Box Score

BALTIMORE, MD (March 18, 2008) -- Vassar men's lacrosse dropped a tough decision to Western Connecticut University Saturday afternoon. A see-saw battle all game, Vassar tied up the game 10-10 with :10 seconds to play, only to see Western Connecticut win the ensuing face-off and score in transition with just :03 seconds left on the clock.

Sophomore midfielder Nick Cardillo (Honeoye Falls, NY/Regis Jesuit) scored the game's opening goal, his first of four on the day,
breaking his previous career high of three.

That started the Brewers on a 3-0 run, with goals coming from sophomore midfielder Cody Scandore (North Andover, MA/North Andover) and junior midfielder Isaac Krull (Marblehead, MA/U of Hartford).

After Western Connecticut tied the score, Vassar took another three goal lead, courtesy of Cardillo, freshman attackman Sam Thypin-Bermeo (Princeton, NJ/Hun School), and freshman midfielder Ryan Hart (Smithtown, NY/Smithtown West).

The up-and-down affair found the score knotted at 6 again until late in the third quarter when the Brewers tacked on two more goals, including a goal by senior attackman Tristan Jemiolo (Poughkeepsie, NY/Arlington) with :02 left.

The fourth quarter saw more drama as Vassar got to double figures in the scoring column thanks to two more goals from Cardillo, his third and fourth. Western Connecticut evened the score and then went ahead on two man-up goals, until notching the game away with :03 seconds left.

In addition to Cardillo, sophomore midfielder Cody Scandore chipped in with two goals and two assists, while sophomore goalie Ed Pappo (Malvern, PA/Conestoga) was solid in the cage all afternoon.