UMBC Pulls Away in Final Quarter to Down UAlbany; Final Home Game for Eleven Seniors

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No. 1 Syracuse Looks Powerful in 18-13 Win Over UAlbany in Battle of National Top-20 Teams

Syracuse, N.Y. - Tim Desko and Tommy Palasek each had four goals and one assist in leading Syracuse, the nation's top-ranked team, to a 18-13 victory over UAlbany on Tuesday, March 15 at the Carrier Dome. The unbeaten Orange are No. 1 in both the USILA and Nike/Inside Lacrosse Polls.
     Syracuse (5-0) led 6-3 in the second quarter, but then broke the game open with three unanswered over a span of less than two minutes. Defenseman Thomas Guadagnolo converted a shot into the right side after Collin Donahue took Jeremy Thompson's behind-the-back pass and found the long-pole defender at the top of the zone. Tim Harder, a defensive midfielder, scored off Joel White's feed following a UAlbany turnover in the offensive end. JoJo Marasco sent a blast into the top right corner with 31 seconds left before the intermission.
     The Orange built a 4-1 advantage after the opening quarter when Desko found the cage with an underhanded shot from in front of the crease and While scored in transition after goalkeeper John Galloway's save. The Great Danes stayed three down in the second stanza as Ty Thompson connected from left of the crease and Joe Resetarits rolled around an SU defender for an unassisted tally.
     UAlbany (3-2) appeared to start an uprising early in the third quarter when Matt Johnson scored back-to-back goals, including finishing off a drive from the right side that closed the gap to 10-5. Johnson had possession again in the SU zone, but White caused a turnover with a big hit. The Orange regained control from that point forward by scoring three straight times. Josh Amidon sent a sidearm blast into the net, before Stephen Keogh made a bounce shot from in close. Desko hit the lower left corner from the right in a man-advantage situation for an eight-goal margin.
     The Great Danes, who are ranked No. 14 in the current polls after defeating a pair of top-20 teams last week, put together a six-goal final period to make things interesting. Thompson netted his third goal of the game and Jack Reynolds scored once and assisted on another in the quarter. SU's Palasek, a Johns Hopkins transfer, scored twice in the final 15 minutes to hold off any comeback.
     "Syracuse in another level up than every team in the country," said UAlbany coach Scott Marr, whose squad played without its entire starting midfield due to injuries. "They have a senior class with two national championship rings and they are playing with confidence. We will not play another team on our schedule that is as good."
     Syracuse's Jeremy Thompson added two goals and two assists. The Orange, who are a unanimous choice to win the Big East Conference championship, are off to their best start since 2000. Matt Mackenzie and Resetarits each scored twice for the Great Danes, who were facing the nation's No. 1 team for the eighth time in the program's history.
     "We brought a real young team to the Carrier Dome tonight," explained Johnson, UAlbany's senior midfielder. "We weren't happy with how we played in the first half and we know we have to play hard from the first whistle."

Paw Prints:  UAlbany met the nation's No. 1 team for the first time since April 18, 2008 ... the Great Danes fell to Syracuse, the top-ranked team in the USILA poll at the time, by a 10-5 score ... Ty Thompson tied a career-high with three goals ... Matt Mackenzie had a career-best two goals ... Joe Resetarits extended his point-scoring streak to 24 consecutive games ... UAlbany's first midfield line of Brian Caufield, Rocky Bonitatibus and Derek Kreuzer did not play due to injury ... defenseman Scott Raffensperger scored his first goal as a collegian in the first quarter ... Syracuse has won all nine meetings in the series, including a 2004 NCAA first-round game.
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#1 Syracuse 18, #14 UAlbany 13
     UAlbany - Scoring: Ty Thompson 3-0, Joe Resetarits 2-0, Matt Johnson 2-0, Matt Mackenzie 2-0, Miles Thompson 1-1, Jack Reynolds 1-1, Artie Marrapese 1-0, Scott Raffensperger 1-0, Jimmy Haugen 0-1; Goalkeeper(s): Edmund Cathers (41:48, 11 saves, 15 GA), John Carroll (18:12, 3 saves 3 GA).
     Syracuse - Scoring: Tim Desko 4-1, Tommy Palasek 4-1, Jeremy Thompson 2-2, Josh Amidon 1-1, Joel White 1-1, JoJo Marasco 1-1, Stephen Keogh 1-1, Tim Harder 1-0, Scott Loy 1-0, Thomas Guadagnolo 1-0, Jeff Gilbert 1-0, Collin Donahue 0-2, Jovan Miller 0-1; Goalkeeper(s): John Galloway (45:00, 3 saves, 7 GA), Matthew Lerman (10:48, 3 saves, 3 GA), Ben Levy (4:12, 1 saves, 3 GA).

