BIRMINGHAM, Mich. – Led by first-team selections and senior co-captains attackman Joel Dalgarno and defenseman Scott Matthews, seven Ohio State men’s lacrosse players earned All-Great Western Lacrosse League accolades, the league announced Thursday. Senior attackman Jeff Ryan, junior midfielder James Green, junior defenseman Scott Foreman, sophomore defenseman Matt Kawamoto and junior goalie Brandon Freeman each received second-team accolades. The all-conference teams were voted on by the league’s six head coaches. Ohio State was second with seven total selections, behind regular-season champion Notre Dame’s eight honorees.
Dalgarno, from Port Coquitlam, British Columbia (Western Reserve Academy), was named to the first team for the third-consecutive season. He leads the league and ranks sixth nationally averaging 3.79 points per game. He has a team-best 30 goals, 23 assists and 53 points this season and is on a 20-game scoring streak to rank 10th nationally. Dalgarno is 12th in the NCAA and first in the league in assists per game (1.64) and shares the GWLL lead in goals per outing (2.14). The GWLL Player of the Week April 14, Dalgarno has three or more points in 10 of 14 games this season, with two seven-point outings. He became just the second Buckeye in program history to cross the 200-point mark and ranks second with 219 points as a Buckeye, while his 123 goals are tied for the school record. Dalgarno is a finalist for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award.
Nottingham, Md., native Matthews (Boys’ Latin) is a first-team choice for the second year in a row. A four-year starter on defense for the Buckeyes, he covers the opposing team’s top player each game. He is second on the team with a career-high 33 groundballs, including five vs. Air Force, and leads the squad with 15 recorded caused turnovers. He scored his second career goal earlier this season against Robert Morris. Matthews and the Buckeye defense have limited opponents to 8.57 goals a game this year to rank second in the GWLL, holding opponents to nine goals or fewer in nine games.
Ryan, from Syracuse, N.Y. (West Genesee), is a second-team selection for the second-consecutive year. He ranks second on the team with a career-high 29 goals, 16 assists and 45 points, ranking second in the league and 22nd nationally averaging 3.21 points a game. He has two points or more in all but two games this season, including a personal-best eight-point night vs. Robert Morris March 13 with four goals and four assists, and three five-point outings. Ryan is third among league players in goals per game (2.07) and ranks sixth in assists per outing (1.14). In his third year as a Buckeye, Ryan ranks 21st in program history with 120 career points (81g, 39a). He leads the Buckeyes in shooting percentage, converting 45.3 percent of his shots.
Doylestown, Pa., native Green (Central Bucks East), who was a 2008 second team all-league honoree, has started all 14 games this year and has 14 goals, nine assists and 23 points. A starter in all 14 games, he has at least one point in nine games, with three or more in four outings. Green had a career-best four goals and five points at Denver and has a team-best six man-up goals on the year.
Foreman, who hails from Timonium, Md. (Calvert Hall), has started all 14 games at close defense and is fourth on the team with 23 groundballs. He had four groundballs at Penn State March 7 and three in three other contests. Foreman and the Buckeye defense rank second in the GWLL and in the Top 20 nationally, holding opponents to 8.57 goals a game, including nine or fewer goals in nine games.
Springfield, Va., native (West Springfield) Kawamoto is in his first year as a starter for the Buckeyes, starting 13-of-14 games, including the last 11. He has 18 groundballs on the year, including a career-best five vs. North Carolina. Kawamoto has 10 recorded caused turnovers to rank second on the team, with three in two games. He and the Buckeyes are second in the league in team defense (8.57 goals allowed per game) and have held opponents to two or fewer goals twice, with nine goals or fewer in nine outings.
Freeman, from Salem, N.H. (Bridgton Academy) is in his first year as the starter after backing up All-American Stefan Schroder the last two years, starting all 14 games and playing every minute but the second half vs. Detroit in the 21-1 win in the season opener. He is second in the league and 19th in the nation with a .562 save percentage and ranks second among conference goalies with an 8.78 goals-against average. He has 10 or more saves in 10 games this year, with a career-high 18 vs. Notre Dame April 25 and 15 at Air Force April 18. Freeman shut out the UDM Titans for a half and held Robert Morris to just two goals. He leads the squad with 39 groundballs.
The Buckeyes are in Birmingham, Mich., for the GWLL tournament this weekend at Seaholm High School. The Buckeyes will take on Air Force at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the semifinals, with Notre Dame and Quinnipiac facing off in the first semifinal at 5 p.m. The championship game is set for noon Sunday, with the winner receiving the league’s automatic berth into the NCAA tournament.
2009 GWLL Awards
Individual Awards
Newcomer of the Year: Dayton Gilbreath, Air Force
Player of the Year: Scott Rodgers, Notre Dame
Coach of the Year: Kevin Corrigan, Notre Dame
ALL-GWLL TEAMS
First Team
Attack
Joel Dalgarno, Sr., Ohio State
Ryan Hoff, Sr., Notre Dame
Duncan Swezey, Sr., Notre Dame
Midfield
Peter Christman, Sr., Notre Dame
Grant Krebs, Jr., Notre Dame
Griffin Nevitt, Sr., Air Force
Long-Stick Midfielder
Dan Gnazzo, Sr., Air Force
Defense
Sam Barnes, Jr., Notre Dame
Dayton Gilbreath, Fr., Air Force
Scott Matthews, Sr., Ohio State
Regis McDermott, Sr., Notre Dame
Dillon Roy, Jr., Denver
Goalie
Scott Rodgers, Sr., Notre Dame
Second Team
Attack
Ridge Flick, Jr., Air Force
Neal Hicks, Jr., Notre Dame
Jeff Ryan, Sr., Ohio State
Midfield
James Green, Jr., Ohio State
Derek Hopcroft, Jr., Bellarmine
Joey Murray, Sr., Denver
Long-Stick Midfielder
Bryan Gilbreath, So., Air Force
Defense
Pat Elliott, Sr., Quinnipiac
Scott Foreman, Jr., Ohio State
Matt Kawamoto, So., Ohio State
David Mackintosh, Sr., Air Force
COLUMBUS, Ohio – In front of an NCAA men’s lacrosse regular-season record crowd of 30,192 watched as the Ohio State men’s lacrosse team lost to No. 3 Notre Dame, 14-8, in sunny, warm Ohio Stadium Saturday.
Buckeye junior goalie Brandon Freeman made a career-best 18 saves in the defeat, while senior Jeff Ryan had four goals and an assist for his second-consecutive five-point game. Senior Joel Dalgarno’s goal in the first quarter was the 123rd of his career, as he tied the program record set by Terry Gilmore in 1979.
The loss drops the Buckeyes to 7-7 on the year and they end Great Western Lacrosse League play 3-2. Notre Dame, the only undefeated team in the nation, moves to 13-0 and wraps up the GWLL regular-season title with a 5-0 ledger. Notre Dame enters the GWLL tournament next weekend as the No. 1 seed and will take on Quinnipiac. Ohio State and Air Force will play in the other semifinal, with final seeding set after the Falcons’ game vs. Denver Saturday night.
Ohio State led 3-0 in the first quarter but Notre Dame outscored the Buckeyes, 4-1, including a goal with one second remaining, in the second quarter to send the teams into halftime tied at 4. The Irish scored the next seven goals to take the lead and push the score to 11-4. Ohio State ended the run with a goal with 3:16 left in the third quarter. Each team scored three times in the fourth.
The Buckeyes opened the scoring at 10:46 of the first quarter when Dalgarno found Mario Ventiquattro at the far post with a cross-crease pass. Dalgarno scored a goal of his own at 8:02. Junior Keith Lovett forced a turnover in the Buckeye zone and rushed the ball upfield, sending Dalgarno in on the Irish net for his record-tying goal. Ventiquattro added his second of the game at 6:45, set up by Ryan. Notre Dame got on the board when Zach Brenneman tallied at 4:24. Shots were 12-9 in favor of the Irish in the first quarter.
The Irish tied the game with the first two goals of the second quarter. Ryan Hoff scored at 10:11 and Peter Christman scored man-up with 3:00 on the clock. With Ohio State on a man-up chance, Ryan put Ohio State ahead when Justin Hayes found him with a quick-stick pass. The Irish tied the game with just one second remaining when Christmas found the back of the net on a rising shot from a sharp angle. Ohio State was outshot in the quarter, 11-6, with Freeman making five saves.
Notre Dame poured it on coming out of halftime, opening with a 7-0 run. Christman and Hoff (man-up) scored in 28 seconds to put the Irish up by two, followed by a goal from Brennaman at 10:58. The Irish scored four goals in 3:23, with goals from Duncan Swezey (7:23), Brennaman (5:50), Neal Hicks (5:43) and Hoff (4:00). Ohio State stopped the run when Ryan scored unassisted with 3:16 left in the quarter. Freeman made seven saves in the quarter, as the Irish outshot the Buckeyes, 20-7.
Notre Dame scored twice in 20 seconds in the fourth quarter, with goals from Grant Krebs at 11:45 and Hicks at 11:25. Freshman Eddie Bambino found the back of the net for the Buckeyes and 10:01. There was no scoring until Mike Pires set up Ryan at 3:17. Nicholas Beattie scored a goal for the Irish at 1:57 and Doug Ruhnke set up Ryan for the final goal with 39 seconds left. Shots were 10-8 for Notre Dame in the quarter.
Each team won 12 faceoffs, with senior Nick Carr going 8-5 for the Buckeyes. Lovett was 3-4 and had a team-best five groundballs in the game.
