Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Deep South Conference All-Tournament Team announced

Wingate, N.C.----Saint Leo University senior midfielder Kyle Marceau (Concord, N.H.) has been named the Most Valuable Player of the 2010 Deep South Conference tournament. The 11-member DSC All-Tournament team was elected by the league’s head coaches.

Marceau scored four goals to help lead Saint Leo to the 2010 Deep South Conference Lacrosse Tournament Championship with a 9-4 victory over host Catawba on Sunday afternoon at Shuford Stadium. He helped the Lions improve to 12-3 on the year and win their second straight tournament title.

Marceau was one of four Lions named to the DSC All-Tournament team. In addition to Marceau, junior Mike Del Buono (Southington, Conn.), senior Joe Guerin (Palm Beach Garden, Fla.) and senior Pat LoGiudice (Haddam, Conn.) were named to the DSC All-Tournament team.

Catawba College had three players make the DSC All-Tournament team. Catawba senior midfielder Wayne Carbiener (Orlando, Fla.) scored first for the Indians’ in the tough loss to Saint Leo. In addition to Carbiener, junior Marty Tuohy (Weymouth, Mass.) and sophomore Braden Artem (Acton, Ontario, Canada) earned All-Tournament honors at the DSC event.

Mars Hill College and Florida Southern College had two selections each to the honor squad. For Mars Hill, sophomore midfielder Cade Zulak (Ajax, Ontario, Canada) and senior attack Danny Farmer (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) made the list. For the FSC Mocs, freshman Cam Holding (Lansing, Mich.) and sophomore Andrew Almansberger (Orlando, Fla.) both earned spots on the DSC All-Tournament team.

2010 Deep South Conference All-Tournament team
Kyle Marceau, Saint Leo, Sr., MVP
Mike Del Buono, Saint Leo, Jr.
Joe Guerin, Saint Leo, Sr.
Pat LoGiudice, Saint Leo, Sr.
Marty Tuohy, Catawba, Jr.
Wayne Carbiener, Catawba, Sr.
Braden Artem, Catawba, So.
Cam Holding, Florida Southern, Fr.
Andrew Almansberger, Florida Southern, So.
Cade Zulak, Mars Hill, So.
Danny Farmer, Mars Hill, Sr.

Sunday, April 18, 2010
Saint Leo tops Catawba 9-4 to win DSC Tournament title

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Tournament Most Valuable Player Kyle Marceau (Concord, N.H.) tallied four goals to help lead Saint Leo to the 2010 Deep South Conference Lacrosse Tournament Championship with a 9-4 victory over host Catawba on Sunday afternoon at Shuford Stadium. The Lions win their second straight tourney title and improve to 12-3 on the year. The Catawba Indians fall to 7-7.
 
The teams battled through nearly nine scoreless minutes before Saint Leo broke the ice on a goal by Joe Guerin (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.). Marceau notched his first goal at the 2:21 mark of the opening quarter for a 2-0 edge. Wayne Carbiener (Orlando, Fla.) got Catawba on the board, closing the gap to 2-1 with 1:24 left in the frame, but Ray Ferrara (Potomac, Md.) restored a two-goal cushion with 28 seconds remaining in the quarter.
 
Saint Leo out-shot Catawba 14-4 in the opening quarter, but neither team scored again until the closing minutes of the half. Marceau scored twice in the final 2:38 to push the Lion lead to 5-1 at the break. His last goal of the quarter came with just 24 seconds remaining.
 
Marceau made it three goals in a row on a tally just over three minutes into the second half and Guerin upped the lead to 7-1 just a minute and half later. That margin proved to be enough. Catawba held a commanding 16-4 edge in shots during the third quarter, but Saint Leo goalie David Erdman (Mt. Sinai, N.Y.) picked up eight of his 13 saves to limit the Indians to just a single goal in the period.
 
Marceau added an assist to go with his four goals for Saint Leo. Guerin had a pair of goals, while Nick Bova (Eureka, Mo.) had a goal and two helpers. Braden Artem (Acton, Ontario, Canada) led Catawba with two goals. Josh Liptak (Cary, N.C.) recorded nine saves for the Indians.
 
Catawba finished with a 34-31 edge in shots, including a 24-10 margin in the second half. Saint Leo led the ground ball battle with a 42-27 advantage and also controlled the face-offs, winning 11 of 17, all by Mike Del Buono (Southington, Conn.).
 
