University of Albany Alum Frank Resetarits Leads Lizards Past Boston

During their first two games, the Long Island Lizards combined to score just 22 points and dropped both of their opening games. However, they erupted for a season-high 20 points and earned their first win of the season, a 20-19 overtime victory over the Boston Cannons at Mitchel Athletic Complex on Saturday evening.

Frank Resetarits scored the game-winning goal off a feed from newly acquired attackman Spencer Ford at the 4:01 mark of the overtime period to hand the Cannons their second straight loss.

The Lizards jumped out to a quick 4-1 lead in the first five minutes of the opening period before the Cannons stormed back to tie the game at 5-5 by scoring four of the next five goals, including a pair of markers from Matt Poskay.

Just over two minutes into the second quarter, Tom Zummo gave the Cannons a 6-5 edge with an unassisted marker before the Lizards exploded for six straight goals, including two from Resetarits, for a 12-6 advantage with 4:53 left in the firs thalf. Boston cut the margin to 13-9 by scoring three points in the final four minutes, including a two-point marker from Joe Kostolansky.

Led by two goals from Blake Miller, the Lizards opened the third quarter with three consecutive goals before the Cannons answered with three goals in a five-minute span. Keith Cromwell snapped the Boston spurt with 37 seconds left in the stanza when he converted a pass from Tim Goettelmann.

A pair of two-point goals by the Cannons in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter tied the game at 16-16. After the teams traded goals twice, the Cannons took a one-point lead when Poskay took a feed from Sean Morris and scored his third goal of the game. But, Glenn Adams scored an unassisted goal with just three seconds remaining in regulation to send the game into overtime.

Resetarits was one of four Long Island players who recorded a "hat trick" in the victory while Peter Vlahakis won 28 of 40 face-offs and recorded 13 ground balls en route to being named the Bud Light MVP.

Morris led the Cannons with two goals and six assists while Zummo had two goals, including a two-point marker, and two assists.

Courtesy: Inside Lacrosse