Men’s Lacrosse: No. 4 Duke vs. No. 2 Virginia, ACC Semifinals

Game 15 l ACC Tournament Semifinal

Duke (11-3, 1-2 ACC) vs. Virginia (11-1, 2-1 ACC)

Friday, April 22  5:00 p.m.

Byrd Stadium l College Park, Md.

ACC Select l Live Stats l ACC Championship Site l Complete Game Notes

Duke Meets Virginia in ACC Semifinal

Just six days after upsetting top-ranked Virginia 13-9 in Charlottesville, Va., the Blue Devils will take on the Cavaliers again in the ACC Semifinal on April 23 in College Park, Md. … Faceoff is set for 5 p.m., in Byrd Stadium … The winner advances to the championship on April 25 at 3:30 p.m.

Duke-Virginia Series History

Duke and Virginia are meeting for the 71st time since the first meeting in 1938 and for the second time in six days … The Cavaliers own a 48-22 lead in the series, but it is Duke who has had the recent success in winning each of the past eight matches … The Blue Devils upended the No. 1 Cavaliers in Charlottesville on April 17 … Virginia’s last win over the Blue Devils was on April 17, 2004, a 13-4 triumph in Charlottesville … Duke is 5-6 all-time against Virginia in ACC Tournament contests and has won the past three meetings in the postseason competition.

Last Time Out Against Virginia

Sixth-ranked Duke outscored No. 1 Virginia 8-3 in the second half on its way to a 13-9 victory at Klöckner Stadium … Senior Ned Crotty and junior Zach Howell led the attack, combining for seven points, as Duke recorded its eighth straight win over the Cavaliers … CJ Costabile went 10-of-13 in faceoffs and added the game-winning assist in the win.

A Win Over Virginia Would

Be the program’s 451st all-time victory
Be John Danowski’s 281st career victory and 62nd at Duke
Push Duke’s win streak to 11 games
Be the ninth straight win over Virginia
Give Duke an 18-14 record in the ACC Tournament
Make Duke 13-9 in ACC Tournament Semifinals
Put Duke in the ACC Championship game for the 12th time
Put the Blue Devils in the title tilt for the fourth straight season, a first in program history
ACC Tournament Notes

Duke owns an all-time record of 17-14 in ACC Tournament action.
Duke is 11-9 all-time in ACC Tournament semifinal games and 6-5 in championship tilts.
Against the field, Duke is 5-4 vs. Maryland, 7-4 vs. North Carolina and 5-6 vs. Virginia.
Duke is 0-3 in ACC Tournament games played in College Park, Md.
Duke has won six ACC Tournament championships in 1995, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Duke has had six ACC Tournament MVPs in Ross Moscatti (1995), Scott Bross (2001), A.J. Kincel (2002), Matt Danowski (2007), Dan Loftus (2008) and CJ Costabile (2009).
Duke landed seven players on the 2009 ACC All-Tournament Team … CJ Costabile, Ned Crotty, Mike Catalino, Zach Howell, Michael Manley, Max Quinzani and Steve Schoeffel were voted to the squad.
In 2009 CJ Costabile became the first freshmen in ACC lacrosse history to win the ACC Tournament MVP award.
Recent ACC History

Duke has launched itself into the top of the ACC since 2001, winning five league titles and sporting a .667 winning percentage … Here is how it breaks down across the four teams since 2001.

Duke in the National Stats

Duke senior attackman Ned Crotty currently ranks second in the nation in assists (2.79/gm), while fellow attacker Max Quinzani is fourth in goals (3.36/gm) … Senior defenseman Parker McKee is 21st in caused turnovers (1.64/gm) and 14th in ground balls (5.29/gm) … As a team, Duke is fourth in man-up offense, fifth in points per game, sixth in scoring offense (13.07) and ground balls (36.36/gm).

Against The ACC

Duke is 66-140 all-time against ACC foes … The Blue Devils own the most wins over North Carolina with 26 and the fewest over Maryland at 17 … In regular season contests, the Blue Devils are 38-117 against conference foes.

Duke starts ACC Tournament play as the No. 4 overall seed with an 11-3 overall record and 1-2 mark against conference foes … The starting attack unit of Max Quinzani, Ned Crotty and Zach Howell lead the Blue Devil offense … Quinzani is tops in goals and points with 47 and eight, respectively … Crotty has 53 points from 14 goals and a team-high 39 assists, while Howell has 46 points (34g, 12a) … Redshirt sophomore Justin Turri has 25 points to round out the top scorers … Defensively, Duke is allowing just 8.90 goals per game and has held each of its past four opponents under 10 goals … Senior Parker McKee leads the team with 23 caused turnovers and 74 ground balls … Junior Tom Montelli has forced 13 caused turnovers … At the X is the trio of Sam Payton, CJ Costabile and Terrence Molinari .. Payton leads the way with a .545 win percentage (85-of-156), while Costabile is 54-of-100 (.540) … Molinari has won 34-of-65 restarts for a .523 win percentage … In goal, freshman Dan Wigrizer has started 13 games and owns a 9.16 goals against average and a .543 save percentage.

Scouting Virginia

Virginia heads into the ACC Tournament as the nation’s No. 2 ranked team with an 11-1 overall record and 2-1 mark in the ACC … The Cavaliers are 17-16 all-time in ACC Tournament contests and 12-8 in semifinal games … Chris Bocklet and Steele Stanwick pace the offense with 42 points apiece … Bocklet has a team-high 33 goals, while Stanwick has a team-best 21 assists … Brian Carroll has 26 points and Matt White and Shamel Bratton round out the 20-point scorers with 23 and 21, respectively … Ryan Benicasa and Brian McDermott split faceoff duties … Benicasa is 62-of-107 (.579) and McDermott is 69-of-114 (.605) … Ken Clausen anchors the defense with 26 caused turnovers and 40 ground balls … In goal, Adam Ghitelman sports an 11-1 overall record with a 7.90 goals against average and a .538 save percentage … The Cavaliers are allowing just 7.83 goals per game.