#1 Syracuse 18, #14 UAlbany 13 (Mar 15, 2011, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y.)
 

Lacrosse Box Score

 
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2011 Men's Lacrosse
#14 Albany vs #1 Syracuse (Mar 15, 2011 at Syracuse, N.Y.)

 Summary 
Albany (3-2) vs. Syracuse (5-0)
Date: Mar 15, 2011  Attendance: 3112
Weather:
SCORE BY PERIOD   Total 
Albany  13 
Syracuse  18 

Albany SCORING: GOALS: Ty Thompson 3; Joe Resetarits 2; Matt Johnson 2; Matt Mackenzie 2; Miles Thompson 1; Jack Reynolds 1; Artie Marrapese 1; Scott Raffensperger 1. ASSISTS: Jimmy Haugen 1; Jack Reynolds 1; Miles Thompson 1.

Syracuse SCORING: GOALS: DESKO, Tim 4; PALASEK, Tommy 4; THOMPSON, Jeremy 2; MARASCO, JoJo 1; KEOGH, Stephen 1; AMIDON, Josh 1; WHITE, Joel 1; LOY, Scott 1; HARDER, Tim 1; GILBERT, Jeff 1; GUADAGNOLO, Thomas 1. ASSISTS: DONAHUE, Collin 2; THOMPSON, Jeremy 2; AMIDON, Josh 1; DESKO, Tim 1; KEOGH, Stephen 1; MARASCO, JoJo 1; MILLER, Jovan 1; PALASEK, Tommy 1; WHITE, Joel 1.

Penalties - Albany 4/3:00; Syracuse 0/0:00.

Officials: David Pinciaro; Jeff Thibodeau; Curtis Lingenfelter. Scorer: Whitney Dixon.


 Syracuse  
Pos ## Player G A Sh GB TO CT Faceoff Penalties
GK   15  GALLOWAY, John   0-0 
A   21  DESKO, Tim   0-0 
A   22  MARASCO, JoJo   0-0 
A   28  KEOGH, Stephen   0-0 
M   4   THOMPSON, Jeremy   11-15 
M   9   AMIDON, Josh   0-0 
M   23  MILLER, Jovan   0-0 
D   10  MEGILL, Brian   0-0 
D   40  LADE, John   0-0 
D   42  GUADAGNOLO, Thomas   0-0 
  1   DADDIO, Chris   1-8 
  2   GILBERT, Jeff   0-0 
  3   WARD, Billy   0-0 
  5   FAZIO, Joe   0-0 
  6   MOORE, Joe   0-0 
  7   MALTZ, Derek   0-0 
  11  WHITE, Joel   0-0 
  14  PALASEK, Tommy   0-0 
  16  BARBER, Ryan   0-0 
  17  DONAHUE, Collin   0-0 
  18  LERMAN, Matthew   0-0 
  19  DREW, Kevin   0-0 
  20  GIOCONDI, Alex   0-0 
  24  IANZITO, Steve   0-0 
  25  BRATEK, Jake   0-0 
  26  PAGLI, Christian   0-0 
  27  COLEMAN, Pete   0-0 
  29  CARPENTIERI, Stefan   0-0 
  30  EILERS, Bobby   0-0 
  31  HAMLIN, David   0-0 
  32  HARDER, Tim   1-1 
  33  LOY, Scott   0-0 
  37  JENKINS, Drew   0-0 
  38  KNIGHT, Josh   1-3 
  39  FITZGERALD, John   0-0 
  41  POWDERLY, Pat   0-0 
  44  HARRIS, Matt   0-0 
  45  CAREY, Kyle   1-1 
  46  BUHR, Ricky   2-6 
  47  MYERS, Gairet   0-0 
  48  LEVY, Ben   0-0 
  TM  TEAM   0-0 
    Totals.........  18  11  46  37  11  17-34 
## Goalie Minutes GA Dec 1 2 3 4 Saves
15  GALLOWAY, John   45:00 
18  LERMAN, Matthew   10:48   
48  LEVY, Ben   04:12   

