LOFTUS EARNS ACADEMIC AWARD, MOORE SCORES GAME WINNER

June 13: St. Lawrence University senior defenseman John Loftus was one of 37 players from all divisions of collegiate lacrosse named to the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Scholar All America team and senior midfielder Alex Moore scored the game winning goal in overtime in the North-South All Star game at Cortland on Saturday.

Loftus was one of 37 players who compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher and was either an All America or a member of the North-South Squad to earn his academic honors. Loftus was an honorable mention All America on defense for the Saints as a senior.

Moore had a goal and two assists in the North-South game and his goal 52 seconds into overtime capped a three-goal rally and lifted the North team to a 17-16 win over the South in the annual classic at Cortland Saturday afternoon.

LOFTUS EARNS ECAC, ALL-AMERICA HONORS

June 2: Senior defenseman John Loftus continues to earn honors for his play this season. On Thursday, Loftus was named to the 2005 ECAC Division III Upstate All-Star team. In addition, he was named to the 2005 STX-Geico All-America Honorable Mention Team by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association.

Loftus returned to the Saints line-up this spring after a year abroad. Loftus was solid on defense, earning First-Team Liberty League honors. He played in all 15 games, finishing third on the team in ground balls with 48. He also caused four turnovers. Loftus scored in the Saints 16-7 win over Union. In addition, Loftus earned Liberty League All-Academic honors.

MOORE NAMED TO NORTH-SOUTH ALL STAR GAME SQUAD

May 18: St. Lawrence University senior midfielder Alex Moore has been named one of 25 members of the 2005 North team for the STX-Geico North-South Classic to be played at Cortland on June 11.

Moore, the all-time leading scorer among Saints midfielders and a first-team Liberty League All Star, was the second leading scorer for the Saints this past season and the leading goal scorer. He finished his senior year with 32 goals and 11 assists for 43 points and had a career total of 110 goals and 42 assists for 152 points in 60 games.

Former St. Lawrence University football, wrestling and lacrosse standout Lelan Rogers, now the head coach at Cortland, will be the coach for the North squad in the all star game and he will be assisted by Potsdam College coach Rick Berkman.

SAINTS LOOK TO RETURN STRONG IN 2006

May 12: The Saints Men’s Lacrosse entered the season ranked 12 th in the nation despite a roster with 27 freshman and sophomores and just five juniors and four seniors. Regardless of their youth, the Saints made their third consecutive Liberty League post-season appearance since its inception in 2003, and posted a 9-6 overall record.

St. Lawrence faced a tough non-conference schedule this season against nationally-ranked Hartwick, Bowdoin and Cortland. The Saints opened the season with a win over the Hawks, but dropped tough games to Bowdoin and Cortland. The schedule did not get any easier once the Saints begin Liberty League play. Clarkson was the defending tournament champion, while Hamilton and RPI are traditionally strong programs. Skidmore proved to be much improved over last season as they went undefeated in league play and won the tournament on their own turf. The Saints lost a tough one-goal game to the Thoroughbreds in the regular season and then fell to them in the Liberty League semi-finals.

St. Lawrence outscored its opponents 157-111 and seven Saints posted double-digit point totals, including freshman attack Kevin Russell and senior midfielder Alex Moore who eclipsed the 40 point mark.

Seven Saints earned Liberty League end-of-season honors, including Kevin Russell, who was named the Liberty League Rookie of the Year after leading the Saints in points and assists and finishing second in goals. Seniors Alex Moore and John Loftus earned first-team honors. Sophomores Justin Demuth, Brendan Lynch and Nick Mastine were named to the second-team while sophomore Andy Centauro was named to the honorable mention team.

Among the 32 returning players next season, are four all-league honorees and the league’s Rookie of the Year. Once again the Saints will face a tough schedule, but experience will abound for the Saints in 2006.

SAINTS FALL IN SEMIFINALS IN 9-4 LOSS TO SKIDMORE

Saratoga Springs, N.Y..—Liberty League Player of the Year Tom Spinella scored three goals and James deGorter had a season-high 21 saves to lead the Skidmore College men’s lacrosse team to a 9-4 win over St. Lawrence University in the Liberty League semifinals.  The Thoroughbreds will host Rensselaer in the Liberty League championship game on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Senior captain Alex Moore opened the scoring at with 6:24 to play in the first quarter. Sophomore Brendan Lynch scored for St. Lawrence 1:11 into the second. After spotting the Saints a 2-0 lead, Spinella got Skidmore’s offense going with a goal at 9:46 of the second to make it 2-1. It was the first of nine straight Thoroughbred goals. Spinella tied it with 4:52 to play in the second and Jamie Hutson put Skidmore on top for good with 3:43 to play in the second.

