Poughkeepsie, N.Y. - The third seeded Canisius College Golden Griffins upset the top seeded Siena College Saints 10-9 in the 2012 Men's Lacrosse Championship game at Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. on the campus of Marist College.
The Griffins were trailing up until the 3:29 mark in the fourth quarter when they tied the game. With 1:46 left in the game, they took their first lead of the game with the go ahead goal scored by 2012 Rookie of the Year Tim Edwards. The Griffins were led by attackman Jimmy Haney who had four goals on the game. Haney was awarded the Most Outstanding Player for the championship. Sean Callahan, named to the All-Tournament Team, led the Canisius defense in the goal with eight saves and three groundballs. Callahan shutout the Siena offense in the second half, not allowing a goal past him.
The Saint's Danny Martinsen and Chris D'Alberti both posted hat tricks in the game, with three goals apiece.
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Recap |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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#1 Siena |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
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#3 Canisius |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
Goals:
Siena: Chris D'Alberti 3, Danny Martinsen 3, Nate Barry 1, Chris Roth 1, Patrick Daley 1
Canisius: Jimmy Haney 4, Simon Giourmetakis 2, Travis Gibbons 2, Tim Edwards 1, Nick Caldiero 1
The Canisius College Golden Griffins advance to the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship.