Notre Dame was 2-for-5 on EMO chances in the game. Ohio State was 1-for-2, with its last chance starting with three seconds left in regulation.
Postgame Notes
Dalgarno has a team-best 30 goals, 23 assists and 53 points this season. Dalgarno, who became the second Buckeye all-time (and in 30 years) to cross the 200-point mark for his career, now has 123 goals and 219 career points, ranking second in both categories in the Ohio State record book. He is tied with Terry Gilmore for first all-time in goals. Dalgarno has 97 assists to stand one back of second place Cliff Murray. He is on a 20-game point streak (49-34-83).
Ryan now is second on the team with a career-best 45 points, including a personal-high 29 goals and 16 assists. It was his third five-point game this season and the fifth of his career. It was the third four-goal game of his career and the second this season.
Ruhnke is on a six-game scoring streak (6-4-10).
Freeman topped the 15 saves he had at Air Force last Saturday. He has double-digit saves in each of his last three games.
The previous attendance record was 29,601 set in Ohio Stadium last year when the Buckeyes downed Denver in Ohio Stadium. The Buckeye game vs. Notre Dame preceded the Ohio State spring football game, which set the national attendance record for a spring football game with 95,722 fans in attendance.
#2 Notre Dame (14-0) vs. Ohio State (8-7)
GWLL Tournament Final
Sunday, May 3 • 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Seaholm High School • Birmingham, Mich.
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SETTING THE STAGE …
The second-ranked Notre Dame men’s lacrosse team will face Ohio State in the championship game of the second annual Great Western Lacrosse League (GWLL) tournament on Sunday at 12 noon (ET). The contest is a rematch of last season’s GWLL title game that the Irish won 9-2. Notre Dame topped Ohio State, 14-8, last Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. The winner of Sunday’s showdown will receive an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Championship.
SEMFINAL RECAP …
The top-seeded Fighting Irish bested No. 4 seed Quinnipiac, 7-4, in the GWLL semifinals on Friday, while third Ohio State grabbed a 10-5 decision over second seed Air Force.
ABOUT THE IRISH …
Notre Dame will carry a 14-0 record into Sunday’s game against Ohio State … the Irish are the top seed in the GWLL tournament after locking up Notre Dame’s 12th GWLL regular-season title … the Irish have produced the first undefeated regular season in program history … Notre Dame ranks first nationally in team defense with a 6.07 goals-against average … the Irish are ninth in scoring offense (11.21) … Notre Dame is ranked second nationally in both major polls … that matches the highest ranking in program history … Scott Rodgers ranks first among all Division I goalies in goals-against average (6.09) and he is second in save percentage (.663) … junior midfielder Grant Krebs has a team-high 27 goals … senior attackman Duncan Swezey has team-high numbers in points (41) and assists (19) … Kevin Corrigan is in his 21st season as the head coach of Notre Dame … he has a 195-95 (.672) record during his Fighting Irish tenure.
ND-OHIO STATE SERIES NOTES …
Sunday will be the 34th meeting all-time between the Fighting Irish and Buckeyes … Notre Dame owns a 24-9 advantage against Ohio State , including a 14-8 victory last Saturday (April 25) in Columbus, Ohio … this is the second straight season that both teams have meet twice … last season, Notre Dame topped Ohio State, 17-12, in the regular-season finale at Alumni Field and the Irish bested the Buckeyes, 9-2, one week later in the championship game of the inaugural GWLL tournament … the series between the two schools dates back to 1981 … Ohio State is the most commonly faced opponent in the history of the Notre Dame program … the Buckeyes’ last win in the series was a 9-8 decision at Notre Dame in 2004.
THE LAST TIME …
Notre Dame defeated Ohio State, 14-8, last Saturday (April 25) at Ohio Stadium … the contest drew an NCAA regular-season record crowd of 30,192 … Notre Dame used an 11-1 run to break open the game … after the Buckeyes jumped out to a 3-0 lead by the 6:45 mark of the first quarter, the Irish defense clamped down and held Ohio State without a goal for the next 21:40 … Notre Dame tied the game 3-3 in that stretch … the Buckeyes finally scored again with 1:35 remaining in the second quarter, yet Notre Dame responded with an 8-0 run en route to the 14-8 victory … sophomore midfielder Zach Brenneman led the Irish with a career-high four goals … goalie Scott Rodgers made nine saves in the win.
DÉJÀ VU …
En route to winning last season’s inaugural GWLL tournament title, Notre Dame defeated Quinnipiac in the semifinals (10-6) before topping Ohio State (9-2) in the championship game … on Friday, the Fighting Irish downed Quinnipiac, 7-4, in the semifinals and that set up a date with Ohio State in Sunday’s championship game.
SELECTION SHOW …
The 2009 NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship selection bracket will be announced live on ESPNU and ESPNEWS on Sunday, May 3 … the 16-team bracket will be revealed from 9-10 p.m. (ET) on ESPNU and from 10-10:30 p.m. (ET) on ESPNEWS … the bracket will be posted on www.ncaa.com after the selection show.
WINNING WAYS …
With its current 14-0 mark, Notre Dame has equaled a program record for wins in a season… the Irish went 14-2 in 2001 and 14-3 last season … this is the fourth straight season that the Irish have reached double-figures in wins.
GWLL DOMINANCE …
Notre Dame is 64-10 (.865) all-time in Great Western Lacrosse League play (regular season and tournament) … the Irish have won 19 of their last 20 games against GWLL opponents … this is the 16th season for the GWLL … Notre Dame has gone undefeated in GWLL play on eight occasions, including this season … Notre Dame captured its 12th GWLL regular-season title with the win over Ohio State last Saturday … the Irish have won the title outright eight times, while earning a share of the crown four times … last season, Notre Dame captured the inaugural GWLL tournament.
ANOTHER HAT TRICK FOR HICKS …
Junior attackman Neal Hicks paced the Irish with three goals in the 7-4 win over Quinnipiac on Friday … that marked the third time this season Hicks has tallied at least three goals in a game … Hicks scored three times against Loyola and notched a four-goal game against Penn State
UNBLEMISHED …
This season’s 13-0 regular-season record marked the first undefeated regular season in Irish history … with its current 14-0 mark, Notre Dame is the only undefeated team in NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse … including the Irish, there are three undefeated teams among all NCAA Division I, II and III schools … Le Moyne is the only unblemished squad in D-II with a 13-0 record, while Roanoke is 16-0 in D-III … prior to this season, Notre Dame’s best start occurred during the 1993 campaign when the Irish posted eight straight victories to start the year … the current 14-game winning streak also is a program best … the Fighting Irish had nine-game win streaks in both 1992 and 2001.
IN THE POLLS …
The Fighting Irish currently are ranked second in both the Inside Lacrosse media poll and the USILA coaches poll … that matches the highest ranking in program history … the Fighting Irish were ranked second nationally in 2001 after starting the campaign 5-0 … the Irish advanced to the final four that season.
RODGERS NAMED GWLL PLAYER OF YEAR …
Notre Dame goalie Scott Rodgers was named the 2009 Great Western Lacrosse League Player of the Year … Rodgers is 14-0 on the season and leads the nation with a 6.09 goals-against average and he ranks second in save percentage (.663) … Rodgers is the sixth Notre Dame player to be selected as the GWLL Player of the Year and the first since fellow goalie Joey Kemp received the honor in 2007.
CORRIGAN COPS GWLL COACH OF THE YEAR HONORS …
Irish head coach Kevin Corrigan was tabbed as the 2009 Great Western Lacrosse League Coach of the Year … it marked the fifth time (1994, 1996, 2001, 2007, 2009) that Corrigan has been named the league’s top coach … Corrigan, who is in his 21st season as head coach of the Irish, has guided Notre Dame to the first undefeated regular season in program history … the Fighting Irish went 5-0 in conference play to capture their 12th regular-season GWLL title, which all have come under the direction of Corrigan … in addition, Notre Dame has gone undefeated in GWLL play on eight occasions.
ALL-LEAGUE ACCOLADES IN ABUNDANCE …
Eight Notre Dame players received All-Great Western Lacrosse League honors this season … the Fighting Irish boasted seven first-team picks … Scott Rodgers (Sr./G), Ryan Hoff (Sr./A), Duncan Swezey (Sr./A), Peter Christman (Sr./M), Grant Krebs (Jr./M), Sam Barnes (Jr./D) and Regis McDermott (Sr./D) all were named to the league’s top team, while Neal Hicks (Jr./A) was a second-team selection … the eight all-league members were the most from any of the conference’s six schools … the league’s head coaches voted on the awards and all-conference teams … the eight all-GWLL performers is tied for the second-most all-time in Notre Dame history … the Fighting Irish also had eight selections in 2007 … nine picks from the 2001 campaign are the most ever for the Irish … the seven first-team nods tie the program mark, which also was achieved in ’01.
A RECORD CROWD …
Last Saturday’s Notre Dame-Ohio State game was played in front of 30,192 fans at Ohio Stadium (The Horseshoe) … that attendance figure is an NCAA record for a regular season men’s lacrosse game … it also marked the largest crowd to attend a contest involving Notre Dame … the previous high was 21,103 from the 2001 NCAA semifinals against Syracuse in Piscataway, N.J. .
