Men’s Lacrosse Falls to Penn, 7-3
PHILADELPHIA -Pennsylvania scored the game’s first five goals and held off No. 10 Duke en route to a 7-3 victory over the Blue Devils today at Franklin Field. Duke was led by Justin Turri with one goal and one assist for the game.
Duke falls to 1-2 overall on the year, while Penn grabs a win in its season opener. The loss was the first by the Blue Devils on an opponent’s home field since March 24, 2007 at Georgetown. It also marked the lowest scoring output by a Duke team since March 4, 1986 — a 10-3 loss to Maryland.
Christian Walsh and Zach Howell notched the two other goals for the Blue Devils, while Drew Belinsky had a goal and two assists for the Quakers.
Penn got on the board first just over a minute into the game and then held the Blue Devils offense in check. The Quakers added two more in the first quarter, including a fastbreak goal in the final minute, for a 3-0 lead after 15 minutes.
“It’s not so much that it was 3-0 early on, it’s that we were not mentally where we need to be to compete” head coach John Danowski <http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1385205&DB_OEM_ID=4200> said.
Penn added a fourth goal early in the second frame and went ahead 5-0 a few minutes later. The Quaker defense continued to stifle Duke’s offense forcing turnovers and keeping the Blue Devils attack from getting good shots on goal to take a 5-0 lead at the break.
The Quakers held a 17-9 advantage in shots and won five of seven faceoffs in the opening half. Duke had 12 turnovers and Penn had 10 in the opening 30 minutes.
Looking for its first goal of the game, Duke opened the second half with a goal from Turri 57 seconds into the session. The goal pushed Turri’s point streak to 16 games. Penn responded less than three minutes later as Rob Fitzpatrick netted his second goal of the game.
Both defenses clamped down in the final 11 minutes of the third quarter as neither team got on the board again.
With Penn holding 6-1 lead after 45 minutes of action, Duke tallied two markers in the first 4:35 of the quarter to pull within three at 6-3. Howell netted the first with an assist from Robert Rotanz and Walsh had the second off a pass from Turri. The Blue Devils held the momentum at that point, but just like they had done all day the Quakers responded with a crucial goal to make it 7-3 with 8:31 left to play.
The statistics were even with Penn holding a slight 27-25 edge in ground balls and a narrow 26-24 lead in shots. Both squads won seven faceoffs apiece, with Duke winning 5-of-7 in the second half.
CJ Costabile won 3-of-6 faceoffs and picked up three ground balls, while Terrence Molinari led all Blue Devils with four ground balls. In goal, sophomore Dan Wigrizer made 11 saves. Pennsylvania goaltender Brian Feeney made nine stops in his collegiate debut.
Duke opens ACC play on March 5, hosting Maryland at Koskinen Stadium. Faceoff is set for 1 p.m., on ESPN3.com.
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#2 SYRACUSE HOLDS OFF #18 ARMY, 11-9
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – No. 2 Syracuse (2-0) jumped in front of No. 18 Army early and turned back a furious rally by the Black Knights to record an 11-9 triumph on Sunday, Feb. 27 at the Carrier Dome. The Orange led 7-0 in the first quarter and 9-3 at halftime. But Army (1-2) closed the gap to 10-9 in the fourth quarter before a goal by senior Jeremy Thompson (Nedrow, N.Y.) with 1:06 to play sealed the game.
“Army kept playing like they always do and their goalie (Tom Palesky) came alive for three quarters,” SU head coach John Desko said. “He played a superb game. Fortunately, we came alive at the end of the fourth quarter, made some things happen and forced them to come out and play us and we were able to put a couple more goals in to seal the deal.”
It was Syracuse’s 15th win in the last 17 meetings with Army and the victory avenged a 9-8, double-overtime loss at the hands of the Black Knights in the first round of last year’s NCAA Tournament.
Sophomore JoJo Marasco (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) tied his career high with five points (3g, 2a) for the Orange, including his second career hat trick. Redshirt junior Tim Desko (Syracuse, N.Y.) turned in a career performance, finishing with three goals. Thompson and classmate Jovan Miller (Syracuse, N.Y.) also scored twice for Syracuse.
