Balanced attack keys Colonels' win over Nor'easters

March 29, 2008 - 08:35 PM

The Nor'easters came out on the wrong side of the scoreboard despite holding a 43-32 margin in shots

Curry College breaks open a close match with five goals in the third quarter en route to a 10-5 victory

MILTON, Mass. -- The Curry College Colonels had nine different players find the scoring column in a 10-5 The Commonwealth Coast Conference men's lacrosse victory over the University of New England on Saturday afternoon.

Winners of three of their last four, the Colonels up their record to 4-3 overall while earning their first conference win (1-2) of the season. UNE (2-6, 0-3 TCCC) lost for the sixth time in its last seven starts.

Leading 4-1 at the half, Curry blanked the Nor'easters 5-0 in the third period to put the match out of reach. Rob Gardner '10 (South Quincy, Mass.) scored twice over the opening 1:33 of the frame to start the flurry.

The Nor'easters would get the offense going in the fourth quarter, scoring four times. UNE lost despite holding a 43-32 advantage in shots. The Nor'easters came up empty on all eight of their extra-man opportunities.

Paul Marchese '10 (East Longmeadow, Mass.) and Ryan Rooney '08 (Newton, Mass.) had three assists apiece for Curry. Goalie Alex MacMillan '08 (Framingham, Mass.) came up with an impressive total of 26 saves to register the win.

#Luke DiFiore# '11 (Gloucester, Mass.), #Chris McCauley# '08 (Rehoboth, Mass.) and #Matt Carr# '10 (Standish, Maine) each contributed a goal and an assist for UNE, which hosts nationally-ranked Western New England College on Tuesday (April 1) at 3:30 p.m.

(posted March 29, 2008 | 21:53 ET)