IRISH DEFENSE BEST IN THE NATION …
The Notre Dame defense ranks first in the nation with a 6.07 goals-against average … that mark is on pace to eclipse the program-record mark of 6.66 from the 2007 season … this season, the Fighting Irish have held opponents to seven goals or fewer in 10 games and have yet to allow more than nine goals in a single contest … Notre Dame has surrendered four goals or fewer four times … the Irish had the nation’s fifth-best scoring defense in 2008 by allowing 7.04 goals per game … in 2007, Notre Dame ranked fourth nationally with the 6.66 mark.
RODGERS ATOP THE RANKINGS …
Notre Dame’s Scott Rodgers ranks first among all NCAA Division I goalies with a 6.09 goals-against average … he is second nationally with a .663 save percentage.
SHUTTING DOWN THE COMPETITION …
Notre Dame held Quinnipiac scoreless in the first half of its 10-2 win on April 18 … the Irish came back the next day and held St. John’s without a goal in the second half … Notre Dame held the Red Storm without a goal over the last three quarters of the game … that was the first time the Irish held an opponent scoreless in three consecutive quarters in a game since they did not surrender a goal to Lehigh in the first three quarters back on April 21, 2007.
SCORELESS STREAKS …
The Notre Dame defense has produced a scoreless streak of at least 20 minutes in each of the past six games … here is a breakdown of the games (in chronological order) and the length of the streaks … Air Force (29:06), Denver (20:39), Quinnipiac (33:02), St. John’s (51:08), Ohio State (21:40) and Quinnipiac (25:29).
CLASS ACT …
Notre Dame’s senior class has a current four-year record of 49-12 (.803) … that is the most victories over a four-year span in the history of Notre Dame men’s lacrosse … during their time on campus, the Fighting Irish have gone to three straight NCAA Tournaments, including a quarterfinal berth last season … the current senior class has not lost a home game, going 24-0 to this point of their careers.
HAT TRICKS …
Notre Dame has had seven players notch a hat trick this season … Grant Krebs and Ryan Hoff have a team-high four games with at least three goals, while Duncan Swezey and Neal Hicks have done it three times … Peter Christman, David Earl and Zach Brenneman all have accomplished the feat two times … included in those figures are two four-goal games from Swezey and one four-goal game from Hicks and Brenneman along with a five-goal effort from Hoff.
HOME SWEET HOME …
Notre Dame’s current 25-game home win streak is the longest active streak in the country … it also is a program best … the Irish are 6-0 at home this season … the Fighting Irish went 6-0 at home last season … the Irish have gone three-plus seasons without losing a home contest … the current streak stems back to a 14-13 overtime win against Air Force on April 10, 2005 … Notre Dame’s last loss at home was a 9-6 setback to Denver on April 7, 2005 … the Irish went a perfect 6-0 at home during the 2006 campaign and followed it up with a 6-0 mark in 2007 … six of the games during the streak have been played in the Loftus Sports Center, while 12 have taken place outside at Moose Krause Stadium, the former home of Irish lacrosse … six have been played at Alumni Field, while one victory last season took place at School Field in South Bend … the Fighting Irish have taken down seven ranked opponents during the streak … Notre Dame owns an overall home record of 126-35 (.783) during the 28-plus years of varsity lacrosse at the University.
STREAKING …
Junior midfielder Grant Krebs carries a team-best 30-game point streak into Sunday’s tilt with Ohio State … the streak ranks in a tie for sixth nationally … he has notched 70 points on 53 goals and 17 assists during the streak … Krebs has tallied 35 points on 27 goals and eight assists this season … Krebs also owns the team’s longest goal-scoring streak … he has deposited a goal in 26 straight games.
FAST STARTS …
The Fighting Irish have out scored their opponents 38-20 in the first quarter of play this season.
THIRD QUARTER SHUTDOWN …
Notre Dame has surrendered just 15 third-quarter goals this season … that is an average of 1.07 per game … the Fighting Irish own a 35-15 scoring advantage in the third quarter .
GETTING OFFENSIVE …
Notre Dame ranks ninth among all NCAA Division I teams by averaging 11.21 goals per game this season … the Irish have scored at least nine goals in 13 of 14 games this season and scored a season-high 19 times against Dartmouth (Feb. 28) … the Irish averaged 12.09 goals per game last season and that placed them fifth nationally … in 2007, Notre Dame averaged 11.65 goals per game, which ranked fourth in the nation.
PLAYING ON BOTH ENDS …
Notre Dame is one of four teams to rank in the top 10 nationally in both scoring offense and scoring defense … the Irish rank first in defense (6.07) and ninth in offense (11.21) … Syracuse (2nd offense/T-7th defense), UMBC (5th offense/T-9th defense) and Princeton (8th offense/T-9th defense) are the other squads that ranks in the top 10 in both categories.
SPREADING THE WEALTH …
The Irish have had 19 different players score a goal this season … in the 19-7 win over Dartmouth, Notre Dame had a season-high 10 players notch a goal … Notre Dame boasts seven double-figure scorers … junior midfielder Grant Krebs leads the team with 27 goals, while senior attackman Ryan Hoff has 26… attackmen Neal Hicks (24) and Duncan Swezey (22) along with midfielders Zach Brenneman (16), Peter Christman (11) and David Earl (10) are the other double-figure goal scorers for the Irish.
HOFF MOVING UP THE CHARTS …
Senior attackman Ryan Hoff ranks second all-time in program history with 128 career goals … as a rookie, he tallied 21 goals before becoming the second Fighting Irish player ever to register back-to-back 40-goal campaigns with 40 in 2007 and 41 in 2008 … Hoff has 26 goals this season … Randy Colley (1992-95) is the program record holder with 173 career goals.
CHRISTMAN IN THE CLUTCH …
Peter Christman’s goal that snapped a 7-7 tie with 2:54 left in regulation in the win over Villanova on March 31 was not the first clutch tally of his career … last season, Christman netted the game winner in an 8-7 overtime triumph of Colgate in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … earlier that season, the midfielder scored the game winner with 23 seconds left in a 7-6 victory over Albany.
POINTING THE WAY …
Senior attackman Duncan Swezey leads the Fighting Irish in points with 41 … Swezey has a team-high 19 assists to go along with 22 goals, which place him in a tie for fourth among all Irish players … the point and assist totals are career-high marks, while he has equaled his top goal output for a season … Swezey has notched a point in every game this season and has scored a goal in all but two contests.
HICKS HAVING CAREER SEASON …
Junior attackman Neal Hicks is producing a career-best season … Hicks is second on the team in points with 37 … he is third on the squad in goals (24) and assists (13) … all of those offensive numbers are single-season career-high figures for the junior … entering this season, Hicks had totaled 13 goals and seven assists for his career … in the 2009 season opener, the Atlanta native returned to his home state and registered the first hat trick of his career in a 10-9 win over Loyola … Hicks followed that up with an eight-point performance on four goals and four assists in a 13-8 win at Penn State … all of those numbers were single-game career-high marks for the junior … the eight points were one off the program record of nine … Hicks netted a hat trick in Notre Dame’s 7-4 win over Quinnipiac in the GWLL semifinals.
PICKING UP THE BALL …
Senior defenseman Regis McDermott has a team-high 50 ground balls … he ranks 31st nationally in ground balls per game (4.18) … McDermott scooped up a career-high eight ground balls in the 14-8 win over Ohio State on Saturday … sophomore LSM Andrew Irving is second on the squad with 46 ground balls.
WORTH THE WAIT …
Entering the 2009 season, senior goalie Scott Rodgers had only appeared in seven career games while backing up three-time All-American Joey Kemp … after not playing at all last season, Rodgers made his first collegiate start in the 10-9 win over Loyola on Feb. 14 … Rodgers came up with two huge saves in the final minute to preserve the win for the Fighting Irish and collect the first victory of his career … the senior followed that performance up with a career-high 20 saves in a 13-8 win over Penn State on Feb. 22 … that effort earned him a spot on the Inside Lacrosse team of the week … the Long Island native came up big in the 9-7 triumph of No. 3 North Carolina as he made 16 saves and was named the Great Western Lacrosse League player of the week for his effort … another clutch effort was needed in a 9-7 win over Villanova as he made two saves down the stretch, including one in the final 30 seconds … he currently ranks first among all NCAA Division I goalies with a 6.09 goals-against average and is second with a .663 save percentage.
RODGERS A TEWAARATON TROPHY NOMINEE …
Fighting Irish senior goalie Scott Rodgers has been selected as one of 21 nominees for the 2009 Tewaaraton Trophy … the award is presented annually to the nation’s top collegiate lacrosse player … Rodgers, the 2009 GWLL Player of the Year, ranks first nationally in goals-against average (6.09) and is second in save percentage (.663) … the team captain has made 10 or more saves in nine games this season … Rodgers is the fifth player in Notre Dame history to be tabbed as a nominee for the Tewaaraton Trophy … he joins attackmen Tom Glatzel (2001), David Ulrich (2001), Pat Walsh (2004 & 2005) and goalie Joey Kemp (2008) with that honor … a list of five finalists for the award will be announced later this spring … the ninth annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 28, 2009, at the University Club of Washington, D.C.
SENIOR CLASS FINALIST …
Notre Dame attackman Ryan Hoff is among a list of 10 NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse players who have been selected as finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award … to be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: Classroom, Character, Community, and Competition … Hoff has 26 goals this season, which ranks second among all Notre Dame players … the senior carries a 3.230 cumulative grade-point average as a marketing major in the Mendoza College of Business … Hoff was a dean’s list member in the fall of 2008 as he posted a 3.883 semester GPA.