SCORE BY QUARTER
CATAWBA (7-7) 1 0 1 2 -- 4
SAINT LEO (12-3) 3 2 3 1 -- 9
 
Composite Scoring (Goals-Assists)
Catawba: Braden Artem 2-0, Marty Tuohy 1-0, Wayne Carbiener 1-0.
Saint Leo: Kyle Marceau 4-1, Nick Bova 1-2, Joe Guerin 2-0, Ray Ferrara 1-0, George Proechel 1-0.
 
Goaltending Min Allwd Saves W/L
Josh Liptak (C) 59 9 9 L
Jake Gray (C) 1 0 0
David Erdman (SL) 60 4 13 W
 
Shots: Catawba 34, Saint Leo 31
Ground Balls: Saint Leo 42, Catawba 27
Face-offs: Saint Leo 11-17, Catawba 6-17
Man-up: Catawba 1-3, Saint Leo 0-3
Penalties-Minutes: Saint Leo 5-3:30, Catawba 5-3:30

Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Florida Southern tops Rollins 7-4 in DSC Tourney

Lakeland, Fla.----Just three days after setting one milestone by defeating a nationally-ranked team, Florida Southern's lacrosse team set another one by defeating Rollins 7-4 for its first Deep South Conference Tournament victory Tuesday night at Bryant Stadium.  The Moccasins improve to 4-8 overall, while Rollins finished their season 3-9.

Rollins struck first three minutes into the first quarter when Justin Wright scored, giving the Tars a 1-0 advantage.  The Mocs’ Cam Holding took advantage of a man-up situation to even the game 1-1 with 5:50 left in the first quarter.   Rollins won the ensuing faceoff as Andrew Vossler found Austin Ricci for his first of two goals in the game to give the Tars a 2-1 advantage with 5:42 remaining in the first quarter.

The Moccasins offense responded with three straight goals to start the second quarter.  Corey Brown started the run, scoring his lone goal of the game off a Jon Freda assist at the 12:41 mark.  Holding scored twice to give Florida Southern a 4-2 lead with 10:00 minutes left in the first half.  The Tars where able to cut the deficit to 4-3 before halftime on a Charlie Shelly goal. 

Ricci scored what would be the Tars’ final goal with 13:02 remaining in the third quarter to even the score 4-4.  Adam Ismaeil scored his first goal of the season to put the Mocs ahead 5-4 with 11:03.  That goal would turn out to be the game-winning goal.

Seabrooke Carter and A.J. Monteleone both scored a goal in the fourth quarter for the final 7-4 score.

Andrew Almansberger didn’t allow a fourth quarter goal for the second straight game and finished the game with 15 saves.  Chase Juelich had four ground balls and caused two turnovers. 

Holding finished the game with three goals, while Freda had two assists. 

The Moccasins advance to the second round to face Saint Leo Thursday night at 7 p.m., in a re-match of last Saturday’s game.  The Mocs won that game 11-10.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Catawba knocks off Wingate 16-6 in DSC Tourney

Salisbury, N.C.----For the second game in a row, Catawba College freshman attack Dave Banik (Marietta, Ga.) posted a career-high in goals as the Indians picked up a 16-6 Deep South Conference tournament victory over Wingate University Tuesday night at Shuford Stadium.

Banik had five goals as the Indians improved to 6-6 overall with the DSC tournament first-round triumph. The first-year player had four goals in Catawba’s 12-8 regular season victory over Wingate Saturday. The visiting Bulldogs complete the 2010 season 4-11 overall.

Catawba sprinted to a 4-1 lead after the first quarter and never looked back. Sophomore attack Braden Artem (Acton, Ontario, Canada) and senior midfield Walter McDonough (Wilmington, N.C.) scored two goals each for the Indians in the opening frame. Wingate junior attack Billy Mutton (Mechanicsville, Va.) tallied a man-up goal for the Bulldogs in the first quarter.

Banik scored twice in the second stanza as the hosts built their lead to 8-3 at intermission. Sophomore attack David Lee (Greensboro, N.C.) and freshman midfield Jackson Bunn (Wilmington, N.C.) tallied second quarter goals for Wingate.

Artem and McDonough had three goals each for Catawba. Indian junior attack Marty Tuohy (Weymouth, Mass.) led both teams with four assists. Six players had one goal each for the Bulldogs.

