Chestertown, Md. (2/24/08) - There may be snow on the ground, but the Kean University men's lacrosse team got the spring season underway on Sunday as they traveled to take on #11 Washington College (Md.) where the Shoremen picked up a 20-5 victory over the Cougars. Sophomore Scott Leathem (Fair Lawn, N.J.) netted two goals for Kean (0-1) in the loss. Jimmy Kielek (Baltimore, Md.), Kolyn Kirby (Chestertown, Md.), and Nick Gregory (Riva, Md.) all recorded hat-tricks in the win for Washington who improved to 2-0.

The Cougars fell behind 7-0 after the first period before notching their first goal of the season with 12:13 to go in the second period as sophomore Mike Terry (Maplewood, N.J.) scored an unassisted goal. Washington went into the break with a 10-1 lead.

Kean would go on to score two goals in the third and fourth periods, as Leathem picked up two goals while sophomores Sean Cope (Succasunna, N.J.) and Anthony Bertucci (Edison, N.J.) (pictured right) had single goals. Junior C.J. Gannon (Morris Plains, N.J.) had the lone assist for KU.

In goal, senior Dave Nichols (Florham Park, N.J.) recorded nine goals while allowing 11 goals in the loss in just over 38 minutes in the loss.

The Cougars will travel to Widener University on Wednesday, February 27th for a 4 p.m. faceoff.