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Date: March 13, 2004
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby men's lacrosse falls in opener

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. --

The Colby College men's lacrosse team kept it close for the opening quarter before second-ranked Middlebury College pulled away in a 12-5 season-opening contest Saturday.

Joshua Cleaver had three goals and one assist for Colby (0-1), which trailed just 3-1 after the first quarter. Middlebury led 6-1 at intermission and 10-2 after three quarters.

Charley Howe led the Panthers with four goals and two assists, while Mike Saraceni netted a pair of goals.

First-year midfielder Dan Schupack scored his first collegiate goal and Pete Lagos also tallied for the Mules. Eric Seidel and Sean Murphy added assists, while Matt LaPaglia stopped 16 shots in the nets for Colby.

Colby (0-1) 1 0 1 3 - 5

Middlebury (1-0) 3 3 4 2 - 12

Middlebury Scoring: Charley Howe 4-2, Mike Saraceni 2-0, Mark Foster 1-1, Andrew Giordano 0-2, Dave Leach 1-0, Jamie Duke 1-0, Bob Wannop 1-0, Nick Bastis 1-0, Graham Cvinar 1-0, J.P. Coviello 0-1, Ben Tobey 0-1.

Colby Scoring: Joshua Cleaver 3-1, Dan Schupack 1-0, Pete Lagos 1-0, Eric Seidel 0-1, Sean Murphy 0-1.

Shots: Midd. 39, Colby 23.

GOALKEEPING (saves)

M-Eric Krieger (56:38 min, 10 saves, 3 GA)

M-Alex Palmisano (3:22 min, 1 save, 1 GA)

C-Matt LaPaglia (60 min, 16 saves, 12 GA)