Catawba sophomore goalie Michael Pecchia (Coquitlum, B.C., Canada) picked up the victory Tuesday. He allowed six goals and recorded six saves. He played 58-plus minutes. Wingate sophomore goalie Danny Dlugozima (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) was credited with the loss.

The Indians will venture to number eight Mars Hill College for the DSC North Region semi-final game Thursday night. The first face-off at the Ammons Family Athletic Center and Meares Stadium is slated for 7 p.m.

Monday, April 12, 2010
2010 All-DSC Team announced

Wingate, N.C.----Mars Hill senior attack Danny Farmer (Calgary, Alberta) has been named the Deep South Conference Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, league officials announced Monday. Farmer is one of five all-conference selections from Mars Hill, who shared the regular season title with Saint Leo. The SLU Lions had four all-conference selections. Catawba College’s Tom Cullop (New Windsor, Md.) is the 2010 DSC Freshman of the Year. Mars Hill’s Sean Woods is the Coach of the Year for the second straight season.

Farmer led the DSC with 52 points in the 2010 season. He finished third in the conference with 31 goals, while ranking second with 21 assists. Farmer averaged 4.00 points per game in the 2010 season, leading the #8 Lions to a share of the regular season title. 

Catawba College junior attack Marty Tuohy (Weymouth, Mass.) joins Farmer on the all-conference squad for the second straight year. Tuohy was third in the league with 3.82 points per game on the season. He had 27 goals and 15 assists in 2010, finishing in the top five in both categories in the league. He is joined by Florida Southern freshman Cam Holding (Lansing, Mich.). Holding led the conference with 4.18 points per game, while also leading the way with 39 goals. 

Saint Leo senior midfielder Kyle Marceau (Concord, N.H.) led the midfield group, earning all-conference honors for the second straight year. He finished in the top five in the league with 29 goals and 15 assists, ranking fourth with 3.67 points per game. Mars Hill junior midfielder Tyler Farmer (Calgary, Alberta) finished second in the conference with 34 goals on the year to earn all-conference accolades. He added 11 assists on the year to finish seventh in the league with 3.46 points per game. Cullop rounds out the midfield. He had 11 goals and 13 assists in his first year at Catawba, finishing fifth in the league in assists.

Saint Leo junior midfielder Mike Del Buono (Southington, Conn.) earns All-DSC honors as a specialist. He was 171-246 in face-offs on the year, good for a .695 percentage. He also led the league with 8.00 ground balls per game, racking up 18 more than the next closest player. Mars Hill sophomore Chris Cudmore (Whitby, Ontario) also earns all-conference honors as a specialist. Cudmore collected 33 ground balls on the season, while notching three goals and seven assists.

Saint Leo senior Pat LoGiudice (Haddam, Conn.) leads the defensive unit on the all-conference team. He anchored a Saint Leo defense that allowed only 7.57 goals per game. He caused 14 turnovers on the season, while collecting 36 ground balls. Mars Hill senior Andrew Hewett (Lexington, Va.) anchored a Mars Hill defense that led the league, allowing only 6.67 goals per game. Hewett had 27 ground balls on the year, along with five caused turnovers. Rollins freshman Nick Scannapieco (Lower Gwynedd, Pa.) is one of three freshmen to earn all-conference accolades. He collected 35 ground balls while forcing 14 turnovers. Wingate junior Matt Ramsey (Philadelphia, Pa.) rounds out the defense. He led the Bulldogs with 19 caused turnovers, while also collecting 39 ground balls.

Saint Leo junior goalie David Erdman (Mt. Sinai, N.Y.) earns all-conference honors for the second consecutive year. He notched 126 saves with a .597 save percentage, allowing only 7.37 goals per game. Mars Hill sophomore goalie Dylan Price (York, Pa.) also earns all-conference accolades. He was second in the league with 161 saves and a .665 save percentage, while allowing 6.57 goals per game.

2010 All-Deep South Conference Team

Player                         School             Yr.
Attack
Danny Farmer         MHC               Sr.
Marty Tuohy            CC                   Jr.
Cam Holding           FSC                 Fr.
                      
Midfield
Kyle Marceau           SLU                 Sr.
Tyler Farmer            MHC               Jr.
Tom Cullop             CC                   Fr.

