Middlebury, Vt. – The Middlebury College Panthers held the
visiting Trinity College Bantams scoreless for the first 35:55 of
the game en route to a 9-2 win in New England Small College
Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men's lacrosse action on Youngman
Field at Alumni Stadium this afternoon. The Panthers improve
to 7-3 overall and 4-3 in NESCAC play, while the Bantams drop to
7-6 for the season and 1-6 in league play.
While no goals were scored in the first quarter; a back and
forth pace allowed 21 of the game's 64 clears and 20 of the
game's 68 shots. The Panthers scored the first goal of the
game with 2:50 remaining in the second when Pete Smith grabbed a
groundball off a failed Trinity clear deep in the Bantam zone and
laced one from in close. Smith set up the next goal with 1:41 left,
finding David Hild from 12 yards out. Hild's shot deflected
off a Bantam defender and rolled into the net for a 2-0 lead
heading into intermission.
Jack Mazur extended the lead to 3-0 in the third on a rolling
dodge to the crease at 13:52. Trinity ended its scoring drought at
9:05 on a man-up tally by Kevin Looby. Middlebury responded with a
4-0 barrage before Trinity scored their lone even-strength goal of
the game with 29 seconds left in the third. Highlighting the
run, Masur added a pair of goals, while Smith collected two
assists. Leading 5-1, Masur's first tally began after an
effective penalty kill, as the Panthers quickly advanced the ball
for Masur's quick shot at 4:07. Masur capped the run on a
shot that bounced in under the crossbar with 1:50 left in the
third. With a 7-2 lead entering the fourth quarter, Pete
Smith had a hand in the final two goals of the game, setting up a
cutting Alex Giammarco at 10:10, and an unassisted tally with 3:29
left.
Pete Smith ended the day with a pair of goals, and game-highs
with all four Panther assists and eight groundball grabs, while
Masur collected a hat trick. Brian Foster was solid in face-offs,
winning 9/14 attempts on the day. In net Ryan Deane stopping 10
shots, allowing two goals, over the first 58 minutes in net for
Middlebury, as Charles Ward played the final two minutes without
facing any shots on net. Looby and Jeff Hebert scored a goal
apiece for Trinity. Peter Johnson played the first three quarters
in goal for the Bantams, allowing seven goals while making nine
saves. Dominic Piselli played the final quarter, allowing two goals
with no saves.
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