 Albany  
Pos ## Player G A Sh GB TO CT Faceoff Penalties
GK   1   Edmund Cathers   0-0 
A   2   Miles Thompson   0-0 
A   3   Ty Thompson   0-0 
A   5   Joe Resetarits   10  0-0 
M   18  Artie Marrapese   0-0 
M   20  Ryan Feuerstein   0-0 
M   39  Matt Johnson   0-0 
D   44  Travis Lyons   0-0 
D   35  Jack Nickla   0-0 
D   45  Mike Banks   0-0 
  4   Daley Baker   0-0 
  9   Jack Reynolds   0-0 
  11  Matt Mackenzie   0-0  2-1:00  
  12  Jimmy Haugen   0-0 
  19  Dwayne Stewart   0-0 
  21  Eric Sanders   0-0 
  24  Matt Novosel   0-0 
  25  Mike Woods   0-0  1-1:00  
  26  Keith Olson   17-34 
  27  Scott Raffensperger   0-0 
  29  Mike Finnegan   0-0 
  30  Kyle Crotty   0-0  1-1:00  
  31  John Carroll   0-0 
  40  Cody Futia   0-0 
  TM  TEAM   0-0 
    Totals.........  13  32  21  19  17-34  4-3:00  
## Goalie Minutes GA Dec 1 2 3 4 Saves
1   Edmund Cathers   41:48  15  11 
31  John Carroll   18:12   

 Stats by period 
SHOTS BY PERIOD   Total 
Albany  14  32 
Syracuse  10  15  14  46 
SAVES BY PERIOD   Total 
Albany  14 
Syracuse 
GROUND BALLS BY PRD   Total 
Albany  21 
Syracuse  10  12  37 
TURNOVERS BY PRD   Total 
Albany  19 
Syracuse  11 
FACE-OFFS BY PRD   Total 
Albany  3-6  5-8  5-11  4-9  17-34 
Syracuse  3-6  3-8  6-11  5-9  17-34 
CLEARS BY PERIOD   Total 
Albany  5-6  3-4  3-7  5-6  16-23 
Syracuse  7-7  6-6  8-8  3-4  24-25 
EXTRA-MAN OPPS   Total 
Albany  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Syracuse  0-1  1-1  1-2  0-0  2-4 


