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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Evan Schaller earns ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® second team honors
Towson, Md.----Wingate University senior defense Evan Schaller (Kirkville, N.Y.) has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® men’s at-large second team (college division), selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). An Accounting major and an English minor with a 3.84 GPA, Schaller earns ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® honors for the first time in his illustrious Bulldog career.
The men’s at-large program for Academic All-America® includes the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming, tennis, volleyball, water polo and wrestling. Schaller is the first Wingate lacrosse student-athlete to earn ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® men’s at-large laurels.
Wingate tennis standouts Patrick Bartlett and Marius Dan are the only other Bulldogs to secure a spot on the Academic All-America® men’s at-large teams. Bartlett is a three-time honoree (third team in 1998, second team in 1999 and 2000), while Dan earned second team honors following his senior season (2004).
“I am thrilled to see Evan receive this honor,” Wingate head lacrosse coach Sonny Ziegler says. “He has worked so hard over the past four years to be the best both on the field and in the classroom.”
Evan Schaller is the only NCAA Division II lacrosse student-athlete to make the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® college division men’s at-large team this year. Schaller completes a rare triple play with this announcement, as he was named to the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association NCAA Division II All-America second team in May. In addition, the USILA picked the four-year Bulldog starter as a member of the organization’s 2009 Scholar All-America team.
“NCAA Division II lacrosse is growing,” Schaller acknowledges. “I think sometimes Division II lacrosse does not have the best reputation (in national circles). Division III has three times as many schools (playing lacrosse), while Division I is the best of the best. I am honored to represent NCAA Division II lacrosse on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® men’s at-large team.”
Schaller is quick to credit his parents (and others) for his academic and athletic success. “I started taking honors classes in middle school,” Schaller recalls. “I remember sitting down with my parents…and talking with them about the extra work it would take to achieve high marks. I was looking for a challenge; I wanted to do the very best I could.”
On the lacrosse field, Schaller led the 2009 Bulldogs with 63 ground balls. The cornerstone of the Wingate defense also posted one goal and two assists during the 2009 campaign. Schaller is a two-time All-Deep South Conference choice.
In 2008, Schaller had a career-high 96 ground balls as he helped the Bulldogs post an 11-3 overall record. Wingate allowed only 8.20 goals per game in 2008, ninth in the NCAA in scoring defense.
Schaller was named to the All-DSC tournament team in 2007 and 2008. During his Bulldog career, Schaller and his teammates won 40 games. Wingate has won or shared the Deep South Conference regular season title in 2006, 2007 and 2008. The Bulldogs won the DSC tournament crown in 2007.
Outside the lacrosse arena, Schaller served as a tutor and a manager in Wingate’s Academic Resource Center, helping run the center and tutoring students in accounting, production management and religion. A member of the Delta Mu Delta and Alpha Chi honor societies, Schaller spent the fall 2007 semester in London as part of the University’s Wingate-in-London program.
“During my time as a tutor in the Academic Resource Center, I wanted to help (fellow students) gain confidence in their accounting classes,” Schaller says. “Many times, accounting lingo is similar to a foreign language for newcomers. It feels good when you see a student succeed.”
Schaller served as a peer mentor during the fall 2008 semester, assisting Wingate University freshmen as they made the transition from high school to college. Schaller has also participated in the Up ‘til Dawn fund-raiser to benefit St. Jude’s Hospital.
Since January 1, 2000, Wingate University has produced 32 Academic All-America® selections. Wingate is ranked number three among NCAA Division II Academic All-America® producing schools in the 2000’s with its 32 honorees during this millennium.
Only Pittsburg State (Kan.) University and Truman State (Mo.) University have produced more Academic All-America® honorees during the aforementioned time frame. Wingate’s 41 Academic All-America® honorees (lifetime) is tops among schools affiliated with the South Atlantic Conference and the Deep South Conference.
The Academic All-America® program annually honors over 1600 student-athletes who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom. Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA, a 2,000-member organization consisting of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
Since the program’s inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America® honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA. The program covers all NCAA championship sports.
Student-athletes selected for Academic All-America® honors must be a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletic credentials. He must possess at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.00 scale). He must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing and must have completed at least one full academic year at his institution. Student-athletes are nominated by their sports information directors.