Duke Riding a Nine Game Win Streak

With the 13-9 win over top-ranked Virginia, Duke extended its winning streak to nine games … The Blue Devils have not lost since March 10 against North Carolina … Duke’s nine-game run is currently the nation’s longest winning streak.

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No. 18 Ohio State Welcomes 12th-Ranked Notre Dame Thursday
Buckeyes vs. Fighting Irish will be featured on BigTenNetwork.com; re-air on TV network Friday

No. 12 Notre Dame (9-4, 5-1 Big East) at No. 18 Ohio State (8-5, 1-3 ALC)
Date: Thursday, April 22 – 5 p.m.
Where: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (Grass/8,000)

OPENING DRAW
With just three games remaining in the regular season, the 18th-ranked Ohio State women’s lacrosse team welcomes No. 12 Notre Dame to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium at 5 p.m. Thursday. The Buckeyes are 8-5 on the season, while the Fighting Irish are 9-4 and riding a four-game winning streak.

FOLLOW THE ACTION
The Ohio State-Notre Dame game will have live video streaming available at bigtennetwork.com for a $2.99 charge. It can also be followed via live stats, linked from the home page or women’s lacrosse schedule page of OhioStateBuckeyes.com, or Twitter (@OhioState_WLAX). The game will be aired on tape delay on the Big Ten Network beginning at 10 p.m. Friday.

RECORDS WATCH
With two assists vs. Vanderbilt April 12, senior Kelly Haggerty broke the all-time record for career points at Ohio State. The West Chester, Pa., native now has 131 goals and 93 assists for 228 points, passing Kristen Slahor’s 221 (82g, 139a) earned during the 2005-08 seasons. Haggerty is second all-time in career goals and assists, needing eight and 46, respectively, to eclipse the leader in each category.

DYNAMIC DUO
Kelly Haggerty and Alayna Markwordt are one of the most successful scoring duos in NCAA lacrosse. The pair has combined for 118 points, the sixth-most among Division I scoring tandems. Haggerty leads the Buckeyes with 30 goals and 32 assists, while Markwordt – the reigning ALC rookie of the year – is second with 35 goals and 21 assists.

MARGIN OF VICTORY
In games won, the Buckeyes have outscored their opponents 136-65 – a 71-goal difference and an average of 8.9 goals per game. Their largest win this season came against Cincinnati, 20-5, April 14 – the largest margin since exactly a year ago to date against Detroit (21-4).

ANNIE GET YOUR SAVE
Heading into the week, junior goalie Annie Carruthers led the ALC in saves per game (11.0) and save percentage (0.525) and is ranked third and fourth in the NCAA, respectively in the two categories. The Columbus Academy product made a career-high 22 saves against Northwestern March 24 and has had at least 10 in seven games this season. With 145 on the year, she is fifth all-time in single-season saves and needs nine to tie the fourth-place Megan Barnett and her 154 tallied in 1999.

DEFENSIVE DIVA
Maghan Beaudrault leads the team with 23 caused turnovers this season – nearly twice as many as her closest teammate (Gabby Capuzzi, 12). Her 1.77 caused turnovers per game ranks 30th in the NCAA and third in the ALC.

RANK AND FILE
The Buckeyes re-entered the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) poll at No. 20 April 5 for the first time since the March 1 edition and have since moved up two spots to No. 18. After being limited to receiving votes beginning Marsh 8, Ohio State has gone 5-3 with its losses coming at the hands of top-ranked and undefeated Northwestern, No. 10 Vanderbilt and No. 18 Penn State.

GONE STREAKING
Two Buckeye attackers hold point-scoring streaks of at least 20 games. Kelly Haggerty has notched at least one goal or assist in each of the last 31 games – the 17th-longest active streak in the country – while Alayna Markwordt has posted points in 27-consecutive games.

BIG GAME, SMALL SCREEN
Buckeye lacrosse made its debut on Big Ten Network last weekend with the Penn State game. The Notre Dame matchup Thursday will be streamed live on BigTenNetwork.com and then shown on tape delay on the television network at 10 p.m. April 23. The games will air intermittently throughout the week; check local listings for times.

SCOUTING THE IRISH
Notre Dame rides a four-game winning streak coming into Columbus Thursday, including two victories over ranked opponents in No. 7 Syracuse and No. 13 Loyola. The defense, led by goalkeeper Ellie Hilling, has been the deciding factor as it has only allowed 10 goals over the last three games. As a team, the Irish are 16th in the nation, giving up 9.08 goals per game. Jackie Doherty leads the Irish in ground balls (43, 3.31 per game) and caused turnovers (30, 2.31 per game) to also top the Big East in both categories.
On the attack, Gina Scioscia’s seven-point game (3g, 4a) in the team’s last outing vs. Cincinnati gave her a team-leading 39 points off 24 goals and 15 assists. Two others – Kailene Abt and Maggie Tamasitis – have more than 30 points, coming in at a tie for second with 33.

SERIES HISTORY
Notre Dame and Ohio State will meet for the 15th time in the all-time series with the Buckeyes narrowly trailing 6-8 through the first 14 games. In the last meeting between the teams, Feb. 22, 2009, in South Bend, Notre Dame came away with a 14-11 win. Rachel Hawes, Jayme Beard and Gabby Capuzzi each netted hat tricks, while goalie Kristen Gilwee notched 17 saves in the loss.

LAST TIME OUT
It was a tale of two halves as the No. 19 Ohio State women’s lacrosse team built a first-half lead but fell to No. 18 Penn State, 18-12, at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium last Sunday. Brittney Zerhusen and Alayna Markwordt paced the attack as the Buckeyes moved to 8-5 on the season and 1-3 in the ALC. Coming off a record-setting performance against Cincinnati Wednesday, Zerhusen finished with three goals and an assist, while Alayna Markwordt also posted four points with two and two. Annie Carruthers tallied 11 saves, including two on free-position attempts, and marked her seventh game this season with at least 10 stops between the pipes.

COMING UP NEXT
The Buckeyes close out their home schedule at 1 p.m. Sunday against Detroit. Five seniors will be honored – Laura Burke, Lindsey Burkhart, Rachael Cornicello, Kelly Haggerty and Lauren Sterner – for their four years at Ohio State. The Titans are 6-10 on the season and coming off back-to-back losses to LeMoyne and Longwood.

