2015 SAINT ROSE MEN'S LACROSSE
Roberts Wesleyan (2-4) at Saint Rose (0-3)
Saturday, March 7, 2015 | 1:00 pm | Game #4
Plumeri Sports Complex | Sullivan Field | Albany, New York
Live Stats | Saint Rose Stats | Roberts Wesleyan Stats
Last Meeting: Three overtimes were needed to decide a 10-9 win for Roberts Wesleyan last March 8 in Rochester. Nick Wolak scored the winning tally with 1:20 left in the third OT. Rich Bamberger led the Golden Knights with three goals. Six others registered one goal while senior attack
Colin Sorber passed out two assists. Sophomore goalkeeper
Joe Shapiro made 10 saves.
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Last Time Out: Host Chestnut Hill scored the game-winner with 6:50 to go and came up with a turnover in the final two minutes to squeak past Saint Rose 10-9 Tuesday afternoon outside of Philadelphia. The game featured four ties, while the Golden Knights won 14-of-23 faceoffs. Senior attack
Kevin Fleming scored four times; and senior midfielder
Kris Miller finished with three goals and an assist to lead Saint Rose. Also, senior goalie
Nick Longo made nine saves and surrendered just two strikes after coming on at the outset of the second half. The Golden Knights rebounded from one-goal deficits on three occasions and rallied from being 8-6 down to deadlock it 8-8 after Fleming and junior attack
Justin Golec converted the game's lone two, third quarter goals.
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Scouting Saint Rose (0-3): Twenty-seven letterwinners are back from last year's squad for first year head coach and former Syracuse All-American
Jim Morrissey…Senior defenseman
Jake Files was named an InsideLacrosse.com preseason All-American... Two of the Golden Knights three losses have been by a goal and the other was at fourth-ranked and defending
Northeast-10 Conference champion Adelphi…Fleming and Miller lead the attack…The former has eight goals and an assist, while Miller has five goals and two assists to his credit…Longo and Shapiro have thus far split time between the posts.
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Scouting Roberts Wesleyan (2-4): The Redhawks snapped a four-game skid with Wednesday's 7-6 victory versus Walsh University…Sophomore midfielder Brady Bermingham scored with nine minutes to go to put Roberts Wesleyan up 7-4, before Walsh scored a minute later and in the final 35 seconds on a man-up situation to make it interesting…Sophomore attack Matt Benedict and junior attack Dom Cianfarano have 14 goals apiece while sophomore goalie Keith Keehn owns an 11.63 goals-against-average.
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Up Next: The Golden Knights are back home one week from today to face SNHU. Meanwhile, the Red Hawks host Dominican next Saturday at 3:00 pm.
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