5/19/04 - Middlebury held an 11-1 halftime lead and never looked back as they picked up a 17-5 win over Stevens Institute in an NCAA quarterfinal game on Youngman Field at Alumni Stadium. The Panthers will host Nazareth, a 10-8 winner over Cortland, on Sunday in the NCAA semifinals at 3:00 p.m. The win is the 45th straight for the Panthers on Youngman Field, a streak that dates back to April of ’97.
After exchanging two possessions, Middlebury got on the board at the 11:22 mark as Mark Foster scored up high with a feed from Dave Leach. Charley Howe then scored two of his game-high six goals to give the Panthers a 3-0 lead. Mike Saraceni made it a 4-0 game at 3:45 before Mark Bielicky put Stevens on the board with 1:33 left in the first quarter. Middlebury answered on its next possession as Andrew Giordano scooped up a ground ball before scoring on a rebound, giving the Panthers a 5-1 lead after one quarter. Middlebury won six of seven face-offs in the quarter, while forcing Stevens to fail on five of nine clearing attempts.
The second quarter was all Middlebury as they out shot Stevens 11-4 and outscored the Ducks 6-0 in the quarter. Howe heated up in the quarter, scoring three goals, including the final goal of the half in transition with 48 seconds left.
Leading 11-1 at the break, Middlebury gave up a man-up goal by Erik Reckdenwald just 25 seconds into the third quarter. The Panthers would bounce back with three straight, including a pair from Mark Foster and Howe’s sixth of the game to make it a 14-2 game with 42 seconds left in the third quarter. The Ducks put one on the board just eight seconds later as Bielicky scored from the outside to cut the lead to 14-3 after three. The lead increased to 17-3 in the third quarter before Stevens scored the game’s last two goals to make it a 17-5 final.
Howe paced the Panthers with six tallied on the day, while Saraceni and Foster netted three goals apiece. Peter Mellen was solid in the face-off circle, winning 15 of 21 on the afternoon. Bielicky netted a pair to lead Stevens, while Matt Kuppe dished out two assists. Eric Krieger made 11 saves in 50:35, while Alex Palmisano made a stop in 9:25 of action for Middlebury. Matt Cannon made 16 saves on the day for Stevens. Middlebury out shot Stevens 47-24.
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2004 Stevens Men's Lacrosse
Stevens vs Middlebury (May 19, 2004 at Middlebury, Vt.)
Stevens (13-3) vs. Score by period 1 2 3 4 Tot
Middlebury (16-1) -------------------------------------
Date: May 19, 2004 Attendance: 407 Stevens............. 1 0 2 2 - 5
Weather: Sunny, warm, 70's Middlebury.......... 5 6 3 3 - 17
Stevens SCORING: GOALS: BIELICKY, Mark 2; WELLS, Jay 1; RECKDENWALD, Erik 1; VAN
SICKLE, Joe 1.
ASSISTS: KUPPE, Matt 2; BENSON, Rich 1.
Middlebury SCORING: GOALS: HOWE, Charley 6; SARACENI, Mike 3; FOSTER, Mark 3;
GIORDANO, Andrew 1; HERTER, Aaron 1; BASTIS, Greg 1; COVIELLO, J.P. 1; MEYER,
Travis 1.
ASSISTS: GIORDANO, Andrew 2; TOBEY, Ben 2; FOSTER, Mark 1; HERTER, Aaron 1;
HOWE, Charley 1; LEACH, Dave 1; SARACENI, Mike 1.
Shots by period 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Stevens............. 7 4 6 7 - 24
Middlebury.......... 16 11 14 6 - 47
Ground balls by prd 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Stevens............. 9 9 9 9 - 36
Middlebury.......... 11 13 11 10 - 45
Face-offs by prd 1 2 3 4 Total
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Stevens............. 1-7 3-7 3-6 3-6 - 10-26
Middlebury.......... 6-7 4-7 3-6 3-6 - 16-26
Clears by period 1 2 3 4 Total
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Stevens............. 4-9 6-7 4-8 8-9 - 22-33
Middlebury.......... 5-5 8-9 6-6 8-8 - 27-28
Extra-man opps 1 2 3 4 Total
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Stevens............. 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-1 - 2-3
Middlebury.......... 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 - 3-3
Saves by period 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Stevens............. 4 4 5 3 - 16
Middlebury.......... 4 2 3 3 - 12
Turnovers by prd 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Stevens............. 7 10 8 7 - 32
Middlebury.......... 6 5 5 6 - 22
PENALTIES - SIT 3/2:30; MID 3/2:00.