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East Rutherford, NJ – Jay Card and Kevin Ford each scored three goals and Stephen Bentz added two to lead the 10th-ranked Hofstra Pride to a 12-11 CAA victory over the Delaware Blue Hens in the Konica-Minolta Big City Classic at the New Meadowlands Stadium Saturday afternoon.

The Pride, who won their second consecutive game, improve to 7-3 on the year and 1-2 in the CAA. Delaware, which dropped its second consecutive game, fall to 5-6 overall and 0-2 in league play.

Card, a junior, tallied a game-high six points on three goals and three assists with classmate Bentz adding two goals and two assists. Ford, a sophomore who returned to action after missing the previous two games with a foot injury, scored three goals and added one assist.

Hofstra sophomore goalie Andrew Gvozden stopped 11 shots in the Pride cage for his second win of the year. The Blue Hens of Delaware were led by senior Curtis Dickson with four goals while senior Martin Cahill added two assists. Junior Noah Fossner made 10 saves in the Blue Hens’ cage.

The first half featured four lead changes and five tied scores. The Pride would use a five-goal run near the end of the first half and into the third quarter to pull away from the Blue Hens. Ford opened the scoring in the contest 6:11 into the first quarter recording his seventh of the season, on a bullet from the middle of the box, for a 1-0 lead.

But the Blue Hens responded with three unanswered goals as Dickson notched his 39th and 40th goals of the year around a Nick Elsmo goal to give Delaware a 3-1 lead with 4:37 to play in the first quarter. Card would notch his first of the game and 20th of the season with 1:04 to play in the period to close the deficit to 3-2 after one quarter.

Dickson boosted the Blue Hens’ lead back to two at 4-2 with a man-up goal, from Cahill, 53 seconds into the second quarter before Hofstra scored unanswered goals by Ford, Bentz and freshman Adrian Sorichetti, in a three minute span, to take a 5-4 lead. But the Blue Hens came right back with sophomore Grant Kaleikau scoring his ninth of the year at the 6:58 mark and John Austin notching his ninth 37 seconds later to give UD a 6-5 advantage.

Hofstra’s high-scoring junior Jamie Lincoln tallied his 29th goal of the year, from Card, with 4:03 to play in the half to tie the game before the Blue Hens’ Chris Hichborn scored his eighth goal of the year less than a minute later to give Delaware a 7-6 lead.

It would be the Blue Hens last lead of the contest as Bentz would score a man-up goal, from Card, with 27 seconds to play in the half, and Card would score his second of the game and 21st of the year, from freshman face-off man John Antoniades, seven seconds later to give the Pride an 8-7 lead at halftime.

In the third quarter, Ford continued the Hofstra run with a man-up goal from Card 30 seconds in and Card completed his third hat-trick of the year seven minutes later, from Bentz, to boost the Pride lead to 10-7. Sophomore Brad Loizeaux added his 13th of the season with 5:59 to play in the third to give Hofstra the biggest lead of the game at 11-7. Dickson would score his 42nd just 35 second before the end of the quarter to close the Delaware gap to 11-8.

Hofstra senior Dan Stein gave the Pride a four-goal lead 2:34 into the fourth quarter with his sixth goal of the year. The Blue Hens closed on goals by Kevin Kaminski at the 6:38 mark and Dom Sebastian 21 seconds later to close to 12-10. But Taylor Burns’ first goal of the season with two seconds remaining was not enough as the Pride posted its fourth straight victory over their longtime conference rivals. Hofstra now leads the series, 23-10.

The Pride outshot Delaware, 34-33, with the Blue Hens picking up 31 ground balls to Hofstra’s 29. Delaware also captured 19 of 27 face-offs.

Hofstra, the CAA preseason favorite, will be looking to keep its conference tournament qualification hopes alive when the Pride return to action next Saturday, April 17 when they travel to State College, Pennsylvania to face Penn State. Game time is 7:30 p.m.

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The University of Delaware and Hofstra University treated Big City Classic fans to an exciting show for the second straight year on Saturday, but once again it was the Blue Hens who fell short despite an impressive late rally.

Delaware (5-6, 0-2 Colonial Athletic Association) scored three goals in the final seven minutes of action, but it wasn’t enough as the Hens dropped a 12-11 decision to No. 10 Hofstra in typical battle between the two CAA rivals.

The game was the first of three held Saturday at the new Meadowlands Stadium as part of the second annual Konica Minolta Big City Classic sponsored by Inside Lacrosse. The game was the first event held at the massive new stadium which serves as the home of the National Football League’s New York Giants and New York Jets.

After falling behind 12-8 early in the final stanza, the Hens battled back on goals by Kevin Kaminski and Dom Sebastiani just 21 second apart to cut the deficit to 12-10 with 6:17 left. Delaware scored again with just under two seconds left on a goal by Taylor Burns – his first career score – but it was too little too late for the Hens, who fell to Hofstra for the fourth straight time.

“This was your typical Delaware-Hofstra game,” said Delaware head coach Bob Shillinglaw, whose team lost its second straight game and has now lost five games by four or less goals this season. “I was proud of the intensity we brought today but we’re disappointed that we fell short. Hofstra has a lot of talent and a lot of weapons. There is so much balance in the CAA and every game, every shot, is crucial.”

Senior All-American Curtis Dickson (at right) led the Blue Hens once again as he tallied five points on four goals and one assist to increase his streaks to 20 straight games with a goal and 51 straight contests with a point. The British Columbia native entered the game ranked No. 2 in the NCAA in total goals, total points, and points per game and upped his season goal total to 42 with his seventh hat trick of the season.

No other Blue Hen managed more than one goal as Dom Sebastiani, Kevin Kaminski, Nick Elsmo, Grant Kaleikau, John Austin, Taylor Burns, and Chris Hichborn all scored. Delaware’s Martin Cahill (#22 at left) was held without a goal but dished out two assist and became the 31st player in school history to reach the 100-point plateau for a career.

