MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – The SUNY Morrisville men's lacrosse team used a four-goal third quarter to claim a 10-8 non-conference win over visiting SUNY New Paltz Sunday evening in Morrisville, upping their record to 3-1 overall on the young season.

THE BASICS:

• Final Score: Morrisville 10, New Paltz 8 (halftime: Morrisville 6-4)
• Location: Drake Field, Morrisville, N.Y.
• Records: Morrisville 3-1, New Paltz 0-3

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Host SUNY Morrisville collected a 10-8 non-league win over visiting SUNY New Paltz Sunday evening, improving their record to 3-1 on the young season with the win in Morrisville.
• Morrisville led 6-4 at the break before netting four in the third to pull away from the Hawks for the 10-5 lead after three.
• New Paltz added three tallies in the fourth, but it wasn't enough as Morrisville picked up the league win on their home turf.
• Six different Mustangs contributed to the scoring, with another two picking up points in assists on the night, including Dante Patriarco (Cortland, N.Y.) who led Morrisville with three goals.
• Evan Kistner (Fulton, N.Y.) added two scores of his own to go along with an assist for three points, while teammate Kyle Farrell (Holtsville, N.Y.) registered two goals.
• James Graizzaro (Hillside, N.J.) registered one, alongside Chris Picciott (Brewerton, N.Y.) and Nicholas DeNicola (Southold, N.Y.).
• Dylan Laplace (Chester, Conn.) added two assists and Curtis Robitaille (Endwell, N.Y.) one to contribute to the win.
• Laplace collected 10 stops in net for Morrisville between the pipes, earning his third win of the season.
• Morrisville edged New Paltz 34-26 in the battle on the ground, as Farrell picked up a Mustang high nine ground balls to go along with four caused turnovers.
• Graizzaro added six ground balls and Zack Mabry (Suffern, N.Y.) five to go along with his six caused turnovers on the defensive end of the field.
• New Paltz registered the first three tallies of the contest before a DeNicola unassisted tally sparked the Mustang offense at the 5:47 mark.
• Within seconds, Kistner added one of his own and Patriarco a third Mustang score to cut the deficit to one after the opening quarter.
• Morrisville carried momentum into the second where they posted all three scores, a second from Kistner who buried the field length clear from Laplace at the 11:56 mark.
• Graizzaro added one of his own with 5:43 to go, before Morrisville again struck with a play initiated by the defense in a caused turnover by Farrell that led to a clearing score down center for the 6-4 lead at the half.
• New Paltz was able to get one back early in the third, but Morrisville rattled off four straight.
• Patriarco put away the dish from Kistner at the 11:07 mark before Picciott collected the rebound for the quick shot on crease at 7:58.
• Patriarco extended the lead to four with his unassisted score at 6:06 and the Mustangs quarter play was emphasized by a three-quarter field length score from the senior defenseman, Farrell off the goal scoring clear initiated by Laplace.
• New Paltz would add three extra man scores in the fourth but Morrisville limited looks on net as they caused three additional turnovers to secure the win.

 
WHAT'S NEXT:
 

• Morrisville returns to the field Wednesday, traveling to SUNY Canton. Opening faceoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. in Canton.

 
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