Ouch: Wesleyan Ousts No. 8 Conn. College
from press release
NEW LONDON, Conn. - Jon Killeen (Derry, N.H.) scored the
go-ahead goal with 2:58 remaining to lead eighth seeded Wesleyan
University (8-7) to a 6-5 victory against top seeded Connecticut
College (14-2) in a NESCAC Championship Quarterfinal played on the
Artificial Turf at Silfen Field Sunday.
Killeen had five points with two goals and three assists and Lonny
Blumenthal (Ballwin, Mo.) chipped in with three goals and an assist
for the upset minded Cardinals, who will meet Tufts University in a
semifinal match up at Medford, Mass. next Saturday at noon.
Connecticut College senior Steve Dachille (Garden City, N.Y.)
scored twice for the Camels and moved into a second place tie with
Tom Gately '91 on the program's all-time goal scoring list with 127
career markers. Eric Doran (Pennington, N.J.) added a goal and
assist for the Camels.
Connecticut College, who was ranked #2 in the latest North Regional
NCAA Ranking released April 28, will be strongly considered for an
at-large berth in the upcoming 2010 NCAA Men's Lacrosse
Championship.
Wesleyan took a 2-1 lead when Killeen assisted Blumenthal for a
goal with 1:19 remaining in the opening quarter. But Doran buried
his 23rd goal of the season as he beat the horn with one second
left and the two sides were knotted up in a 2-2 tie after one.
Dachille provided the lone tally of the second quarter with his
44th goal of the year at 6:40. Mark Mangano (Basking Ridge, N.J.)
was the feeder, supplying his team-leading 15th assist with a pass
from behind the cage and the Camels carried a 3-2 advantage into
the break.
But in the third quarter, the Cardinals out-scored the Camels 3-0
to take grasp of a 5-3 lead. Blumenthal tied the game at three in
an unsettled situation with 9:49 remaining. Ramanan Sivalingam
(Philadelphia, Pa.) collected a ground ball near midfield to start
the Cardinals in transition. The visitors added another goal at
7:17 before Blumenthal scored his third of the day with 4:55 left
in the third.
However, the lead would not last as the Camels battled back to
score the next two goals. With 9:41remaining in regulation, Doran
set up John Lyons (Barrington, R.I.) in front of the cage for a
goal from point blank range. Later on in the quarter with 7:19 to
play, junior Ryan Hayes (Darien, Conn.) forced the game's fourth
tie at 5-5 with his 20th score of the season.
But Killeen was able to put the Cardinals on top for good with 2:58
remaining, netting his 25th goal of the season and the visitors
were able to hold on for the 6-5 win.
Rookie net-minder Mark Simmons (East Hampton, N.Y.) made 11 saves
with five ground balls in the victory for Wesleyan. Sophomore Rob
Moccia (Malvern, Pa.) stopped 11 shots for the Camels.
Sean Driscoll (Peabody, Mass.) corralled a team-best four ground
balls for Connecticut College. Matt Ward (Boxford, Mass.) was
6-for-14 in face offs for Wesleyan. Chuck Czerkawski (Cohasset,
Mass.) won 7-of-12 face offs while Dan Gallagher (Wayne, Pa.) was
1-for-2 for the hosts.
