WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Fending off a defender as his shot came from outside the top of the goal crease, senior
Owen Zimmerman (Stevens, Pa./Cocalico) scored his 112
th career goal and his last of six on the night, as he entered the Lycoming College men's lacrosse team's top-10 in all-time career goals to lead Lycoming to a 14-6 win over Keuka College on Wednesday, March 8, at UPMC Field.
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Zimmerman passed Sang Duong '04, who posted 111 goals, to move into the top 10, one goal behind Dave Kirschner '05 and Matt McCaffer '14. He added two assists and five groundballs in the game.
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Junior
Patrick Dwyer (Somerville, N.J./Immaculata) scored two, picking up a ground ball. Sophomore
Troy Scozzafava (Coopersburg, Pa./Southern Lehigh) posted two goals to go with two assists and two ground balls. Junior
Max Anderson (Harrisburg, Pa./Home Schooled), senior
Joe Corozzo (Glen Head, N.Y./North Shore), senior
Alec Rodden (Medford, N.J./Shawnee), and junior
Andrew Ednie (Farmingville, N.Y./Sachem East) all posted a goal apiece.
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Zimmerman, Corozzo, and sophomore
Joey Hoover (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove Area) led the team with five ground balls each. Sophomore
Jakob Switzer (West Pittston, Pa./Wyoming Area) led the defense with four caused turnovers.
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Anderson had the first goal of the game for the Warriors on a shot that bounced in front of the goal and behind the Wolves' goalkeeper. Zimmerman's first of the game, assisted by Scozzafava, came from just inside the defensive zone to end the first quarter, tying the game at 2.
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The Warriors earned the backup on a wide shot from Hoover and Corozzo was left unattended after a pass from Scozzafava from the end line to give Lycoming the lead in the second quarter. Two minutes later Scozzafava notched his first of the game unassisted. Dwyer, coming from the top of the point, scored on a shot inside the left corner of the goal and Zimmerman's second of the game, unassisted, finished off the first half, with the Warriors up 6-3.
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Zimmerman saw three find the back of the cage in the third, his third goal on a man-up opportunity was rifled in from out left. His fourth from the same position was awarded the same result with the assist given to sophomore
Sean Farrell (Allentown, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic). Dwyer, unassisted, followed up from the top of the defensive zone. Assisted by Farrell again, Zimmerman's fifth goal found the net from the left-hand side, giving Lycoming a 10-4 lead.
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Ednie scored his first career goal with a second-chance opportunity that snapped behind the goalkeeper from the right post. Scozzafava's final goal came on a turnaround shot as he was knocked to the ground after Zimmerman had run the ball inside from midfield. With the final goal of the night for the Warriors, Rodden scored his first career goal unassisted.
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Brandon MacDonell led the Wolves with a goal, as assist, four groundballs and a caused turnover. Enrique Castillo had 11 groundballs and a goal.
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Sophomore goalkeeper
Ben Franco (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus) and senior goalkeeper
Sean Sonnie (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) combined for 11 saves with Franco earning the win. Dylan Hoad made 12 saves for the Wolves.
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The Warriors return to the field on Sunday, March 12, when they head to Drew University for a 1 p.m. matchup in Madison, N.J.
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