Syracuse came out firing on all cylinders early on. The Orange scored three times in the first three minutes and led 7-1 after the first period. It was a dominating quarter by the hosts. Syracuse outshot the Black Knights, 9-1, and won six of the quarter’s nine faceoffs. Marasco and Desko each scored twice in the period. Marasco’s second goal gave the Orange a 7-0 lead at the 3:31 mark. Finally, Garrett Thul converted a man-up chance on the Black Knights’ first shot of the game with 34 seconds to go in the opening stanza to get Army on the scoreboard.
Miller opened the second-quarter scoring with a laser from 12 yards out to extend the lead to 8-1. After tallies by Jeremy Boltus and Thul, Marasco struck again with 2:34 left before halftime to give the hosts six-goal advantage, 9-3, at the intermission.
Marasco’s goal proved to be the last for the Orange until the fourth quarter. Army’s defense stiffened and held Syracuse without a goal for next 26:43. In the meantime, the Black Knights went on a four-goal run to close the gap to 9-7 with 6:35 to go in regulation. Brandon Butler drew Army within five, 9-4, on a transition goal at the 9:18 mark of the third quarter. Pat Brennan, Tyler Kamide and Rob McCallion all followed with goals to pull the Black Knights within two.
Desko finally stopped the Orange scoring drought with 5:51 to play, increasing SU’s advantage to 10-7 with an unassisted goal. But McCallion found the cage himself with 3:26 left, then connected with Thul for a goal at the 2:15 mark to trim the the SU advantage to 10-9.
After Thul cut it to one, Thompson won the next faceoff and the Orange put the ball in Marasco’s stick to take time off the clock. Marasco successfully evaded the Army defense for more than a minute before being trapped by two defenders. He was knocked to the ground, but rolled the ball to Thompson, who scooped it up and scored to push the SU lead to 11-9. Senior Tim Harder (Garden City, N.Y.) won the ensuing faceoff to give possession to the Orange and Syracuse successfully ran out the clock.
“We worked on that in practice and I tried to stay up top so they couldn’t come up and double me and the goalie couldn’t come out of the net,” Marasco said of the Orange’s last goal. “I was able to move the ball pretty well and protect my stick, but then they came up and doubled me. I tried to stay on my feet as best as I could and Jeremy was there to help me get the ball in the net.”
Orange senior goalie John Galloway (Syracuse, N.Y.) registered nine saves in the contest, including seven in the second half, to record his 46th career win. He is one shy of tying the Syracuse career wins record of 47 held by Jay Pfeifer. Galloway’s nine stops increased his career saves total to 471, passing Alex Rosier (466 saves) for ninth on SU’s all-time list.
Thul led the way with three goals for Army. McCallion and Boltus also recorded three points for the Black Knights. McCallion finished with two goals and one assist, while Boltus contributed one goal and a team-best two assists. Palesky made nine saves in the cage, including six in the second quarter, to help keep Army in the game.
After Syracuse dominated the statistics early, things evened out in the final three quarters. The Orange finished with a 34-28 advantage in shots and a 28-22 edge in ground balls. Syracuse also won 14 of the game’s 23 faceoffs. The Orange was 6-for-8 at the X in the fourth quarter, including the two crucial wins by Thompson and Harder in the final 2:15 that helped secure the victory.
The Orange closes out its three-game homestand on Friday, March 4 when it hosts top-ranked Virginia at 6 p.m. inside the Carrier Dome. The game will be televised live nationally on ESPNU. Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance and arrive early to the Dome Friday. A large crowd is expected.
Game Notes: Senior long-stick midfielder Joel White (Cortland, N.Y.) collected three ground balls to move into a tie with Mike Powell for 10th on the SU career list with 211 ground balls … The 2011 campaign marks the fourth straight year Syracuse has started the season 2-0 … The Orange held its 13th consecutive opponent to single-digit goals … Desko improved his career coaching record to 9-2 all-time against the Black Knights.
- SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: NEW YORK’S COLLEGE TEAM -
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The 12th-ranked North Carolina men’s lacrosse team scored four of the game’s final five goals to secure a 10-8 victory over Navy Friday evening at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill. A typical Navy-North Carolina duel, fans were treated to an up-and-down game that featured five ties, including three in the second half of play.
