Montclair, N.J. – The College of Mount Saint Vincent Men's Lacrosse team was defeated on the road
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Brian Zambri collected his ninth goal of the season against Montclair State. |
Monday night at Montclair State by a score of 16-2.
Brian Zambri (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and sophomore
Mike Shea (Congers, N.Y.) tallied the goals for the Dolphins in the contest.
Montclair State opened a 6-0 in the first quarter until Zambri got the Dolphins on the board with his ninth goal of the season at the 1:54 mark of the opening stanza. From the there the Red Hawks put together 10 straight tallies until Shea closed out the scoring in the game with just under 3:00 left in regulation.
Montclair State had 11 different players score a goal on Monday and had five players register two goals. Tyler Meth, Taylor Bonner and Vic DeMaio led the charge with three points apiece on two goals and an assist. In all the Red Hawks had 10 players with multiple points in the tilt.
Junior Mike Nuzzi (Westbury, N.Y.) got the nod in the cage for the Dolphins and made 17 saves for the Mount. He stopped at least three shots in each quarter and also finished tied for the team-high with three groundballs.
Overall in the game, the Red Hawks outshot Mount Saint Vincent 40-15 and picked up 40 groundballs to 19 for the Dolphins. Montclair State won 17 of the 21 face-offs in the contest and went 22-of-26 in clearing attempts. The Dolphins were 18-of-28 in their clearing attempts and went 0-1 with the man advantage.
The loss drops Mount Saint Vincent to 5-6 overall on the season and to 0-3 in Skyline Conference play. The Dolphins will take the field again on Wednesday night when they travel to Richard Stockton. Face-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.