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Alfred, NY (4/12/14)- The Utica College men's lacrosse team got back on track Saturday as it downed Alfred University 9-4 in Empire 8 Conference action.  Junior Christian Reiller (Salamanca, NY/Genesee CC) led all players with four points on the day. 
 
The Pioneers improve to 6-6 on the year and 2-2 in the Empire 8 Conference, while Alfred drops to 4-6 and 1-3 in the E8. 
 
The game started off slowly as Alfred controlled a 4-2 lead at halftime.  The Pioneers then exploded for seven goals in the second half, including five in the fourth quarter to down the Saxons.  Reiller scored three goals and added one assist.  He now leads the team with 21 goals and 31 points.  Trent Jacobs (Akwesasne/Brewster Academy) and David Craig (Brewerton, NY/Paul V. Moore) each had one goal and one assist, while Scott Baron (Flemington, NJ/Cushing Academy), Corey Thompson (Akwesasne/Salmon River), TJ Benson (Central Square, NY/Paul V. Moore), and Andrew Jamieson (Six Nations, ON/Hagersville) also scored for UC.  Freshman Ross Cree (Akwesasne/Salmon River ) had two assists and Andrew DiOrio (Greenlawn, NY/CW Post) made seven saves for his fourth win of the season. 
 
With three assists on the day, senior captain Joe Schoen (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) surpassed his older brother Steve Schoen '07 for second place on the college's career assist list.  Joe Schoen (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) now has 68 career assists, ten behind career leader Nate Jobson '05.  Schoen also became just the seventh player in program history to record 100 or more career points. 
 
The Pioneers return to action Wednesday as they host Empire 8 rival Stevens Institute of Technology.  Game time is set for 4 p.m.



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