#13 Men's Lacrosse Downs #11 Geneseo, 14-13 in Overtime

Matt Nelligan scored 1:05 into overtime for the win

ITHACA, N.Y. – The 13th-ranked men's lacrosse team improved to 7-1 on the season with a 14-13 overtime victory over 11th-ranked Geneseo Friday afternoon. Junior #Matt Nelligan# (Pingree School/Rowley, Mass.) scored 1:05 into the extra frame off a faceoff win by sophomore #Matt Ruhnke# (Brien McMahon/Norwalk, Conn.).

Junior #Kevin Bush# (Arapahoe [Colo.]/East Point, Fla.) scored with 41 seconds left in the second half to force overtime.

Geneseo scored five of six goals to open the second half, taking an 11-8 lead with 3:21 remaining in the third quarter. Ithaca responded with three straight goals to tie the game at 11. The teams then traded goal to close out the game.

Sophomore #Mike Cintineo# (Honeoye Falls-Lima/Honeoye Falls) and Nelligan led the Bombers with three goals each, while classmates #Craig Lepiane# (West Irondequoit/Monroe) and Bush picked up two goals each.

Junior #Brandon Rose# (Rush-Henrietta/Rochester) recorded four caused turnovers in the game for Ithaca and also tallied a goal. #Mike Nowak# (Ballston Spa/Ballston Spa), #Chris Carman# (Monte Vista/Alamos, Calif.) and #Kyle Golden# (Ossining/Briarcliff) each recorded one goal. Goalie #Dennis Butler# (Pleasantville/Pleasantville) made 16 saves for the win.

The Bombers travel to Clinton, N.Y. to take on Hamilton, Tuesday, March 27 at 7 p.m.

Box Score

Players Mentioned

#30 Kyle Golden: M; 5' 10"; Senior

#9 Matt Nelligan: A; 5' 7"; Junior

#10 Mike Nowak: M; 5' 8"; Junior

#22 Matt Ruhnke: M; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#11 Brandon Rose: LSM; 5' 11"; Junior

#5 Kevin Bush: M; 5' 10"; Junior

#13 Dennis Butler: G; 6' 1"; Senior

#24 Chris Carman: A; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#35 Mike Cintineo: A; 5' 8"; Sophomore

#4 Craig Lepiane: M; 5' 9"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#30 Kyle Golden
: 5' 10"; Senior
: M

#9 Matt Nelligan
: 5' 7"; Junior
: A

#10 Mike Nowak
: 5' 8"; Junior
: M

#22 Matt Ruhnke
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: M

#11 Brandon Rose
: 5' 11"; Junior
: LSM

#5 Kevin Bush
: 5' 10"; Junior
: M

#13 Dennis Butler
: 6' 1"; Senior
: G

#24 Chris Carman
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: A

#35 Mike Cintineo
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: A

#4 Craig Lepiane
: 5' 9"; Junior
: M