FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 6, 2016
The two top seeds - Le Moyne and Merrimack - in the 2016 Men's Lacrosse Championship
will play for the title on Sunday afternoon for an NE-10 title.
#1 Le Moyne 15, #4 Southern New Hampshire 3 | BOXSCORE
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The second-ranked and top-seeded Le Moyne men's lacrosse team scored the first 14 goals of the game en route to a 15-3 win over fourth-seeded Southern New Hampshire on Friday afternoon in the semifinals of the Northeast-10 Conference Championship at Ted Grant Field.
The Dolphins, who improved to 16-0 on the season, advance to their 16th Northeast-10 Conference title game in their 20 seasons in the league and will take on second-seeded and third-ranked Merrimack on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. After giving up a 13-7 third-quarter lead against eighth-ranked and third-seeded Adelphi, the Warriors defeated the Panthers with 38 seconds left in triple overtime, 14-13.
#2 Merrimack 14, #3 Adelphi 13, Final - 3OT | BOXSCORE
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. - Merrimack's Jack Trask scored the game-winning goal with 38 seconds left in the third overtime period as the second-seeded Warriors defeated third-seeded Adelphi earlier today.
After leading 7-6 at the break, Merrimack outscored Adelphi 6-3 in the third quarter and led 13-9 with 15 minutes left in regulation. The Panthers would respond in impressive fashion, however, scoring the only four goals of the 4th quarter. NE-10 Player of the Year scored the equalizer with just :10 left in regulation to send the game into overtime.
Neither team scored in either of the first two overtimes, but Trask was able to find the back of the net with under a minute left in the third extra period. It was his third goal of the game, and sends Merrimack to the NE-10 title game on Sunday afternoon, where they'll take on top-seeded Le Moyne Sunday at 1 p.m.
2016 NE-10 Men's Lacrosse Championship Schedule
Sunday, May 8th
Championship Final (at Le Moyne)
Game 5: #1 Le Moyne vs. #2 Merrimack - 1 p.m.
**Sunday's title game can be seen live at Notheast10.tv**
Additiional reporting for this release provided by the Le Moyne athletics communications staff
ABOUT THE NORTHEAST-10
The Northeast-10 Conference is an association of 15 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that is committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 6,500 student-athletes.
Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
