Saint Leo Streaks Past
Franklin Pierce, 14-9
Hamory leads the Ravens with a career-high
four goals

SAINT LEO, Fla. (March 18, 2008) – Saint Leo University scored seven of the last eight goals of the game in earning a 14-9 victory over Franklin Pierce University in non-conference men’s lacrosse action on Tuesday night at University Field.

Saint Leo sophomore Kyle Marceau (Concord, N.H./Concord) led all scorers with four goals and three assists for seven points. Classmate Joe Guerin (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./WT Dwyer) had three goals for the Lions, while Mark Dargon (Newton, Mass./Newton North) and Chris Storrie (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Ludden) each had a pair of tallies.

Sophomore Lucas Hamory (Canton, Mass./Canton) paced the Ravens with a career-high four goals, while senior captain Luke Ferreira (Farmington, Maine/Mount Blue) was the only other Raven with multiple goals with two.

 Saint Leo took firm control of the game over the last 20 minutes, as the Lions outscored the Ravens by a 7-1 margin down the stretch to earn the victory. Marceau scored three times for Saint Leo during the run, which was jumpstarted by a Benjamin Brigham (Scituate, Mass./ Scituate) tally at 9:12 of the third quarter.

The Saint Leo run came in response to a Franklin Pierce run of its own beginning late in the second period and into the third, as the Ravens scored five consecutive goals to take their first lead of the game (8-7) 8:33 into the third. Hamory scored three of his four goals during the stretch, with Ferreira and senior captain Russell Hodson (Chilmark, Mass./Martha's Vineyard) also adding a goal apiece. 

Franklin Pierce freshman goaltender Shea Campbell (Centerport, N.Y./Harborfields) got the start for the Ravens, making 11 saves on 25 shots just over 43 minutes of action. Junior Ryan Hulse (Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial) relieved Campbell for the final 16:38 and stopped the only shot he faced. Blake Barnett (Florrisant, Mo./Christian Brothers) played the entire game in net for the Lions, turning away 7-of-16 attempts to earn the win.

Franklin Pierce (1-2, 0-0 NE-10) returns north for its Northeast-10 Conference opener on Saturday at 1 p.m. against American International College. Saint Leo (5-3, 0-0 DSC) continues its six-game homestand against Dominican College on Thursday at 7 p.m.

 

Saint Leo 14, Franklin Pierce 9

                                                                    1      2      3      4              F

Franklin Pierce (1-2, 0-0 NE-10)            1      3      4      1      -       9

Saint Leo (5-3, 0-0 DSC)                         2      5      3      4      -       14

 

Franklin Pierce Scoring:

Goals: Lucas Hamory 4, Luke Ferreira 2, Jason Flanigan 1, Jon Priest 1, Russell Hodson 1.

Assists: Ryan Boller 1.

 

Saint Leo Scoring:

Goals: Kyle Marceau 4, Joe Guerin 3, Mark Dargon 2, Chris Storrie 2, Evan Mills 1, Ryan Pomponia 1, Benjamin Brigham 1.

Assists: Kyle Marceau 3, Mark Dargon 2, Evan Mills 2..

 

Goaltending:

Franklin Pierce: Shea Campbell (43:22), 11 saves; Ryan Hulse (16:38), 1 save.

Saint Leo: Blake Barnett (60:00), 7 saves.

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