Eastern Connecticut vs. Umass-boston
May 3, 2002

| Saves | |
|---|---|
| Mark Hayes | 7 (0.778) |
| Bruce Frady | 4 (0.800) |
| Brian Zimowski | 1 (1.000) |
| Current Record | |
|---|---|
| Eastern Connecticut | 12-2 |
| go to Eastern Connecticut page | |

| Scoring | |
|---|---|
| Mike Forns | (1, 0) |
| Jay Chisholm | (0, 1) |
| Phil Pittorino | (1, 0) |
| Sean Hennigan | (1, 0) |
| Saves | |
|---|---|
| Jonny Walker | 19 (0.576) |
| Jason Gardner | 7 (0.700) |
| Current Record | |
|---|---|
| Umass-boston | 8-5 |
| go to Umass-boston page | |
| The Game Story: | |||||
| WILLIMANTIC, Conn. -- The third-seeded University of Massachusetts
Dartmouth menâ^À^Ùs lacrosse team scored eight extra-man goals on ten
opportunies
in in the first half to snap second-seeded Keene State Collegeâ^À^Ùs 11-game
winning streak, 14-7 in the semifinal round of the 2002 Little East
Conference tournament at Thomas Nevers Field Friday.
The Corsairs (9-6) advance to the championship match Saturday at 1 p.m. against top-seeded and host Eastern Connecticut State Univeristy (12-2). Defending tournament champion Eastern, ranked 17th nationally, won its 15th straight conference match over a two-year span with a 17-3 win over fourth-seeded Massachusetts Boston (8-6) in Fridayâ^À^Ùs second semifinal-round match. UMass Dartmouth, beaten 9-8 by Keene State during the regular season, capitalized on its final two extra-man opportunies in the first period, then scored on its first five of the second period to move out to an 8-2 lead five minutes before the half. Senior attack Jim Ruggeri, freshman attack Ben Bradley and sophomore attack Jeff McKeen each had two extra-man goals in that stretch. Keene scored the first goal of the fourth period to pull to within 10-6, but UMass sophomore midfielder Joe Mirisola answered with three goals in eight minutes to push the lead back to six, 13-7, with four minutes left. Eastern, which won all six of its regular-season conference matches this year, won its eighth straight match overall this year by downing the Beacons for the second time this year. Junior attack Marc DiGiovanni (WILTON) had a career-high six goals and career-high nine points for the Warriors, who got a goal or assist from 12 different players. DiGiovanniâ^À^Ùs point total is just one shy of the program match record. The three assists ties his career-high. Easterrn defeated UMass Dartmouth 20-3 when the teams met March 30 at North Dartmouth, MA. |
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