Third Period Propels Camels past Rams

Connecticut College - 16, Farmingdale State - 10

Hempstead, N.Y. - The Connecticut College men's lacrosse team defeated Farmingdale State (5-3) today, 16-10, in a non-conference game played at Hofstra's James M. Shuart Stadium. After trailing 6-5 at the half, the Camels (5-0) came out to score six third period goals to take a 11-7 lead and would add five more in the final period.
 
For Connecticut College, junior attack Ryan Hayes (Darien, Conn./Kimball Union Acad.) scored four goals and two assists, including the eventual game-winner with 0.5 seconds remaining in the third period. Freshman midfielder Stephen Eicher (Northport, N.Y./Kings Park) scored three goals and one assist, while junior midfielder Mark Mangano (Basking Ridge, N.J./Morristown-Beard) had a goal and a team-high four assists. Sophomore midfielder Chuck Czerkawski (Cohasset, Mass./Cohasset) was 20-for-25 on faceoffs with a game-high 15 ground balls.
 
For the Rams, freshman attack Pete Siemsen (West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon) recorded a career and game-high seven assists. Sophomore midfielder Jimmy Owsinski (Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park) and sophomore attack Erick Thomson (Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park) each had three goals, while junior attack Rob Nosworthy (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) added two goals and three assists.
 
Sophomore goalkeeper Rob Moccia (Malverne, Pa./Great Valley) had eight saves for the win, while sophomore goalkeeper Patrick Delventhal (Westbury, N.Y./Holy Trinity) made 13 saves in defeat.
 
Farmingdale State will now travel to face Mount Saint Mary College on Saturday, March 27th for a 1:00 p.m. game.

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