Officials: Eric Evans; Skip Spensieri; Doug Meiss.
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Offical signature
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2004 Stevens Men's Lacrosse
Stevens vs Middlebury (May 19, 2004 at Middlebury, Vt.)
Middlebury
Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB Face T/O CT Pen-Min
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G 22 KRIEGER, Eric....... - - - - - 5 - - 2
A 3 SARACENI, Mike...... 3 1 4 7 3 2 - 2 -
D 4 RAWSON, Will........ - - - - - 4 - - 1
A 7 FOSTER, Mark........ 3 1 4 7 4 - - 1 -
D 11 WOOD, Gabe.......... - - - - - - - - -
A 18 HOWE, Charley....... 6 1 7 10 10 1 - 2 1
M 23 O'CONNOR, Tom....... - - - - - 3 - - - 1/ 1:00
M 28 BASTIS, Greg........ 1 - 1 4 4 - - - -
D 38 BROWN, Ed........... - - - - - 1 - - 1
M 40 MELLEN, Peter....... - - - - - 7 15-21 3 -
---------- Substitutes ----------
1 PALMISANO, Alex..... - - - - - 1 - - -
2 TOBEY, Ben.......... - 2 2 1 - 1 - 2 - 1/ 0:30
6 HERTER, Aaron....... 1 1 2 3 2 1 - - -
8 SISTO, Jonathan..... - - - 3 2 2 - 2 -
16 DUKE, Jamie......... - - - 2 1 2 1-4 3 -
19 GIORDANO, Andrew.... 1 2 3 2 1 1 0-1 2 2 1/ 0:30
20 MEYER, Travis....... 1 - 1 1 1 1 - 1 -
21 COVIELLO, J.P....... 1 - 1 2 2 1 - 1 -
25 BORDEN, Rob......... - - - - - 1 - - -
26 LEACH, Dave......... - 1 1 2 1 1 - 1 -
29 MURRAY, Mike........ - - - 1 - 4 - - -
30 RAYMOND, Ben........ - - - - - - - - 1
31 PELLO, Jeff......... - - - 1 1 - - 1 -
33 CARLSON, Adam....... - - - - - 2 - - -
41 PHINNEY, Brian...... - - - 1 1 1 - 1 -
42 SALES, John......... - - - - - 3 - - 1
Totals.............. 17 9 26 47 33 45 16-26 22 9 3/ 2:00
Middlebury
## Player MIN GA Shots Saves
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22 KRIEGER, Eric....... 50:35 3 19 11
1 PALMISANO, Alex..... 9:25 2 5 1
Legend: Sh=shots SOG-shots on goal G=goals scored A=assists Face=faceoffs T/O=turnovers
CT=caused turnover SC=stick check INT=interception BLK=blocked pass/shot DCH=drawn charge
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2004 Stevens Men's Lacrosse
Stevens vs Middlebury (May 19, 2004 at Middlebury, Vt.)
