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BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (March 16, 2013) – The Men's Lacrosse team lost to LIU Post this afternoon, 7-5, in their East Coast Conference opener.
The game was the first ever meeting between the two programs and the first ever conference match-up for Roberts Wesleyan.
Sean Cone scored the game's first goal at 12:11 mark in the first period to give the visiting Redhawks a 1-0 lead before the Pioneers scored the next four goals before
Brett Capps netted his first of two goals to make it a 4-2 game early in the third period.
Later in the third, the Redhawks got to within one goal after
Tyler Kleehammer and
Brett Capps scored to make it a 5-4 game.
LIU Post then scored two goals in the fourth period to extend the lead to 7-4 with goals from Octovio Bernabo and Matty Beccaris.
Freshman
Dom Cianfarano then scored to make it 7-5 with 7:30 remaining, but the Pioneers were able to make their two-goal lead stand the rest of the way.
In goal,
Matt Hamilton set a new program record after making 18 saves for the Redhawks as he faced a total of 43 shots.
The loss drops Roberts Wesleyan to 3-4 on the season and 0-1 in the ECC.
The team is off until next Saturday when they travel to Philadelphia to face conference opponent Chestnut Hill College for a 3:30pm game.
