Men's Lacrosse

May 2, 2008

Dolphins Dash Championship Hopes For Men's Lacrosse


SYRACUSE, N.Y.- In a game the Saint Michael's College men's lacrosse team (8-7, 6-4 NE-10) was out-shot 61-16 by Le Moyne College (14-0, 10-0 NE-10), eight Dolphins registered a goal for a team that has garnered the top spot for 11 straight weeks in the USILA Division II Coaches Poll. Saint Michael's would fall in the end, 16-5, despite 16 saves from senior captain Jeff Hannon (Wilbraham, Mass./Wilbraham) as he closed out his career as the winningest goalkeeper in program history at 32-25 after four winning seasons between the pipes.

Leading the Saint Michael's offense was sophomore Nate Noble (Burlington, Vt./Burlington), scoring a pair of back-to-back, unassisted goals to trim the Dolphins lead to 6-3. Classmate Charlie Niznansky (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Ludlowe), junior Peter Pikulski (Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire) and senior Greg Lazarus (Evanston, Ill./Evanston) each tallied a goal as well for Saint Michael's. For Lazarus, it was his 109th career goal, tying the program record set by Rick Saba '92.

With a 34-26 record under fifth-year head coach Paul Schimoler, the Class of 2008 leaves Saint Michael's with four consecutive winning seasons, the best in program history since 1985-1989 under coaches Jeff Culkin and Mike McColgan.

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