Stevens
Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB Face T/O CT Pen-Min
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G 20 CANNON, Matt........ - - - - - 4 - 1 -
M 6 GRANDE, Matt........ - - - 1 1 5 - 1 -
A 7 BENSON, Rich........ - 1 1 - - 1 - 2 -
M 10 PASCONE, Stephen.... - - - 1 - 3 - 2 -
M 24 WELLS, Jay.......... 1 - 1 2 2 5 7-18 2 -
D 27 MITCHEL, Jim........ - - - - - 1 - - -
A 28 BIELICKY, Mark...... 2 - 2 4 3 1 - 3 - 1/ 0:30
D 36 SMITH, Josh......... - - - - - - - 2 -
A 37 KUPPE, Matt......... - 2 2 4 3 2 - 3 -
D 44 SINICOLA, Chris..... - - - - - 4 - 4 1 1/ 1:00
---------- Substitutes ----------
2 SUGGS, Steven....... - - - - - 1 1-4 1 -
4 MORETON, Rob........ - - - - - - - - -
5 RICHARDS, Alex...... - - - 5 2 2 2-4 3 1 1/ 1:00
8 RECKDENWALD, Erik... 1 - 1 2 2 3 - 2 1
11 KENNEY, Kyle........ - - - - - - - - -
14 MABUNAY, Nick....... - - - - - 1 - 4 -
16 LALLI, Brian........ - - - 3 2 2 - 2 -
18 JONAT, Phil......... - - - - - - - - -
33 BAILEY, Patrick..... - - - 1 1 1 - - -
41 VAN SICKLE, Joe..... 1 - 1 1 1 - - - -
42 HAKALA, Mike........ - - - - - - - - 1
Totals.............. 5 3 8 24 17 36 10-26 32 4 3/ 2:30
Stevens
## Player MIN GA Shots Saves
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20 CANNON, Matt........ 60:00 17 47 16
Legend: Sh=shots SOG-shots on goal G=goals scored A=assists Face=faceoffs T/O=turnovers
CT=caused turnover SC=stick check INT=interception BLK=blocked pass/shot DCH=drawn charge
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2004 Stevens Men's Lacrosse
Stevens vs Middlebury (May 19, 2004 at Middlebury, Vt.)
SCORING SUMMARY:
Prd Time Team Type Goal Scorer Assists
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1. 1st 11:22 MID EVEN FOSTER, Mark LEACH, Dave
2. 1st 9:14 MID EVEN HOWE, Charley Unassisted
3. 1st 5:37 MID EVEN HOWE, Charley Unassisted
4. 1st 3:45 MID EVEN SARACENI, Mike TOBEY, Ben
5. 1st 1:33 SIT EVEN BIELICKY, Mark Unassisted
6. 1st 0:47 MID EVEN GIORDANO, Andrew Unassisted
7. 2nd 13:44 MID EVEN HOWE, Charley Unassisted
8. 2nd 11:29 MID EVEN SARACENI, Mike HERTER, Aaron
9. 2nd 10:56 MID EVEN BASTIS, Greg Unassisted
10. 2nd 6:59 MID UP HOWE, Charley GIORDANO, Andrew
11. 2nd 2:14 MID EVEN MEYER, Travis HOWE, Charley
12. 2nd 0:48 MID EVEN HOWE, Charley TOBEY, Ben
13. 3rd 14:35 SIT UP RECKDENWALD, Erik KUPPE, Matt
14. 3rd 9:44 MID EVEN FOSTER, Mark GIORDANO, Andrew
15. 3rd 5:55 MID EVEN HOWE, Charley Unassisted
16. 3rd 0:42 MID UP FOSTER, Mark SARACENI, Mike
17. 3rd 0:34 SIT EVEN BIELICKY, Mark BENSON, Rich
18. 4th 13:42 MID UP SARACENI, Mike FOSTER, Mark
19. 4th 8:36 MID EVEN HERTER, Aaron Unassisted
20. 4th 4:18 MID EVEN COVIELLO, J.P. Unassisted
21. 4th 3:50 SIT EVEN WELLS, Jay Unassisted
22. 4th 0:43 SIT UP VAN SICKLE, Joe KUPPE, Matt
PENALTY SUMMARY:
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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2nd RICHARDS, Alex SIT 1:00 SLASHING 08:06 PP
3rd O'CONNOR, Tom MID 1:00 SLASHING 14:44 PP
3rd GIORDANO, Andrew MID 0:30 PUSHING 03:02 PP
3rd BIELICKY, Mark SIT 0:30 OFFSIDE 01:01 PP
4th SINICOLA, Chris SIT 1:00 SLASHING 14:11 PP
4th TOBEY, Ben MID 0:30 OFFSIDE 01:02 PP