Barbone deposits five goals as Lyons rally to knock off Buccaneers, 13-5

April 23, 2007

NORTON, MA- Sophomore Marco Barbone (Newton, MA/Newton North) scored a career-high five goals, and Wheaton College completed a second-half comeback during a 13-5 win over Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Pilgrim League men's lacrosse action on Monday in Mirrione Stadium. The Lyons are 4-8 overall and tied for third in the conference at 4-2, while the Buccaneers fell to 3-7 and 1-5.

Barbone put the hosts on top with a marker 3:33 into the contest, but the visitors responded with the next three goals during a low-scoring opening half. Freshman Brian Burke (Del Mar, CA/Avon Old Farms) tallied on the man advantage with 4:26 left in the first before senior Sean Flanigan (Sandwich, MA/Sandwich) and junior Bryan Sears (Scituate, MA/Boston College) scored 3:24 apart toward the end of the half. Junior Richie Rasamny (Redding, CT/Joel Barlow) brought the Lyons within 3-2 with 51 seconds remaining before halftime.

Barbone knotted the game at 11:48 of the third quarter, but freshman Matt Fisher (Falmouth, MA/Falmouth) responded for Massachusetts Maritime at 9:40. From there, Wheaton's offense took over, as the Lyons scored 10 of the game's final 11 goals, including the five immediately following Fisher's tally. Sophomore Jeff Gomer (Duxbury, MA/Duxbury) tied the game 42 seconds after the Buccaneers had taken the lead, and Barbone scored with a man up just 17 ticks later to put Wheaton on top for good.

The Lyons took a 7-4 lead into the fourth quarter before Barbone sent another man-up goal into the net after 55 seconds. Freshman Ed Klodarska (Media, PA/Penncrest) put another Massachusetts Maritime marker on the board at 13:46 to make it 8-5, but Wheaton finished the game on a 5-0 run, which senior Markus Ricci (Wayland, MA/Wayland) started with a natural hat trick during a 5:27 span.

Barbone tacked on an assist to finish with six points, while Ricci finished with his third hat trick of the season and a helper. Freshman Drew Schaffer (New Haven, CT/Loomis Chaffee School) added two goals, Rasamny had a marker and three assists, while freshman Tim Horan (Cheshire, CT/Cheshire) contributed a trio of helpers. Classmate Schuyler Horn (New Hartford, CT/Kingswood-Oxford School) made seven saves in recording his first collegiate victory. For the Buccaneers, Burke, Flanigan and Sears each had a goal and an assist. Freshman Chris Perry (Milton, MA/Milton) stopped 15 shots, including six in the first quarter alone.

Wheaton plays its final regular season road game at Pilgrim League foe Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. The contest will prove to be critical to the Lyons' postseason hopes, as a win would help their cause in qualifying for the Pilgrim League Tournament in consecutive seasons for the first time since the springs of 1997 and 1998.

SCORING: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Massachusetts Maritime (3-7, 1-5) 1 2 1 1 5
Wheaton (4-8, 4-2) 1 1 5 6 13

Cumulative Scoring:
Goals: WC- Marco Barbone 5, Markus Ricci 3, Drew Schaffer 2, Jeff Gomer, Trey Helms, Richie Rasamny; MMA- Brian Burke, Matt Fisher, Sean Flanigan, Ed Klodarska, Bryan Sears

Assists: WC- Rasamny 3, Tim Horan 3, Barbone, Helms, Ricci; MMA- Burke, Flanigan, Sears

Goalie Saves: WC- Schuyler Horn 7; MMA- Chris Perry 15

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