NATIONAL RECOGNITION …
Notre Dame’s Sam Barnes, Grant Krebs and Scott Rodgers all have been named to the Inside Lacrosse team of the week this season … Barnes earned the honor after helping the Fighting Irish shut down Dartmouth in Notre Dame’s 19-7 victory in its home opener on Feb. 28 … Krebs was named to the first Inside Lacrosse team of the week (Feb. 17) after notching four points on three goals and an assist in the 10-9 season-opening win over Loyola … the junior midfielder was selected to the squad as the ‘EMO Sniper’ after he scored two man-up tallies in the second half against the Greyhounds … Rodgers, a senior goalie, was named to the IL team of the week on Feb. 24 after notching a career-high 20 saves in a 13-8 victory at Penn State.
COVERING THE NATION …
The trip to the Patriot Cup on March 21 marked Notre Dame’s first-ever game in the state of Texas … over the past few seasons, the Irish have helped bring the sport to new locations … last season, the Fighting Irish took on Dartmouth in Atlanta, Ga. … that marked the first-ever NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse game in the state of Georgia … the Irish returned to Georgia for this season’s opener against Loyola … in 2006, Notre Dame faced Cornell in the first Division I men’s lacrosse game in the state of Illinois as the two schools met in Lisle … the Irish battled Denver in Bridgeview, Ill. last season … Notre Dame also has competed in the GWLL Tournament in Birmingham, Mich. in each of the past two seasons.
WOUNDED WARRIOR …
The Fighting Irish faced Vermont as part of the 2009 Patriot Cup on March 21 in Dallas, Texas … the Patriot Cup, which also featured Bucknell taking on Air Force, benefitted the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) … the WWP is a nonprofit organization that seeks to assist the men and women of our armed forces who have been severly injured during the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and other locations around the world … the WWP provides unique programs and services, raises awareness and enlists public support and provides a means for veterans to help each other … for more information on the WWP, visit www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
HALTING THE HEELS …
Notre Dame held North Carolina scoreless for a stretch of 29:57 from the second quarter to the fourth quarter in the Irish win on March 8 … the third-ranked Tar Heels entered the contest averaging nearly 15 goals per game, which ranked fifth nationally … North Carolina scored with 4:19 remaining in the first half to take a 4-3 lead … the Tar Heels did not notch another goal until the 4:22 mark of the fourth quarter … Notre Dame out scored North Carolina 4-0 during that stretch en route to the 9-7 victory … the win over the third-ranked Tar Heels marked the second time in program history that the Irish had defeated a team ranked in the top three of the national polls … the Fighting Irish took down third-ranked Johns Hopkins, 13-9, during the quarterfinals of the 2001 NCAA Championship.
IRISH TABBED TO WIN GWLL …
Notre Dame was picked to win the 2009 Great Western Lacrosse League (GWLL) title according to a preseason poll done by the conference’s head coaches … the Irish won the GWLL last season by capturing the league’s inaugural postseason tournament … the poll, which was published in the Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook, had Denver in the No. 2 slot followed by Ohio State … Air Force, Bellarmine and Quinnipiac round out the poll, respectively … the GWLL enjoyed unprecedented success last season as three teams qualified for the NCAA Championship for the first time ever … Notre Dame, Ohio State and Denver all were among the 16-team NCAA field … the Irish and Buckeyes both advanced to the quarterfinals, making it the first time the league ever had two teams among the final eight.
PRESEASON HONORS …
Two Fighting Irish players were named to the 2009 All-Great Western Lacrosse League preseason team, which was selected by the league’s head coaches … seniors Ryan Hoff (A) and Regis McDermott (D) were selected to the 13-man squad.
IRISH CAPTAINS …
Seniors Peter Christman (M), Regis McDermott (D), Davey Melera (M) and Scott Rodgers (G) all are first-time captains for the Fighting Irish during the 2009 campaign.
GIVING BACK …
While the support of the South Bend/Michiana community has been a key ingredient to the success of the Fighting Irish at home over the years, the Notre Dame players have routinely given back to the local community … last spring, the Fighting Irish men’s lacrosse team was recognized with The Trophy Award at Notre Dame’s seventh annual O.S.C.A.R.S (Outstanding Student-Athletes Celebrating Achievements and Recognition Showcase) … established by the Office of Student Welfare and Development at Notre Dame, The Trophy Award annually recognizes an athletic team that has demonstrated its commitment and dedication to the community through unparalleled community service to Notre Dame and South Bend.
RECAPPING ’08 …
Notre Dame produced a 14-3 record during the 2008 season … the Fighting Irish won the Great Western Lacrosse League (GWLL) title by capturing the inaugural GWLL tournament … that marked the 11th GWLL crown for the program … Notre Dame garnered the No. 6 seed for the NCAA Championship and topped Colgate, 8-7, in overtime before falling to eventual national champion Syracuse, 11-9, during the quarterfinals … that was the fourth time the Irish had advanced to the NCAA Championship quarterfinals … it was Notre Dame’s 13th trip to the NCAA Tournament and the second time the Irish had earned a seed … Notre Dame has been eliminated from the tournament by the eventual national champion in each of the past three seasons (Virginia, 14-10, in ’06 and Johns Hopkins, 11-10 in overtime, in ’07) … the Irish offense and defense both concluded the ’08 season ranked fifth nationally … the offense averaged 12.09 goals per game, while the defense surrendered just 7.04 per contest … the Irish finished the season ranked fifth in the final USILA poll and sixth according to Inside Lacrosse.
BIG EAST AWAITS …
The 2009 season will be the last for Notre Dame in the Great Western Lacrosse League (GWLL) … the Fighting Irish will begin play in the BIG EAST Conference in 2010 … the six other conference schools that will participate in the newly-formed league are Georgetown, Providence, Rutgers, St. John’s, Syracuse and Villanova … the teams will play a six-game single round-robin regular season schedule … the BIG EAST will apply for an automatic bid to the 16-team NCAA Championship field … men’s lacrosse will be the BIG EAST’s 11th men’s sport while the Conference conducts 13 women’s sports … Notre Dame already is a member of the BIG EAST in 23 other sports … Notre Dame has been a member of the GWLL since 1994 … the Fighting Irish have captured 11 regular-season GWLL titles in addition to winning the inaugural GWLL Tournament in 2008.
ARLOTTA STADIUM …
Arlotta Stadium will become the new home for the Notre Dame men’s and women’s lacrosse programs upon completion, which is scheduled for June of 2009 … construction of the facility began in August of 2008 … conceptual plans suggest a 2,000-seat, lighted stadium that would include an artificial-turf field, locker rooms, restrooms and concession areas … the state-of-the-art facility is named after Notre Dame graduate John Arlotta, president and chief executive officer of Denver-based Coram Inc. … he and his wife Bobbie pledged the lead gift toward the stadium to be built to the east of the Joyce Center as part of the University’s new athletics quadrangle … the Arlotta children – Mindy, Andy and Jon – also have pledged an additional gift from The Arlotta Family Foundation toward the project … in addition to their generous donation, alumni and friends of the lacrosse programs have donated over two million dollars.
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Go to und.com to sign up for Irish ALERT, a text messaging service designed to give fans game updates for all 26 varsity sports at Notre Dame … Irish men’s lacrosse fans can sign up to receive scores following each quarter.
KEEPING UP WITH ND MEN’S LACROSSE …
Log onto und.com for the latest information on the Notre Dame men’s lacrosse program … und.com, the official athletics web site for the University of Notre Dame, features press releases, game stories, feature stories, video interviews, stats, rosters and more … fans also can call the Notre Dame Sports Hotline at (574) 631-3000 … the hotline provides schedules and result information for all 26 varsity sports … in addition, media members and fans may be added to the sports information e-mail release list by contacting assistant sports information director Sean Carroll at Carroll.64@nd.edu or (574) 631-2664 … all requests for story ideas, interview access, match credentials and further information on Irish men’s lacrosse should similarly be directed to Carroll … credential and interview requests should be made at least 24 hours in advance.
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DU Men’s Lacrosse Falls to Ohio State, 16-10
Eight Pioneers score but it wasn’t enough as they fell to the Buckeyes at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium
DENVER – The University of Denver men’s lacrosse team (7-7, 1-3 GWLL) fell 16-10 to visiting Ohio State (7-6, 3-1 GWLL) on Sunday afternoon in front of 1,516 fans at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium.
Sophomore Andrew Lay (Denver, Colo.) and freshman Mark Matthews (Oshawa, Ontario) led Denver with two goals apiece, while six other Pioneers also contributed. Senior Joey Murray (Denver, Colo.) extended his goal-scoring streak to seven games as he scored his 24th goal of the season to start the third period.
Denver opened up the scoring just 49 seconds into the game as Lay scored an unassisted goal, his 10th of the season. The Buckeyes evened up the score just minutes later as Jeff Ryan slipped a James Green pass by Denver goalie.
The Pioneers answered right back with two quick goals from senior Kyle Widerstedt (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) and Lay to take a 3-1 lead with 8:34 remaining.
Ohio State then went on a five-goal run that spanned from the 7:51 mark of the first period to the 13:40 mark of the second period to take a 6-3 advantage. The Pioneers then added two goals to pull within one of the Buckeyes. Junior Charley Dickenson (Dallas, Texas) scored his 13th goal of the season with 11:26 remaining and freshman Alex Demopoulos (Canton, Conn.) scored a man-up goal for his eighth of the season with 8:19 remaining.
