turned away six shots
in between the pipes in the second half. Sean Kearney made 12 saves
over the opening three quarters for Pace, while Kevin Grady did not
need to make a save in 10:38 of action and Alex Cain stopped two
shots over the final 4:22.
Le Moyne (5-0, NE-10 2-0), which has won 14 straight games over
the Setters, returns to action on Saturday against Assumption at
12:00 p.m.