“I thought it was a heck of a game,” said Navy head coach Richie Meade. “We gave a great effort, but it’s just tough giving a great effort and coming away with a loss.
“That said, I do?think this game and last week’s game against Loyola will help us in the future. We are a lot better off having played tough games and tough opponents. I think we are playing pretty well, but we have to be able to consistently play at a very high level and become a little more disciplined.”
Both teams put together impressive runs in the opening half of play, including four-straight goals by the Midshipmen that was spearheaded by freshman attackman Tucker Hull (Charlotte, N.C.), who netted Navy’s first goal of the game with just 16 ticks remaining in the opening period. Freshmen Sam Jones (Annapolis, Md.) and Harrison Chaires (Ellicott City, Md.), along with senior Andy Warner (Corning, N.Y.) would all punch in goals for the Mids as Navy built a 4-1 advantage with 7:22 remaining in the first half.
Carolina sliced into the lead on a pretty play from senior attackman Billy Bitter just 32 seconds later. However, Navy took a 5-2 advantage with under six to go when a save by junior keeper RJ Wickham (Penn Yan, N.Y.) led to a fantastic transition goal by the Mids. Wickham sent his outlet pass to second-year defensive midfielder Jordan Seivold (Minnetonka, Minn.) who was off to the races. Sprinting from end to end, he found Jones who targeted a long shot from the left corner.
North Carolina, though, found a hot stick thanks to freshman faceoff specialist R.G. Keenan who was near perfect on the evening. He kept generating possession for the Tar Heels and over the course of one minute and 30 seconds, the Tar Heels scored three goals and knotted up the game at 5-5. The equalizer came from defenseman Ryan Flanagan, who sent his shot right through Wickham’s legs.
Navy wasted little time in breaking the tie coming out of intermission, as Jones perfectly threaded his pass from behind the goal to junior attackman Taylor Reynolds (Babylon, N.Y.) who, despite being triple teamed, fired in his point-blank shot.
The Mids’ lead would be short-lived, however, as middie Jimmy Dunster’s shot on the run managed to catch the inside post, tying the game for the third time at 6-6.
A resilient Navy team fought back to take the lead for a final time in the game when a slide to Warner resulted in an uncovered Hull, who scored for the second time in the game on a two-yarder at the 12:35 mark.
The Mids held the lead for the better part of four minutes, but Carolina rookie Nicky Galasso began taking control of the game, fueling the Tar Heels. First he found Dunan Hutchins cutting in from the left side of the crease to tie the game and then he took a pass from Will Campbell and snuck it past Wickham on a lefty low to low shot. Galasso’s goal at 7:57 in the third was North Carolina’s first lead since scoring the game-opening goal.
Nearly three minutes later, sophomore midfielder Jay Mann (Cockeysville, Md.) sent a hard shot that would be deflected back into play by Carolina keeper Chris Madalon. Reynolds scooped up the ball and spun around to pocket his second goal of the contest and send the game into its fifth tie.
Following a Navy timeout with two minutes to play in the third quarter, middie Pat Foster gave the Tar Heels the lead for good, when he sent a 10-yard shot from a tough angle on the left wing in past Wickham.
Flanagan provided the insurance goal just six seconds into the final quarter, picking up the ball off a faceoff win by the Heels and firing it in for his second goal of the evening.
The Tar Heels dominated the game in almost every category, including winning 18 of the 22 faceoffs. Meanwhile, they owned a 40-28 advantage in shots and a 42-23 edge in ground balls. Neither team scored an extra-man goal, including the Mids who were 0 for 4.
After a slow start to the season, Wickham had easily his best game in goal this year. He made 14 saves and came up with a team-best eight ground balls. He made countless stops for the Mids, including a handful of point-blank saves to keep the Mids alive.
The Midshipmen will be back in action next Tuesday when they open Patriot League play at Lehigh in what will be Navy’s third-straight road game of the 2011 campaign. Brought to you live on 1430 WNAV, faceoff is set for 7:00 pm at Ulrich Sports Complex.
### Go Navy ###
#11 UMass Lax Tops #13 Ohio State, 11-9
Minutemen get two goals from four different scorers.
Colin Fleming had his second two-goal game of the season at home.