Delaware dominated on faceoffs, winning 19 of 27 draws as Dan Cooney won 12 of 20 attempts and Tommy Lee won all seven of his attempts. The Hens held a 31-29 advantage in groundballs and its 33 shots was just one short of Hofstra’s total.

The Pride (7-3, 1-2 CAA), the pre-season CAA favorite, won its second straight game and posted its first league win of the season. Hofstra got a big effort from pre-season CAA Player of the Year Jay Card who scored three times and dished out three assists. Kevin Ford added three goals and an assist while Stephen Bentz scored twice and dished out two assist. Jamie Lincoln, who entered the game as the nation’s leading point producer with 5.2 per game, was held to just one goal on the day.

LIMESTONE MEN’S LACROSSE STAYS NO.1 IN LATEST NCAA DIV. II SOUTH REGION RANKINGS

Nationally fourth-ranked Saints play Pfeiffer in conference tourney semi’s Friday at 1:00 p.m. Gaffney, S.C. — The Limestone College men’s lacrosse team remains No.1 in the latest NCAA Division II South Region Rankings released on Wednesday, April 21. While the Saints at 9-0 within the region lead the way for the second time in as many rankings, Conference Carolinas rival Queens University of Charlotte moves up to No.2. The Royals are 8-2 in the region. Saint Leo is up to third, the Lions are 10-3 versus region foes while another set of Lions, Mars Hill fell from second to fourth and is 9-3 within region action. Catawba has moved up to the No.5 ranking and is 7-5 within the region. Elsewhere, Le Moyne continues to top the North and is followed by Merrimack, Bentley, Pace and Adelphi. As for the Central, Mercyhurst held onto the No.1 ranking as was followed by Dowling, C.W. Post, NYIT and Seton Hill. One team from each of the three regions and one at-large team from any region shall be selected to participate in the 2010 NCAA Division II Men’s Lacrosse Championship. Teams must have a .500 record against Division II competition to be selected for the championship. Championship selections will take place Sunday, May 9 with the selection show airing at 10-11 p.m. Eastern time on the CBS College Sports Network. Limestone has represented its region in the NCAA Division II Men’s Tournament each of the previous 10 season’s. Limestone, 9-1 overall and No.4 nationally in the latest USILA Division II Rakings, returns to action on Friday of this week, April 23rd, as the top-seeded and Conference Carolinas regular season champion Saints square off against fourth-seeded Pfeiffer in the semifinals of the Conference Carolinas Men’s Lacrosse Tournament in Charlotte, N.C. Face-off is set for 1:00 p.m. at the Queens Sports Complex. Limestone has won seven straight and went 5-0 within the conference. Pfeiffer went 2-3 in the league and is 8-8 overall. The Saints and the Falcons just met on Saturday (4/17) with Limestone winning 9-5 at “The Rock”. The Limestone/Pfeiffer winner will advance to Sunday’s (April 25) 4:00 p.m., tournament championship and will play the winner of Friday’s 4:00 p.m., semifinal between second-seeded Queens University of Charlotte and third-seeded Belmont Abbey. The home standing Royals went 4-1 in the conference and are 9-3 overall and are also the third-ranked team in the south region. Belmont Abbey posted a 3-2 mark within league play and is 6-5 overall. Limestone posted road wins at both Queens (3/31) and Belmont Abbey (4/10) during the regular season. The Saints posted a 15-10 decision over the Royals and defeated the Crusaders 13-10. As noted earlier the 2010 Conference Carolinas Men’s Lacrosse Tournament will be played at the Queens Sports Complex at Marion Diehl Park which is located at 2229 Tyvola Road in Charlotte (N.C.).

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MLAX: They’re Back – Ohio State Hosts Denver Saturday in Columbus

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — After five-consecutive road games, the Ohio State men’s lacrosse team (6-5, 2-2 ECAC) returns to Columbus for a three-game homestand, beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday when the Buckeyes take on Denver (8-4, 3-0 ECAC) in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
Follow Along
Links to a pay-per-view video webstream through Buckeye Vision and a link to live stats can be found on the men’s lacrosse schedule pages at OhioStateBuckeyes.com. An audio broadcast can be found at OhioStateSports.net, with Evan Winkofsky and Sam Obermyer on the call.
One Week Till the Showdown
A week from Saturday (April 24) the Buckeyes will host Air Force in the third-annual “Showdown in the Shoe.” The game, held at 11 a.m. in Ohio Stadium before the Ohio State football team’s spring game, has set national regular-season and on-campus attendance records each of the last two years, including 30,192 fans in attendance at halftime to watch the Buckeyes and Notre Dame last season.
Tickets may be purchased at the Athletics Ticket Office, online at OhioStateBuckeyes.com, and through Ticketmaster. Tickets, which include both the lacrosse and football games, are $5 in advance or $10 on the day of the game (cash only), with Ohio State students who show a valid BuckID and children 6 and under admitted free.
Last Time Out
A team game that saw 14 Buckeyes post a point and a strong effort on defense helped Ohio State to a 14-6 win over Hobart last Saturday. Leading the way offensively for the Buckeyes was freshman Jeff Tundo with a team season-high five assists, while seniors Mario Ventiquattro and James Green each had a hat trick and freshman leading scorer Logan Schuss had two goals and an assist.
Three long poles scored for the Buckeyes – Joe Bonanni, Keenan Ochwat and Brock Sorensen – with Bonanni also chipping in a team-high three caused turnovers.
Buckeye Bio
Ohio State is 6-5 this year, with non-conference wins over Villanova, Detroit, Penn State and Albany. The squad is 2-2 in ECAC play, downing Quinnipiac and Hobart and falling at Fairfield and Loyola. The squad is averaging 9.73 goals a game, while allowing 8.73 an outing.
Freshman Logan Schuss has a team-high 18 assists and 35 points this year. Senior James Green is first with 20 goals and ranks fourth with 22 points. Rookie Jeff Tundo ranks second in goals (18), assists (9) and points (27). Senior Mario Ventiquattro stands third with 23 points and is tied with Schuss for third with 17 goals, ranking third with six assists.
Senior Brandon Freeman has started 10 games in goal and has 109 saves for a .571 save percentage. Freshman Ryan Brant has four appearances, including a start at Notre Dame, and has made 23 saves on 37 shots.
Freeman is first with 30 groundballs, followed by freshman Trey Wilkes, who has taken a team-high 159 faceoffs, who second with 26 groundballs. Sophomore Keenan Ochwat is third with 24.
Ohio State vs. Denver
Ohio State is 11-4 all-time vs. Denver and has won the last four matchups. Last year the Buckeyes posted a 16-10 victory in Denver.
The squads last met in Columbus in 2008 when Ohio State won 20-13 in Ohio Stadium in front of more than 29,000 fans. In Columbus, the Buckeyes own a 6-1 lead in the series with the Pioneers.

