NASHUA, N.H. - Scott Pearce scored four goals,
and Tyler Woods added two goals and an assist to help lead the
Norwich University men's lacrosse to a 10-6 victory over Daniel
Webster in a non-league contest on Monday afternoon at Eagle Field.
The Cadets, who have won two of their last three games after
beginning its 2008 campaign 0-5, improve to 2-6 on the season. The
Eagles, meanwhile, fall to 3-5 on the year.
Norwich overcame a 3-0 second quarter deficit, took a three-goal
lead in the third quarter and then pulled away with three more
scores over the final 4:45.
Nick Bakos made seven saves in the Norwich goal to earn the win
between the pipes.
Daniel Webster built a 3-0 lead over the first 20 minutes of the
contest, scoring once in the first quarter and twice more in the
first 4:18 of the second stanza.
Norwich, which couldn't find its offense early on, finally came
to life as John Lighthall and C.J. Hamilton tallied goals within a
span of 1:57, and Pearce tied it with his first marker of the day
with 2:05 to go play in the opening half.
The Eagles reclaimed the lead at 4-3 with 50 seconds to go in
the frame, but Woods broke through with his first goal of the
contest 34 seconds later and the teams were tied at 4-4 at the
break.
Pearce, Woods and Kyle Marzeoti all notched third quarter goals
to help the Cadets build a 7-4 lead heading into the final quarter.
Daniel Webster made one final rally, scoring twice in the first
five minutes of the fourth quarter to pull to within 7-6 at the
10:40 mark. The Eagles could not score the equalizer, though, and
Norwich finally pulled away for good as Pearce notched a power play
score with 4:45 left and Woods followed with his second of the day
just about one minute later. Pearce closed out the scoring with
2:39 left.
Norwich returns to action on Wednesday, April 16, when the
Cadets travel to Cambridge, Mass., to take on Pilgrim League foe
MIT at 4 p.m.
Line Score
Norwich
University
0 4 3
3 10
Daniel
Webster
1
3 0 2 6