Feb. 26, 2011
AMHERST, Mass. – The #11 UMass men’s lacrosse team moved to 3-0 with a solid 11-9 win over #13 Ohio State on Saturday at Garber Field. Four different Minutemen scored two goals including freshman Connor Mooney, who scored the first two goals of his career in the final five minutes to seal the win. Anthony Biscardi, Colin Fleming and Art Kell also added a pair. Greg Rushing won sensation on face-offs winning 12-of-17 and scooped up a career-high 11 groundballs. Ohio State (3-1) suffered its first loss, a week after upsetting then-No. 3 North Carolina.
After falling behind 2-0 less than six minutes into the game, UMass reeled off three goals in a row to take a 3-2 lead with 9:45 left in the second quarter as Kell scored back-to-back goals.
Ohio State would tie the game at 3-3 and 5-5 — early in the third quarter. But Fleming scored consecutive goals on long blasts to regain a two-goal advantage at 7-5 with 1:00 left in the third quarter. Mike Fetterly notched his second goal of the season with 18 seconds left in the third to extend the lead to 8-5.
Hudson, Ohio native Bobby Tyler — playing against his homestate team — then finished off a fastbreak 1:16 into the fourth quarter for his first-career goal and a 9-5 edge.
The final exclamation points came from the stick of Mooney who netted his first two career goals, 57 seconds apart in the final minutes to close out the win.
The defense in front of Tim McCormack (6 saves) was strong again, limiting the Buckeyes to just 21 shots. UMass forced OSU into 18 turnovers with Jake Smith cauing four turnovers. The defensive midfield was strong all afternoon as well with key play from Rushing, Tyler, Ryan Hollenbaugh, Stephen Zorkers, Mael Walkowiak and Casey Rahn.
Rushing helped UMass to winning 15-of-23 on the draws as Anthony Toresco (3-of-6) also contributed.
Sophomore Will Manny extended its scoring streak to 17 games with a second-quarter goal.
UMass returns to action on Saturday as Brown comes to Garber Field for one of the oldest rivalries in New England lacrosse. Face-off is set for 1 p.m., on March 5 and the game will be televised on CBS 3 Now in Western Massachusetts.
No.4 Limestone rolls past Rollins, 26-6, on Sunday winning two-games in as many days on Florida swing
WINTER PARK, Fla. —Limestone junior attack Shayne Jackson (Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada) tallied a game high and season matching best 7 points (3 goals, 4 assists) while sophomore attackman Riley Loewen (Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada) had five points, including four goals for the third time in as many games, propelling the No.4 Saints to a 26-6 win at Rollins (0-3) on Sunday, February 26 in a NCAA Division II South Region contest in Winter Park, Fla., as Limestone (3-0) won two contests in as many days in the Sunshine State.
Limestone opened the scoring early when Jackson scored the first of his three goals 0:59 seconds into the game with senior attack Thomas Langan (Potomac, Md.) who tallied two goals, scoring 1:28 later giving the Saints a 2-0 lead. After the Tars got their first goal at the 10:24 mark of the opening quarter Loewen pushed Limestone’s lead to 3-1, scoring at the 9:44 mark fueling nine unanswered goals to close out the quarter with the Saints up 12-1 after the opening period and held a 18-3 lead at the intermission.
Limestone had 16 players score at least one goal and 18 in all tally at least a point. Other multiple point performances were turned in by junior midfielder Randy Waugh (Severna Park, Md.) who had one goal and two assists, sophomore midfielder Connor Devoe (Rockaway, N.Y.) and senior midfielder Brian Patridge (Columbus, Oh.) who had a goal and an assist.
In addition to those named earlier four players scored two goals each, those were junior midfielder Desi Gonzalez (Massapequa, N.Y.), junior attack Jackson Decker (Port Moody, British Columbia), sophomore attack Tyler Baker (Peterborough, Onatrio, Canada) and freshman attack Todd Nakasuji (Ajax, Ontario, Canada).
In goal junior Steve Gartelman (Seaford, N.Y.) yielded two goals and made six saves in 27:52 of action.
Senior midfielders Brian Zwick (Dublin, Oh.) and Sam Buppert (Eldersburg, Md.) each had five groundballs while Buppert scored a goal.
