Cougars Dominate Past Stockton, 18-8

Cougars Dominate Past Stockton, 18-8
Kean Athletics

Pomona, N.J. (4/12/08) - The Kean University men's lacrosse team (8-5, 1-2) dominated Richard Stockton College (6-5, 1-1) in Skyline Conference action and won by the final of 18-8 Saturday afternoon. C.J. Gannon (Morris Plains, N.J.) led the Cougars with five goals and one assist while Anthony Bertucci (Edison, N.J.) (pictured right) contributed three goals and three assists. Eric Gillar (Milltown, N.J.) also scored three goals while Kean goalie Dave Nichols (Florham Park, N.J.) made 13 saves.

Matt Bell (Jackson, N.J.) paced Stockton with three goals and one assist for four points while Josh Dybus (Lyndhurst, N.J.) tallied one goal and one assist for the Ospreys.

In the first quarter, four different goal scorers found the back of the net for Kean to offset two Stockton goals by Bell and give the Cougars a 4-2 lead. Each team netted three goals in the second period as Kean led 7-5 at the half.

Gillar and Scott Leathem (Fair Lawn, N.J.) led a nine-goal Cougar outburst in the third quarter with two markers apiece. The Cougars outscored Stockton, 9-1, in the period for a commanding 16-6 lead on their way to the 18-8 win.

Kean returns to action on Wednesday, April 16th as they host Farmingdale State in a Skyline match at 7 p.m.