Men's Lacrosse: MIT Edges Norwich, 8-7, In Overtime

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Dan Piedmont scored a game-high four goals, including the game-winning marker with three seconds to play in the first overtime period, to help lead the MIT men's lacrosse team to an 8-7 victory over Norwich University in a Pilgrim League contest Wednesday afternoon at Roberts Field.

Corey Garvey added two goals and one assist for the Engineers, who improve to 7-6 (3-3 Pilgrim). Garvey netted the game-tying goal midway through the fourth quarter to send the see-saw game into overtime.

Carl Tilbury chipped in one goal and one assist for the Engineers, while John Kucharczyk scored one goal. Gabe Blanchet, Tom Hay and Alex Andrzejewski each added one assist apiece to round out the scoring for MIT.

Jesse Mattson led Norwich (8-7, 1-5 Pilgrim) with three goals and one assist. Michael White potted two goals, while Joe Galante and Kyle Marzeoti each added one goal apiece. Justin Pearson dished out one assist to cap the scoring for the Cadets, who have dropped four straight games.

First quarter goals by Piedmont and Tilbury gave MIT a 2-0 lead less than six minutes into the contest, but Mattson's tallied his first marker of the game late in the stanza to trim the Engineers' advantage to 2-1 following the opening stanza.

Piedmont struck again early in the second quarter, but three straight goals by Norwich helped the Cadets take a 4-3 lead into halftime. Marzeoti began the run with his 23rd goal of the year, and White scored a pair of goals within a span of two minutes to cap the spurt.

Mattson extended NU's edge to 5-3 less than two minutes into the second half, but goals by Garvey and Kucharczyk tied the score with 4:54 to play in the third quarter. Norwich reclaimed the lead less than two minutes later as Mattson completed his hat trick. Piedmont rounded out the third quarter scoring with a man-up goal with 1:54 remaining in the stanza, sending the game to the final quarter deadlocked at 6-6.

Galante scored early in the fourth quarter to give the Cadets a 7-6 advantage, but Garvey netted the equalizer with 11:14 to play.

Piedmont then scored the game-winning goal in the closing moments of the overtime, taking a pass from Andrzejewski and beating Norwich goalkeeper Nathan Proctor with three seconds showing on the clock.

Proctor (5-6) finished with 11 saves in the losing effort, while Christopher Rullan (7-6) stopped seven shots to pick up the victory in the MIT cage.

Both teams fired 32 shots in the game, while Norwich held a 37-31 edge in ground balls. White led NU with eight shots, while Patrick Sikora scooped up a game-high six ground balls. The Cadets also won 12-of-19 faceoffs, with Marzeoti going 10-of-16 in the “X”.

Norwich will close out its 2010 campaign on Saturday, May 1, when the Cadets host Pilgrim League rival Wheaton College at Howard Field. The opening faceoff for the Senior Day contest is slated for 1 p.m.

Line Score                   1st       2nd      3rd      4th       OT       Final
Norwich                          1          3         2         1          0          7
MIT                                 2          1         3         1          1          8

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