 Scoring Summary 
Prd  Time  Team  Type  Goal Scorer  Assists  H-V 
1.  1st  14:44  SU   EVEN  THOMPSON, Jeremy  AMIDON, Josh  1-0 
2.    4:11  SU   EVEN  DESKO, Tim  MILLER, Jovan  2-0 
3.    2:18  ALBANY   EVEN  Scott Raffensperger  Unassisted  2-1 
4.    2:08  SU   EVEN  DESKO, Tim  THOMPSON, Jeremy  3-1 
5.    0:04  SU   EVEN  WHITE, Joel  Unassisted  4-1 
6.  2nd  12:06  ALBANY   EVEN  Ty Thompson  Miles Thompson  4-2 
7.    9:26  SU   UP   GILBERT, Jeff  THOMPSON, Jeremy  5-2 
8.    6:18  SU   EVEN  PALASEK, Tommy  Unassisted  6-2 
9.    3:20  ALBANY   EVEN  Joe Resetarits  Unassisted  6-3 
10.    2:21  SU   EVEN  GUADAGNOLO, Thomas  DONAHUE, Collin  7-3 
11.    1:18  SU   EVEN  HARDER, Tim  WHITE, Joel  8-3 
12.    0:31  SU   EVEN  MARASCO, JoJo  PALASEK, Tommy  9-3 
13.  3rd  14:44  SU   EVEN  THOMPSON, Jeremy  Unassisted  10-3 
14.    14:24  ALBANY   EVEN  Matt Johnson  Unassisted  10-4 
15.    13:49  ALBANY   EVEN  Matt Johnson  Unassisted  10-5 
16.    12:17  SU   EVEN  AMIDON, Josh  DESKO, Tim  11-5 
17.    10:50  SU   EVEN  KEOGH, Stephen  Unassisted  12-5 
18.    8:20  SU   UP   DESKO, Tim  MARASCO, JoJo  13-5 
19.    5:39  ALBANY   EVEN  Matt Mackenzie  Unassisted  13-6 
20.    4:39  SU   EVEN  DESKO, Tim  KEOGH, Stephen  14-6 
21.    3:12  SU   EVEN  PALASEK, Tommy  Unassisted  15-6 
22.    1:36  ALBANY   EVEN  Miles Thompson  Unassisted  15-7 
23.  4th  13:43  ALBANY   EVEN  Ty Thompson  Unassisted  15-8 
24.    12:02  SU   EVEN  PALASEK, Tommy  DONAHUE, Collin  16-8 
25.    9:46  SU   EVEN  PALASEK, Tommy  Unassisted  17-8 
26.    9:06  ALBANY   EVEN  Joe Resetarits  Unassisted  17-9 
27.    7:53  SU   EVEN  LOY, Scott  Unassisted  18-9 
28.    4:39  ALBANY   EVEN  Matt Mackenzie  Unassisted  18-10 
29.    2:21  ALBANY   EVEN  Artie Marrapese  Jimmy Haugen  18-11 
30.    1:53  ALBANY   EVEN  Ty Thompson  Jack Reynolds  18-12 
31.    1:20  ALBANY   EVEN  Jack Reynolds  Unassisted  18-13 

 Penalty Summary 
Prd  Time  Team  ##  Player  Min  PP  Offense 
1st  09:24  ALBANY   11  Matt Mackenzie   0:30  PUSHING 
2nd  09:41  ALBANY   25  Mike Woods   1:00  UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS 
3rd  08:44  ALBANY   11  Matt Mackenzie   0:30  HOLDING 
  03:12  ALBANY   30  Kyle Crotty   1:00  UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS 

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Players Mentioned

Daley Baker

#4 Daley Baker

M
5' 11"
Junior
Mike Banks

#45 Mike Banks

D
6' 3"
Senior
Rocky Bonitatibus

#10 Rocky Bonitatibus

M
5' 9"
Junior
John Carroll

#31 John Carroll

GK
5' 9"
Junior
Edmund Cathers

#1 Edmund Cathers

GK
5' 9"
Freshman
Brian Caufield

#28 Brian Caufield

M
6' 4"
Senior
Kyle Crotty

#30 Kyle Crotty

M
6' 1"
Senior
Ryan Feuerstein

#20 Ryan Feuerstein

M
5' 10"
Freshman
Mike Finnegan

#29 Mike Finnegan

M
6' 3"
Senior
Cody Futia

#40 Cody Futia

D
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Daley Baker

#4 Daley Baker

5' 11"
Junior
M
Mike Banks

#45 Mike Banks

6' 3"
Senior
D
Rocky Bonitatibus

#10 Rocky Bonitatibus

5' 9"
Junior
M
John Carroll

#31 John Carroll

5' 9"
Junior
GK
Edmund Cathers

#1 Edmund Cathers

5' 9"
Freshman
GK
Brian Caufield

#28 Brian Caufield

6' 4"
Senior
M
Kyle Crotty

#30 Kyle Crotty

6' 1"
Senior
M
Ryan Feuerstein

#20 Ryan Feuerstein

5' 10"
Freshman
M
Mike Finnegan

#29 Mike Finnegan

6' 3"
Senior
M
Cody Futia

#40 Cody Futia

6' 1"
Freshman
D