Box Score Rams Withstand Wind and Rain to Defeat Clark
Farmingdale State - 13, Clark University - 7
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's lacrosse
team improved to 3-1 on the season with a 13-7 non-conference
victory over Clark University (0-2).
Battling heavy rains and 50mph wind gusts, the Rams jumped out
to an 8-3 lead at halftime, with three goals each from
sophomore attack Erick Thomson (Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park) and
junior attack Rob Nosworthy (Massapequa,
N.Y./Massapequa). Senior attack Sean Maxwell (West Babylon,
N.Y./West Babylon) had two first half goals.
Clark sophomore attack Phil Winslow (North Providence, R.I./Mt.
St. Charles) and senior midfielder Chris Adams (Bradford,
N.H./Kearsarge Reg.) each had a goal and an assist, while
graduate attack Shawn Roche (Centerport, N.Y./Harborfields)
scored for the Cougars with 1:21 left in the second period.
Farmingdale State scored the first two goals of the third period
to open up a 10-3 advantage. Clark would answer with goals from
Chris Johnson (Amherst, Mass./Amherst), Garrett McAdam (Portland,
Maine/Portland) and back-to back scores by Roche, cutting the
deficit to 10-6 through three periods. The Rams added three fourth
period goals, putting the game out of reach for Clark University.
Thomson finished with a game-high six goals and Nosworthy had
three goals and six ground balls for Farmingdale State. Sophomore
midfielder Joe Nacarlo (West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon) was
17-for-22 on faceoffs and had 13 ground balls.
The Cougars were led by Roche who scored a team-high three
goals.
Sophomore goalkeeper Patrick Delventhal (Westbury, N.Y./Holy
Trinity) played the first half and had three saves, while freshman
Sean Martin (Huntington Station, N.Y./Walt Whitman) was in net in
the second half and recorded six saves for the Rams. Sophomore
goalie Andrew DeVito (Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury) had eight
saves in the loss for Clark.
Farmingdale State will host Hartwick on Monday, March
15th at 4:00 p.m.
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