Ohio State continued to add to its lead as it scored the next three goals in the final six minutes of the half.
Murray opened up the scoring in the third period, adding his 24th of the season on a pass from Dickenson. Junior Ben Wahler (Denver, Colo.) then followed it up with his third goal of the season on an unassisted shot to bring the Pioneers within two goals, the closest Denver would come to Ohio State the rest of the game.
Matthews added the only other score for the Pioneers in the third period as he drilled a pass from junior Dillon Roy (Denver, Colo.) past the Buckeyes goalie. Mathews then added his second of the game, 21st of the season as he scored on a pass from Demopoulos.
Junior John Dickenson (Dallas, Texas) added the final score of the Pioneers for the game with 11:12 remaining in the fourth, tallying his sixth goal of the season.
Ohio State held the advantage in shots 40-38, while the Pioneers scooped up 45 ground balls compared to the Buckeyes’ 32 ground balls. Denver also held the advantage in face-offs, winning 19 of 29.
Denver returns to action on Saturday, April 25 as it hosts GWLL opponent Air Force at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium in its final home game of the season. Face-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. and the Pioneers will honor all their seniors prior to the start of the game.
NCAA BOXSCORE
Ohio State (7-6, 3-1 GWLL) vs. Denver (7-7, 1-3 GWLL)
Date: 04/19/09 Location: Denver, Colo. Stadium: Peter Barton LS
Attendance:1516 Start time:1:30 p.m End time:3:30 p.m Total time:2:00
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Ohio State………. 5 4 3 4 – 16
Denver………….. 3 2 3 2 – 10
Ohio State SCORING: GOALS: James Green 4; Jeff Ryan 3; Mike Pires 3; Doug Ruhnke 2; Mario Ventiquattro 2; Joel Dalgarno 1; Brian Lalley 1.
ASSISTS: Joel Dalgarno 4; Mike Pires 2; Jeff Ryan 2; James Green 1; Justin Hayes 1; Doug Ruhnke 1.
Denver SCORING: GOALS: Matthews, Mark 2; Lay, Andrew 2; Dickenson, Charley 1; Demopoulos, Alex 1; Dickenson, John 1; Murray, Joey 1; Wahler, Ben 1; Widerstedt, Kyle 1.
ASSISTS: Dickenson, Charley 2; Demopoulos, Alex 1; Dickenson, John 1; Roy, Dillon 1.
Ohio State GROUND BALLS: TEAM 5; Dan Bain 3; Scott Foreman 3; Keith Lovett 3; Brandon Freeman 2; Scott Lathrop 2; Mike Pires 2; Doug Ruhnke 2; Brock Sorensen 2; Bryce Woodson 2; Connor Anderson 1; James
Green 1; Justin Hayes 1; Scott Matthews 1; Keenan Ochwat 1; Andrew Stimmel 1.
Denver GROUND BALLS: Wahler, Ben 9; Deblois, Brendan 5; Konkel, Austin 4; Baxter, Todd 3; Demopoulos, Alex 3; Murray, Joey 3; TEAM 3; Widerstedt, Kyle 3; Eichler, Emerson 2; MacDonald, Jamie 2; Matthews,
Mark 2; Roy, Dillon 2; Dickenson, Charley 1; Gajic, Alex 1; Lowell, Peter 1; Sanders, Payton 1.
Ohio State TURNOVERS CAUSED: Scott Foreman 2; Keith Lovett 2; Scott Matthews 2; Corey Bentine 1; Joel Dalgarno 1; James Green 1; Keenan Ochwat 1; Mike Pires 1; Andrew Stimmel 1. Denver TURNOVERS CAUSED: Demopoulos, Alex 2; Roy, Dillon 2; Murray, Joey 1; Widerstedt, Kyle 1.
SHOTS – Ohio State 40; Denver 38.
SHOTS ON GOAL – Ohio State 26; Denver 24.
Penalties – Ohio State 3/2:00; Denver 4/3:30.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES – Ohio State 2-4; Denver 3-3.
MLAX: Buckeyes Drop Close One to No. 10 Tar Heels, 12-11
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Buckeye senior Joel Dalgarno had five goals and seven points but the Ohio State men’s lacrosse team was clipped by No. 10-ranked North Carolina, 12-11, Saturday afternoon at Calvert Hall College High School’s Kelly Field in Baltimore, Md. Ohio State, in the midst of four-consecutive games away from Columbus, falls to 6-5 on the year. The Tar Heels improve to 9-4.
The teams were tied 3-all at the end of the first quarter before UNC outscored the Buckeyes, 4-2, in the second to take a 7-5 lead into halftime. The Tar Heels were able to extend the lead to three twice in the third quarter and led 10-7 heading into the final stanza. Ohio State outscored UNC, 4-2, in the fourth, including three goals in the final 3:11, and was backstopped by goalie Brandon Freeman who made six saves in the quarter, but could not get the tying goal and suffered the one-goal loss.
The teams were tied at 3 at the end of the first quarter, with Dalgarno scoring all three goals for the Buckeyes. North Carolina tied the score each time the Buckeyes took a one-goal lead. Dalgarno opened the scoring with an unassisted tally at 12:43, followed by a Mark Staines goal for UNC at 11:33. Jeff Ryan set up Dalgarno at 9:22 and OSU held the lead until Jimmy Dunster’s goal at 4:14. Dalgarno responded 1:13 later to make the score 3-2, but UNC’s Sean Delaney found the back of the cage with 19 seconds remaining in the quarter to again knot the score. Ohio State outshot UNC, 15-7, in the stanza.
The Tar Heels extended their goal run to four, taking a 6-3 lead less than five minutes into the second quarter. Bart Wagner scored unassisted 39 seconds into the quarter to give UNC its first lead of the game, followed by a Sean Burke goal 44 seconds later (13:37) and Gavin Petracca’s goal at 12:01. Buckeye senior Doug Ruhnke ended UNC’s run with a goal at 8:38 and Dalgarno set up junior Mario Ventiquattro at 4:09 to draw the Buckeyes within one (6-5). The Tar Heels’ Billy Bitter scored his first of four goals with 1:30 left in the half to give UNC a 7-5 lead when the teams left the field for halftime. North Carolina put 13 shots toward the net, while holding Ohio State to six.
Ohio State again cut the UNC lead to one (7-6) on a James Green goal at 11:38 of the third quarter. Bitter scored back-to-back goals for North Carolina at 10:16 and 2:58, putting UNC ahead, 9-6. Ryan scored off a Dalgarno pass at 2:18 but Burke responded for the Tar Heels 1:04 later to regain UNC’s three-goal lead (10-7) heading into the fourth quarter. Shots were 9-7 in favor of the Tar Heels in the quarter.
The Buckeyes outscored North Carolina, 4-2, in the fourth quarter, but could not get the equalizer. Green scored man-up just 13 seconds into the quarter. Wagner answered with an EMO goal of his own at 11:37. The teams were then scoreless until combining for four goals, with three for the Buckeyes, in the final 3:49. Bitter tallied UNC’s 12th goal of the game at 3:49. Dalgarno followed just 38 seconds later and junior Andrew Stimmel set up sophomore Dan Bain 28 seconds later to cut the UNC lead to two (12-10). Dalgarno scored unassisted with 14 seconds left in regulation, drawing the Buckeyes within one (12-11). UNC won the final faceoff and was able to hold the ball to seal the one-goal victory. UNC outshot the Buckeyes, 17-9, in the quarter, as Freeman made six stops.
Freeman played all 60 minutes for the Buckeyes in the cage and had 12 saves, as UNC outshot OSU, 46-37. James Petracca had 11 saves for the Tar Heels.
Ohio State converted 1-of-3 EMO chances, with the Tar Heels scoring on their only opportunity.
Postgame Notes
Ohio State heads to Colorado next weekend for Great Western Lacrosse League games with Air Force at 6 p.m. ET Friday and Denver at 3:30 p.m. ET Sunday.
Dalgarno had the third five-goal game of his career and first since April 27, 208 vs. Notre Dame. The seven points were the fourth-highest total of his career. He now has a team-best 26 goals, 18 assists and 44 points this season. Dalgarno, who became the second Buckeye all-time (and in 30 years) to cross the 200-point mark for his career, now has 119 goals and 210 points, ranking second in both categories. He is third with 91 assists, six back of second place. He is on a 17-game point streak (45-29-74). UNC held Dalgarno scoreless in the Buckeyes’ win vs. the Tar Heels last season, the only game he was held without a point in his collegiate career.
Ryan is second on the team with 22 goals and 35 points. In his third year with the squad, he is 23rd in Buckeye history with 110 career points (74g, 36a). He has at least one point in each of his last 13 games.
Bain has a goal in three-consecutive games. Ruhnke is on a three-game point streak (2g, 2a, 4p).
Ventiquattro, who has at least one point in each game this year, is third on the team in goals (16) and points (24).
Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
2009 Ohio State Men’s Lacrosse
Ohio State vs #10 North Carolina (Apr 11, 2009 at Baltimore, Md.)
Ohio State (6-5) vs. North Carolina (9-4)
Date: Apr 11, 2009 Location: Baltimore, Md. Stadium: Kelly Field
Attendance:512 Start time:1:00 PM End time:02:54 Total time:1:54
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Ohio State………. 3 2 2 4 – 11
North Carolina…… 3 4 3 2 – 12
Ohio State SCORING: GOALS: Joel Dalgarno 5; James Green 2; Jeff Ryan
1; Doug Ruhnke 1; Dan Bain 1; Mario Ventiquattro 1.