The Saints cleared 22-of-25 (.880%) attempts and held the Tars to only 9-of-23 (.391%)
The Saints return to action on Sunday, March 6 with a showdown against fellow NCAA Division II power No.2 Le Moyne, in a rematch of last season’s national semifinal, to be played at Georgetown Prep in Washington, D.C., with the opening face-off set for 12 p.m. The Dolphins opened their 2011 season on Saturday, February 26 with a 13-6 decision over Seton Hill.
Note from the weekend…
Limestone cleared on 47-of-53(.886) attempts while Florida Southern Rollins were a combined 25-43 (.581%)
On Saturday Saints had 13 goal scorers while a total of 15 registered at one point and on Sunday it was 16/18.
For the season…
The Saints have had 25 different players score at least one goal
Shayne Jackson is averaging 6.6 points per game having totaled 20 points (3g,15a) in three games
Riley Loewen has scored four goals in each of the first three outings
The Saints have outscored the opposition 45-8 in the first half including 24-3 in the second quarter
This weekend marked the second of three bus rides to the “Sunshine State” this season for Limestone. Earlier this season the Saints had a preseason scrimmage at Jacksonville and will return on Saturday, March 26 for an in-region showdown at No. 12 St. Leo. That game will be under the lights at 7 p.m.
The 2011 season is the 22nd year of competition for the Limestone men’s lacrosse team which currently sports, including Sunday’s outcome, an all-time record of 211-85. The Saints hold an all-time scoring advantage against their foes of 4,231-2,532.
Irish use six different goal scorers to down the Nittany Lions.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The third-ranked Notre Dame men’s lacrosse team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 6-2 triumph of Penn State on Sunday afternoon at Bigler Field. The Fighting Irish used six different goal scorers to claim their ninth straight victory over the Nittany Lions.
The two goals allowed by the Fighting Irish defense were the fewest since a 12-2 win over St. John’s during the 2009 season. Notre Dame sophomore goalie John Kemp made eight saves in goal, while his counterpart Austin Kaut had 15 stops for Penn State (1-1).
Notre Dame led 3-2 after three quarters of play and the Irish out scored Penn State 3-0 in the final period to secure the victory. Junior midfielder Max Pfeifer netted a man-up goal at the 11:15 mark of the fourth quarter togive the Irish a 4-2 edge. That was Pfeifer’s second goal of the season.
Freshman attackman Westy Hopkins scored less than a minute later to give Notre Dame its first three-goal advantage (5-2) of the contest. Hopkins has three goals this season. Junior midfielder Eric Keppeler deposited the game’s final tally, on an assist from Sean Rogers, with 3:50 remaining. It was Keppeler’s first goal of the season.
Notre Dame grabbed a 1-0 lead just over two minutes into the contest on junior attackman Nicholas Beattie’s first goal of the season. Penn State answered back at the 6:06 mark of the first quarter on a Matt Mackrides man-up tally. Senior midfielder Zach Brenneman put the Fighting Irish up 2-1 with nine seconds left in the opening quarter. Brenneman has a team-high four goals this season.
Fighting Irish sophomore attackman Ryan Foley registered the game’s only goal of the second quarter as he deposited his first score of the season with 13:29 left in the opening half.
The Nittany Lions scored the only third-quarter goal as Tom Lacrosse made it a one-goal affair (3-2) with just over seven elapsed in the stanza.
Notre Dame out shot Penn State 42-19 and the Irish forced 16 turnovers. Fighting Irish senior defenseman Kevin Ridgway forced a game-high three turnovers. Senior long-stick midfielder Andrew Irving and junior midfielder Devon Dobson both had a team-high three ground balls for the Irish.
The Nittany Lions held a slim 7-5 edge in the faceoff circle. Irish freshman Liam O’Connor was 4-for-8 in faceoffs and senior Jake Marmul was 1-for-4.
The two scores were the fewest-ever for Penn State in the 18 all-time meetings against Notre Dame. The Irish lead the series versus the Nittany Lions, 14-4.
The Fighting Irish will open the home portion of their 2011 slate next Sunday versus No. 19 Drexel. Gametime is slated for 1:00 p.m. (ET).
February 27, 2011 – Bigler Field – University Park, Pa.