Denver Data
Denver, 8-4 overall and 3-0 in ECAC play, enters the game with the Buckeyes on a five-game winning streak, including home victories over Bellarmine (12-8) and Quinnipiac (14-10) last weekend.
The Pioneers are 14th in the country in scoring offense (11.25) and allow 10.58 goals per game. The sharp-shooting team ranks fifth nationally with a .355 shooting percentage.
Alex Demopoulos has a team-best 26 goals and 41 points and is second with 15 assists. Charley Dickenson is first with 16 assists and is tied for third with 21 points. Mark Matthews is second in goals (22) and points (29). Cameron Flint ranks third with 19 goals and is tied with 21 points. Colin Scott has 10 goals and assists to rank fifth with 20 points. Dillon Roy is first with 55 groundballs and 26 caused turnovers.
Peter Lowell has played nine games in the cage and is 5-1 with a 10.93 goals-against and .492 save percentage. Zander Buteux is 3-3 with a 9.66 GAA and .538 svpct.

Buckeyes Honored
Ohio State has received seven conference player of the week accolades this season, including a Rookie of the Week honor in five of the first eight weeks of the year. Jeff Tundo is a three-time honoree, including picking up freshman honors each of the last two weeks. Freshman Logan Schuss also is a three-time honoree with two rookie of the week honors (March 1, co-March and an offensive player nod March 29. Senior Brandon Freeman has been the league’s defensive player of the week (March 29), while classmate Mario Ventiquattro picked up co-offensive honors March 8.
Ohio State has had five players named to the league’s player of the week honor roll – Freeman (March 8, March 15), Scott Foreman (March 22) and James Green (March 22, April 12).
Tundo Rookie of the Week Again
Ohio State attackman Jeff Tundo has picked up back-to-back ECAC Lacrosse League Rookie of the Week honors after a career-high five assists and points vs. Hobart last week. Tundo is a three-time honoree this season, first winning the award March 15.
A native of Orchard Park, NY., Tundo had a team season-high and career-best five assists against Hobart, setting a career high in points. He had three assists in the first half, including helpers on goals with seven seconds left in the first quarter and three seconds left in the second. He had two assists in the second half, including one on a Mario Ventiquattro man-up goal in the fourth. Tundo had three shots and a groundball in the contest vs. the Statesmen.
Tundo’s five-assist game ties for the sixth-best single-game performance for the Buckeyes in program history, last set by Kevin Buchanan April 6, 2008 vs. Air Force.
Man-Up Madness
Ohio State is seventh nationally and first in the ECAC in man-up offense, converting 17-of-35 chances (.455). The squad was a season-high 5-for-10 vs. Detroit Feb. 27 and was 2-for-2 at Hobart last week.
Senior Mario Ventiquattro shares the ECAC lead with eight man-up goals this year and scored both for the Buckeyes last week.
De-Fense!
The Buckeye squad is allowing 8.73 goals on the year to rank 14th nationally. The squad held both Hobart and Albany to six goals, while allowing just seven to Notre Dame and Detroit.
For Starters
Senior Scott Foreman has started the last 45 games for the Buckeyes. Freshmen Logan Schuss, Jeff Tundo and Dominique Alexander have started all 11 games this season, joined by senior Mario Ventiquattro. Joe Bonanni has started the last 10 games on defense.
Career Marks
Seniors Mario Ventiquattro and James Green both recorded their 75th career points vs. Detroit Feb. 27 and enter the game vs. Denver with 93 points for the Scarlet and Gray. Green has 67 goals and 26 assists, while Ventiquattro has 69 goals and 24 assists. Green has played in a team-high 57 games for the Scarlet and Gray, starting 49. Ventiquattro and Scott Foreman are next with 51 games played each, with Foreman recording 46 starts.
Carrying On
Senior James Green and freshman Logan Schuss both have at least one point in all 11 games for the Buckeyes this season, with Green posting a goal in all 11 outings. Mario Ventiquattro carries five-game goal and point streaks into the matchup with Denver. Jeff Tundo has 12 points in his last three games combined after going scoreless the previous two outings.
Zach Rodgers has assists in his last two games, with Dan Wertz posting a 1-2-3 line in his last two outings.
That’s a First
At Hobart, freshman Joe Bonanni and sophomore Scott Morell both scored their first career goals, while junior Paul Beery had his first assist as a Buckeye.
Junior Tyler Dolphin had his first assist and point of the year and his first point since Feb. 7, 2009 vs. Detroit. Sophomore Brock Sorensen’s goal was his first of the season and the fifth of his career.
Schuss Stuff
Freshman Logan Schuss leads the Buckeyes with 18 assists and 35 points this season. He is second in the ECAC and 26th nationally with 1.64 assists a game and is third in the league with 3.18 points an outing.
Schuss has at least one point in all 11 games this year, with multiple points in nine. He has two six-point games, with two goals and four assists at Quinnipiac March 27 and three goals and three assists vs. Detroit Feb. 27. A three-time ECAC player of the week, Schuss also had a five-point game vs. Penn State March 6, including the overtime winner. He has two hat tricks and two four-assist outings as a rookie.
Tundo Talk
After he was held scoreless for back-to-back games, freshman Jeff Tundo has combined for 12 points, with seven goals and five assists, in his last three outings. He had a hat trick at Quinnipiac March 27 and posted a career-high four goals at Loyola April 3 before recording a career-best five assists at Hobart last week.
He is second on the team with 18 goals, nine assists and 27 points. He has a point in 9-of-11 games, with multiple points in eight. Tundo has three hat tricks this year and posted four points, with three goals and an assist, in his first career game vs. Villanova Feb. 13.
Tundo is 30th nationally in shooting percentage with his 18 goals coming on 42 shots (.486).
Green Game
Senior James Green ranks first for the Buckeyes with 20 goals, with two or more goals in seven games and at least one goal in all 11 outings. He ranks eighth in the ECAC with 1.82 goals a game and is fourth averaging 6.82 shots a game. He is first in the league with three game-winning goals this season. Green had 15 goals a season ago and a career-best 22 as a sophomore in 2008.
Super Mario
Mario Ventiquattro is third for the Buckeyes with 23 points, ranking third with six assists and tied for third with 17 goals. He has a point in all but two games on the year, with two or more points in seven games. He had back-to-back four-point games vs. Detroit (2g, 2a) and Penn State (4g) and had his second hat trick of the year last Saturday vs. Hobart.
Ventiquattro is 12th nationally with a .486 save percentage, with 23 goals on 35 shots.
In the Cage
Senior goalie Brandon Freeman, who has started 10 games this season, ranks 11th in the NCAA with a .571 save percentage. He recorded his 100th save of the season at Loyola and is third in the ECAC with 10.90 saves per game.

