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Sacred Heart
Dragons Win at Sacred Heart, 10-4
4/18/2009 9:00:08 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Joe Wojciechowski, Kevin Stockel and Colin Ambler led a balanced scoring attack with three points each as Drexel defeated Sacred Heart, 10-4, in Fairfield, Conn. The win keeps the Dragons' playoff hopes alive and sets up a showdown with Delaware for a spot in the CAA playoffs next weekend at Vidas Field.
The game was scoreless for just under 10 minutes before the Dragons (6-7, 2-3 CAA) rattled off three-straight goals within a span of three minutes to end the first quarter. Scott Perri started the scoring before Chris Farquhar and Adam Dennis followed to put the Dragons up 3-0 after one. Joe Wojciechowski gave Drexel a four-goal cushion in the second period before the Pioneers (4-9, 1-4) got on the board when Bobby Karl scored with just over six minutes left in the half. Drexel answered just 45 second later when Kyle Bergman set up Kevin Stockel as the Dragons led 5-1 halfway through.
Dan Casciano opened the second-half scoring as the Pioneers cut the lead to 5-2. That was as close as Sacred Heart would get the rest of the way. Casey, Stockel, Wojciechowski, Ambler and Bergman would tally second half goals as the Dragons won for the second-straight game. The Dragons outshot the Pioneers, 42-27, and Mark Manos turned aside 12 Sacred Heart shots. It was the third time this year Manos and the Dragons have held an opponent to four goals.
Drexel and Delaware meet on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. in West Philadelphia. Both teams enter the game at 2-3 in Colonial Athletic Association play. The winner of the game will secure a spot in the CAA Tournament, which begins on April 29. The game can also be seen live on the Comcast Network.
