ORLANDO, Fla. – From May 24-27, sophomore Jackie Bove and sophomore Lincoln Nembhard of the respective Molloy College women’s and men’s lacrosse teams went to the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association Student-Athlete Development Convention in Orlando, Fla. The convention, which was themed as “A Journey of Self-Discovery”, turned out to be quite an experience for both student-athletes.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – On Thursday afternoon, Molloy College announced the hiring of Eric Petrullo as the head coach of its men’s lacrosse program. Prior to this, he served as an assistant coach for the Lions under the tutelage of former coach Joe Catalanotti from 2008-09. Petrullo was also an assistant coach at Holy Trinity High School, and is presently the Town of Hempstead Lacrosse League Coordinator and Lacrosse Camp Head Counselor.
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HOBOKEN, N.J. – Last night, senior midfielder Keith Galante was a fourth-round selection of the Long Island Lizards in the 2009 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft, which was held on the campus of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J. He was announced as the 34th overall pick, and is the first player from Molloy College to be drafted into the MLL. Last week, Galante was honored as the recipient of the Lt. Donald McLaughlin, Jr. Award, which is given to the top midfielder in Division II.
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PERRY, N.Y. – On Tuesday afternoon, the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association released its All-America teams, and the Molloy College men’s lacrosse squad had two of its players make the cut. Senior midfielder Keith Galante was selected to the first-team, while junior midfielder Albert Maione earned second-team honors. For Galante, this is the second consecutive season that he got recognition from the USILA after being dubbed a second-team all-star in 2008.
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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. – On Wednesday, freshman attackman Ryan Kudlek was dubbed the East Coast Conference Rookie of the Year as the league gave out its year-end awards for the 2009 season. Four other members of the Molloy College men’s lacrosse team grabbed All-ECC distinction as well. Along with Kudlek, senior midfielder Keith Galante anchored the way after receiving first-team recognition.
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MILLBURN, N.Y. – Senior midfielder Keith Galante led all players with seven points off four assists and three goals to lead the seventh-ranked Molloy College men’s lacrosse squad past East Coast Conference foe Dominican College on Saturday afternoon by a 16-9 final at the Torne Valley Sports Complex in Millburn, N.Y. Galante added six shots on goal as well in the regular-season finale.
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BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – Junior midfielder Matt Dolan and freshman attackman Ryan Kudlek notched two goals each on Saturday as the fifth-ranked Molloy College men’s lacrosse team lost by a 16-5 final to second-ranked C.W. Post at Hickox Field in Brookville, N.Y. With the loss, the Lions dropped to 9-3 overall and 2-3 in East Coast Conference action. As for the Pioneers, they improved their ledger to 12-1 on the year. C.W. Post is also 5-0 against league opposition.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – On Saturday evening, the fourth-ranked Molloy College men’s lacrosse team had its three-game winning streak put to an end by eighth-ranked Dowling College, 11-9, in an East Coast Conference match at the Dean G. Skelos Sports Complex in Rockville Centre, N.Y. With the loss, the Lions fell to an overall record of 9-2 and a league mark of 2-2. As for the Golden Lions, they returned to over .500 ball at 6-5. Dowling improved to 2-2 as well in the ECC.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – Senior midfielder Keith Galante shattered the school mark for most points in a career at Molloy College on Wednesday afternoon as the fourth-ranked Lions’ men’s lacrosse team beat Pace University by a 17-9 final at the Dean G. Skelos Sports Complex in Rockville Centre, N.Y. Galante came into today’s game tied with former player Dom Toscano at a point total of 165. He set the record with an assist on Albert Maione’s man-up goal with 6:52 left in the first period.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – Knotted at 7-up with less than a minute left in the contest, junior midfielder Matt Dolan of the fifth-ranked Molloy College men’s lacrosse team registered the game-winning goal with 36 seconds remaining to lead the Lions by the also fifth-ranked Lakers of Mercyhurst College, 8-7, on Saturday afternoon at the Dean G. Skelos Sports Complex in Rockville Centre, N.Y. Senior midfielder Keith Galante gave the feed off to Dolan on the play.
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