Canisius Advances to MAAC Men's Lacrosse Championship Game
MAAC Sports
Poughkeepsie,
N.Y.
- The third seeded Canisius Golden Griffins defeated the second seeded
University of Detroit Mercy Titans 12-10 in the first semifinal game of the
2012 Men's Lacrosse Championship at Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field in Poughkeepsie,
N.Y.
The Golden Griffins trailed 5-2 going into
the second half and rallied behind the offense of senior Jimmy Haney who scored
four of the Canisius goals all in the second half. Adding to the Canisius offense were senior
Simon Giourmetakis with three goals and 2012 Rookie of the Year winner Tim
Edwards with one goal. Also adding goals were Nick Caldiero, Kevin Collins,
Brandon Bortignon and Travis Gibbons.
The Titan's defense was led by goalkeeper
A.J. Levell who recorded 14 saves and most surprisingly, scored a goal with one
second left in the game but it was not enough to win the game.
Canisius will play the winner of the
semifinal of the top seeded Siena Saints and the fourth seeded Marist Red
Foxes.
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Recap
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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Final
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#2 Detroit
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3
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2
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2
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3
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10
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#3 Canisius
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0
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2
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2
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3
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12
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Goals:
Detroit: Alex Maini 2, Scott Harris 2, Scott
Drummond 1, Brandon Beauregard 1, Shayne Adams 1, Troy Dennis 1, Wes Steen 1,
A.J. Levell 1
Canisius: Jimmy Haney 4, Simon Giourmetakis
3, Travis Gibbons 1, Brandon Bortignon 1, Tim Edwards 1, Nick Caldiero 1, Kevin
Collins 1
The Championship game will be at noon at
Marist College's Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field and can be seen live on
MAAC.TV.