Riverdale, NY (April 27, 2004) - The Manhattan College men's lacrosse team in their last home game of the season downed MAAC member Wagner, 13-3. With the victory Manhattan clinches a spot in the MAAC Championships held in Buffalo, NY starting on Friday, May 7. The Jaspers improve to 7-5 overall and 5-2 in the MAAC. Manhattan had six players recording three points or more.
At the 11:22 mark, freshman Christian Schaefers started off the scoring with a goal, assisted by junior
Justin Otto. Sophomore
Pat Farrelly netted the next goal making the score, 2-0. The Jaspers would score four more goals, ending the quarter ahead 6-0.
Jeremy Marrano with 9:14 remaining in the second quarter tallied his second goal of the game giving Manhattan the 7-0 lead. Wagner ended their scoring drought with a goal at the 7:30 mark by Kevin Zulauf. Manhattan bounced back with two goals by
Greg Lewis and
Eugene Tanner, making the score 9-1. The Seahawks responded recording two goals, making the score 9-3. With 10 seconds left to go in the quarter freshman
Brian Murray netted his lone goal of the day, making the score 10-3
Greg Lewis recorded both goals for Manhattan in the third quarter, putting the Jaspers ahead 12-3.
With 5:54 remaining in the game, Schaefers netted the Jaspers final goal, giving Manhattan the 13-3 victory.
Freshman
Brian Murray (1 goal, 4 assists) and junior
Eugene Tanner (1 goal, 4 assists)were the leading point getters for the Jaspers, with five points.
Justin Otto with 1 goal, and 3 assists totalled four points.
The Jaspers are back in action for the final game of the regular season against Providence in Providence, RI on Saturday, May 1 at 2:00 pm.
