BROOKLYN, NY - The St. Joe's Men's Lacrosse team opened up the 2010 season with a 17-0 triumph over Bard College on Saturday evening. Dylan Chase '13 (West Newbury, MA) led the Monks with 4 goals and 5 total points in the lopsided victory.

Paul Dolewa '12 (Saco, ME) added 3 goals and an assist and Benson Pasquarello '12 (Kennebunk, ME) tallied a pair of markers and a helper for Saint Joseph's. Luke LaFreniere '10 (Alton, NH) netted two scores and Alexander Stone '13 (Lewiston, ME) contributed a goal and a pair of assists in his first collegiate action.

Jonathan Horgan '12 (Hingham, MA), Ross Hardaway '11 (East Boston, MA), Tookie Amosun '11 (Gardiner, ME), Stephen Lucafo '10 (Raymond, NH) and Sean Flanagan '13 (Hingham, MA) also netted goals for the Monks.

St. Joe's scored early and often in its 2010 opener, as the Royal Blue scored three goals - two by Pasquarello - in the first five minutes of play and sailed to a 7-0 halftime lead. When the final buzzer rang after four periods, the Monks had earned the program's first-ever shutout win and broke the team single-game record for margin of victory.

Saint Joseph's also set new marks for team groundballs (70) and groundballs collected by an individual (Chase, 12) in the win.

Marco Stefano '12 (Steep Falls, ME) started in net for the Monks and made 5 stops in 30 minutes before giving way to Christopher Driscoll '13 (Saco, ME), who made 2 saves in 30 minutes of mop-up duty. Elliot LaMarre '11 (Raymond, ME) won 9 of 11 face-off battles, while Kyle Joseph '10 (Oakland, ME) collected 6 groundballs and T.J. Garske '12 (Federal Way, WA), Andrew Moravick '10 (Biddeford, ME) and Gregory Lambert '13 (Alexandria, VA) all corralled 5 groundballs apiece.

St. Joe's held commanding advantages in shots (54-15), groundballs (70-32) and face-off wins (13-7) and went 21-24 on clear attempts in the conquest.

Raptors keeper Michael Luxemburg recorded 18 saves in 47:45 of play, while backup netminder Jacob Powsner notched 6 stops in 12:15 of relief.

The Monks will cap their trip to New York with a game against Mount St. Vincent on Sunday at 5:30 PM.

Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
2009 St. Joseph's (Me.) Men's Lacrosse
St. Joseph's (Me.) vs Bard (Mar 06, 2010 at Brooklyn, N.Y.)

St. Joseph's (Me.) (1-0) vs. Bard (0-1)
Date: Mar 06, 2010  Location: Brooklyn, N.Y.        Stadium: Aviator Field
Attendance:75   Start time:5:45 PM   End time:7:51 PM   Total time:2:06


SCORE BY PERIOD       1  2  3  4  Tot
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St. Joseph's (Me.)..  7  3  4  3 - 17
Bard................  0  0  0  0 -  0

St. Joseph's (Me.) SCORING: GOALS: Dylan Chase 4; Paul Dolewa 3;
Benson Pasquarello 2; Luke LaFreniere 2; Alexander Stone 1; Stephen
Lucafo 1; Tokunbo Amosun 1; Ross Hardaway 1; Jonathan Horgan 1; Sean
Flanagan 1.
ASSISTS: Alexander Stone 2; Dylan Chase 1; Paul Dolewa 1; Benson
Pasquarello 1.

Bard SCORING: GOALS: None.
ASSISTS: None.