April 27, 2007

MEN'S LACROSSE DEFEATS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE 12-9

(Courtesy SNHU Sports Information)   
MANCHESTER, N.H. -  Sophomore Bryan Kaufmann (Putnnam Valley, NY) scored six goals and classmate Kevin Hoagland (Glastonbury, CT) added three goals and one assist to lead nationally-ranked Bryant University to a 12-9 victory over upset-minded Southern New Hampshire University here today in Northeast-10 Conference men's lacrosse action.

Bryant, which is ranked fourth nationally among Division II schools, ran its winning streak to a school-record 10-straight games and improved to 10-2 overall and finished its league schedule a perfect 9-0.  The host Penmen closed out the regular-season at 3-10 overall and 3-6 in the NE-10.

Junior John Delanoy (Lansdale, PA) led the Penmen with three goals. Senior Joe Young (Derry, NH) added two goals and one assist, while junior Spencer Rennick (Peabody, MA) registered three assists. Young closed out his four-year career with 93 goals, 50 assists and 143 points. Senior Bryan Molk (Peabody, MA) helped the Bryant cause with a goal and three assists, while sophomore Jim Long (Durham, NH) picked up three assists.

The game remained scoreless until late in the first quarter when Kaufmann struck for two goals in the span of 1:06. The teams then traded goals, before the Penmen closed out the quarter with an unassisted goal by sophomore Dustin Latham (Penacook, NH) with 2:16 left, and another by Delanoy with 28 seconds left to make the score 3-3 after one. The Bulldogs outscored the Penmen 4-2 in the second quarter and Bryant took a 7-5 lead into halftime.

SNHU tied the game at 7-7 after Young scored 28 seconds into the third quarter, and Delanoy followed with an unassisted goal two minutes later.  The game remained 7-7 until Bryant took control with four unanswered goals in the span of 4:15 late in the third quarter. Hoagland's extra-man goal with 3:18 left in the third gave the visitors a 10-7 lead, and sophomore Matt Tyburski (Mendham, NJ) scored 11 seconds later to cap the spurt and give the Bulldogs their largest lead of the game, 11-7.  Both teams managed just one goal in the final quarter.

Bryant outshot the Penmen 26-13 during the second and third quarters and finished with a 45-33 edge in shots overall. Junior Mickey Hover (Montgomery, NJ) started in net for the Penmen and made 14 saves.  Junior Michael Kennedy (Port Jefferson Station, NY) registered 11 saves for Bryant.