HAMILTON, N.Y. (3/7/09) – Senior Kevin Colleluori (Bethpage, N.Y.) scored seven times and five other Raiders added two goals apiece as Colgate downed Holy Cross 22-9 in men's lacrosse action, Saturday afternoon at Andy Kerr Stadium. The 22 goals is the most Colgate has scored since topping Vermont 20-15 in 1997.

Collelouri score the Raiders first four goals en route to a record setting day while senior Brandon Corp (Chittenango, N.Y.) extended his scoring steak 38-games off two goals and four assists for a six-point outing. Senior Nick Monastero (Bohemia, N.Y.) finished the day with five points off two goals and three assists.

 

Colgate (2-3, 1-0) jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter and extended it to 11-0 midway through the second. Colleluori led the opening charge with his first six goals while Monastero recorded both of his. Corp also recorded all four of his assists during that span. The Raiders closed the first half with a 12-2 lead as junior Andrew Parietti (Seattle, Wash.), sophomore Ben McCabe (Brunswick, Maine) and junior Ian Murphy (Constantia, N.Y.) all recorded goals.   

 

Corp and Parietti opened the second half with their second goals of the game to extend the lead to 14-2. Holy Cross (0-4, 0-1) would not give up as they responded with three unanswered goals to trim the lead to 14-5, forcing Colgate to call a timeout. Colleluori finished the third quarter with his seventh goal of the contest to put the Raiders up 15-5 entering the fourth.

 

Four different Raiders recorded goals in the fourth quarter as every Raider on the roster received playing time. Senior Will Planer (Rumson, N.J.) began the quarter with his first goal of the season and was followed by freshman John Donnally (Madison, N.J.) who recorded his first collegiate goal. Senior Spencer Cooperman (Englewood, Colo.) and junior James Yetter (Skillman, N.J.) then finished the contest with a pair goals apiece to give Colgate a 22-9 victory.    

 

Junior Tim Harrington (Lutherville, Md.) tallied five stops in goal for Colgate during the first 25 minutes of the contest as all four net minders saw playing time. Connor Sweeney posted nine saves for the Crusaders.

 

Colgate heads to Connecticut next weekend for an afternoon showdown with the Fairfield Stags. The game is slated to begin at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 14.

 

Box Score

COLGATE 22, HOLY CROSS 9

 

Holy Cross                   0 2 3 4 - 9

Colgate                        7 5 3 7 - 22

 

COLGATE SCORING

GOALS: Colleluori, Kevin 7; Corp, Brandon 2; Monastero, Nick 2;

Yetter, James 2; Parietti, Andrew 2; Cooperman, Spencer 2; Donnally, John 1;

McCabe, Ben 1; Planer, Will 1; Murphy, Ian 1; Coughlin, Frank 1.

ASSISTS: Corp, Brandon 4; Monastero, Nick 3; Craumer, Zack 2; Bosco, Rob 1;

Checchio, Lenny 1; Yetter, James 1.

 

HOLY CROSS SCORING:

GOALS: Minor, Kenny 2; McGeehin, Colin 2; Nagle, Mike 2; McKenna, Conor 1; Marchand, Luke 1; Becker, Brian 1.

ASSISTS: McKenna, Conor 2; Minor, Kenny 1; Rabiecki, Nick 1.