The men's lacrosse team improved to 2-0 on the season with a thrilling 10-9 win over SUNY Oneonta Wednesday evening in snowy Clinton, New York. Dan Geiger scored the game-winning goal on an assist from Andy Laskowski with two seconds remaining to give the Continentals the win.
Oneonta came out strong, taking a 2-0 lead after eight minutes of play on goals by Brian Balash and James Battaglia. Hamilton answered back with a pair of goals by Sean Lackaye and Dan Geiger, making it 2-2 after one.
Hamilton kept the momentum going, taking the lead on a goal by Matt Silverio four minutes into the second quarter on an assist from Jim Henry. The Red Dragons roared back, scoring three times on goals by Pete Monzet, Balash and Battaglia, making it 5-3 at the half.
After Battaglia scored again for the Red Dragons, making it 6-3 Hamilton went on a run of their own. They scored six straight goals to end the third quarter and start the fourth. Geiger had three goals in that stretch, while Sean Lackaye and Matt Silverio each scored, giving Hamilton a 9-6 lead with 7:37 to go in the fourth.
Oneonta State would not be denied as Brian Balash single-handedly brought the Red Dragons back, scoring three straight goals, tying the score at 9-9 with 1:12 remaining. That set up the final few seconds. Oneonta State had the ball with 30 seconds to play. After a bad pass by the Red Dragons Hamilton's Andy Laskowski scooped up the ground ball near midfield. With just about five seconds remaining Laskowski spotted Geiger sprinting towards the goal and hit him with an over the shoulder pass. Geiger sprinted in and shot with two seconds to go, beating Mike Louer as time ran out, giving Hamilton a 10-9 victory.
Geiger led Hamilton with seven points on five goals and two assists. Matt Silverio added four points on three goals and an assist, while fellow attackman Jim Henry added three assists. Sean Lackaye won 16 of 19 faceoffs, while scoring twice. Andy Laskowski had a pair of assists and seven ground balls. Amit Grover made 13 saves in net for Hamilton, earning his second victory of the season.
Hamilton will host Williams College on Saturday, March 15 at 2 pm.
Posted March 12, 2003
