Nolan’s Late Goal Lifts Longwood: [NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition]
Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 25 Mar 1995:
Todd Nolan scored his third goal of the game with one minute remaining in the fourth quarter to give Longwood, which overcame the loss of captain John Tuite early in the game, a 5-4 victory over Comsewogue yesterday in a Suffolk non-league boys lacrosse game. Tuite, a midfielder, left with a broken leg and could be out 4-6 weeks. With Longwood leading 4-3 after three quarters, Comsewogue’s Matt Del Rosso scored 1:21 into the fourth to tie the score at 4. Steve Gordon made 23 saves for Longwood. John Schmidt had 18 saves for Comsewogue.
Todd Nolan (5), Jim Bradley (4) and Richard Newman totaled 13 goals to lead Longwood to a 17-0 win over Lindenhurst . Lindenhurst 0 0 0 0 0 Longwood 5 6 5 1 17 Goals – LO: Nolan 5, Bradley 4, Neuman 4, Marsden 2, Dunn, Leggio. Saves – LI: Feltinger 15, Gazmend 1; LO: Gordon 9, Cervelli 6. April 4
In a non-league game, Rob Ilsley’s unassisted goal 45 seconds into the game gave Hicksville a 1-0 lead and the Comets never trailed on the way to a 7-2 win over Longwood. Rod Carolan and Keith Cromwell each had two goals and two assists for Hicksville. Longwood 1 0 0 1 2 Hicksville 2 2 2 1 7 Goals – L: Nolan, Bradley; H: Carolan 2, Cromwell 2, Walker, Tower, Ilsley. Saves – L: Gordon 13; H: Flanagan 6, Hoffmann 13. April 11
Landin Rallies E. Islip Over Longwood: [SUFFOLK Edition]
Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 18 Apr 1995
Matt Landin scored 3:14 into the fourth quarter to snap a tie and lift East Islip to an 8-5 win over Longwood yesterday in a Division I boys lacrosse game. East Islip had rallied from a 4-2 halftime deficit to take a 5-4 lead before the Lions scored to make it 5-5. Tom Maher and Rob LaForte each had two goals for East Islip. Todd Nolan scored three goals for Longwood. April 18
Sophomore Rich Kunkel had five goals and two assists as Ward Melville cruised to 18-4 win over Longwood. Ethan Mills, Scott Weber, Matt Roberts each had three goals and Brian Gallozzi (8) and Jeremy Seedorf (6) combined for 14 saves. Rich Newman led Longwood with three goals. April 21
NON-LEAGUE Longwood 1 3 4 4 12 John Jay (Cross River, NY) 4 0 2 1 7 Goals – L: Nolan 4, Neuman 3, Baker 2, Dunn, Grazidi, Wesolko; JJ: Kamerdin 3, Goldberg 2, Brophy, Joedescke. Saves – L: Smith 12; L: Gordon 13. April 23
Brian Grazidei’s unassisted goal with 2:25 remaining broke a 5-5 tie, and Tom Baker added an insurance goal 35 seconds later as Longwood beat Northport, 7-5. Northport took a 5-4 lead on a goal by Chris Ruben 4:15 into the fourth quarter but Longwood tied the score when James Bradley converted a pass from Grazidei with 4:25 left April 26
Sachem 5 5 3 6 19 Longwood 1 0 1 1 3 Goals – S: Erik Ragone 5, Kris Amplo 3, Lou Antonetti 3, Campbell 2, Gonzolez, J. Amplo, Harned, L. Collins, Thomas, Liotta; L: Bradley, Baker, Dunn. Saves – S: Degenfelder 16, Falkman 1; L: Gordon 14, Cervelli 1. April 28
Bellport 2 0 1 0 3 Longwood 0 3 2 2 7 B: Lanigan 2, Governali; L: Nolan 4, Baker, Palam, Wesolko. Saves – B: Alaia 18; L: Gordon 13, Cervelli 2. May 2
Longwood 1 1 0 0 2 West Islip 1 6 3 2 12 Goals – L: Baker 2; WI: Cutillo 5, Coppo 3, Jankow, Reichel, Shierant, Farinacci. Saves – L: Gordon 13, Cervelli 2; WI: DiStefano 7, Batter 1. May 4
Richie Neuman scored with 58 seconds left in the first half as Longwood (6-5) came back from a 3-1 deficit to take a 4-3 lead at halftime in its 7-5 win over Connetquot (7-4) yesterday in a Division I boys lacrosse game. Longwood never trailed after that. Sophomore Brian Grazidei won 13 of 16 faceoffs in the game for Longwood and teammate Todd Nolan added a hat trick.. May 1
Connetquot 2 1 1 1 5 Longwood 1 3 1 2 7 Goals – C: Murphy 3, Fox, Stolfa; L: Nolan 3, Neuman 2, Bradley, Rostron. Saves – C: Sieboldt 12; L: Gordon 8.