Have a Game
Sophomore defenseman Joe Bonanni had a career high three caused turnovers, two groundballs, held Hobart’s leading scorer off the scoresheet and scored his first career goal at Hobart last week. A starter in the last 10 games, he now has 14 groundballs this year (two in each of his last three games) and 11 caused turnovers to lead the squad.

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WLAX: No. 19 Ohio State Welcomes No. 18 Penn State Sunday
Contest will be aired on Big Ten Network at 5 p.m.

No. 18 Penn State (7-5, 0-3 ALC) at No. 19 Ohio State (8-4, 1-2 ALC)
Date:       Sunday, April 18 – 1 p.m.
Where:   Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (Grass/8,000)
TV:           Tape delay on Big Ten Network at 5 p.m. Sunday
Talent – Mike Wolf (play-by-play), Megan Mirick (expert analysis)

OPENING DRAW
Coming off a 20-5 thrashing of Cincinnati Wednesday, the No. 19 Ohio State women’s lacrosse team welcomes 18th-ranked Penn State to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium at 1 p.m. Sunday in a pivotal ALC matchup. The Big Ten Network will broadcast the contest on a tape delay basis, with the re-air scheduled for later in the day at 5 p.m.

FOLLOW THE ACTION
The Ohio State-Penn State game can be followed through live stats, linked from the home page or women’s lacrosse schedule page of OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Live scoring updates also can be received via Twitter by following @OhioState_WLAX. The game will be aired on tape delay on the Big Ten Network beginning at 5 p.m. Sunday with Mike Wolf and former Buckeye Megan Mirick (1999-2002) calling the action.

RECORDS WATCH
With two assists vs. Vanderbilt last weekend, senior Kelly Haggerty broke the all-time record for career points at Ohio State. The West Chester, Pa., native now has 134 goals and 91 assists for 225 points, passing Kristen Slahor’s 221 (82g, 139a) earned during the 2005-08 seasons. Haggerty is second all-time in career goals and assists, needing nine and 48, respectively, to eclipse the leader in each category.

DYNAMIC DUO
Kelly Haggerty and Alayna Markwordt are one of the most successful scoring duos in NCAA lacrosse. The pair has combined for 111 points, the third-most among Division I scoring tandems. Haggerty leads the Buckeyes with 29 goals and 30 assists, while Markwordt – the reigning ALC rookie of the year – is second with 33 goals and 19 assists.

ANNIE GET YOUR SAVE
Heading into the week, junior goalie Annie Carruthers led the ALC in saves per game (12.2) and save percentage (0.541) and is ranked second and fifth in the NCAA, respectively in the two categories. The Columbus Academy product made a career-high 22 saves against Northwestern March 24 and has had at least 10 in six games this season.

IN THE MIX
Several Ohio State players are in the mix within nationally as statistical leaders.
Buckeyes in the Top 25 (as of April 12)
Kelly Haggerty
Points   55/12th
PPG       5.0/6th
GPG       3.1/16th
Assists  29/7th
APG       2.64/2nd

Alayna Markwordt
Points   51/24th
PPG       4.6/11th

Annie Carruthers
Saves    132/9th
SPG        12/2nd
Save %  .541/5th

Maghan Beaudrault
CTs         1.91/23rd

RANK AND FILE
The Buckeyes re-entered the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) poll at No. 20 last week for the first time since the March 1 edition and have since moved up one spot to No. 19. After being limited to receiving votes beginning Marsh 8, Ohio State has gone 5-2 with its losses coming at the hands of top-ranked and undefeated Northwestern and No. 10 Vanderbilt.

GONE STREAKING
Two Buckeye attackers hold point-scoring streaks of at least 20 games. Kelly Haggerty has notched at least one goal or assist in each of the last 30 games – the 19th-longest active streak in the country – while Alayna Markwordt has posted points in 26-consecutive games.

BIG GAME, SMALL SCREEN
Buckeye lacrosse is making its debut on the Big Ten Network Sunday. Ohio State’s game with ALC rival Penn State April 18 will be shown on tape delay at 5 p.m. that day. Its next contest, vs. Notre Dame April 22, will be streamed live on BigTenNetwork.com and then shown on tape delay on the television network at 10 p.m. April 23. The games will air intermittently throughout the week; check local listings for times.

SCOUTING THE NITTANY LIONS
The Nittany Lions (7-5, 0-3 ALC) posted a 1-1 record last week, defeating Lehigh, 14-13, on the road on Wednesday before falling to No. 1 Northwestern, 13-6, in State College, Pa., Sunday. Theresa Bucci, an Ohio native, had a productive week, scoring four, including the game winner, vs. the Mountain Hawks and then netted three more in the loss to the Wildcats. She currently leads the team in goals with 22 and ranks third with 26 points. Jen Steadman, the team leader in points with 30, was also active, totaling four goals and three assists in the two games. Penn State is 2-4 this season against opponents ranked in the Top 20.

