No. 9 Men's Lacrosse Falls To No. 7 NYIT, 11-6
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OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. (March 24, 2012) – Junior attacker
Justin Patterson (Corning, N.Y.) led C.W. Post with two goals but it was not enough as NYIT rallied to defeat the Pioneers, 11-6, in an East Coast Conference men's lacrosse clash at President's Stadium.
NYIT improves to 7-2 overall and 2-1 in conference play while C.W. Post drops to 3-3 overall and 1-3 in the ECC.
NYIT was led in scoring by Luke Miller, Bobby Calhoun and Ryan Brunet, who each scored two goals.
C.W. Post scored the game's first goal in 12:10 in the first quarter on a shot from senior attacker
Doug Hoch (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.)
The Bears matched it with a goal from Jason Smith at 10:14 and went ahead on a goal from Ryan Brunet at 4:34.
The Pioneers evened the score with a goal from Patterson at the 59 second mark in the first. Sophomore midfielder
Octovio Bernabo (Mahopac, N.Y.) scored at 11:19 in the second quarter to put the Pioneers back on top.
NYIT tied the game up again with a man-up goal from Brandon Gamblin at 6:58 before C.W. Post scored two more in the quarter from junior midfielder
Dennis Gannon (Huntington, N.Y.) and Patterson to take a 5-3 lead at the half.
The third quarter belonged to NYIT as it outscored the Pioneers, 4-0, including two goals from Miller at the 48 and 9-second mark.
The Bears added three more unanswered goals in the third quarter to push its lead to 10-5 with 7:57 to play in regulation.
Senior attacker
Eddie Plompen (West Islip, N.Y.) found the net for a man-up goal at 4:14.
NYIT's Tom Duggan scored the final goal of the game with 2:35 to play.
NYIT outshot C.W. Post, 36-29, and held a 27-24 advantage on ground balls. Both teams were 10-20 on face-offs.
C.W. Post returns to action on Saturday, March 31 at No. 1 Mercyhurst at 12 p.m.