ASSISTS: Joel Dalgarno 2; Jeff Ryan 1; Andrew Stimmel 1.
North Carolina SCORING: GOALS: Billy Bitter 4; Bart Wagner 2; Sean
Burke 2; Jimmy Dunster 1; Sean Delaney 1; Mark Staines 1; Gavin
Petracca 1.
ASSISTS: Bobby McAuley 2; Billy Bitter 1; Chris Hunt 1; Bart Wagner 1;
Thomas Wood 1.
Ohio State GROUND BALLS: Matt Kawamoto 5; Scott Foreman 3; Andrew
Stimmel 3; Dan Bain 2; Joel Dalgarno 2; Brandon Freeman 2; James Green
2; Keenan Ochwat 2; Mike Pires 2; Jeff Ryan 2; Scott Lathrop 1; Keith
Lovett 1; Scott Matthews 1; Mario Ventiquattro 1; Bryce Woodson 1.
North Carolina GROUND BALLS: Shane Walterhoefer 10; Chris Hunt 7; Ryan
Flanagan 5; James Petracca 4; Mark Staines 4; Milton Lyles 3; Bart
Wagner 3; Billy Bitter 2; Ben Hunt 2; Jack Ryan 2; Jimmy Dunster 1;
Michael Jarvis 1; Tyler Morton 1; Gavin Petracca 1; Kevin Piegare 1.
Ohio State TURNOVERS CAUSED: Scott Matthews 2; Andrew Stimmel 2; Conor
David 1; Matt Kawamoto 1; Scott Lathrop 1; Keith Lovett 1; Keenan
Ochwat 1.
North Carolina TURNOVERS CAUSED: Ryan Flanagan 5; Jack Ryan 2; Jimmy
Dunster 1; Chris Hunt 1; Milton Lyles 1; Gavin Petracca 1; Mark
Staines 1.
SHOTS – Ohio State 37; North Carolina 46.
SHOTS ON GOAL – Ohio State 22; North Carolina 24.
Penalties – Ohio State 1/1:00; North Carolina 3/2:00.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES – Ohio State 1-3; North Carolina 1-1.
Saturday, April 9 – 1 p.m.
Calvert Hall College High School
Baltimore, Md.
Buckeye Lax Hits
• Senior Joel Dalgarno became just the second Buckeye, and the first in 30 years, to cross the 200-point mark for his career with four goals last week.
• The game vs. North Carolina is the second of four-consecutive games away from Columbus for the Buckeyes. It is the team’s third game in Maryland this season.
• Buckeye head coach Nick Myers’ brother, Pat, a four-year letterwinner for the Buckeyes, is the chief assistant coach for the Tar Heels, under the direction of former Buckeye head coach Joe Breschi.
• The Buckeyes opened Great Western Lacrosse League play 2-0 with wins over Quinnipiac and Bellarmine. Joel Dalgarno and Jeff Ryan rank first and second among league players in points per game.
• Ohio State will host Notre Dame in the “Showdown in the Shoe” April 25 in Ohio Stadium, part of a doubleheader with the Ohio State football spring game. The game last year drew an NCAA regular-season record crowd of 29,601.
Gametime
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State men’s lacrosse team (6-4, 2-0 GWLL) heads to Baltimore to take on No. 10 North Carolina (8-4, 0-3 ACC) at 1 p.m. Saturday at Calvert Hall College.
Thumbs Up Weekend
The game Saturday brings together the Ohio State program with North Carolina, where former Buckeye head coach Joe Breschi is at the helm. The weekend’s events, which include a Bull and Oyster Roast Friday night, serves as a fundraiser for the Michael R. Breschi Scholarship Fund at Ohio State and helps celebrate the life of Michael Breschi.
The Michael R. Breschi Scholarship Fund at Ohio State is one of the top endowed funds in the department of athletics since its inception in 2004. The award, created in honor of Breschi’s son who died tragically in 2004 at age 3, is given annually to a senior on the Ohio State men’s lacrosse team. Scott Matthews is the 2009 recipient of the scholarship.
The Bull and Oyster Roast will be held at Martin’s East (9000 Pulaski Highway, Baltimore) from 7-11 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $50 a person and $450 a table (must be 21 or older). For more information, contact Bryan Kelly (bkelly@kaig.com) or Chuck Breschi (cbreschi@finsvcs.com).
Homecoming
Nine Buckeyes call Baltimore home, including four alums of Calvert Hall, site of the game this weekend. Nick Carr (Baltimore), Tyler Dolphin (Towson), Scott Foreman (Timonium) and Andrew Reinhardt (Monkton) all played for the CHC Cardinals. Joe Bonanni (Harwood/St. Mary’s), Scott Matthews (Nottingham, Boys’ Latin), Stephen Tepsick (Huntingtown/DeMatha), Mike Smail (Crofton/DeMatha) and Eric Smith (Lutherville/Boys’ Latin) all call Maryland home.
Last Time Out
The Buckeyes improved to 2-0 in Great Western Lacrosse League action with an 11-7 win over Bellarmine last weekend.
The teams were tied three times in the game Saturday, including 6-all early in the third quarter, but Ohio State outscored the Knights, 5-1, over the final 28:09 to secure the conference win. Senior Joel Dalgarno had a team-best four goals in the win to pass the 200-point mark in his Buckeye career, with classmate Jeff Ryan adding two goals and two assists for four points.
An Exclusive Club
Senior Joel Dalgarno, with four goals last Saturday vs. Bellarmine, became just the second Buckeye in program history, and the first in 30 years, to pass the 200-point mark in his career. Dalgarno is second in career points with 203, behind only Terry Gilmore, who had 250 from 1976-79.
Dalgarno is one of just 10 players from current GWLL teams to reach 200 or more points and the first since Quinnipiac’s Joe Baglio in 2002 (203).
Buckeye Bio
Ohio State is 6-4 this year and stands 2-0 in Great Western Lacrosse League play, with conference wins over Quinnipiac and Bellarmine.
The team is averaging 10.23 goals a game, while allowing 7.45. The squad averages 31.8 shots a game and gives up 33.5. The Buckeyes have converted 36.8 percent of their EMO chances (14-of-38) and have stopped 27-of-38 opponent chances (.711).
Senior Joel Dalgarno is first on the team with 16 assists and 37 points and shares the team goal-scoring lead with classmate Jeff Ryan with 21 each. Ryan is second with 33 points, with junior Mario Ventiquattro third in both goals (15) and points (23). Sophomore Mike Pires is fourth with 13 tallies and is tied with junior James Green for fifth with 15 points each.
Junior Brandon Freeman has started all 10 games in the cage and has 96 saves, with 74 goals allowed, for a 7.74 goals-against average and .565 save percentage.
Freeman is first with 29 groundballs, followed by senior Nick Carr with 26 and senior Scott Matthews with 22.
In the Nation
In the NCAA statistics released this week, Ohio State ranked in the Top 25 in eight team categories: assists per game (6th/7.2), scoring defense (11th/7.5), points per game (12th/17.5), scoring margin (14th/+2.8), scoring offense (19th/10.3), winning percentage (19th/.600), man-up offense (21st/.368) and man-down defense (21st/.711).
Attackman Joel Dalgarno is ninth in points per game (3.7) and 16th in assists per game (1.6).Jeff Ryan is 23rd in points per outing (3.3). Goalie Brandon Freeman is 15th in goals-against average (7.74) and 23rd in save percentage (.565).
Streakers
Ohio State players carry the following point streaks into the weekend.
Games/Goals
Ventiquattro, 9/15
Ryan, 2/3
Dalgarno, 2/5
Bain, 2/2
Bambino, 2/2
Games/G-A-P
Dalgarno, 16/40-27-67
Ryan, 12/23-12-35
Ventiquattro, 12/17-10-27
Pires, 6/8-2-10
Bain, 2/2-0-2
Bambino, 2/2-1-3
Ruhnke, 2/1-2-3
Buckeyes vs. Tar Heels
Ohio State posted the first win in program history over North Carolina last year, downing the Tar Heels, 14-11, at Boys’ Latin School in Baltimore April 12, 2008.
All-time, UNC leads the series, 13-1. The teams have met each of the last three years and in eight of the last 11 years overall.
The Last Time – OSU vs. UNC
The Buckeyes overcame a halftime deficit, scoring the first three goals of the second half, to upset then-No. 8 North Carolina April 12, 2008 in Baltimore, Md. Kevin Buchanan led the Buckeyes with five goals and seven points in the win, the Buckeyes’ first over the Tar Heels in program history. Mario Ventiquattro had a hat trick in the victory, with Jeff Ryan posting three points on two goals and an assist. Goalie Stefan Schroder had 14 saves in the win.
A Look at the Tar Heels
North Carolina enters the game Saturday 8-4 on the year, including a 7-1 mark at home. The squad is 0-3 in ACC action. UNC is coming off an 11-10 loss to No. 1-ranked Virginia last Saturday in a neutral-site game at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
The Tar Heels are averaging 12.04 goals a game and allowing 7.81 per outing. The team is first in the NCAA in faceoff win percentage (.642) and has a national-high 47.08 groundballs a game.
Billy Bitter leads the Tar Heels with 41 points and shares the assist lead with Sean Burke with 16 each. Bart Wagner has a team-high 26 goals, followed by Bitter with 25 and Sean Delaney with 24. Wagner is second with 34 points, with Gavin Petracca third (17-14-31).
