ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (Mar. 29, 2017) – Fueled by five goals in the fourth quarter, the Molly men's lacrosse team picked up an 11-4 win over the Lions of Georgian Court University to improve to 4-3 on the season. Junior
Casey Kelly (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) scored three goals in the victory while freshmen
Kevin Pastier (Plainview, N.Y.) and
Colin Kotarski (Rocky Point, N.Y.) each netted two.
Kelly got things started early for the maroon and white, scoring the first goal just two minutes into the contest. The visiting Lions tied it up with a marker from Tanner Lee (Boyertown, Pa.), but Kotarski found the back of the net to give Molloy a 2-1 advantage. Sophomore
Michael Scheurerer (Farmingdale, N.Y.) added another marker with 14 seconds remaining in the opening frame.
Molloy dominated the scoring in the second quarter, as freshman
Gabriel Garcia (Miami, Fla.) fed Pastier for a man up goal to start the stanza. Kotarski and Kelly would score the quarter's only two other goals to put the Lions ahead 6-1 at the half.
Jake Sherman (Howell, N.J.) and Jeffrey Galatola (Jackson, N.J.) combined for three goals in the third quarter to bring Georgian Court within two with ten minutes left to play. The maroon and white roared into action in the fourth frame, scoring five unanswered goals. Pastier picked up his second of the day to start things off before freshman
Travis Cooksey (Wantagh, N.Y.) scored one minute before Kelly completed the hat trick to make it 9-4. Senior
Jon Camposa (Syosset, N.Y.) would feed fellow-senior
Connor Slane (North Babylon, N.Y.) before junior
Tim Steinman (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) netted his first of the season to seal the 11-4 win.
Senior
Frank Sciulla (Rocky Point, N.Y.) had an impressive day at the face-off dot, going 16-of-19 on the day while picking up a game-high seven ground balls. The Lions dominated on the ground, scooping up 35 ground balls as compared to Georgian Court's 14.Senior
Rob Steinert (Lynbrook, N.Y.) and junior
Zach Antonette (Seaford, N.Y.) combined for nine while sophomore
Mike Durkin (Lake Grove, N.Y.), Slane, and junior
Jaron Greendige (Flanders, N.Y.) each picked up three. Molloy was led by four caused turnovers from Antonette and two from Durkin. Junior
Ryan Toomey (Hicksville, N.Y.) made six saves in net and picked up a ground ball in the win.
The Lions head to Mercy College on Sunday (Apr. 2) for an East Coast Conference bout against the Mavericks at 1:00 p.m.
