THE BASICS 

Score: 
Kean 16 – Emmanuel 12

Records: 
Emmanuel College Saints (1-2)
Kean University Cougars (2-0)

Location: Union, N.J. – Kean Alumni Stadium

Date: Monday, March 7, 2022

THE LEAD – Tied 10-10 through three quarters,  the Kean Cougars outscored the Emmanuel Saints 6-2 over the final 15 minutes, leading them to a 16-12 victory on Monday night as Kean remains unbeaten to start 2022.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Saints trailed by as many as five in the first half to get the game back to all square in the fourth quarter. Senior Derek DelVecchio (Saugus, Mass.) gave Emmanuel their first lead since the early going, scoring to start the fourth, giving EC an 11-10 lead.
• Nearly four minutes later, the Cougars responded with junior Dante Magliano (Washington Township, N.J.) tying the game back at 11-11.
• Magliano's goal with 8:50 remaining was the start of six straight for Kean over the span of 7:43. Senior Brady Moore (Bay Head, N.J.) scored twice while junior Connor Batjer (Riverhead, N.J.), senior Tommy Pellegrino (Wayne, N.J.), and grad student Kyle Ryder (Congers, N.Y.) added a goal each, as the Cougars reestablished control and led 16-11 with 1:07 to play.
• Emmanuel senior Colin Dickinson (Barre, Vt.) scored with 15 seconds remaining to pull EC within four, but it proved too late for a Saints comeback as they fell 16-12 in the non-conference loss.
• The Saints trailed 8-3 with less than two minutes remaining in the first half, but thanks to a 6-1 run between the end of the second and through the middle of the third, including four goals by junior Ryan Castle (Boxford, Mass.), Emmanuel found themselves right back in the game and in a 9-9 tie.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Moore finished with six goals for the Cougars and added one assist in the victory.
• Batjer added four goals, three assists, and three ground balls for Kean.
• Sophomore Devin Reppert (Phillipsburg, N.J.) made four saves after coming in at halftime in goal. Reppert earns the win to move to 1-0 this season.
• Ryan Castle finished with four goals and one assist, leading the Saints on Monday evening.
• Sophomore Aiden Sullivan (Burlington, Conn.) scored a hat-trick, all in man-up situations, and added an assist and two ground balls.
• Sophomore Thomas Quigley (Marblehead, Mass.) chipped in with a goal and a team-high three assists.
• Junior Randy Castle (Boxford, Mass.) made a program-record 27 saves but falls to 1-2 this season.

UP NEXT

• The Saints finish a four-game road trip to start the season on Wednesday, March 9, as they travel to Eastern Nazarene for a 5:00 p.m. game.
• The Cougars head to Delaware Valley University on March 9 for a game against the Aggies at 7:00 p.m.