Skidmore’s defense held the Saints off the board until Pete Glass scored a pair of goals in the game’s final minutes. The Thoroughbreds are ranked second nationally in scoring defense, while deGorter is ranked first with a 5.57 goals against average.

Justin Demuth had 14 saves for St. Lawrence (9-6). Skidmore (12-2) has won a school-record six straight.

RUSSELL NAMED LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

May 6: The Liberty League announced the Men's Lacrosse end of the season awards Friday morning. Seven Saints were honored, including freshman attack Kevin Russell who was named the 2005 Liberty League Rookie of the Year. Seniors Alex Moore and John Loftus earned first-team honors. Sophomores Justin Demuth, Brendan Lynch and Nick Mastine were named to the second-team while sophomore Andy Centauro was named to the honorable mention team.

Russell leads the Saints in points and assists as a rookie and is third on the team in goals. He is the first rookie to lead the team in scoring in more than four seasons. He ranks third in the league in assists per game and fifth in points per game. Russell leads all rookies in the league in points, assists and goals.

Moore, a 2003 all-american, posted his third consecutive 40+ point season in 2005. His 42 points ranks second on the team and is the second highest single season point total in his career. He leads the Saints with 31 goals and scored his 100th career goal in the Saints critical road win over Rensselaer. Moore is the Saints all-time leading scorer among midfielders. He ranks third in the league in goals per game and seventh in assists per game.

Loftus has continued to be a leader on defense for the Saints, starting in all 14 games. He is third on the team in ground balls with 44 and scored from his defensive position in the Saints win over Union in April. He is key to the Saints defense that ranks first in the league in caused turnovers, second in ground balls and fourth in goals against average.

Demuth has been solid in net for the Saints in his sophomore campaign. Playing nearly 600 minutes in net, Demuth posts a .583 save percentage with a 8.12 goals against average. He has a 6-5-0 record and has picked up 26 ground balls. In league play, he has been stellar, with a .609 save percentage and a7.41 goals against average. Against Rensselaer in a critical road win for the Saints, the Red Hawks were averaging over nine goals per game and were previously unbeaten in the league. Demuth held RPI to just five goals on 40 shots in the Saints 10-5 win.

Lynch is tied for fourth on the team in points, and second among midfielders, with 21 points. He is also fourth on the team in goals with 16. He has more than tripled his point, goal and assist totals from last season when he tallied just six points. He leads the team in game-winning goals.

Mastine has continued to be an offensive leader for the Saints. He is third on the team in points with 37 and is second in goals with 26. He is tied for second in assists with 11. Mastine ranks 8th in the league in goals per game and 10th in assists and points per game. Mastine tallied three or more points in eight of 14 games this season, including three goal efforts against Union and Vassar.

Centauro ranks tied for fourth on the team in points and second among midfielders with 21 points. His 15 goals this season is a new single season high. Centauro has stepped up his play in league competition, leading the team in points and goals in Liberty League action. In the league, he ranks 4th in goals per game and 6th in points per game in conference games.

The Saints Men's Lacrosse team will play the Skidmore Thoroughbreds in the Liberty League Semi-finals at 4:00 Friday in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The winner will face the winner of the Clarkson-Rensselaer game on Sunday in the championship match.

SAINTS TO PLAY SKIDMORE IN SEMIFINALS

May 4 : The Saints Men’s Lacrosse Team (9-5, 3-3) will play the Skidmore Thoroughbreds in the Liberty League Semi-finals on Friday, May 6 at 4:00 p.m. in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

The Saints are seed fourth in the tournament, with a 3-3 league record. With a 6-0 league record, the Thoroughbreds won their first regular-season conference title and are the No.1 seed in the tournament.

Rensselaer, the No.3 seed, will play the No.2 Clarkson Golden Knights in Potsdam on Friday afternoon. The winners will meet on Sunday in the championship game. That game will be played at the highest remaining seed.

SAINTS BEST BREWERS 12-2 IN FINAL HOME GAME

Apr. 30: The Saints Men’s Lacrosse Team (9-5, 3-3) beat the Vassar Brewers (1-12, 0-6) 12-2 in a rainy game at North Country Field Saturday afternoon. It was the final regular season for St. Lawrence as they clinched a spot in the Liberty League playoffs with the win. It was also the final game at North Country Field for four seniors, Brendan Dooley, Brian Dunn, John Loftus, and Alex Moore.

