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LACROSSE FINAL SCORE
Tufts 10, Middlebury 5
At Medford, MA
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Game
Box Score
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Junior long-stick middie Alec Bialosky scored
two second-half goals to help protect the Tufts lead
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MEDFORD -- Sophomore Sean Kirwan (Boonton Township,
NJ) scored two of his game-high four goals during a 5-0
opening run by the Tufts University men's lacrosse team, leading to
a 10-5 Jumbo victory against Middlebury College in a NESCAC game
between nationally ranked squads on a sun-splashed Saturday
afternoon at Bello Field.
The #8 Jumbos, who tied their program record for regular-season
wins, improved to 12-1 overall and 7-1 in NESCAC. Sophomore goalie
Steve Foglietta (Oceanside, NY) stopped 13 of
Middlebury's 18 shots on goal in the game. The #15 Panthers, who
dropped to 8-4 overall and 4-4 in the league, lost for the first
time in four games. Junior David Hild (West Hartford, CT) led the
visitors with two goals.
The Jumbos were up 4-0 at the end of the first period. Kirwan
netted two of the goals, while junior D.J. Hessler
(Monkton, MD) had a goal and an assist. After Tufts
sophomore Kevin McCormick (Laytonsville, MD)
scored at 10:09 of the second quarter making it 5-0, Middlebury got
on the scoreboard when Hild scored at 8:23. However, Kirwan tallied
his third of the game and the Jumbos went back up by five at
6-1.
The Panthers finished the first half strong with goals by
freshman Erich Pfeffer (Glastonbury, CT) and sophomore Tim Cahill
(Glastonbury, CT) pulling them within 6-3. When junior Andrew
Conner (Alexandria, VA) scored the opening goal of the second half
at 12:02, Middlebury trailed by two at 6-4.
At this critical juncture, the Jumbos scored the next two,
including junior long-stick middie Alec Bialosky's
(Moreland Hills, OH) goal at 4:50 of the third for an 8-4
advantage. Middlebury's Hild made it a three-goal deficit (8-5)
again, but Bialosky scored his second at 11:03 of the final period.
Tufts would blank Middlebury in the fourth quarter, and added a
goal by junior Ryan Molloy (Setauket, NY) to
finish it off.
Foglietta was sharp all game for Tufts, making 13 saves to hold
Middlebury to its fewest goals of the season. Bialosky added an
assist and two ground balls to his game, while Hessler recorded a
goal, two assists and four ground balls. Senior Evan Crosby
(Yarmouthport, MA) had four ground balls defensively.
Middlebury finished with a healthy 17-12 advantage in face-offs.
Freshman Brian Foster (Medfield, MA) was six for eight, and
sophomore Peter Jennings (Wellesley, MA) was six for 11. Sophomore
Alex Englert (Wellesley, MA) scooped up four ground balls for the
Panthers. Junior Ryan Deane (Grosse Pointe, MI) made 14 saves in
Middlebury's cage.
Tufts plays its regular-season and conference finale next Friday
night (Apr. 30) under the lights at Bello against Bowdoin beginning
at 7 pm. Middlebury is at Williams that day for a 6 pm start.
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