Box Score
BABSON PARK, Mass. – Sophomore attack J.P. Sullivan (Floral Park, N.Y.) scored two of his four goals in the fourth quarter to lead the visiting Skidmore College to a 9-8 victory over Babson College in a non-conference men's lacrosse contest at MacDowell Field on Sunday afternoon. It was the season opener for both teams.
Sophomore
Mike Holden (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) and senior
Jeremy Goldman (Port Washington, N.Y.) each added one goal and one assist for Skidmore, while freshman goalie
Matt Diaco (Kinnelon, N.J.) finished with 17 saves in net. Senior
Jacques Ward (New York, N.Y.) led the Thoroughbred defense with eight groundballs and three caused turnovers, and junior
Ryan Paradis (Brookside, N.J.) won 12 of 19 faceoffs.
For Babson, sophomore attack Alex Patinkin (Providence, R.I.) led all players with four goals and two assists for six points. Sophomore goalie Jay Whalen (Westwood, Mass.) finished a strong effort in net with 20 saves.
Sullivan's first goal of the afternoon gave Skidmore an early 2-1 lead with 5:34 left in the first quarter, but Babson scored three straight to go in front, 4-2. The Thoroughbreds then closed the second quarter with three unanswered goals to take a slim 5-4 cushion into halftime.
Babson knotted the score three times in the third quarter, including a 7-7 deadlock after Patinkin's fourth goal of the game with 1:16 remaining in the period. However, Skidmore moved in front for good early in the fourth, as Sullivan converted a feed from Holden for an 8-7 advantage with just under 11 minutes remaining in the game. The sophomore attack then added a key insurance goal – his fourth of the day – with 2:44 left to give the visitors a two-goal lead.
The Beavers pulled to within one with 1:27 to go, but Skidmore would not allow a shot the rest of the way as the Thoroughbreds held on for the 9-8 victory.
Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
Skidmore College (1-0) vs. Babson College (0-1)
Date: Feb 27, 2011 Location: Babson Park, MA Stadium: MacDowell Field
Attendance:75 Start time:3:00 PM End time:5:55 PM Total time:2:25
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Skidmore College... 2 3 2 2 - 9
Babson College...... 3 1 3 1 - 8
Skidmore College SCORING: GOALS:
JP Sullivan 4;
Mike Holden 1;
Jeremy Goldman 1;
Ben Cornell 1;
Mike Perlow 1;
Bryan Connolly 1.
ASSISTS:
Jeremy Goldman 1;
Jon Hoeg 1;
Mike Holden 1;
Tyler Masters 1;
Jacques Ward 1.
Babson College SCORING: GOALS: Alex Patinkin 4; Jamie Schmidt 3; Armand Wilson 1.
ASSISTS: Alex Patinkin 2; Cam Caruso 1; Mike Griffin 1; Tom Mallon 1; Armand Wilson 1.
Skidmore College GROUND BALLS:
Jacques Ward 8;
Michael Jennings 5;
JP Sullivan 4;
Ben Cornell 3;
Jeremy Herrmann 3;
Tyler Masters 3;
Mike Torpe 3;
Dan DeMartini 2;
Matt Diaco 2;
Sam Dickey 2;
Jon Hoeg 2;
Ryan Paradis 2;
Bryan Connolly 1;
Richie Davis 1;
Mike Holden 1;
Mike Perlow 1.
Babson College GROUND BALLS: Ryan Dawidjan 6; Christian Ebert 5; Alex Patinkin 3; Brett Rosen 3; Mike Griffin 2; Brian Magner 2; Tom Mallon 2; James Whalen 2; Armand Wilson 2; Cam Caruso 1; John Clausing 1; Blake Dudek 1; Paul Grip 1; Ben Jette 1; Jamie Schmidt 1; Tim Waltman 1; Jeremy Yudkin 1.
Skidmore College TURNOVERS CAUSED:
Jacques Ward 3;
Michael Jennings 2;
Mike Perlow 2;
Ben Cornell 1;
Dan DeMartini 1;
Sam Dickey 1;
Jeremy Herrmann 1;
Tyler Masters 1.
Babson College TURNOVERS CAUSED: Ryan Dawidjan 6; Christian Ebert 4; John Clausing 1; Ben Jette 1; Michael Lydon 1; Tom Mallon 1; Alex Patinkin 1; Brett Rosen 1; Tim Waltman 1; James Whalen 1.
SHOTS - Skidmore College 38; Babson College 45.
SHOTS ON GOAL - Skidmore College 29; Babson College 25.
PENALTIES - Skidmore College 7/5:30; Babson College 13/11:00.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Skidmore College 2-12; Babson College 2-6.
TURNOVERS - Skidmore College 32; Babson College 31.
FACEOFFS - Skidmore College 12-19; Babson College 7-19.
CLEARS - Skidmore College 18-28; Babson College 15-31.
GOALIES - SKIDMORE:
Matt Diaco 1-0 (59:10 minutes, 24 shots-17 saves, 7 GA) ,
Connor Dowling (00:50, 1-0, 1); BAB: James Whalen 0-1 (60:00, 29-20, 9).