Moore led the Saints offense with four goals, followed by sophomores Andy Centauro and Nick Mastine with three each. Sophomore Willie Lapinski tallied two while sophomores Brendan Lynch and Joe Vele and freshman Ben Prime each tallied a goal. Freshman Kevin Russell had four assists and freshman R.J. Moon had one. Dooley played the first two quarters in net and made one save in the win.

Prime opened up the scoring for the Saints on a fast break with an assist from Russell at 1:32. Lapinski scored his first of the game at 2:27 to push the Saints lead to 2-0. Vito Cataldo scored for Vassar at 4:43 to trim the lead to 2-1. St. Lawrence responded with 10 unanswered goals to take a 12-1 lead before Dave Waymouth scored with just 1:00 remaining in the game to make the final score 12-2.

Mastine scored at 5:24 of the first followed by Moore at 5:42 in the second. Lynch then scored with 5:46 remaining in the half to push the lead to 5-1. Moore opened the third quarter with three goals to give St. Lawrence a 8-1 lead heading into the final quarter. Lapinski opened the scoring in the fourth with his second of the game at 3:33. Mastine followed with two goals to make it 11-1. Vele wrapped up the scoring for the Saints with 5:09 to play.

Sophomore Justin Demuth played 23:24 in relief of Dooley and made three saves and allowed no goals. Freshman Frank Maguire played the final 6:36 in the game, giving up one goal and making three saves.

The Saints are off all week as they prepare for the Liberty League playoffs. The outcomes of the Union-RPI and Clarkson-Skidmore games will determine the pairings for the semi-finals on Friday, May 6. The championship will be played on Sunday, May 8.

 

SAINTS TOP BEARS 16-9 IN RAIN

Apr. 27: Senior captain Alex Moore scored five goals to lead the Saints to a 16-9 win over the Potsdam Bears in rainy men’s lacrosse action at North Country Field Wednesday afternoon. St. Lawrence improves to 8-5 overall while the Bears fall to 6-9.

Sophomore Andy Centauro opened the scoring just one minute in with his 12 th goal of the season. The Bears then tallied three quick goals to take a 3-1 lead. Moore scored his 23 rd of the season at 7:03 in the first to cut the lead to 3-2. Potsdam answered with three goals to take a 6-2 lead. Freshman Kevin Russell scored his 19 th of the season with just 32 seconds remaining to trim the lead to 6-3. St. Lawrence opened the second quarter by reeling off seven goals to take the lead at 10-6 heading into the half. Moore tallied twice, with Russell, sophomores Brendan Lynch and Pete Glass, and freshmen Derek Hansen and Ben Prime all scoring.

Potsdam opened the second half with goals from Quinn Sweeney and Adam Wood to cut the lead to 10-8 before Moore scored his fourth of the game to push the lead back to 11-8. Harrison Rogers scored the Bears’ final goal at 4:14 in the third to cut the lead again. But that’s as close as Potsdam got, as the Saints scored five more goals to close out the game and take the 16-9 win.

The Saints will close out the regular season against Vassar at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 30 at North Country Field in Liberty League play. The Saints will clinch a spot in the Liberty League Tournament with a win over the Brewers. The Union Dutchmen’s 14-12 win over Hamilton on Wednesday, pushed the Saints into fourth place in the league.

SAINTS TOP RENSSELAER 10-5 ON THE ROAD

Apr. 23: St. Lawrence scored seven second half goals, including six straight, to take command of a close game and Justin Demuth finished with 17 saves to lead the Saints to a 10-5 win over Rensselaer in a Liberty League contest. St. Lawrence led, 3-2, at halftime and 4-3 early in the second half before rattling off six goals in a row in the third and fourth quarters. Alex Moore, who had a game-high three tallies, had one of those markers while Pete Glass got both of his goals in that span. SLU improved to 7-5 overall and 2-3 in the league. RPI, which is now 5-5 and 3-1, got two goals from junior Peter Rice and single goals from three others. Ryan Michels finished with eight saves in goal.

Kevin Russell gave the Saints a 1-0 lead with an assist from Ben Prime at 2:23 in the first quarter. PJ McComb then scored for RPI to knot the game at 5:35. St. Lawrence retook the lead with Moore’s first goal just 11 seconds later. Once again RPI tied the game with a goal from Rice with 2:28 to play in the opening quarter. Nick Mastine scored the lone goal in the second quarter to give the Saints a 3-2 lead heading into intermission.