#3 Notre Dame (2-0) – 2 1 0 3 – 6
Penn State (1-1) – 1 0 1 0 – 2
Notre Dame Scoring (goals-assists):
Nicholas Beattie 1-0, Zach Brenneman 1-0, Ryan Foley 1-0, Max Pfeifer 1-0, Westy Hopkins 1-0, Eric Keppeler 1-0, Sean Rogers 0-1; Goaltender: John Kemp (W, 60:00, 8 saves, 2 GA)
Penn State Scoring (goals-assists):
Matt Mackrides 1-0, Tom Lacrosse 1-0, Colton Vosburgh 0-1; Goaltender: Austin Kaut (L, 60:00, 15 saves, 6 GA)
NYLA 5th Annual Richmond Boys HS Showcase
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NYLA Richmond Girls HS Showcase
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NYLA Richmond U-16 Youth Tournament
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NYLA 8th Annual High School Boys Summer Showcase
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NYLA/Port Washington Youth Association Instructional Camp for Boys and Girls
Ages: 4-14
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Women’s Lacrosse Camps at McDonogh School, Baltimore, MD
Between the Pipes Growing Goalies Camp/ Girls Lacrosse
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Instruction for the intermediate and beginner level goalkeeper will be given along with the opportunity to apply what is learned into game like situations and scrimmages with the campers of The Rising Elite. Basic Goalie skills will be broken down with individual instruction, and emphasis placed on consistent execution of proper technique in footwork, angles and stickwork. The camp staff will consist of outstanding college coaches and top collegiate goalkeepers who have excellent knowledge of the goalkeeper position.
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Rising Elite Girls Lacrosse Camp
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Between the Pipes Super Savers Camp/ Girls Lacrosse
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The advanced level goalkeeper will have individual attention and see a lot of shots to help sharpen her technique. Attention to detail will be given in such areas as footwork, angles, quickness and stickwork. Communication with defense, play outside the crease, field strategies and tactics will be emphasized. This intense 3 day camp is ideal for the elite goalkeeper preparing for the college game. The camp staff will consist of outstanding college coaches and top collegiate goalkeepers who have excellent knowledge of the goalkeeper position.
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Positional Elite Girls Lacrosse Camp/Clinic
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The Positional Elite clinic is designed for the high school individual or club and/or high school team seeking to hone their attacking or defending skills or both. Participants will learn from some of the best offensive and defensive players/coaches in the game today. Daily guest coaches will consist of some of the top ranked college head and assistant coaches, current US Elite Team players and Top College Players. Bring your club or high school team to gain the edge as a group. Group sessions with ratios of 10-to-1 will give each athlete the opportunity to develop skills currently taught at the highest levels of collegiate lacrosse. Learn the secrets, outwit your opponent and get the recognition you deserve. This camp is run in conjunction with Between the Pipes Super Savers Camp.
Coaches that attended in the past: Hopkins, George Mason, Georgetown, UMBC and Navy.
Fee includes housing, all meals and camp jersey. For information and brochure please contact Erin Hellmold at emw29@georgetown.edu or 516-873-7735 or Lisa Dixon at dixone20@comcast.net / 410-823-4392.
Long Island Elite Camp for Girls
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GAFFNEY, S.C. — Limestone College men’s lacrosse coach J.B. Clarke has announced the Saints finalized 14-game schedule for the 2011 season. Facing a grueling slate, Limestone will have played six games before their home opener, facing competition from within Conference Carolinas as well as non-league contests against the Deep South, East Coast and Northeast-10 Conferences. Seven opponents on this season’s schedule posted winning records a year ago, four of which were in the final USILA Division II Poll and one of which was a national finalist.
“We are excited about our 2011 schedule” said Clarke. “The challenges are great and have motivated the student-athletes in the off-season conditioning and have led to a terrific pre-season. Scrimmaging North Carolina, Hampden-Sydney and Jacksonville University helped prepare our team to begin the season. Conference Carolinas alone is a strong slate of opponents but adding the out of conference games that we have make this a formidable task. We welcome the challenge and can’t wait to get started”.