Specialist
Mike Del Buono        SLU                 Jr.
Chris Cudmore         MHC               So.
 
Defense
Pat LoGiudice           SLU                 Sr.
Andrew Hewett          MHC               Sr.
Nick Scannapieco      RC                   Fr.
Matt Ramsey            WU                  Jr.

Goalie
David Erdman           SLU                 Jr.
Dylan Price               MHC               So.

Honorable Mention
Drew Stoltz               CC                   Fr.
Seabrooke Carter      FSC                 Jr.
Chase Juelich            FSC                 So.
TJ Cowx                   MHC               So.
Eric Schmit                RC                   So.
Luke Baruch              SLU                 Sr.
George Proechel        SLU                 Fr.
Ryu Arakawa             SLU                 Sr.
Jeff Conroy               SLU                 Sr.
Dan Dlugozima          WU           So.
                            
Freshman of the Year
Tom Cullop               CC      
              
Player of the Year
Danny Farmer            Mars Hill          Sr.
            
Coach of the Year     
Sean Woods              Mars Hill         

Monday, April 12, 2010
Deep South Conference announces 2010 DSC Tournament Pairings

Wingate, N.C.----The Deep South Conference has announced the pairings for the 2010 DSC tournament. Tickets for each game are $5 for adults and $2 for students with valid college ID cards. The 2010 post-season event will be the first with a new format.

The conference tournament is divided into a North Region and South Region. The North Region is comprised of Catawba College, Mars Hill College and Wingate University. The South Region includes Florida Southern College, Rollins College and Saint Leo University.

The number three seed in each region will play at the number two seed on Tuesday, April 13. The winner will take on the top-seeded team in its region on Thursday, April 15. The championship game will feature the winner of each region, taking place on Sunday, April 18 at Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C. The first face-off for the April 18 title game will take place at 2 p.m. in Shuford Stadium on the Catawba campus.

In the North, number three Wingate (4-10 overall) will visit number two Catawba (5-6 overall) Tuesday for a 7 p.m. game in Salisbury. The Wingate/Catawba winner will visit number 10 Mars Hill (10-3 overall) Thursday for a 7 p.m. start.

In the South, number three Rollins (3-8 overall) will journey to Florida Southern (3-8 overall) Tuesday for a 7 p.m. game in Lakeland, Fla. The Rollins/Florida Southern winner will tangle with number nine Saint Leo (10-3 overall) Thursday for a 7 p.m. encounter.

2010 DEEP SOUTH CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT

Tuesday, April 13
North Region
#3 seed Wingate at #2 seed Catawba (7 p.m.)

South Region
#3 seed Rollins at #2 seed Florida Southern (7 p.m.)

Thursday, April 15
North Region
Game one winner at #1 seed Mars Hill (7 p.m.)

South Region
Game one winner at #1 seed Saint Leo (7 p.m.)

Sunday, April 18
at Catawba College (Salisbury, N.C.)
North Region winner vs. South Region winner (2 p.m.)

Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Erdman Named Inside Lacrosse/Nike National Player of the Week

Saint Leo, Fla.----Saint Leo University junior goalie David Erdman has been selected as this week’s Inside Lacrosse/Nike National Player of the Week it was announced by InsideLacrosse.com on Tuesday morning.  The Mt. Sinai, NY native stopped 27 shots on the week and his brilliant performance last Saturday helped lead the Lions to a 12-11 upset of then-No. 4 Merrimack.

Erdman racked up 27 saves in those victories, including 19 in the win over Merrimack. He collected eight saves while allowing only five goals against Notre Dame De Namur earlier in the week. Erdman’s effort against number four Merrimack included a point-blank stuff of an MC player who snuck behind the SLU defense, caught the ball in stride, and headed, uncontested, towards the goal.  The save set the tone in the crease and preserved the Saint Leo victory.

The 6’4” Erdman has helped the ninth-ranked Lions to a 7-1 start, with a double-overtime loss to Queens University of Charlotte standing as their only blemish in 2010. On the season, Erdman has stopped 61 percent of the shots he's seen while only allowing 6.65 goals per game.

His selection marks the first National Player of the Week in the five-year history of Saint Leo Lacrosse and it is the second individual honor on the national scale for the Lions in 2009-10 after volleyball junior Bruna Rocha claimed AVCA national honors on October 8, 2009.