Moore pushed the Saints lead to 4-2 at 5:33 in the third with his second of the day. Briggs Thompson then scored for RPI to trim the lead to 4-3 at 7:20. St. Lawrence then slammed home six goals to take a commanding 10-3 lead midway through the fourth. RPI scored two goals late in the final quarter to cut the lead, but only got as close as 10-5. Shawn Mayo-Pike had what proved to be the game-winning goal with 2:14 to play in the third quarter.

St. Lawrence returns home to face Potsdam on Wednesday, April 27 in non-league action, before taking on Vassar on Saturday, April 30 in the Saints final Liberty League contest of the season.

SAINTS FALL 12-4 AT CLARKSON

Apr. 20: Goaltender Joe Zebrowski with help from a solid defensive back, led to a 12-4 victory over arch-rival St. Lawrence University in Liberty League lacrosse action on a rainy Wednesday afternoon at Hantz Field. The Saints dropped their third straight and fall to 6-5 overall and 1-3 in league play. The Golden Knights improve to 6-5 overall and 3-1 in league play.

Sophomore Andy Centauro led the Saints with two goals, while sophomore Brendan Lynch and freshman Derek Hensen had one goal each.   Brian Hanlon, Jon Cathcart, and Steve Kennedy scored three goals apiece to power the Golden Knights’ offense and Zebrowski finished with 10 saves in Clarkson’s second straight win over their North Country neighbor.

Cathcart, Kennedy and Parks put Clarkson in command early giving the Golden Knights a 3-0 lead after the opening 15 minutes. Clarkson and St. Lawrence traded two goals in the second period as the Knights took a 5-2 lead into intermission.

The Knights outscored the Saints 3-0 in the third quarter and tallied their fourth unanswered goal early in the fourth quarter to hold a 9-2 advantage with 13:12 left to play.

After the Saints made it 9-3 at 10:19, Hanlon completed his hat trick with his team-high 14th goal of the season with 9:53 remaining. McKenna and Kennedy sandwiched goals around a St. Lawrence score in the final eight minutes to close out the scoring. Clarkson out shot St. Lawrence 34-22 and held a 52-29 advantage in ground balls.

Sophomore Justin Demuth started in goal for the Saints and posted nine saves while allowing eight goals through 43:04 of action. Senior Brendan Dooley played the final 16:56 for St. Lawrence and posted two stops.

St. Lawrence returns to action at Rensselaer on Saturday at 1:00 in Liberty League action.

SKIDMORE TOPS SAINTS 11-10

Apr. 16: Brendan Bellefeuille’s goal at 3:09 in the fourth led Skidmore to an 11-10 upset of the Saints Men’s Lacrosse Team in Liberty League action at North Country Field Saturday afternoon. The Saints fall to 6-4 overall and 1-2 in league play. Skidmore improves to 8-2 overall and 3-0 in league play.

Senior captain Alex Moore put the Saints on the board first at 1:12 into the game with his 17 th of the season. Matt Ward tied it for the Thoroughbreds just 27 seconds later. Skidmore then took the lead at 6:17 when Tom Spinella scored his league-leading 34 th goal of the season. Saints sophomore Pete Glass answered with a man-up goal at 7:36 to knot the score at 2-2. Sophomore Andy Centauro gave St. Lawrence a 3-2 lead with his seventh of the season at 10:42 in the opening quarter. Bellefeuille scored his first of the day with 1:35 to play in the quarter to tie the game at 3-3. Moore scored his second of the day with just six seconds remaining to give the Saints a 4-3 lead at the end of the quarter.

Skidmore responded in the second quarter with goals from Rich Palmer and John Kotsinonos to take a 5-4 lead at 7:00 in the quarter. Sophomore Ben Lynch scored at 10:05 to tie the game at 5-5. To open the third, freshman Ben Prime scored twice in just over two minutes to give the Saints a 7-5 lead. Sophomore Nick Mastine scored his team-leading 19 th goal to push the lead to 8-5 with 11:29 to play in the third quarter. Skidmore responded with three straight, including two man-up goals, to tie the game again at 8-8. Bellefeuille, Tom Spinella, and Palmer all scored for the Thoroughbreds. Centauro scored again at 8:12 to give the Saints a temporary 9-8 lead. Palmer scored for Skidmore just 37 seconds later to tie the game again. The quarter ended at a 9-9 tie.