Coach Clarke’s inaugural Limestone scheduled was finalized this week when it was announced that the Saints showdown against Le Moyne, a rematch of last season’s NCAA Division II National Semifinal, had been scheduled for Sunday, March 6 at Georgetown Prep. Face-off for that game is slated for 12 p.m.
Limestone opens its season and defense of it’s Conference Carolinas title on Wednesday, February 16 at Lees-McRae (4 p.m.). Following that game, the Saints will head to Florida for a two-game road swing on Saturday February, 26 at Florida Southern (12 p.m.) and the following day on Sunday February, 27 at Rollins (1 p.m.).
The month of March opens in a huge way on Sunday, March 6 when Limestone squares off against Le Moyne in a showdown of national powers and a rematch of the 2010 National Semifinals. The Saints and Dolphins will meet at a neutral site, Georgetown Prep with face off scheduled for 12 p.m. That contest is followed with one at Mars Hill on Saturday, March 12 (1 p.m.) and then Wednesday, March 16 at Wingate. The latter begins at 8 p.m. and is one of two night games on the schedule.
Limestone’s home opener comes in the eighth game of the season on Saturday, March 19 when the Saints host rival Belmont Abbey (1 p.m.) followed by a visit from St. Andrews Presbyterian on Wednesday, March 23 (4 p.m.). The Saints then return to the road as they travel back to Florida with a clash at St. Leo on Saturday, March 26 (7 p.m.) in the other night game.
The Saints begin the month of April with back-to-back home games on Saturday, April 2 against Queens University (3 p.m.) and Lenoir-Rhyne , a first time opponent, on Tuesday, April 5 (4p.m.). They then close out their pre-conference tournament slate on Saturday, April 9 at Pfeiffer (2:30 p.m.).
The Conference Carolinas tournament semifinals and championship games are for scheduled for Friday, April 15 and Sunday, April 17, respectively, and will be hosted by Queens University of Charlotte.
Limestone will play two more contests following the conference tournament, beginning with a neutral site showdown against Merychurst, a 2007 national finalist, on Saturday, April 23 in Alexandria, Va. (12 p.m.) followed by the regular season finale back at the “The Rock” against Catawba on Saturday, April 30 (1 p.m.)
The NCAA Division II National Semifinals and Championship are scheduled for Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 29, respectively. Times are to be determined.
Limestone has represented its region in the NCAA Division II National Tournament each of the previous 11 seasons reaching the national championship game six consecutive seasons 2000-2005 winning the championship in 2002 and 2000.
MLAX: Buckeyes Begin Season with Win over Detroit, 4-3
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s lacrosse team opened the 2011 season with a 4-3 victory against Detroit Thursday night inside Woody Hayes Athletic Center. The Ohio State defense limited Detroit to just three goals and 16 shots, with freshman goalie Greg Dutton making six saves in his first career game. Buckeye senior Tyler Dolphin had the gamewinner in the fourth quarter, breaking a 3-all tie, set up by classmate Zach Boyt.
Ohio State has a quick turnaround, as it hosts Mercer at 1 p.m. Saturday in Woody Hayes Athletic Center. A video webcast of the game will be available for a fee through Buckeye Vision on OhioStateBuckeyes.com, with live stats also available on the site.
“Defensively we played a great game. I’m proud of the way our freshman goalie played,” Nick Myers, Ohio State head coach, said. “Offensively we have a lot of work to do. We kind of allowed what they were doing to get to us a bit. We had some great shooting opportunities and scoring opportunities and just didn’t capitalize.”
The Buckeyes trailed 2-1 after the first quarter. Sophomore Nick Liddil found the back of the net for his first career goal and point, opening the scoring just 1:13 into the contest. Detroit scored twice in the final 4:31 to tie the game and take the lead. Matt Gregson deadlocked the score at 1, followed by a goal from Tim Lehto at 2:18. Detroit goalie A.J. Levell had four saves in the quarter.
Sophomore Logan Schuss scored a man-up goal, assisted by classmate Dominique Alexander, with 4:10 remaining in the second quarter to send the teams into halftime tied at 2-all.
At 9:26 of the third Schuss found Smail, who scored from the right of the cage to put Ohio State ahead, 3-2. The Buckeyes held the lead until Alex Maini tallied off a rebound for the Titans with 1:16 left in the third quarter.
