AIC Stymies FPC, 13-10

WINCHENDON, Mass. (April 26, 2001) - In search of its elusive first win of the season, Franklin Pierce University
dropped a heartbreaker to American International College, 13-10, in Northeast-10 Conference men’s lacrosse action at the Winchendon School this afternoon.

Junior Jason McKenzie (South Hadley, Mass./South Hadley) netted a game-high six goals to pace the Yellow Jackets to its second-straight victory and third of the season.

FP
trailed 6-3 at halftime, but rallied to take a 7-6 lead with four quick goals to open the third period. AIC answered with a pair of its own to regain the lead, 8-7.

FP
rallied again with three goals, two from junior Ken Beaudette (Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire), to take a two-goal lead with 9:58 to play. But AIC answered just 12-seconds later and netted four more down the stretch to stymie the Ravens.

Senior Bill Paradis (Nashua, N.H./Nashua) tallied six goals and an assist to lead FPC, while Beaudette added three goals and two assists. Junior Gary Levy (Newton, Mass./Newton) dished four assists.

Sophomore Justin Kean (West Springfield, Mass./West Springfield) and freshman Art Wright (Brattleboro Vt./Wilbraham-Monson) each netted two goals, while sophomore Joe Bonilla (Central Islip, N.Y./Brentwood) dished three helpers for the Yellow Jackets.

Juniors Matt Natle (Shutesbury, Mass./Amherst) and Paul LaCoste (Keene, N.H./Keene) and senior Bob Parker (Windham, N.H./Pinkerton) each added a goal and an assist for AIC.

AIC junior Corey Pelkey (Auburn, Maine/Edward Little) recorded 20 saves for the Yellow Jackets, while FP
sophomore Andy Cote (Salisbury, Mass./Masconomet) stopped 27 shots for the Ravens in goal.

FP
(0-7, 0-6 NE-10) returns to action on Saturday, when they travel to Syracuse, N.Y., to face Le Moyne College at 1 p.m. AIC (3-6, 2-4 NE-10) hosts New Hampshire College on Saturday.

Results:  
       1  2  3  4  F
   AIC 2  4  1  6 -13 FP 
1  2  4  3 -10