Spinella scored for the Thoroughbreds just 1:28 into the final quarter to give his team a 10-9 lead. Freshman Kevin Russell answered with his 17 th of the season at 4:10 to knot the game again. But it was Bellefeuille who had the final tally, with just 3:09 to play that gave Skidmore the 11-10 win.

Sophomore Justin Demuth finished with a season-high 15 saves in the loss for St. Lawrence. James de Gorter finished with 15 saves in the win for Skidmore. The Saints hit the road on Wednesday, April 20 to face their North Country rival, the Clarkson Golden Knights.

CONTINENTALS EDGE SAINTS 8-7

Apr. 9: Clark Winter’s goal with 13 seconds remaining in the game gave the Hamilton Continentals an 8-7 win over the home St. Lawrence Saints in Liberty League Lacrosse action at North Country Field Saturday afternoon. The Saints fall to 6-3 overall and 1-1 in league play. Hamilton improves to 8-1 overall and 2-0 in league play.  

Jack Newton put the Continentals on the board first at 4:44 in the first quarter. Rob Kopp knotted the score at 1-1 for the Saints with just 2:34 to play in the opening quarter. The half remained scoreless and the teams headed into halftime at a 1-1 tie.

 In the second half, the Saints got on the board first, when Andy Centauro scored to put St. Lawrence up 2-1 at 1:26. Hamilton came right back when Mike Daley scored at 2:15 in to the third. Kevin Russell pushed the Saints on top again at 8:04, but once again Hamilton answered. This time, it was Clark, with his first of the day at 10:58 in the quarter. The Saints scored twice to open the fourth, with goals from Derek Hansen and Centauro to take a 5-3 lead with 13:28 remaining in the game. Hamilton responded with four goals to take a 7-5 lead. Winter scored twice, with Jim Henry and Travis Modic also tallying for the Continentals. Modic’s goal came with just 1:59 remaining in the game. 

Centauro scored his third of the game with 1:16 to play to trim Hamilton’s lead to 7-6. Captain Alex Moore tied it up for the Saints with just 52 to play. But the Continentals responded as Clark scored with just 13 seconds to play to give Hamilton the win.

Justin Demuth finished with nine saves in the loss for the Saints. Ethan Shoemaker posted four saves in the win for Hamilton.

PRIME NAMED LIBERTY LEAGUE CO-ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Apr. 4: Freshman Ben Prime was honored by the Liberty League Monday afternoon. The rookie from Hingham, Mass. was named the league's Co-Rookie of the Week.

Prime had his best offensive week for the Saints this season as he scored 3 goals and added 2 assists in wins over Plattsburgh and Union this week. He scored a career-high two goals against the Cardinals and then had a career-high three points (1g, 2a) against the Dutchmen.

SAINTS BEST UNION 16-7 IN LEAGUE OPENER

Apr. 2: St. Lawrence (6-2, 1-0) opened Liberty League play with a 16-7 win over Union (4-5, 0-1) at Frank Bailey Field in men's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon. The Saints outshot 46-24 the Dutchmen, including an 18-4 advantage in the first quarter when the Saints opened up a 5-1 lead. Senior captain Alex Moore and sophomore Nick Mastine led the Saints with three goals each.

Moore gave his team a 3-0 lead with the first three strikes of the game. Trailing by five, Bill Condon got Union on the board with 3:03 left in the first quarter. In the second quarter the Saints reeled off three straight, capped off by a Brendan Lynch goal with 8:41 to play. Mike Sparcio gave the Dutchmen their second goal 26 seconds later on the man advantage to make it 8-2 off a feed from Pete Gross, who finished with three helpers on the day. Sparcio added another man-up goal with 1:14 left to play in the third.

Condon closed out the scoring with 3:46 left in the game following a goal by teammate Dan Myerow. Sophomore Justin Demuth stopped three shots to pick up the win for St. Lawrence. He was replaced by senior Brendan Dooley, who also made three saves, to start the fourth quarter. Goaltender Rob Oram finished with nine saves before being replaced in the second by Will Tamm who made eight.

St. Lawrence returns home to face Hamilton in Liberty League play at North Country Field on Saturday, April 9 at 1:00 p.m.

TWO SAINTS NAMED TO ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

Mar. 29: Two Saints Men’s Lacrosse Student-Athletes were named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team. To be eligible, student-athletes must be atleast a sophomore and post a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.

Shawn Mayo-Pike, a junior from Delmar, N.Y., is majoring Government and History. Senior John Loftus, from Loudonville, N.H., is a Religion major at St. Lawrence.