SERIES HISTORY
The Nittany Lions have taken each of the last three meetings against the Buckeyes and hold a 12-4 record in the all-time series. Last season, Penn State beat Ohio State twice in University Park, earning a 13-9 win during the regular season and an 11-7 triumph in the ALC Championship.

LAST TIME OUT
Brittney Zerhusen finished with an Ohio State first-half record 10 points off five goals and five assists, leading the No. 19 women’s lacrosse team to a resounding win, 20-5, over Cincinnati Wednesday evening at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. Eleven players scored for the Buckeyes (8-4), including the redshirt junior Zerhusen who broke the record for points in a half that had previously stood at eight set during the 1996 season by Mara Simpson.
Zerhusen now leads the team in goals on the season with 35 and is third in total scoring behind senior Kelly Haggerty and sophomore Alayna Markwordt, who finished the day with three goals and an assist, respectively. All 30 available players saw action in the game, including freshmen Alison Cahill and Sarah Fellows and junior Nikki Jones, who each saw their first career minutes as Buckeyes.

UP NEXT
Following the Sunday game with Penn State, the Buckeyes welcome Notre Dame, of the Big East conference, at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 22. The No. 12-ranked Fighting Irish are 8-4 on the season and scheduled to play Cincinnati this weekend.

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Collegiate Men’s Lacrosse
RJ Wickham named Tewaaraton Trophy nominee

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Navy Netminder Named a Tewaaraton Trophy Nominee
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Navy sophomore goalkeeper RJ Wickham (Penn Yan, N.Y.) is one of 26 players to be selected as a nominee for the 2010 Tewaaraton Trophy it was announced this week by the Greater Washington Sports Alliance.

Recognized as the most prized award in college lacrosse, the Tewaaraton Award Foundation released its “Watch List” in early March, a list which grew to nearly 100 names and included Navy senior attackman Tim Paul (Parkton, Md.), a 2009 All-American, and sophomore defenseman Matt Vernam (Shoreham, N.Y.).

An unknown at the beginning of the season, Wickham became a household name by making spectacular saves.  He is the nation’s leader in save percentage this season, turning back 62.7 percent of the shots he’s faced, while he is ranked 12th in goals-against average, surrendering 8.53 goals per game.

Recording 158 saves this spring, Wickham has produced double digit stops in 10 of the 11 games, including his 19 save-performance against Loyola.  It marked the best effort by a Navy keeper since former Navy team captain Seth DiNola turned away 21 shots on goal in a losing effort against Penn State (5-4) on April 12, 2003.  Wickham has received Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week honors three times this season, including for his memorable effort against Loyola.

Wickham broke into the program’s top 20 career saves leader board against Holy Cross (3-20) behind a 16-save effort, while last Saturday he turned back 17 shots against Maryland to become only the 19th player in school history to reach 200 career saves.  In addition, his performance against the Terps catapulted him into the Mids’ single-season top 20 leader board.  He stands 18th on the list and is the first player to join the elite group since two-time Kelly Award winner Mickey Jarboe in 1999.

Wickham is one of four goalkeepers on the list of Tewaaraton Trophy nominees, joining Syracuse’s John Galloway (59.5 Sv%, 7.72 GAA), Loyola’s Jake Hagelin (60.5 Sv%, 6.78 GAA) and Drexel’s Mark Manos (61.2 Sv%, 7.69 GAA).

“RJ has had an outstanding year,” said 16th-year Navy head coach Richie Meade, who has coached two Kelly Award winners (goalkeeper of the year) Jarboe (1999, 2000) and Matt Russell (2004).  “We put him in a tough position a year ago by starting him a few games as a plebe, but I?do think that has helped him in preparing for this season.  He had some experience and new what to expect.  He’s had to do more that what we would have liked this season, but I’m extremely proud of RJ’s growth as a leader not only on the defensive end of the field, but as a member of this team.”

The Tewaaraton Trophy has been presented to the national player of the year every season since 2001 and will be handed out on June 3 at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.

2010 Tewaaraton Trophy Nominees
Player    School    Yr.    Pos.
Drew Bezek    LeMoyne    Sr.    D
Billy Bitter    N. Carolina    Jr.    A
Shamel Bratton    Virginia    Jr.    M
Jay Card    Hofstra    Jr.    A
Brian Carroll    Virginia    Sr.    M
Grant Catalino    Maryland    Jr.    A
Ken Clausen    Virginia    Sr.    D
Ned Crotty    Duke    Sr.    A
Kevin Crowley    Stony Brook    Jr.    M
Curtis Dickson    Delaware    Sr.    A
Brian Farrell    Maryland    Jr.    M
Ryan Flanagan    N. Carolina    Jr.    D
John Galloway    Syracuse    So.    GK
Jake Hagelin    Loyola    Jr.    GK
Cody Jamieson    Syracuse    Sr.    A
Mark Manos    Drexel    So.    GK
Jack McBride    Princeton    Jr.    A
Jordan McBride    Stony Brook    Jr.    A
Parker McKee    Duke    Sr.    D
Sam Miller    Salisbury    So.    D
Rob Pannell    Cornell    So.    A
Max Quinzani    Duke    Sr.    A
Steele Standwick    Virginia    So.    A
Jeremy Thompson    Syracuse    Jr.    M
Joel White    Syracuse    So.    D
RJ Wickham    Navy    So.    GK

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This Saturday’s matchup between Johns Hopkins and Maryland might be the most anticipated regular season rivalry game this spring and maybe ever. Knowing that last season’s match left both everything on the table and a Dead Sea type of salty taste on the Terps’ tongues, every fan looking for a spicy game should get their fill this Saturday at the Smartlink Day of Rivals.