Seniors Zach Boyt and Tyler Dolphin combined for the gamewinner, with Dolphin scoring with 4:44 remaining in regulation. Detroit took a timeout with 2:37 remaining and the Buckeyes’ Keenan Ochwat forced a turnover, allowing the Buckeyes to clear the ball into the offensive zone and run the clock down to hold on for the win.
Ohio State outshot Detroit, 23-16, in the contest. Both starting goalies played all 60 minutes. Freshman Greg Dutton started the game for the Buckeyes and made six saves in his first collegiate game. Levell had eight stops for the Titans. The three goals allowed by the Buckeyes were the fewest since an 8-2 victory over Quinnipiac March 28, 2009.
Rookie Shawn Kaplan took all 11 faceoffs for the Buckeyes, winning six.
Ohio State converted one of four man-up chances and held the Titans scoreless on five opportunities.
Blue Devils Cruise Past Siena in Season Opener
DURHAM, N.C.—Duke University senior attackman Zach Howell registered a career-high nine points from seven goals and two assists to lead the fifth-ranked Blue Devils to a convincing 20-6 season-opening win over Siena College today at Koskinen Stadium. Eleven different Duke players notched a goal and 15 different Blue Devils registered at least one point overall in the game.
Duke (1-0) improves to 48-23 all-time in season openers and to 45-25 in home openers. The 20 goals are the most by the Blue Devils in the first game of the season since 2006 when they beat Butler 20-3.
“I was really delighted with the focus of the team,” head coach John Danowski said. “The theme of today was that last year was way gone and it was about you now and you creating your new path, whatever that’s going to be. Two things we wanted to was get after ground balls and exchange the ball well, just clear well and possessing on offense. If we can do those two things I thought we could be successful. I’m certainly delighted with the effort.”
The Blue Devils got out of the gates quickly against Siena (0-1), scoring five goals in the first 7:59 for a 5-0 lead. Sophomore attackman Josh Offit registered the season’s first tally 2:54 into the contest as he fired home a pass from Howell to make it 1-0. Five different Blue Devils netted scores over the final 12 minutes of the opening quarter to put Duke in front 6-1.
Included in that group were four Blue Devils notching their first career points in a Duke uniform. Redshirt senior Jesse Fehr tallied the game’s fifth goal off and assist from sophomore David Lawson, who posted his first career assist. Rookie Christian Walsh rounded out the scoring for the first period for his first goal as a Blue Devil. Also getting involved was freshman Jordan Wolf with an assist on the fourth goal of the game.
Siena stopped Duke’s quick start with a goal at the 6:15 mark of the first quarter from Chris D’Alberti. Kevin Cotter dished out the assist on the play.
Senior Sam Spillane started the second quarter with his second goal of the game, dropping in a pass from junior CJ Costabile for his second goal of the game. The two goals by Spillane are a career-high.
Less than 40 seconds later, Siena’s Chris Roth registered thee first of his two markers on the day to make it a 7-2 game early in the second frame. John Rogener provided the assist for the Saints. Siena added one more goal in the second quarter, while Duke put away five more, including one in the final second, for a 12-3 halftime lead.
The final two quarters were much of the same with Duke scoring four goals in each of the sessions en route to the 14-goal victory. Howell posted five of the final eight Blue Devils goals, while freshman Josh Dionne and Lawson both tallied their first career goals in the final quarter.
Duke dominated the game in all facets as the Blue Devils outshot the Saints 47-22. The Blue Devils won 18 of the 28 faceoffs, with Costabile going 9-of-14 in draws and rookie Brendan Fowler winning 6-of-7 in his debut. The Blue Devils won the ground ball game, 42-29 with Costabile leading the way with six.
In goal, Duke sophomore Dan Wigrizer earned the start and made seven saves. Mike Rock manned the cage in the third and fourth quarters, making one stop, while Christopher Shannon had one save in the final three minutes. Siena goaltender Tom Moor had seven stops in the first 30 minutes and Bill Kelly made three saves in the second half.
Duke will take on No. 7 Notre Dame next in the Sunshine Classic in Jacksonville, Fla. The game will be played at EverBank Stadium on Feb. 20 at 3 p.m. The game will be televised by ESPN.
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