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No. 7 Men's Lacrosse Defeats Vermont, 18-6
March 25, 2001 | Men's Lacrosse
March 25, 2001
AMHERST, Mass. - Ten different Minutemen scored as the University of Massachusetts men's lacrosse team improved to 6-0 with an 18-6 victory over Vermont this afternoon at Richard F. Garber Field.
Senior Alex Racioppi (Winchester, Mass.) led all scorers as he netted four goals for the Minutemen. Senior Rich Kunkel (Centereach, N.Y.) and junior Marc Morley (Canton, N.Y.) both had hat tricks as they each netted three goals. Kunkel also picked up an assist. Senior Jeff Seals (Long Valley, N.J.) scored a pair of goals.
Other UMass scorers were senior Kevin Dell (Huntington Station, N.Y.), sophomore Chris Fiore (Freeport, N.Y.), senior Keith Gabrielli (Farmingdale, N.Y.), senior Jeremy Guski (Mahopac, N.Y.), sophomore Kevin Leveille (Delmar, N.Y.) and senior John Madigan (Latham, N.Y.).
UMass senior netminder Chris Campolettano (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) made 21 saves, while Ed Burns made 14 saves in 34:43 minutes of action for the Catamounts, before being replaced by Todd Pauling in the third quarter.
UMass led the game 7-2 at halftime, and outshot Vermont 55-30 on the day. The Minutemen converted four of six extra man opportunities, while holding the Catamounts scoreless in their six EMOs. The loss drops Vermont to 3-2 on the season.
The 6-0 start for the Minutemen equals the best start since the 1998 season in which they went 7-5.
The Minutemen return to action Saturday, March 31, when they host Penn State in an ECAC conference battle at Garber Field. The game is set to start at 1:00 p.m.
BOX SCORE
Vermont 1-1-4-0 -- 6 (3-2 overall)
Massachusetts 4-3-5-6 -- 18 (6-0 overall, 2-0 ECAC)
SCORING SUMMARY
First Quarter
UMass - 11:48, Alex Racioppi (4) assisted by Rich Kunkel
UMass - 5:32, Rich Kunkel (13) assisted by Kevin Dell
UMass - 5:06, Alex Racioppi (5) assisted by John Madigan - EMO
UVM - 3:10, Matt Dias (11)
UMass - 0:01, Marc Morley (7) assisted by Jeremy Guski
Second Quarter
UMass - 12:50, John Madigan (5) assisted by Jeremy Guski - EMO
UMass - 11:31, Jeremy Guski (9) assisted by Chris Fiore
UVM - 11:15, Kip Edwards (9) assisted by Matt Dias
UMass - 1:00, Rich Kunkel (14) assisted by John Madigan
Third Quarter
UMass - 14:53, Jeff Seals (6)
UVM - 11:44, Mark Prior (3)
UMass - 10:17, Keith Gabrielli (3)
UMass - 8:52, Marc Morley (8)
UMass - 7:52, Alex Racioppi (6) assisted by Jeremy Guski
UVM - 7:39, Kip Edwards (10)
UVM - 4:43, Kip Edwards (11)
UMass - 4:25, Kevin Dell (3) assisted by Kevin Leveille
UVM - 0:15, Cody Casserley (2)
Fourth Quarter
UMass - 14:02, Marc Morley (9)
UMass - 13:34, Chris Fiore (6)
UMass - 7:36, Kevin Leveille (11) assisted by Keith Gabrielli - EMO
UMass - 4:27, Alex Racioppi (7) assisted by Keith Gabrielli
UMass - 3:35, Rich Kunkel (15) assisted by Neil Lundberg
UMass - 2:17, Jeff Seals (7) assisted by Chris Fiore - EMO
