Fairfield vs. Air Force
March 23, 2005

| Scoring | |
|---|---|
| Kyle Herman | (4, 1) |
| Josh Thornton | (1, 2) |
| Travis Nelson | (3, 0) |
| Michael Bocklet | (0, 2) |
| Matt Castele | (2, 0) |
| Greg Downing | (0, 1) |
| Brendan Finnerty | (0, 1) |
| Saves | |
|---|---|
| Michael Kruger | 10 (0.526) |
| Current Record | |
|---|---|
| Fairfield | 4-2 |
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| Scoring | |
|---|---|
| Kevin Crumrine | (3, 0) |
| Conrad Lochocki | (3, 0) |
| Will Meister | (0, 3) |
| Justin Kuchta | (2, 0) |
| Max Miller | (0, 1) |
| Dj Benzing | (0, 1) |
| Timothy Hade | (1, 0) |
| Saves | |
|---|---|
| Justin Pavoni | 7 (0.412) |
| Current Record | |
|---|---|
| Air Force | 2-3 |
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| The Game Story: | |||||
| FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Freshman Travis Nelson (Oswego, N.Y.) converted a man-up opportunity off a pass from sophomore Michael Bocklet (Katonah, N.Y.) with just over one minute to play to give the Fairfield University men~Rs lacrosse team a 10-9 victory in their conference opener against Air Force on Wednesday afternoon. With the win, the Stags improve to 4-2 overall and 1-0 in the Great Western Lacrosse League while the Falcons fall to 2-3 overall and 0-1 in the league. Nelson also opened the game by scoring off a pass from junior Kyle Herman (Northport, N.Y.) but Air Force responded with back-to-back goals to take the early 2-1 lead with 7:58 to play in the first period. Fairfield dominated the next 13 minutes of the game, racking up five unanswered goals, four of which came from Herman, to give the Stags a commanding 6-2 lead with 8:44 to go before half time. The Falcons responded with a 5-1 scoring run of their own, with Fairfield~Rs lone goal coming from Matt Castele, to even the game at seven apiece with 3:40 to play in the third period. Junior Josh Thornton (St. Charles, Mo.) broke the tie with an unassisted goal at 1:51 and the Stags took the slight 8-7 advantage into the fourth period. Fairfield struck first in the fourth stanza as Castele took a pass from Bocklet and put the Stags up 9-7. The Falcons answered with two goals to knot the game at 9-9 with 3:02 to play but a thirty-second penalty on Air Force with 1:29 remaining set up Nelson~Rs game-winner at the 1:05 mark. Herman led Fairfield with four goals and one assist while Nelson tallied three goals on the day. Kevin Crumrine and Conrad Lochocki who scored three goals apiece led the Falcons. In goal, Michael Kruger (Ellicott City, Md.) made 10 saves while Justin Pavoni stopped seven. Fairfield held the advantage in shots, 40-31, and ground balls 34-21. The Stags also dominated face-offs as sophomore Charles Keinath (Melville, N.Y.) won 17 of 22 attempts. The Stags are back in action on Sat., March 26 as they travel to University Park, Pa., to take on Penn State on Jeffrey Field at 1 p.m. |
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