Cardiac Crunch Come Back Again 

The Syracuse Crunch are truly the cardiac kids.

Joakim Lindstrom fired home the game-winner nearly 10 minutes into overtime to give the Crunch a 5-4 win and a three games to one lead over the Toronto Marlies in the North Division finals.

Down 4-2 with eight minutes to play, it looked as if the Marlies were going to even the series at two games each, but then at the 12:18 mark Derek MacKenzie whistled a shot from the right circle that found the top corner on the short side.

Suddenly the Crunch found the spark that had been missing for the last five periods and started an onslaught of Toronto goalie Scott Clemmensen.

Clemmensen and the rest of the Marlies were equal to the task but Derick Brassard fired a desperation shot toward the net from a sharp angle near the goal-line while the Crunch were on a power play and what-do-you-know it the puck hit a Toronto players skate in front and popped into the net to tie the game at 4-4 with only a little over 90 seconds left in regulation.

Crunch captain Zenon Konopka tied the game at one and Tom Sestito gave Syracuse a 2-1 lead after the first period.

courtesy of syracusechiefs.com

The Le Moyne softball team captured the program’s second Northeast-10 Conference Championship on Sunday defeating Bryant in a best-of-three series. Le Moyne, the regular season champion, captured game one 3-2, dropped the second game 11-10 and won the deciding game three 7-3. With the win, the Dolphins earn an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

In game one, the Dolphins used an effective pitching performance by Tournament Most Valuable Player Sarah Reed to secure the 3-2 victory. The Dolphins struck for two runs in the first on an RBI single by Caitlin O’Neill and a sacrifice fly by Emma Murphy. Following a highlight reel catch by Danielle VanGorder in the top half of the sixth, Reed connected for a home run in the bottom of the inning that proved to be the winning run. Jennifer Farrelly earned the win in relief, holding the Bulldogs scoreless over the final two innings.

The offense’s for both teams awoke in game two. Jessica Valentini led the Bulldogs at the plate going 4-for-4 with three home runs and seven RBI. Five Dolphins connected for hits, led by Reed’s two home runs and five RBI’s. Bryant scored runs in the first five innings of the game en route to the 11-10 victory. Janine Enos earned the win in the circle for Bulldogs.

With both teams having one victory, the tournament championship would be decided in the final game of the day. Bryant struck first with a run in the first inning off an RBI double by Valentini. The Dolphins batted around in the fourth and scratched together four runs on three hits to take a 4-1 lead. Le Moyne added three more runs in the fourth, highlighted by Murphy’s two-RBI single. Down 7-1, Bryant added two runs on a Valentini’s fourth home run of the afternoon. Freshman Jenna Vanacore closed the door on the Bulldogs, pitching in relief of the winning pitcher Sarah Reed.

Sarah Reed was named the Most Valuable Player of the NE-10 Championship and hit .538 with four home runs, two doubles and seven RBI’s over the course of five games. She also earned two victories in the circle.

Several Dolphins were awarded honors in the post game ceremony. Jennifer Farrelly, Danielle VanGorder, Kelly Schweikert and Caitlin O’Neill earned second team all-conference honors. Sarah Reed, Bailey Phillips, Emma Murphy and Jenna Vanacore earned first team honors. Additionally, Reed was named the 2008 Northeast-10 Player of the Year.

Le Moyne is currently 44-9 and ranks second all-time in program history in wins in a season. Additionally, the 27-1 mark is the best conference record in school history.

courtesy of Le Moyne College

Orange Rally Comes Up Short as Colgate Holds on for 12-11 Victory

The second-ranked SU men’ s lacrosse team saw its 10-game winning streak come to an end Saturday, May 3 as Patriot League champion Colgate defeated the Orange, 12-11, in front of 4,572 fans at Andy Kerr Stadium. Syracuse completed the regular season with a 12-2 record. The 12th-ranked Raiders improved to 11-5.

The Orange trailed by four in the final quarter and rallied to cut the lead to one, but could not overtake the Raiders. Senior Mike Leveille (Delmar, N.Y.) led Syracuse with three points, including two goals. Juniors Greg Niewieroski (Watertown, N.Y.), Matt Abbott (Syracuse, N.Y.) and Dan Hardy (Tully, N.Y.) also scored twice for the Orange. Abbott’s two tallies matched his career high.

Lalli led the Raiders with a game-high seven points (3g, 4a) and became Colgate’s all-time leader in assists with 94. Craumer added a hat trick and Monastero contributed three points on two goals and an assist. The Syracuse defense did solid job on Corp for the majority of the game, holding Colgate’s leading scorer to two goals. Harrington was terrific in the cage, making 16 saves.

The Orange played the game without the services of senior faceoff specialist Danny Brennan (Farmingdale, N.Y.). Brennan, the nation’s leader in faceoff winning percentage, sat out with an injury. Senior John Carrozza (Katonah, N.Y.) and freshman Jovan Miller (Syracuse, N.Y.) filled in at the X, but Brennan was missed as Eck won 17 of the game’s 25 faceoffs. Colgate also held a 34-24 margin in ground balls.

The Orange will learn its NCAA playoff position Sunday, May 4 when the 16-team field for the 2008 Division I NCAA Lacrosse Championship is announced.

 courtesy of Syracuse University

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