2009 Northeast-10 Men's Lacrosse Championship
Tuesday, April 28
Quarterfinals
Game 1: #3 Bentley 13, #6 So. New Hampshire 5
Game 2: #5 Saint Anselm 14, #4 Saint Michael's 13
Friday, May 1
Semifinals
Game 3: #1 Le Moyne 16, #5 Saint Anselm 1
Game 4: #2 Merrimack 9, #3 Bentley 6
Sunday, May 3
Finals
Game 5: #1 Le Moyne 10, #2 Merrimack 2
#1 Le Moyne Defeats #2 Merrimack to
Claim Eighth
Northeast-10 Championship in Nine Year
South Easton, Mass. – Le Moyne College scored the first six
goals of the game as the Dolphins defeated Merrimack College 10-2
in the Northeast-10 Men’s Lacrosse Championship Final Sunday
afternoon in Syracuse, N.Y. to win their eighth championship in the
last nine years.
Le Moyne sophomore Matt Chadderdon (Auburn, N.Y.) led the way for
the Dolphins, scoring a game-high five goals; three of which coming
in the first half.
Chadderdon got the scoring started for Le Moyne as the Dolphins
jumped out to an early 3-0 lead by the time the first period ended.
Sophomore Jack Venditti (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) scored two of his
four goals in the first half to lead Le Moyne.
The Dolphins added to their lead in the second period as Chadderdon
scored two man-up goals to increase the lead to 5-0. Jack Harmatuk
(Syracuse, N.Y.) scored a goal in the final seconds of the first
half as the Dolphins lead 6-0 at halftime.
Merrimack finally got on the board in the third period when David
Robinson (Lexington, Mass.) scored an unassisted goal to cut the
lead to 6-1. The Warriors would tack on another goal this time from
Kevin Laplante (Sabathus, Maine) but not before the Dolphins added
one of their own to take a 7-2 lead heading into the fourth
period.
Le Moyne would score three more goals before it was all said and
done and held on for the 10-2 victory. Goalkeeper Doug McIver
(Altamont, N.Y.), the championship’s most outstanding player,
made 12 saves between the pipes for the Dolphins, while
Merrimack’s Cory Spinale (Wakefield, Mass.) stopped 14
shots.
Le Moyne’s Chadderdon and Drew Bezek (Lowville, N.Y.) joined
McIver on the All-Championship team, along with Merrimack’s
Mark Webber (Mansfield, Mass) and Spinale.
Also named to the All-Championship Team was Bentley’s Doug
Logan, Saint Anselm’s Chris Murphy, Saint Michael’s
Bryan Zaremba and Southern New Hampshire’s Mike Ball.
With the win, Le Moyne continues to be perfect with a 15-0 record
and should be a lock for the NCAA Division II Tournament. Merrimack
is now 14-2 and will await the NCAA’s announcement on whether
or not they receive a post-season bid.
With 15 member institutions the Northeast-10 is the second largest
NCAA Division II athletic conference in the nation. Its 23
championship sports provide athletic opportunities for over 5,500
student-athletes, the largest such program of any Division II
conference.
Northeast-10
Men's Lacrosse All-Championship Team
Doug Logan - Bentley
Drew Bezek - Le Moyne
Matt Chadderdon - Le Moyne
Doug McIver - Le Moyne
Cory Spinale - Merrimack
Mark Webber - Merrimack
Chris Murphy - Saint Anselm
Bryan Zaremba - Saint Michael's
Mike Ball - Southern New Hampshire
MVP: Doug McIver - Le Moyne
Le Moyne Earns Top Seed in Upcoming Men’s Lacrosse Championship
South Easton, Mass. – The Le Moyne College Dolphins claimed
the top seed in the upcoming Northeast-10 Men’s Lacrosse
Championship.
The Dolphins finished conference play undefeated with a 9-0 record
to claim the team’s ninth Northeast-10 Regular Season Title
in ten years. Le Moyne, currently undefeated with a 13-0 overall
record, won seven of the last eight Northeast-10 Championship
Titles.
Merrimack College (13-1, 8-1 NE-10) claimed the second seed in the
championship. The Warriors only blemish this year came against Le
Moyne earlier this month. Both teams will receive quarterfinal byes
and host a semifinal contest on Friday, May 1.
Bentley University (8-3, 7-2 NE-10) received the third seed in the
championship, while Saint Michael’s College (7-6, 5-4 NE-10)
secured the fourth seed over Saint Anselm College (7-6, 5-4 NE-10)
due to the Purple Knights regular season win over the Hawks.
Southern New Hampshire University (4-9, 4-5 NE-10) rounds out the
tournament field as the sixth seed.
The quarterfinals begin on Tuesday, April 28 with #5 Saint Anselm
traveling to #4 Saint Michael’s, while #6 Southern New
Hampshire is at #3 Bentley. Quarterfinal times are still to be
determined.
The semifinal round will begin on Friday, May 1 with the winner of
Saint Anselm/Saint Michael’s traveling to face #1 Le Moyne
and the winner of Southern New Hampshire/Bentley will be at #2
Merrimack.
The championship game will take place at 12 p.m. on Sunday, May 3
between the two semifinal winners at the highest remaining
seed.
For more information on the Northeast-10 Men’s Lacrosse
Championship visit the Northeast-10 website at www.northeast10.org
for the latest updates and results.
With 15 member institutions the Northeast-10 is the second largest
NCAA Division II athletic conference in the nation. Its 23
championship sports provide athletic opportunities for over 5,500
student-athletes, the largest such program of any Division II
conference.



