The Blue Jays lead this 106 year series, dating back to 1895 with a tally of 58-37-1. Johns Hopkins’ Coach, Dave Pietramala does a weekly check in with a local Baltimore radio station. With much admiration for Coach Cottle and the Terps, Pietramala had this to say about getting some steam with a win over Albany and looking ahead to the Smartlink Day of Rivals “they (Maryland) are an extremely emotional, hard working, talented team; I think it’s important that we took a little confidence from our last win as we head into a game in this kind of venue with a team like them” (Mark Viviano show 105.7). Meaning that this game

Hopkins is going to need the confidence as they have been struggling through the beginning half of the season. Last year they came into M & T Bank for the inaugural Day of Rivals with a 5-4 record. Having dropped one to Hoftra back in March, they just broke even with a domineering win over Albany 19-7. Hopkins has had to play a bunch of young talent these past couple weeks with names like Tom Palasek and John Ranagan jumping in for Senior Max Chautin so we will have to see how this young group will fair when it comes down to dealing with an experienced Maryland defense.

The Terrapins come in as the favorite with a 7-2 record. Their only losses coming from the #1 (Virginia) and #3 (North Carolina) teams in the nation (That’s certainly going to be a great ACC tournament). But I regress as this one is much more that another game. This one is for the first win against the Blue Jays that Maryland has seen in four years. This is also for pride, power, standings, with a splash of revenge thrown in for good measure.

Maryland has been on a rampage this spring as their win column have seen great victories over Georgetown, Duke, and last week’s victory over Navy, who will also be in “the house that Ray built” on Saturday. With all three attackman: Grant Catalino (18,16), Ryan Young (10,18), and Travis Reed (10,11) above 20 points scoring, they will lead this well balanced offense into battle this weekend. This “very emotional, hard working, talented team” can also add youth to that list of characteristics as both the starting close defensive and attack units are all made up of juniors with a sophomore thrown in the mix as well. With that type of talent being directed by a veteran, senior captain goalie in Brian Phipps, the Blue Jays might have a long ride back across town Saturday night.

But time will only tell when the final whistle sounds at M & T Bank this weekend at the 2nd Annual Smartlink Day of Rivals. It’s the 106th meeting but the century old rivalry won’t be the matter of concern Saturday night, as much as the two hours that these teams will have to battle it out for rights to this year’s crown.

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SU LACROSSE RETURNS TO BIG EAST PLAY SUNDAY AT RUTGERS

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 2 Syracuse (9-1, 2-0) returns to BIG EAST play on Sunday, April 18 with a 6 p.m. clash against Rutgers (5-5, 1-1) at Yurcak Field. It’s the first of four straight conference games for the Orange to close the regular season. Syracuse has won seven in a row, including an electrifying 8-7 triumph at Cornell Tuesday. Rutgers was also in action Tuesday, losing at Princeton, 10-8.

Sunday’s game will be televised live nationally on ESPNU. Fans can also hear the action live on the radio home of the Orange – TK 99 (99.5 FM). Live streaming audio of the radio broadcast is available on SUathletics.com as part of Orange All-Access.

THOMPSON CRACKS SEASON TOP 10 IN FACEOFF WINNING PERCENTAGE
Junior Jeremy Thompson (Nedrow, N.Y.) is currently sixth on the Orange’s season record list for faceoff winning percentage (min. 100 attempts). He is 65-for-101 (.644) at the faceoff X this year and he’s won better than 50 percent of his attempts in every game this season. Chris Cercy set the school season record in 2000, winning slightly better than 71 percent of his draws. Cercy is the only player in Syracuse history to finish with a season mark higher than 70 percent.

GALLOWAY JOINS 40-WIN CLUB
Junior goalie John Galloway (Syracuse, N.Y.) became the 15th Division I goalie in NCAA history to win 40 games on April 13 at Cornell. Galloway is 40-5 since 2008. He’s currently tied with Mike Federico (Johns Hopkins), Matt Palumb (Syracuse), Joey Kemp (Notre Dame) and Brian Carcaterra (Johns Hopkins) for 11th on the Division I career wins list. Galloway’s 40 career victories are the most of any active Division I netminder. Princeton’s Scott Bacigalupo is the all-time leader with 51 wins for the Tigers from 1991-94.

SYRACUSE VERSUS THE BIG EAST
Syracuse is 61-12 all-time against the other six members of the BIG EAST, including a 27-5 record under head coach John Desko. Syracuse is 15-4 against Georgetown; 3-0 versus Notre Dame; 1-0 against Providence; 37-8 versus Rutgers; 2-0 versus St. John’s and 3-0 against Villanova. The Orange has won 12 in a row against current BIG EAST teams since losing to Georgetown (10-8) in 2006. Syracuse notched a 15-12 win over the Hoyas earlier this season in its inaugural BIG EAST Conference game. It also drubbed Villanova, 20-6.

SCOUTING THE SCARLET KNIGHTS
Rutgers began the year 5-2, but has hit a rough patch lately. The Scarlet Knights have dropped their last three decisions to fall to 5-5 overall. Rutgers hasn’t won in the month of April. The last victory for head coach Jim Stagnitta and his team was on March 27 when the Scarlet Knights defeated Notre Dame (10-8) in its BIG EAST Conference opener.

Senior midfielder Justin Pennington is the engine that drives the Scarlet Knights. A preseason All-BIG EAST performer, Pennington leads Rutgers in goals (20), assists (12) and points (32). He also lists third on the club with 25 ground balls. Attackman Kory Kelly and midfielder Gerhard Buehning are tied for second on the squad with 19 goals. No other Rutgers player has more than nine goals.

Jacob Fradkin is the only Rutgers defender to start every game. He has 20 ground balls and leads the Scarlet Knights with 16 caused turnovers. Against Princeton, senior Sean Hover and junior Brian Shemesh joined Fradkin in the starting lineup. Goalies Rudy Butler and Billy Olin have shared time in the cage this season. Butler has seven appearances with six starts. He’s made 37 saves and owns an 8.08 goals-against average. Olin has played in six contests, starting four. He has 28 saves and a 9.72 goals-against average. Olin was between the pipes for all 60 minutes Tuesday at Princeton.

THE SYRACUSE-RUTGERS SERIES
Syracuse and Rutgers have played at least once every season since 1979. The Orange owns a dominating 37-8 lead in the series thanks in large part to a 20-game series winning streak from 1956 to 1995. Overall, the Orange is 14-6 in road games against the Scarlet Knights. The Orange has won the last five games in the series and has defeated Rutgers by an aggregate score of 79-39 in those five contests.

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