Connecticut College Breaks Even In Lacrosse

The Connecticut College lacrosse teams played hundreds of miles apart on Wednesday and proved that the home field advantage isn't always there. The following information was provided by William Tomasian, sports information director at Connecticut College.

Women's Lacrosse: Conn College 13, Brockport State 11

Hope Barone (North Kingstown, R.I.) exploded with six goals to lead the Connecticut College women's lacrosse team to a 13-11 victory against SUNY-Brockport in the third place game of the Spring Fling Florida Classic in West Palm Beach.

The Camels improve to 1-2 with the triumph, while the Golden Eagles fall to 0-2.

Sophomores Brianna Miller (Sudbury, Mass.), Cameron Flaherty (Hingham, Mass.) and Libby Nichols (Baltimore, Md.) all contributed with two goals in the triumph.

Senior Abby Hill (Stoneham, Mass.) added a goal and an assist for the winning side.

Rookie net-minder Caitlin Cataldo (Milford, Conn.) notched her first collegiate win, turning back 14 Brockport shots in the cage.

Barone sparked the Camels on their run, shredding the nets with her fourth goal of the half to force the game's third tie at 4-4 with 1:31 remaining. Miller was able to beat the horn with a score that propelled the Camels out to a 6-4 advantage at the intermission.

In the second stanza, the Camels kept the pressure on with a balanced scoring attack. Hill assisted Barone on her sixth marker with 8:45 remaining that capped the 9-to-2 run and put the Camels in the driver's seat with a commanding 13-6 advantage.

Connecticut College was able to hold on for the 13-11 win.

Sophomore Sarah Brown (Syracuse, N.Y.) scored three goals and assisted on two others in the loss for Brockport. Stephanie Toomey (East Rochester, N.Y) registered a hat-trick with three goals in the loss.

Senior net-minder Jamie Kaminsky (Oakdale, N.Y.) made 12 saves in the setback for the Golden Eagles.

The Camels will take on St. Lawrence University this Friday at 11:00 a.m. in West Palm Beach.

SUNY-Brockport will visit the University of Rochester Tuesday afternoon for a 4:00 p.m. game.

Men's Lacrosse: Clarkson 12, Conn College 9

Clarkson University built an early 4-0 first quarter lead and went on to defeat Connecticut College 12-9 in a non-conference game played on the Artificial Turf at Silfen Field Wednesday.

The Golden Knights improve to 3-1 with the triumph, while the Camels fall to 1-2 with the setback.

Junior midfielder Matt Cyr (Cheshire, Conn.) scored four goals to lead the visitors to the win. Mitch Collins (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) and Brendon Shearin (Goffstown, N.H.) both scored twice for the Golden Knights.

Sophomore net-minder Ryan Cole (Orchard Park, N.Y.) stopped 15 shots in the cage for the winning side.

Connecticut College senior Ryan Hayes (Darien, Conn.) scored three goals and assisted on two others in a five point day. Stephen Eicher (Northport, N.Y.) chipped in with two scores for the Camels. Sophomore Andrew Berry (Moorestown, N.J.) added a goal and an assist.

Junior midfielder Chuck Czerkawski (Cohasset, Mass.) corralled a team-high seven ground balls and was 11-for-20 in face-off situations. Dan Gallagher (Wayne, Pa.) was a perfect 4-for-4 on face-offs in the fourth quarter of action.

Collins staked the visitors to a 4-0 lead with his goal at the 3:01 mark of the opening quarter and the visitors carried a 5-1 lead after one.

The Golden Knights extended their lead to 6-1 when Tyler Long (Liverpool, N.Y.) scored with 13:33 remaining. However, the Camel responded by scoring three of the last four goals of the half. Hayes scored twice and then assisted Tyler Corcoran (Simsbury, Conn.) for a goal with 29 seconds left and Clarkson's lead was trimmed to 7-4 at the break.

But the visitors cashed in on two extra man opportunities in the third to take a commanding 11-5 lead after three.

The Camels ended the game with a 4-0 scoring spurt of their own but it was not enough and the Golden Knights were able to hold on for the 12-9 victory.

Both teams will return to action this Saturday. The Camels will visit Amherst College for a 1:00 p.m. game, while Clarkson returns home to host RIT in Potsdam, N.Y. for a 1:00 p.m. tilt.