DSC Tournament Program

Friday, April 17
1 p.m. #4 Catawba College vs. #1 Mars Hill College     box score    recap

4 p.m. #3 Wingate University vs. #2 Saint Leo University   box score     recap

Sunday, April 19
2 p.m. Championship Game: Saint Leo vs. Mars Hill    box score     recap
DSC TOURNAMENT SET TO BEGIN ON FRIDAY

Wingate, N.C.----The pairings are set for the 2009 Deep South Conference men’s lacrosse tournament, league officials announced today. The two-day event will be held Friday and Sunday at Irwin Belk Stadium and John R. Martin Field on the Wingate campus. The semi-final games will be held at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Friday. The 2009 DSC championship game is slated for 2 p.m. Sunday.

Defending DSC tournament champion Mars Hill College is the number one seed. The regular season champion Lions are 10-3 overall and 5-0 in the DSC. The number seven team in the USILA top 10 poll, Mars Hill will face number four seed Catawba (3-7 overall, 2-3 DSC) in the first of two Friday semi-final contests. The MHC Lions and the Catawba Indians will battle at 1 p.m. Friday. In 2008, Mars Hill won its first-ever DSC tournament title with a 9-7 championship game victory over Saint Leo (Fla.) University.

Saint Leo is the number two seed in this year’s DSC event. The SLU Lions (9-3 overall, 4-1 DSC) will battle host Wingate University (8-7 overall, 3-2 DSC) at 4 p.m. Friday. Interestingly enough, the Lions eliminated 2008 regular season champion Wingate 8-7 (in double overtime) in a semi-final contest last year. Current junior midfield Kyle Marceau (Concord, N.H.) scored the winning goal for the SLU Lions.

During the 2009 regular season, Mars Hill picked a 17-6 road victory over Catawba on March 7. MHC Lion senior attack David Hodgins (Windsor, Ontario) had five goals to lead the visitors. Saint Leo topped visiting Wingate 16-11 on March 3, thanks to five goals by Marceau.

A live pay-per-view video stream will be available for the 2009 Deep South Conference tournament. The Wingate University Sports Network will provide the live pay-per-view video streams in cooperation with Internet Consulting Services, Inc. (ICS).

DSC fans can purchase the video lacrosse contests for $4.95 each. Please note a short registration process is required prior to purchasing the video stream. Registration is required to view the contest. Each game is a separate purchase.

In addition to the pay-per-view video stream, DSC fans can listen to the lacrosse action on Stretch Internet. The 2008-09 Internet audio broadcasts are free; however, listeners must have QuickTime Player installed on their computer. Please note QuickTime is a free download; the QuickTime link can be also accessed via the Stretch Internet web site.

Wingate University graduates Ryan Brown (class of 2006) will provide the play-by-play for the broadcasts. Former Wingate head coach John Dodd will supply the color analysis for the 4 p.m. contest Friday and the championship contest Sunday. Wingate senior Drew Boone (Rockingham, N.C.) produces the video broadcasts for the Network.

Multi-media opportunities for the
2009 DSC men’s lacrosse tournament

LIVE WINGATE UNIVERSITY SPORTS NETWORK PAY-PER-VIEW VIDEO:
http://wingate-allaccess.internetconsult.com/member/aa_signup.aspx

LIVE WINGATE UNIVERSITY SPORTS NETWORK AUDIO (FREE):
http://secure.stretchinternet.com/demo/games.php?user=wingate&o=cal_stamp&sd=today

LACROSSE LIVE STATISTICS:
http://www.sidearmstats.com/wingate/mlax/