Box Score
NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Chris Adams scored
three goals and dished out a game-high four assists to help lead
Clark University to a 10-5 victory over Norwich University in a
Pilgrim League men's lacrosse game Saturday afternoon at a
windy and rainy Howard Field.
Clark (6-4, 2-1 Pilgrim) scored the first eight goals of the
second half to turn a 3-1 halftime deficit into a 9-3 lead early in
the fourth quarter.
Norwich seemed to be in control of the contest in the first
half, limiting Clark's offense to 12 shots and holding a 3-1
advantage at the intermission. The Cougars exploded offensively in
the third quarter, however, outscoring the Cadets 4-0 to take over.
Clark then scored the first four goals of the fourth quarter to put
Norwich away.
Garrett McAdam added three goals for the Cougars, while Phil
Winslow chipped in one goal and one assist. Chris Johnson, Shawn
Roche and JC Tsagarakis all scored one goal apiece to round out the
scoring for Clark.
Joe Galante led the way for Norwich (8-4, 1-2 Pilgrim) with
three goals and one assist. Jesse Mattson and Michael White each
added one goal apiece for the Cadets, who saw their five-game win
streak snapped. Kyle Marzeoti handed out one assist to complete the
scoring for NU.
Clark tallied the game's first marker when Winslow scored
off a feed from Adams at 6:53 of the first quarter. Norwich knotted
the score at 1-1 just two minutes later on Galante's first
goal of the contest.
The Cadets got second period goals from White and Galante to
carry a 3-1 edge into halftime. NU goalkeeper Nathan Proctor
stopped all five shots that he faced in the second period to keep
Clark off the scoreboard during the stanza.
Goals by Roche and Tsagarakis within the first seven minutes of
the second half knotted the score at 3-3, and Adams' man-up
marker put the Cougars in front 4-3 with 7:01 remaining in the
third quarter. McAdam made it 5-3 when he scored his first goal of
the day with 5:58 to play in the third, and Clark took that
two-goal lead into the final 15 minutes.
McAdam and Adams scored within a span of 14 seconds early in the
fourth quarter to extend Clark's lead to 7-3, and Johnson and
Adams tallied markers within a span of eight seconds moments later
to help the Cougars to a 9-3 advantage. In all, Clark potted four
markers within a span of 1:01 thanks to several faceoff wins and
some excellent passing and shooting.
Norwich finally stemmed the tide with 6:51 to play as Mattson
scored an unassisted goal. McAdam rounded out his hat trick exactly
two minutes later, and Galante completed his hat trick with 3:13 to
play to cap the scoring. Galante now leads the Cadets with 25 goals
on the season.
Clark outshot Norwich 38-23, and the Cougars won 12-of-18
faceoffs. CU went 2-for-7 on man-up opportunities, while NU was
0-for-3.
Clark goalkeeper Andrew DeVito stopped seven shots to earn the
win between the pipes for the Cougars. Proctor, meanwhile, made 12
saves in the losing effort for the Cadets.
Norwich held a slim 37-36 edge in ground balls with Proctor
scooping up a game-high nine. DeVito and Kyle Klapp led the Cougars
with six ground balls apiece.
Norwich will wrap up its four-game homestand on Wednesday, April
21, when the Cadets host Pilgrim League rival Babson College at
Howard Field. The opening faceoff for the conference clash is set
for 4 p.m.
Line Score
1st
2nd 3rd
4th Final
Clark
1
0
4
5 10
Norwich
1
2
0
2 5
