Syracuse, N.Y. – Head coach Dan Sheehan reached the 150-win mark for his career and the No. 2 Le Moyne College men's lacrosse team rolled over No. 7 Bentley University, 11-3, in Northeast-10 Conference action at the Thomas J. Niland Athletic Complex. Sophomore Jack Harmatuk (Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy/Syracuse) netted four goals and dished out an assist for the Dolphins.

Sheehan joined a four-member group of active Division II coaches with 150 career wins. He owns a 150-32 (.824) record in 11-plus seasons on the Heights, including a 138-15 (.902) mark since 2000. Le Moyne moved to 8-0 on the season with the win and picked up its fourth win against a nationally-ranked opponent.

The Dolphins scored six unanswered goals between the 7:54 mark of the second quarter and the 13:26 mark of the fourth to turn a one-goal game into a 9-2 advantage. Le Moyne broke open the game thanks to a trio of goals from Harmatuk and one each from freshman Taylor Brooks (Cypress, Tex./Cy-Fair), sophomore Jack Venditti (Baldwinsville, N.Y./Baldwinsville) and senior Brian Welch (Ithaca, N.Y./Ithaca). Le Moyne's defensive unit entered the game as the nation's top scoring defense at five goals per game and held the Falcons scoreless for a stretch that spanned 33:18 between the second and fourth quarters. Opponents have managed seven goals against the Dolphins over the last three games.

Bentley scored a man-up goal, just the fourth surrendered by Le Moyne's defense this season, before Welch and sophomore Nick DiSarro (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna) put in a pair of goals with under two minutes to play to produce the 11-3 final. Three different Dolphins, Harmatuk, Venditti and classmate Matt Chadderdon (Auburn, N.Y./Auburn), accounted for Le Moyne's three first-quarter goals. After the Falcons scored 1:30 into the second quarter to make it a 3-2 game, the Dolphins erupted for their crucial six-goal streak.

Le Moyne outshot Bentley, 46-23, for the game and senior Brian Griffin (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) dominated the face-off X throughout, winning 17 of the game's 18 face-offs. Senior Doug McIver (Altamont, N.Y./Albany Academy), who leads the nation with a 4.85 goals against average, finished with seven saves in goal for the Dolphins.

Le Moyne (8-0, NE-10 4-0) is back in action Monday when it takes on Northeast-10 Conference opponent Franklin Pierce.

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Syracuse, N.Y. – In a matchup of two of the top-ten teams in Division II men's lacrosse, No. 2 Le Moyne defeated No. 7 Bentley University 11-3 on Saturday afternoon in Syracuse, N.Y., to improve to 8-0 overall and 4-0 in the Northeast-10. Sophomore attack Jack Harmatuk had a game-high four goals and five points for the Dolphins.

Last season's national finalists and winners of two of the last three national championships, Le Moyne received a goal from Harmatuck just seven seconds into the game after senior Brian Griffin won the opening draw.

The Dolphins took a 2-0 lead on a man-up goal at the 8:50 mark courtesy of sophomore attack Jack Venditti, who found the back of the net with 10 seconds left on a 30 second penalty.

Senior Josh Friedman (Old Bethpage, N.Y./Plainview JFK) made it 2-1 when he scored 1:15 later on an assist from junior Kevin Gould (Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury).

Trailing 3-1, senior Andy Curtis (Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford) got the Falcons to within one goal 1:29 into the second quarter. That's as close as Bentley could get the rest of the way however. Le Moyne scored six straight goals over the remainder of the second quarter through the fourth quarter, with Harmatuk scoring the first three. Two came in the second quarter to make it 5-2 for the hosts at halftime.

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