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Philadelphia, PA – When it comes to NEC Men’s Lacrosse Championship Games, Bryant is now a perfect 3-for-3.
 
The No. 20 Bulldogs ended the first period of play with a 3-0 lead over Hobart and never looked back en-route to their third straight NEC Men’s Lacrosse Championship.
 
The 10-4 victory Saturday afternoon at Sweeney Field bumped Bryant’s record to 14-4. Meanwhile, first-year NEC member Hobart fell to 5-10 overall.
 
Sophomore attacker Shane Morrell (Glen Mills, Pa./Episcopal Academy) led all players with five goals in the game including two of the three goals scored in the third period. Senior teammate Colin Dunster (Cos Cob, Conn./Greenwich) tallied two goals and two assists on the day for the Bulldogs with Kevin Massa (Huntington, N.Y./Elwood John Glenn), Dan Sipperly (Greenwich, N.Y./Elwood John Glenn) and Rob Goeren (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) each added one goal apiece.
 
For the Statesmen, Cooper Stefaniak (Lancaster, N.Y./St. Francis), Brendan Saylor (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport), Jake McHenry (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson) and Zach Reed (Bath, N.Y./Bath-Haverling) each tallied a goal in the game.
 
The Bulldogs were able to control the pace of the game as they opened the game with a 3-0 lead before Hobart would score in the second period. The score was 4-2 at halftime as Hobart was able to cut into the lead with goals from Stefaniak and Reed.
 
Senior goalkeeper Peter Zonino (Wayne, Pa./Conestoga) kept the Statesmen in the game with 10 saves, but the Bulldogs were able to get six past him in the second half on route to a 10-4 win. Bryant sophomore goalkeeper, and 2014 NEC Defensive Player of the Year, Gunnar Waldt (Freeland, Md./Saint Paul’s School) made 14 saves in the game as he backstopped the Bulldogs to their third straight NEC Championship.
 
Both teams only score one man-up goal as the Statesmen were 1-3 and the Bulldogs went 1-5 in the game.  Bryant outshot Hobart by a total of 37-27 while also holding a 41-17 advantage in ground balls. Bryant went 15-for-18 from the faceoff X in the game with all of the wins coming from Massa. The Bulldogs find out who they will play when the field is announce Sunday, May 4, at 9:00pm on ESPNU.
 
2014 NEC All-Tournament Team
Michael Rastivo, Saint Joseph's
Will Farrell, Saint Joseph's
Alex Miller, Sacred Heart
Andrew Newbold, Sacred Heart
Jake McHenry, Hobart
Cam Stone, Hobart
Peter Zonino, Hobart
Shane Morrell, Bryant
Colin Dunster, Bryant
Gunnar Waldt, Bryant
Kevin Massa, Bryant
 
Tournament MVP
Kevin Massa, Bryant

2014 Northeast Conference Men's Lacrosse Tournament
at Saint Joseph's University

Semifinals
Thur.	May 1	Semifinal 1: #4 Hobart 10, #1 Saint Joseph's 9 (2OT)	FINAL | Box | Recap | Highlights
		Semifinal 2: #2 Bryant 12, #3 Sacred Heart 8	FINAL | Box | Recap | Highlights
Championship
Sat.	May 3	Championship: #2 Bryant 10, #4 Hobart 4	FINAL | Box | Recap | Highlights