Box Score
NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Billy McNamara scored a
game-high five goals and dished out three assists, and Chris
Landers tallied four goals as the Wheaton College men's
lacrosse team secured an 18-10 victory over Norwich University in
Pilgrim League action Saturday afternoon at sun-splashed Howard
Field.
Ben Cederberg added one goal and a game-high four assists for
the Lyons, who scored the game's first 11 goals and never
looked back en route to the easy win. David Schroeder and Warren
Garceau each tallied two goals for Wheaton, while Drew Schaffer,
Bobby Barry, Corey Best and Hudson Hackett all scored one goal
apiece. Will Compton, Sean Doherty and Duncan Smith were each
credited with one assist to round out the scoring for the Lyons
(7-7, 5-2 Pilgrim).
Joe Galante scored four goals and added one assist to lead
Norwich (8-8, 1-6 Pilgrim). Kyle Marzeoti and Jesse Matton each
chipped in one goal and one assist for the Cadets, who ended the
season on a five-game losing streak. Michael White, Tyler Nicoll,
Patrick Sikora and Arron Canarelli all tallied one marker and
Justin Pearson posted one assist to cap the scoring for Norwich.
McNamara scored four times in the first quarter, including a
pair of markers in the final 13 seconds of the stanza, to help
Wheaton establish a commanding 8-0 lead following the opening
period. Chris Landers scored three goals in the quarter as the
Lyons completed dominated the opening 15 minutes of play. Wheaton
won 6-of-8 faceoffs in the quarter, while outshooting Norwich by a
20-3 margin.
Goals by Cederberg, Landers and Barry within the first five
minutes of the second quarter gave the Lyons a comfortable 11-0
cushion, before Norwich finally got on the scoreboard as Sikora
scored with 9:58 to play in the half. Mattson, Nicoll and Galante
all registered goals in the final 9:22 of the frame to pull to the
Cadets to within 13-4 at halftime.
The teams alternated goals in the third quarter, and Wheaton led
17-7 following the stanza. Galante netted a pair of tallies during
the frame to complete his hat trick, while Schroeder scored twice
for Wheaton.
Norwich actually outscored Wheaton, 3-1, in the fourth quarter
as Galante, Canarelli and White all potted goals for the Cadets.
Wheaton outshot Norwich 45-35 in the game, and the Lyons enjoyed
a 47-40 edge in ground balls. Wheaton won 16-of-31 faceoffs in the
game, with Garceau going 11-of-19 in the “X”. Marzeoti,
Norwich's top faceoff specialist, won 9-of-14 faceoffs for
the Cadets.
Schuyler Horn (7-7) stopped 11 shots in the Wheaton cage to pick
up the victory between the pipes for the Lyons. NU goalie Nathan
Proctor (5-7) turned aside 13 shots and scooped up a game-high 12
ground balls in the Cadets' net.
Norwich's eight victories this season are the most in for
the program since the 2002 squad went 8-7.
Line Score
1st
2nd
3rd
4th Final
Wheaton
8
5
4
1 18
Norwich
0
4
3
3 10
