17^TH-RANKED CLARKSON DOWNS VASSAR 16-3
Brewers fall to 2-2 in men's lacrosse

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Junior attacker Sean Pearce (Auburn, N.Y.) and junior midfielder Patrick Ryan (Canton, N.Y.) tallied two goals and two assists apiece in the first half to lead 17^th-ranked Clarkson University to a 16-3 Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association men's lacrosse victory Saturday afternoon at Prentiss Field.

Clarkson (6-1, 1-0 UCAA) posted a commanding 10-0 lead at halftime, thanks in part to Pearce, Ryan, and junior midfielder Dan Amedro (Syracuse, N.Y.), who also had two goals.

Vassar (2-2, 0-2 UCAA) got second-half goals from freshman attacker Zach Winkler (West Islip, N.Y.), and junior attackers Justin Schrager (Santa Maria, Calif.) and Pat McAlpine (Centerport, N.Y.).

Sophomore attacker Matthew Shortway (Sussex, N.J.) led the Golden Knights with three goals. Freshman midfielder TJ Drake (Rochester, N.Y.) added two goals and two assists.

Freshman Will Noll (Baltimore, Md.) made 14 saves for the Brewers. Sophomore Joe Zebrowski (Liverpool, N.Y.), freshman Dustin Mackin (Falmouth, Maine), and senior Brian Pratt (Randolph, N.J.) combined to make five saves for Clarkson.

Vassar resumes conference play Wednesday at Prentiss against Union College at 4 p.m.

Goals

Vassar: Justin Schrager (1), Zach Winkler (1), Pat McAlpine (1)

Clarkson: Matthew Shortway (3), Sean Pearce (2), TJ Drake (2), Patrick Ryan (2), Brian Johnson (2), Dam Amedro (2), Andrew Branson (1), Matt Diana (1), Travis Rohlin (1)

Assists

Vassar: Dan Harris (1), Justin Schrager (1)

Clarkson: Ryan Bodkin (2), TJ Drake (2), Sean Pearce (2), Patrick Ryan (2), Andrew Branson (1), Richard Burritt (1), Brian Murphy (1), Rudy Perales (1)

Saves

Vassar: Will Noll (14)

Clarkson: Joe Zebrowski (30:00, 1), Dustin Mackin (15:00, 1), Brian Pratt (15:00, 3)