In Division I, Jimmy Bradley scored both of his goals in the first quarter to give Longwood a 2-0 lead in its 11-5 victory over Middle Country (7-5). Sophomore James Wesolko led all goal scorers with four and Tommy Baker added three assists. The Lions improved to 7-5 . . . Bart Orr scored 3:26 into the third quarter to give Huntington (9-4) a 6-4 lead in its 8-5 win over Half Hollow Hills East. Hills East is 7-5. DIVISION I Longwood 2 3 4 2 11 Middle Country 0 2 0 3 5 Goals – L: Wesolko 4, Nolan 3, Bradley 2, Neuman 2; MC: Breier, Jezewski, Albert, O’Connor, Rossetti. Saves – L: Gordon 11, Cervelli 7; MC: Mones 4, Scheiner 3. May 12
Todd Nolan’s third straight goal at 3:09 of the third quarter, put Longwood (8-5) ahead 3-2 in its 5-2 win over Bay Shore (8-5) in a Division I game. Sophomore Brian Grazidei won nine of 10 faceoffs for Longwood .May 16
Longwood Posts Win Over Huntington: [SUFFOLK Edition]
Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 19 May 1995
Brian Grazidei and Rich Neuman scored 59 seconds apart midway through the third quarter to give Longwood (9-5) a 7-5 lead in its 8-6 win over Huntington yesterday in a pivotal Division I boys lacrosse game. Grazidei’s goal was unassisted at 4:52 of the third, and Tom Dunn fed Neuman with the eventual game-winner after the ensuing faceoff. Todd Nolan and Tom Baker scored twice for Longwood and Mike Rodriguez added two assists. Bart Orr scored four goals for Huntington (9-5). Steven Gordon made 16 saves for Longwood, stopping a breakaway late in the third quarter to preserve the lead.
Richie Neuman scored on an assist from Jim Bradley 2:40 into the third quarter as Longwood (11-5) to a 4-2 lead in its 6-3 win over Smithtown (11-6). The Lions’ defenseman Mike Rodriguez threw a shot 80 yards down the field with the Smithtown goaltender Michael Guistiniani out of the net to tie the score at 2 at 4:47 into the second quarter May 26
In his first game back from a serious knee injury, Negus (two goals, one assist) had a hand in three of the Patriots’ four first-quarter goals as Ward Melville defeated Longwood, 15-1, in the Suffolk County boys Class A semifinal at Kings Park. Ward Melville (17-1) will face Sachem in the Class A championship at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Hofstra.
“I was a little nervous,” Negus said yesterday, after playing in his first game in almost a month. Negus had arthroscopic surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right knee. “We worked hard and did what we had to do to win.”
The senior midfielder, who plans to play for the University of Massachusetts in the fall, originally sprained the knee in a preseason scrimmage. Negus played 10 league games before the surgery caused him to miss the last six. An anterior cruciate ligament tear awaits repair in the offseason.
Ward Melville coach Joe Cuozzo saw a difference in his team without Negus. “We missed him,” Cuozzo said. “He really gives {the opposition} something else to worry about.”
Negus wasted no time getting on the board, with an unassisted goal just under two minutes into the game. Longwood (10-7)held its own for most of the first quarter, but as the quarter began to wind down, the dam broke. Scott Weber scored the first of his game-high five goals on a feed from Jed DeWick (four assists) to give the Patriots a 2-0 lead at 4:18 of the first. Fifty-two seconds later, Negus found Matt Roberts (three goals) in front of the net for a third goal, and Negus later added a fourth (unassisted) for Ward Melville with 42 seconds left in the quarter to build a 4-0 lead.
The Patriots enjoyed a 9-0 lead at the half. Weber sandwiched a pair between sophomore Mike Monfett’s two goals, and Monfett closed the half with his third goal on a long shot from downfield that rolled in at the :24 mark as Lions goalie Steve Gordon (12 saves) charged out to try to make the stop. By then, Longwoodcoach Al Schroeder had seen enough.
“They’re a fabulous program,” Schroeder said of Ward Melville, which won its 20th consecutive league title last week on the way to its 14th consecutive Suffolk County final. “We’re very young. We have a few years to go before we get to their caliber.” Longwood has made the playoffs three of the past five years, including a semifinal appearance in 1994.
The Lions finally broke the shutout in the fourth quarter, as Jarrod Rostron flipped a shot past Patriots goalie Brian Gallozzi (seven saves), but the score was 15-1, and the damage was done.
“I’m pretty confident in our team,” Negus said. “As long as we work hard and play together, we can beat anybody.”
For Cuozzo, who tacked on win No. 507 to his career total, it was a good measure of his team. “It was a great win to go into the playoffs with,” he said. “The loss to St. Anthony’s {May 20} really woke us up.”
May 30