Western Connecticut 12, Farmingdale State 9
DANBURY, Conn. | The Farmingdale State College men's lacrosse team traveled to Western Connecticut State University on Wednesday night, where it fell to the host Wolves by a 12-9 margin.
After Western Connecticut (5-2) opened the scoring less than four minutes into play, the Rams (6-2) answered with a pair of late first-period goals to go up 2-1. Senior
Kyle Kolano (Babylon, N.Y.) netted his 13th goal of the year in a man-up situation with 5:04 on the clock, before junior
Michael Cassano (Plainview, N.Y.) added his sixth with 1:18 left to give the visitors a one-goal edge.
Following a quick three-goal run by the Wolves, junior midfielder
Tyler Kollar (Bellport, N.Y.) and Giovinco tallied 2:21 apart from each other to knot the game at 4-4 with 10:38 to go before halftime. A pair of goals by WestConn sandwiched FSC senior
Thomas Stock's (Selden, N.Y.) 24th tally of the season at the 6:27 mark, as the hosts held a 6-5 lead at the intermission.
The Wolves outscored Farmingdale State by a 3-2 margin in the third period, with Kolano's second of the night coming with 7:37 to go, and Giovinco finishing off a man-up pass from Kollar with less than 10 seconds remaining to cut FSC's deficit to 9-7.
Twice in the fourth period, the Rams responded to a WestConn goal with a tally of their own to keep the game within reach. Senior midfielder
Gerardo Maldonado (W. Hempstead, N.Y.) found the scoresheet with 9:01 left, before Giovinco's man-down goal off a pass from Stock with 3:30 to go brought FSC to within an 11-9 count. The Wolves added one more goal with 2:29 remaining to hold on for the victory.
FSC freshman long-stick midfielder
Sean Lawson (Mattituck, N.Y.) scooped five ground balls and caused two WestConn turnovers, while senior face-off specialist
Antonio Kaminskey (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) went 11-of-22 at the "x" and picked up seven ground balls. Eight of junior goalie
Dan Erler's (Smithtown, N.Y.) 11 saves on the night came in the second half, as he kept the visitors within striking distance.
Head coach
Sean Chamberlain's FSC squad will play the second half of its back-to-back contests on Thursday, when it welcomes Keystone College for a 3 p.m. opening face-off.
