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D2: The Undefeateds
May 26, 2004
Le Moyne looks to remain undefeated
in title game against Limestone.
D-II Finals Are Set
Le Moyne 7, NYIT 5
Sophomore goalkeeper Jared Corcoran (Concord, N.H./Concord)
made 15 saves, including 10 in the second half as No.
1 Le Moyne advanced to its first NCAA Championship game
in school history with a 7-5 win over New York Institute
of Technology at Le Moyne's Thomas J. Niland Athletic
Complex. The Dolphins (15-0) advance to play co-No.1
Limestone (15-0) in the NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse
Championship on May 30 at 3 p.m.
N.Y. Tech controlled the opening faceoff and Tom Zummo
(Islip, N.Y.) converted an unassisted goal 34 seconds
into the contest, but Le Moyne stifled the Bears' offense
over the next 38 minutes. Junior midfielder Kyle Reichel
(East Syracuse, N.Y./East Syracuse-Minoa) and junior
attack Brandon Spillett (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool)
scored goals over a span of 51 seconds to put the Dolphins
up 2-1 in the first quarter. (Le Moyne Athletics)
Limestone 14, Mercyhurst 12
The Limestone Saints built a big lead then had to hold
on to edge Mercyhurst 14-12 Saturday, May 22, in a Division
II semifinal game played in Gaffney, South Carolina.
Limestone (15-1) will meet co-#1 Le Moyne (15-0) for
the national championship next Sunday, May 30, at M&T
Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Saints opened a 5-3 lead after a quarter and stretched
the advantage to 8-3 at halftime. The Lakers battled
back in the second half and, with under five minutes
to play in regulation, had cut the Saints' lead to 11-10.
But Limestone held on, outscoring Mercyhurst 3-2 down
the stretch. (Mercyhurst Athletics)
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