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Lenny Fox scored four goals as the Monarchs defeated Misericordia 8-7

King's Men's Lacrosse Holds on for 8-7 Win Over Misericordia

4/6/2011 9:52:50 PM

APRIL 6, 2011
 
KING'S MEN'S LAXERS EDGE MISERICORDIA, 8-7

DALLAS -- The King's College men's lacrosse team built a 6-3 halftime lead, then held off a second half rally by host Misericordia University as the Monarchs walked away with a 8-7 victory on a rainy evening in Dallas.

With the win, King's improved to 4-6 overall and 2-3 in the Middle Atlantic Conference. Misericordia, meanwhile, slipped to 6-4 and 2-3 in conference games.

After Misericordia took a 1-0 lead just 1:12 into the game on a J.R. Lauri goal, the Monarchs answered when T.J. Tagg scored off a Mike O'Brien assist with 9:27 left in the first quarter. King's took a 1-0 lead at the end of the opening stanza following an unassisted goal by Jason Merola at the 1:32 mark.

The Cougars tied the score at 2-2 when Patrick McTague scored 2:20 into the second period. King's responded again Kieran McMahon set up Lenny Fox for a 3-2 Monarch advantage with 6:01 left in the first. But Misericordia again tied the game after Lee Blair's score at 3:53.

From there, the Monarchs forged ahead with three straight goals. Fox scored again off an assist from McMahon just 0:18 later before the sophomore standout added his third goal of the game on an unassisted effort with 1:53 remaining in the half.  Pat Bonnot gave King's a 6-3 halftime lead when he made good on a pass from Ryan Bullock with just 0:35 remaining in the opening stanza.
In the third quarter the score remained the same until the 3:44 mark when Kyle Calabro scored for the Cougars. Blair added his second goal with 0:46 left as Misericordia clawed back to within 6-5 entering the fourth quarter.

The Monarchs made it a two-goal game when Bonnot scored off an assist from Bullock at 13:53, but Misericordia countered with a Lauri goal 2:41 later to cut the lead to 7-6.  Fox then came through with his fourth goal of the match on an unassisted score with 6:17 on the clock to up the Monarch advantage to 8-6. McTague then scored his second goal of the match with 1:22 remaining to bring the score to 8-7.

The Cougars had two scoring chances over the final minute but Monarch goalie Kevin Conzola made two critical saves, the final coming with 0:40 left to preserve the victory.

Fox finished the game with a career-best four goals while Bonnot added a pair. Bullock and McMahon added two assists each to aid the King's attack. Conzola finished with 12 saves in the contest. 

King's returns to action Saturday when the Monarchs host DeSales University at 1:00 p.m. at the Betzler Athletic Complex.

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