Shane Walterhoefer is the national faceoff leader, winning 64.5 percent of his faceoffs. He has a team-high 93 groundballs.
Familiar Faces
Joe Breschi is in his first year at the helm of the Tar Heels. A UNC alum, Breschi spent the last 11 years as the head coach of the Buckeyes. He is Ohio State’s all-time coaching wins leader (92) and recently recorded his 100th career win.
Pat Myers, a four-year letterwinner for the Buckeyes from 2000-03, is in his first year as the chief assistant for the Tar Heels, joining Breschi’s staff in the summer. Myers is the younger brother of Buckeye first-year head coach Nick Myers. Pat Myers began his coaching career as the Buckeyes’ volunteer coach in 2004.
Vote for Joel!
Joel Dalgarno is a Top 10 finalist for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. Fans can vote for Dalgarno from now through the May 7 voting deadline, either online at seniorclassaward.com or by texting the code “LAX5” to 839863.
To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: Classroom, Character, Community and Competition.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages those leaders to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact on their circle of influence. The award winner will be announced and presented with his trophy at the 2009 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship in Foxborough, Mass.
Take a Break
The game Saturday is the Buckeyes’ final non-conference game of the season and is in the middle of a stretch of GWLL contests. Ohio State opened league play 2-0 with wins over Quinnipiac and Bellarmine and will face Air Force, Denver and Notre Dame to close out its league slate after this weekend.
De-Fense!
The Buckeye defense has held opponents to nine or fewer goals in each of its last four games and ranks 11th nationally in scoring defense, giving up 7.5 goals an outing. The squad kept Detroit Mercy to just one goal in the season opener and held Quinnipiac to just two goals March 28.
It is the first time the team held opponents to three goals or fewer twice in a season since 2004, when Ohio State downed Marist, 11-3, and defeated Air Force, 9-2.
Noting No. 16
Senior Joel Dalgarno is first on the squad with 16 assists and 37 points this year and shares the goal-scoring lead with 21. He had four goals at Bellarmine last week, his third four-goal game of the season.
Dalgarno, a Tewaaraton finalist, now has 203 career points, remaining second in program history. The all-time leader is Terry Gilmore, who had 250 points from 1976-79. Dalgarno has 114 goals to stand in second place in program history, behind Gilmore who ranks first with 123. Dalgarno is third in assists with 89, trailing Cliff Murray (1966-68) in second with 97 and Gilmore in first with 127.
Dalgarno, who has ranked in the Top 2 in the league in scoring each of the last two years, leads all GWLL players in points per game (3.7), ranking ninth nationally. He is second in the league in assists per game (1.6), standing 16th in the nation. He is tied for third among league players in goals per outing (2.1).
On the Road Again
The game vs. North Carolina Saturday is the second of four-consecutive for the Buckeyes away from Columbus. The team will travel to Colorado next weekend to take on Air Force April 17 (note new gametime of 4 p.m.) and Denver April 19.
The Buckeyes will return home to host Notre Dame April 25 in Ohio Stadium in its final regular-season game of the year.
Save!
Junior goalie Brandon Freeman ranks second in the GWLL and 15th in the nation with a 7.74 goals-against average. He has a .565 save percentage, ranking 23rd in the NCAA and third among league goalies. Freeman has started all 10 games this year after spending the last two seasons backing up All-American Stefan Schroder.
A Helpful Group
The Buckeyes are sixth in the nation in assists per game, averaging 7.44 an outing. The squad has 67 assists on 92 goals this year.
Ryan Routine
Senior Jeff Ryan, in his third year as a Buckeye, ranks 23rd in program history with 108 career points, with 73 goals and 35 assists. He shares the team lead with 21 goals this season and has 33 points on the year after a four-point game, with two goals and two assists, at Bellarmine last week. Ryan is second among GWLL players with 3.3 points a game this season and is tied for third in goals per contest (2.1).
Ryan has at least one point in each of his last 12 games and has two or more points in all but two games this year.
A Helpful Group
Ohio State ranks sixth in the country in assists per game with an average of 7.2 an outing. The squad has 75 assists in 103 goals this season. Twenty Buckeyes have at least one assist on the year.
On the Scoresheet
Freshman Eddie Bambino made his first career start at Bellarmine last week. He had a goal and an assist vs. the Knights for his first helper and two-point game with the Scarlet and Gray. Bambino has a goal in four of his last five games.
A First
Sophomore Zach Boyt’s goal at Bellarmine last week was his first point as a Buckeye.
Pires Plows Ahead
Sophomore Mike Pires is on a six-game scoring streak, with eight goals and two assists for 10 points over the stretch. He had a five-game goal-scoring streak ended at Bellarmine but ranks fourth on the squad with 13 points this year.
Super Mario
Junior Mario Ventiquattro, who has at least one point in each game this year, is third on the team in goals (15) and points (23). He has multiple points in six of nine games this season and is just three points shy of the career-best 26 he had as a sophomore a year ago.
A Special Game
Ohio State will take on Notre Dame in the “Showdown in the Shoe” at 11 a.m. April 25 prior to the football team’s spring game in Ohio Stadium. Tickets, which include both the lacrosse and football games, are on sale now. All tickets are $5, with children 6 and under free. Tickets are available for groups of 50 or more for $4 each.
Tickets are available online at OhioStateBuckeyes.com (click on TICKETS), through Ticketmaster by phone at 800-745-3000, in person at any Ticketmaster outlet or at the Ohio State ticket office in the southeast corner of the Schottenstein Center. Tickets may also be purchased at Columbus area McDonald’s restaurants and also will be available at the gate the day of the game.
The group rate is only available in person at the Ohio State ticket office, in person at any Ticketmaster outlet or by phone through the Ohio State group sales department (614-247-1984).
Live stats from the game can be accessed from the men’s lacrosse schedule page online at OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
The game will be available online through the Buckeye Vision subscription package. For more information or to sign up, click on Multimedia located on the upper right-hand corner on OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Ohio State’s student radio station will provide commentary on the game.
In Columbus
Ohio State remained undefeated at home with its 8-2 win over Quinnipiac March 28, improving to 5-0 on the year. The team had three wins inside the Woody Hayes Athletic Center (Detroit 21-1, Bucknell 10-9 OT, Fairfield 11-6) before downing Robert Morris, 19-13, March 13 and the Bobcats in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
One to Watch
Senior captain Joel Dalgarno was named to the 2009 Tewaaraton Watch List, the group announced. The 60 players on the list were nominated by coaches across all three divisions and are early season hopefuls for the 2009 Tewaaraton Trophy.
April 6, 2009
By Larry Watts
Joel Dalgarno refuses to look ahead.
With only a handful of matches remaining before the Great Western Lacrosse League Playoffs, it would be easy for the Ohio State senior attackman to think about the upcoming professional drafts. The Major Lacrosse League (outdoors) will be conducting its draft May 27 while the National Lacrosse League (indoors) will hold its draft in September.
Joel Dalgarno is the second leading scorer in Ohio State history.
“It’s been my dream to play professional lacrosse,” Dalgarno says, “but for now I am only focused on what I can do to help Ohio State win.”
The Port Coquitlam, British Columbia native has been doing his fair share to help the Buckeyes win during the past four seasons. With 203 points, he has already locked up second place on the Buckeyes’ all-time scoring list. One of 30 finalists nationwide for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, he stands second in career goals (114) and third in assists (89).
“To be honest, I don’t look at any of those records,” he says. “If I can help my team win by scoring points, then I’m happy to do that. If I score a goal or get an assist, I know there are other guys on the field helping me do that. I know this is a team effort.”
Dalgarno made an instant impact at Ohio State as a freshman, when he was named the GWLL Newcomer of the Year. He has scored at least a point in every match during his career, except against North Carolina last year. “But we won the match and that was the most important thing,” he says. “Our team played an unbelievable game.”
According to Dalgarno, “I’ve had a stick in my hands, either lacrosse or hockey, since I was a baby. Hockey was my first love, but as I got older I knew lacrosse would be my best chance of getting a scholarship.” Dalgarno was raised on playing box (indoor) lacrosse. Box lacrosse, which Canada adopted as its national summer sport in 1994, has five field players (compared to nine in the outdoor game) and is primarily played in indoor rinks when the ice is removed.
“It’s a very different game than playing field lacrosse,” he says. “There are a couple of different rules and there’s more intensity because you’re in close quarters. It’s pretty aggressive and there’s a lot of fighting involved. Growing up playing hockey has helped me in the physical aspects the sport presents.”
During the summer, Dalgarno plays club lacrosse with the Maple Ridge Burrards in the Western Lacrosse Association. His brother Austin, who is two years older, plays in the same league with the Langley Thunder. “I really don’t have a favorite between the two styles of lacrosse,” he says. “I like the flow of the outdoor game and the ability to set up plays. I enjoy the openness and freedom to operate.”
In order to sharpen his game and pursue a college scholarship, Dalgarno left his high school in Port Coquitlam, a 30-minute drive from Vancouver, to play both lacrosse and junior hockey at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio for his final two years.
“It was very tough leaving home,” he says. “But my family and friends were all very supportive and it turned out to be a good transition because
Western Reserve had a tremendous support staff and there were other Canadians in my dorm.
The decision to come to Western Reserve Academy paid off in a number of college opportunities. Dalgarno took visits to Stony Brook (N.Y.), Loyola (Md.) and Hofstra, but the lure of playing on the East Coast didn’t measure up to what Ohio State had to offer.
