Men's Lacrosse Tops Colgate in Season Opener 11-8

Moore nets four goals for the Bearcats in first win of the season

Box Score VESTAL, N.Y. - Binghamton men's lacrosse (1-0) recorded its first win of 2017 with an 11-8 victory over visiting Colgate (0-2) on a beautiful Saturday afternoon at the Bearcats Sports Complex.

Senior Tom Moore led the way for the Bearcats, contributing four goals and one assist. Classmate Sean Gilroy recorded a hat trick and senior goalie Tanner Cosens had 15 saves on the day.

"I thought we shared the ball really well." first-year head coach Kevin McKeown said. "We've done that through the five weeks of pre-season as well. Sean (Gilroy) and Tom (Moore) did a great job finishing with the ball for us today. The off-ball movement was key in our offense today and created a lot of opportunities for us."

The Bearcats jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first three minutes of the game on two goals by Gilroy. The Raiders answered with one goal by Griffin Brown with 11:25 left in the first period before Moore scored his first goal of the game on an assist from Liam Reaume. Chase Wittich answered for Colgate with a goal to end the period.

In the second period, Tyler DeLuca started things off for the Bearcats with his first goal of the season at 10:57. The Raiders were quiet in the second period, scoring no goals. T.J. Tiernan added the fifth goal for Binghamton at 5:16 on an assist from Thomas McAndrew.

The Raiders got hot after halftime with four goals in the third period. But the Bearcats maintained the lead with three goals of their own - Moore added his second goal and Stephen Petrelli and Thomas McAndrew added goals.

Binghamton sealed the lead in the final period holding off a strong effort from Colgate. Gilroy scored 6 minutes into the period on an assist from Timothy Mattiace and Moore added his fourth goal of the game from Matt Kaser with 8:39 remaining. Colgate scored back-to-back goals to cut its deficit to 10-8. But Moore capped off a great day with his fourth goal with 52 seconds remaining to ensure the Bearcats win.

Colgate held a 44-43 edge in shots. Cosens was one save shy of his career record for saves in a game.

The Bearcats host Marist at the Bearcats Sports Complex next Saturday.

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Players Mentioned

#7 Tanner Cosens: G; 6' 2"; Senior

#12 Sean Gilroy: A; 6' 2"; Redshirt Junior

#29 Matt Kaser: A; 5' 10"; Senior

#2 Tim Mattiace: LSM; 6' 1"; Sophomore

#3 Thomas McAndrew: A; 5' 10"; Junior

#9 Stephen Petrelli: M; 5' 8"; Junior

#15 Liam Reaume: M; 6' 0"; Junior

#26 T.J. Tiernan: M; 5' 11"; Sophomore

#10 Tom Moore: A; 6' 3"; Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

#7 Tanner Cosens
: 6' 2"; Senior
: G

#12 Sean Gilroy
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Junior
: A

#29 Matt Kaser
: 5' 10"; Senior
: A

#2 Tim Mattiace
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: LSM

#3 Thomas McAndrew
: 5' 10"; Junior
: A

#9 Stephen Petrelli
: 5' 8"; Junior
: M

#15 Liam Reaume
: 6' 0"; Junior
: M

#26 T.J. Tiernan
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: M

#10 Tom Moore
: 6' 3"; Redshirt Senior
: A

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