Sunday, February 14, 2010
Mars Hill wins season opener 15-4 over Birmingham Southern

Mars Hill, N.C.----The Lions' lacrosse team defeated Birmingham Southern 15-4 in their season opener Sunday afternoon at the Ammons Family Athletic Center and Meares Stadium. The Farmer brothers combined for seven goals and eight assists in the victory. BSC fell to 0-1 on the year.

MHC opened the contest impressively scoring five unanswered goals in the first quarter. The Lions then out scored BSC 6-1 in the second frame to take a 11-1 lead into the intermission.

The second half saw less scoring as MHC won the third stanza 3-2 before the teams tied in the final quarter 1-all to make the final tally, 15-4.

The Lions out shot BSC 35-26, edged the Panthers in ground balls, 35-32 and won the face-off battle, 15-8. Neither team could convert on extra man opportunities. MHC went 0-3 while BSC was 0-7.

Mars Hill's Tyler Farmer (Calgary, Alberta) led all scorers with four goals and five assists. Danny Farmer (Calgary, Alberta) followed with three goals and the same number of assists. Eric Benesch (Bloomingdale, Ontario) and T.J. Cowx (Delta, British Columbia) tallied two goals and a pair of assists apiece. Dylan Price (York, Pa.) played 45 minutes in goal for MHC and made seven saves. Spencer Stobbe (Edmonton, Alberta) played the final 15 minutes in the net and made three saves.

Matt Ivie led BSC with two goals. D.J. Ward followed with a goal and an assist. Cameron Overton played 49:26 in goal for the Panthers and made eight saves. Andrew Huffman finished the game (10:34) in goal and made two saves.

MHC will host St. Andrews College next Saturday. Game time is set for 2 p.m.

Saturday, February 13, 2010
Florida Southern opens season with 12-7 win over Rollins

The Moccasins opened their 2010 campaign Saturday in Orlando with a 12-7 victory over Deep South Conference rival Rollins, with five different Moccasins scoring at least one goal.

The Mocs got off to a quick start with Brian Rossetti's three first quarter goals, including the first two of the contest. Rollins mounted a comeback and tied the game at 3-3, on a goal by Charlie Shelly with four seconds left in the first quarter.

Rollins used the momentum to take the lead, scoring three goals in the first two minutes of the second period to put the Tars up 6-3 with 13:28 left in the half.

The Mocs were able to weather the storm and answer with a five-goal run of their own.  The run started with a goal by Cam Holding with 10:32 left in the half and it continued into the third quarter, when the Mocs regained the lead, 7-6, on a goal by A.J. Monteleone, with 7:24 left.

The Mocs continued to dominate in the second half, outscoring Rollins 7-1. Goalie Andrew Almansberger had eight of his fifteen saves in the fourth quarter.

Rossetti finished the contest with five goals, while Holding had four goals and three assists. Corey Brown finished the game with four assists.

Saturday's game was played at Boone High School in Orlando and was part of the Face Off For A Cause program to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project.

The Mocs' next game will be Feb. 26, when they travel to South Carolina to take on Limestone University.  They'll also play at Queens University (N.C.) on Feb. 28.

 Thursday, February 14, 2010
League announces changes for 2010 tournament

Wingate, N.C.----The athletic directors of the Deep South Conference have approved a change in the format of the conference tournament, league officials announced Friday afternoon. The change will be effective for the 2010 season.

The conference tournament will be divided into a North Region and South Region. The North Region is comprised of Catawba College, Mars Hill College and Wingate University. The South Region includes Florida Southern College, Rollins College and Saint Leo University.

The number three seed in each region will play at the number two seed on Tuesday, April 13. The winner will take on the top-seeded team in its region on Thursday, April 15. The championship game will feature the winner of each region, taking place on Sunday, April 18 at Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C.

The new format will not have any affect on the regular season. Each team will play every other team in the conference once during the regular season. There will be one regular season champion for the six-team league.

2010 DEEP SOUTH CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT

Tuesday, April 13
North Region
#3 seed at #2 seed
South Region
#3 seed at #2 seed

Thursday, April 15
North Region
Game one winner at #1 seed
South Region
Game one winner at #1 seed
 
Sunday, April 18
Championship game at Catawba College (Salisbury, N.C.)
North Region winner vs. South Region winner