“The coaching staff, the chemistry of the players, the facilities and what Ohio State stands for with its tradition was just something I couldn’t pass up,” he says. “I knew right off the bat I wanted to come here.”
The fact Ohio State has had a number of Canadian players come through its system was an added bonus. Dalgarno is one of four players from north of the border currently on the Buckeye roster.
“I think we give the team a good mix,” he says. “We add a little diversity to the lineup with our backgrounds and it gives us a chance to change the pace of the game with our unique style of play.”
When he does manage to get back home, Dalgarno likes to take advantage of the beaches in the summer and the ski slopes during the winter.
“I basically grew up on a mountain and I’ve been skiing since I was little,” he says. “I really got into snowboarding about eight years ago, but the coaches don’t know that.
“I plan on eventually going back to live in the Vancouver area. All my friends and family are back there and I really enjoy the all-around aspects of life back there.”
But before he can return to his roots, there are still a few matters to take care of in the United States. Right at the top of his list is completing his degree in consumer affairs.
“I still have to come back and take a few courses next fall,” he says. “I never did any summer school because I had to work and play lacrosse. But I plan on coming back to Ohio State next fall to help coach the players during the offseason.”
Due to the state of the economy, Dalgarno isn’t looking forward to using his degree for a career in sales. He is even toying with the idea of becoming a firefighter back home.
“My brother just completed his training school and it’s something he really enjoys and something my father has enjoyed,” he says. “I have some friends who are firefighters and they have nothing but good things to say about it. The idea of helping people on a day-to-day basis is something that appeals to me.”
But there’s also the matter of those two lacrosse drafts on the horizon.
“I really don’t know about my chances of getting drafted,” he says. “If one league drafts me, I’ll be very excited. I’d like to get a chance to play in both leagues. But for now, I’m just trying not to think about anything but finishing out this season in the right way.”
April 4, 2009
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MLAX: Dalgarno Scores Four as Buckeyes Down Bellarmine, 11-7
COLUMBUS, Ohio – In the first of four-consecutive games away from Columbus, the Ohio State men’s lacrosse team downed Great Western Lacrosse League foe Bellarmine, 11-7, Saturday afternoon in Louisville, Ky. Senior Joel Dalgarno had a team-best four goals in the win to pass the 200-point mark in his Buckeye career, with classmate Jeff Ryan adding two goals and an assist for three points.
The Buckeyes improve to 6-4 this year, with a 2-0 ledger in league play. Bellarmine drops to 6-5 and is 0-3 in conference action. The teams were tied three times in the game Saturday, including 6-all early in the third quarter, but Ohio State outscored the Knights, 5-1, over the final 28:09 to secure the conference win.
After allowing the first two goals of the game, the Buckeyes went on a five-goal run to lead 5-2 at the end of the first quarter. Bellarmine’s Jarrett Davis opened the scoring just 58 seconds into the game and Sean Doyle tallied at 12:12 to put BU ahead, 2-0. Ohio State tied the game with two goals in 36 seconds. Sophomore Bryce Woodson set up Dalgarno at 8:59 and sophomore Mike Pires found Ryan at 8:23, knotting the score at 2-all. Freshman Eddie Bambino, in the first start of his career, set up Zach Boyt for his first career goal at 6:29, putting the Buckeyes in the lead for the first time (3-2). Ohio State scored twice in the final 1:23 of the quarter, with Dalgarno scoring unassisted and Ryan tallying with just two seconds left in the stanza. Each team had nine shots in the quarter.
Bellarmine went on a run of its own in the second quarter, scoring three times in 1:41 to tie the game again (5-5). Dereck Hopcroft scored two of the three goals, tallying at 9:16 and 7:37, sandwiched around a Doyle goal at 8:06. Senior Doug Ruhnke regained the Ohio State edge (6-5) with a goal at the 4:12 mark of the stanza. The Buckeyes were outshot in the quarter, 8-5.
Bellarmine tied the game once more (6-6) when Doyle tallied 1:51 into the third quarter. The Buckeyes then rattled off four-consecutive to take control of the game, holding the Knights to just one goal over the final 28:09. Ryan found sophomore Dan Bain at 8:07 to put the Buckeyes on top (7-6) and Bambino scored unassisted four minutes later. Ruhnke assisted on a score by Mario Ventiquattro with 1:59 left in the quarter, sending the teams into the final stanza with Ohio State ahead, 9-6. The Knights outshot the Buckeyes, 11-6, in the quarter.
Dalgarno tallied the Buckeyes’ 10th goal of the game unassisted 1:42 into the fourth quarter, extending the lead to 10-6. Trevor Timmerberg had the Knights’ final goal at the 7:39 mark and Dalgarno scored his fourth of the game with 4:34 left on the clock for the 11-7 final. Shots were 7-6 in favor of the Knights in the fourth.
In the game, the Buckeyes were outshot, 35-26, with each goalie making eight saves. Junior Brandon Freeman played 60 minutes and allowed seven goals for the Buckeyes. Bellarmine’s Scott Bowles gave up 11 goals in 60 minutes.
Ohio State was 0-for-4 on EMO chances in the game, including 0-for-3 in the first half. Bellarmine had just one extra-man chance and did not convert.
Postgame Notes
Ohio State will travel to Baltimore next week to take on North Carolina at 1 p.m. Saturday in a neutral-site game at Calvert Hall College.
Dalgarno, who leads the Buckeyes with 16 assists and 37 points and shares the team goal-scoring lead with Ryan with 21 each, had his third four-goal game of the season. He is second in the Buckeye record books in both career goals (114) and points (203) and ranks third all-time in assists (89). He is just the second Buckeye to hit the 200-point mark, joining Terry Gilmore, who had 250 from 1976-79.
Ryan shares the team goal-scoring lead with 21 and is second with 32 points. In his third year with the squad, he is 23rd in Buckeye history with 107 career points (73g, 34a).
Bambino was making the first start of his Buckeye career. He had a goal and an assist for his first two-point game for the Scarlet and Gray.
Boyt’s goal was his first career point.
Pires is on a six-game scoring streak (8-2-10).
Ventiquattro, who has at least one point in each game this year, is third on the team in goals (15) and points (23).
Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
2009 Ohio State Men’s Lacrosse
Ohio State vs Bellarmine (Apr 04, 2009 at Louisville, Ky.)
Ohio State (6-4, 2-0) vs. Bellarmine (6-5, 0-3)
Date: Apr 04, 2009 Location: Louisville, Ky. Stadium: O.B. Frazier Stadium
Attendance:637 Start time:1 pm End time:2:58 pm Total time:1:58
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Ohio State………. 5 1 3 2 – 11
Bellarmine………. 2 3 1 1 - 7
Ohio State SCORING: GOALS: Joel Dalgarno 4; Jeff Ryan 2; Eddie Bambino
1; Doug Ruhnke 1; Mario Ventiquattro 1; Dan Bain 1; Zach Boyt 1.
ASSISTS: Eddie Bambino 1; Mike Pires 1; Doug Ruhnke 1; Jeff Ryan 1;
Bryce Woodson 1.
Ohio State GROUND BALLS: Brandon Freeman 2; Scott Lathrop 2; Jarred
Bowman 1; Conor David 1; Scott Foreman 1; Keith Lovett 1; Scott
Matthews 1; Keenan Ochwat 1; Andrew Stimmel 1; Stephen Tepsick 1;
Bryce Woodson 1.
Bellarmine GROUND BALLS: Russo, John 6; Snider, Bobby 3; Leung, Karsen
2; Timmerberg, Trevor 2; Bowles, Scott 1; Bright, Austin 1; Davis,
Jarrett 1; Powell, Austin 1; Silvia, Matt 1; Soeder, Drew 1; Williams,
Chase 1.
Ohio State TURNOVERS CAUSED: Jarred Bowman 1; Scott Lathrop 1; Keith
Lovett 1; Scott Matthews 1; Bryce Woodson 1.
Bellarmine TURNOVERS CAUSED: Russo, John 2; Hessel, Tim 1; Williams,
Matt 1.
SHOTS – Ohio State 26; Bellarmine 35.
SHOTS ON GOAL – Ohio State 19; Bellarmine 15.
Penalties – Ohio State 2/1:30; Bellarmine 5/5:00.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES – Ohio State 0-4; Bellarmine 0-1.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State senior attackman Joel Dalgarno has been named one of 10 finalists for the 2009 Lowe’s Senior Class Award, the organization announced Thursday. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: Classroom, Character, Community and Competition. Dalgarno and the nine other finalists were selected from a list of 30 candidates.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages those leaders to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact on their circle of influence.
Fan voting is available now online at seniorclassaward.com, with fan balloting accounting for one-third of the final vote. The remaining two-thirds is determined by NCAA Division I coaches and national media members. You can also vote for Dalgarno by sending texting “LAX5†to 839863.
Dalgarno, from Coquitlam, British Columbia, is a team captain for the Buckeyes this year and is on the 2009 Tewaaraton Watch List. The Buckeyes’ leading scorer this year, he was an honorable mention All-American a year ago, is a two-time first team All-Great Western Lacrosse League selection and was the 2006 GWLL Newcomer of the Year. He has started every game of his Buckeye career and ranks second in career points and goals and third in assists. Dalgarno, who is expected to earn his degree in Family Resource Management: Consumer Affairs this spring, is a two-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and has earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
The Buckeyes return to action with a game against Quinnipiac at 1 p.m. Saturday in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. It marks Senior Day for the 10 members of the 2009 Ohio State senior class.
