Box Score
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(Carlisle, Pa.) - The Dickinson
College men's lacrosse team used a big third quarter to open the
2010 campaign with a 12-5 win over visiting Susquehanna University
on Wednesday. |
The Red Devils scored five unanswered goals to start the second
half, taking control of the game, 11-4. Senior Oliver
Thompson (Greenwich, Conn./Bridgeton) started the
run, scoring a pair of unassisted goals, less than a minute apart
to start the quarter.
Classmate Kevin Murray (Silver Spring,
Md./Gonzaga) tallied at the 12:33 mark before
first-year Matt Cherry (Radnor,
Pa./Radnor) struck twice with his first two
collegiate goals.
The teams each scored three goals in the first quarter. The
Devils tacked on three straight to take a 6-3 advantage in the
second period.
Susquehanna capitalized on an extra-man opportunity, to pull
within 6-4 at halftime.
The Red Devil defense kept Susquehanna off the board for almost
the entire second half. Henry Weismantal slipped a mishandled shot
into the cage with just 31 seconds to play.
Senior goaltender Tyler Magann (Easton, Pa./The
Hill School)was solid in the Dickinson net, stopping six
shots. SU's Jordan Daney made 21 saves as Dickinson tallied 61
shots on the afternoon.
Sophomore Chip Murray (New Canaan, Conn./New
Canaan)won 16-of-18 face-offs and controlled a game-high
10 ground balls. He tallied an assist to senior Chris
Dodson (Bethesda, Md./Landon), scoring off the first
face-off of the second quarter.
Dodson finished the day with a goal and two assists. Thompson
netted a hat-trick to lead the attack.
Chris Breslin (Garden City, N.Y./Garden
City) anchored a solid defensive effort, controlling
three ground balls. Al Golod (Lloyd Harbor, N.Y./Cold
Spring Harbor) and John Haire (Darien,
Conn./Darien) also had strong performances on
defense, and in the Devils' transition.
The Red Devils (1-0) travel to Potomac, Maryland on Saturday to
face St. Mary's College at The Bullis School. Face-off has been
changed to 11:30 am.