MASTINE’S FIVE GOALS LEADS SAINTS PAST CARDINALS 14-6

Mar. 29: Sophomore Nick Mastine scored five goals to lead the Saints Men’s Lacrosse team (5-2) to a 14-6 win over Plattsburgh State (2-2) on Tuesday afternoon in non-conference action in Plattsburgh , N.Y.

Bill Schmitt scored the first goal of the game with under two minutes gone in the contest to give Plattsburgh the early lead but freshman Robb Kopp scored just 38 seconds later to knot the score in the first at 1-1. St. Lawrence then scored four unanswered to take a 5-1 lead with goals from sophomore Brendan Lynch and Mastine. Schmitt scored twice in the second to make it a 5-3 game with eight minutes left in the first half. Lynch and senior captain Alex Moore scored with 1:29 remaining in the half to push the Saints lead to 7-3 heading into intermission.

The teams exchanged goals to start the second half as the Saints maintained a 9-5 lead. The Saints were whistled for unsportsmanlike conduct and were a man down for two minutes in an unreleasable situation with 4:45 left in the third. Over the next two minutes, freshman Derek Hansen and Mastine scored man-down goals and Plattsburgh managed just one shot on goal as St. Lawrence took a commanding 11-5 lead. Mastine scored his fifth of the game with just 40 seconds to play in the third, pushing the Saints lead to 11-6. Freshman Ben Prime and Hansen scored in the fourth, sandwiching a goal from Plattsburgh ’s Jordan Thompson.

Sophomore Brendan Dooley posted eight saves in net for the Saints. Billy Hughes made 19 saves for Plattsburgh as St. Lawrence held a 34-14 shots on goal advantage. The Saints return to action on Saturday, April 2 as they open their Liberty League schedule at Union .

RUSSELL NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK

March 28: Kevin Russell was honored by the Liberty League Monday afternoon. The freshman attackman was named the league's Rookie of the Week.

Scored five goals and assisted on a sixth in an 11-5 win at Oswego. Kevin has 12 goals and 12 assists in his first six collegiate games. The five-goal game was the second of his rookie season.

RUSSELL SCORES FIVE AS SAINTS BEAT OSWEGO 11-5

March 23: Freshman attackman Kevin Russell scored five goals and set up a sixth to lead the Saint men’s lacrosse team to a 11-5 win at Oswego Wednesday afternoon.

The Saints, now 4-2 and ranked 14 th nationally, raced to a 7-2 halftime lead and were never threatened in picking up the win. Justin Demuth made nine saves to pick up the win for the Saints in goal.

Senior middle Alex Moore had two goals and two assists, sophomore attackman Nick Mastine and freshman attackman Ben Prime each had a goal and two assists and sophomore middies Andy Centauro and Brendan Lynch had the other Saint goals.

Steve Tronovitch had a goal and an assist to lead Oswego while goaltender Al Simeone had 13 saves as the Lakers fell to 1-2 on the season.

The Saints will play at Plattsburgh on March 29 in their next outing.

SAINTS 3-2 ON FLORIDA TRIP

Mar. 18: In their loss against Bowdoin 11-6, sophomore Nick Mastine led the scoring for the Saints Lacrosse Team with Justin Demuth posting eleven saves.

With a 5-2 half-time leading score by Bowdoin the Saints were not able to rally back as they scored one and two goals in the thrid and fourth quarters.

Kevin Russell had three assists, Brendan Lynch added to his scoring with one goal and one assist and Alex Moore scored two goals. The Saints will return home to continue action on March 23, 2005.

SAINTS IMPROVE TO 3-1 WITH 12-6 WIN IN FLORIDA

Mar. 16: Freshman Kevin Russell led the No.14 St. Lawrence Men’s Lacrosse Team (3-1) with five goals in the Saints 12-6 win over New England College on Tuesday afternoon. Sophomore goaltender Justin Demuth posted eight saves for the win.

The Saints led 5-2 at halftime and extended their lead to 8-2 after three quarters. New England College battled back in the fourth quarter, scoring three goals to the Saints four. Junior Evan Robbins scored three goals for St. Lawrence, while senior captain Alex Moore added two more. Sophomore Nick Mastine chipped in three assists, while sophomore Andy Centauro, and freshmen Ben Prime, and Derek Hansen all added assists.

Nick Mayo scored three of New England College’s six goals on the day. The Saints return to action on Thursday, March 17 against Bowdoin.

SAINTS FALL 11-7 TO NO.5 CORTLAND