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Wingate's Hodsdon picked to play in North-South Game
Perry, N.Y.----Wingate University senior midfield Mark Hodsdon (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) has been named to the South squad in the 68th annual United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) North-South All-Star game for NCAA Division I and Division II senior student-athletes.
Hodsdon left today (Thursday, May 21) for Boston. This year’s North-South Senior All-Star Games will take place at Harvard Stadium in Boston, Friday, May 22 (Memorial Day weekend) as part of a triple-header with the Boston Cannons versus the Denver Outlaws game. The first face-off for the Division III game will take place at 2 p.m., while the Division I/II contest will start at 4 p.m. The Cannons game will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Earlier this week, Hodsdon was named to the NCAA Division II All-America second team, as selected by USILA member coaches. A two-time All-Deep South Conference selection, Hodsdon led the 2009 Bulldogs in goals (31), assists (24) and points (55). He was listed in the DSC top 10 in each category.
Hodsdon had the game-winning assist in Wingate’s 8-7 overtime win at Catawba April 9. In addition to his offensive prowess, Hodsdon’s 43 ground balls earn him the second spot on the 2009 team charts. Hodsdon and his teammates helped Wingate win 40 games during the past four seasons. The Bulldogs won three DSC regular season titles and tourney crown in the last four years (2006-09).
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Three DSC Players earn All-America honors
Perry, N.Y.----Wingate University senior midfield Mark Hodsdon (Hilton Head, S.C.) and senior defense Evan Schaller (Kirkville, N.Y.) are NCAA Division II All-America second team selections, as named by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA). Mars Hill junior midfielder Danny Farmer (Calgary, Alberta) earns Honorable Mention All-America honors.
Wingate is only Deep South Conference member school to place a student-athlete on either the first or second team. NCAA Division II finalists C.W. Post and Le Moyne combined to earn seven first-team nods, with Post gathering four and the Dolphins taking three. The USILA Awards will be announced all week on InsideLacrosse.com. The student-athletes will be presented at the All-America Reception on Saturday, May 23 at the Marriott Copley Place in Boston.
A two-time All-Deep South Conference selection, Hodsdon led the 2009 Bulldogs in goals (31), assists (24) and points (55). He was listed in the DSC top 10 in each category. He also had 43 ground balls on the year (second on the team charts). Hodsdon had the game-winning assist in Wingate’s 8-7 overtime win at Catawba April 9.
“I was excited when I found out (about the All-America award),” Hodsdon admits. “I invested much time and effort to prepare for the season…my hard work paid off.”
A preseason All-American, Schaller led the Bulldogs with 63 ground balls. The cornerstone of the Wingate defense, Schaller posted one goal and two assists on the year. Schaller is also a two-time All-DSC choice. Both Schaller and Hodsdon were the top vote-getters at their positions in the 2009 All-DSC balloting. In the classroom, Schaller is a two-time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III pick.
Schaller echoes Hodsdon’s words. “Hard work pays off,” Schaller notes. “Success is a by-product of hard work. I could not accomplish anything without my teammates. I am proud to share this honor with them. Of course, there is an additional luster…to share this distinction with Mark.”
Hodsdon and Schaller helped Wingate win 40 games during the past four seasons. The Bulldogs won three DSC regular season titles and tourney crown in the last four years.
Farmer was the 2009 Deep South Conference Player of the Year as well as a first team All-DSC attackman and made the 2009 DSC All-Tournament team.
Farmer led the DSC in goals per game (3.69) and points per game (4.85), was eighth in assists per game (1.15). In NCAA Division II, Farmer ranked eighth in points per game, fourth in goals per game and 45th in assists per game. The Lions won the 2009 DSC regular season title and made it to the finals of the 2009 DSC Tournament.
Q&A with Mark Hodsdon
When did you start playing lacrosse?
I was a sophomore in high school. I also enjoyed football in high school (he made the South Carolina North/South game in football)…and I played baseball and basketball during my formative years.
What intrigued you about lacrosse?
I was drawn to lacrosse because it is a combination of several sports…you have elements of basketball…and you can foul! Lacrosse also includes the aggressive nature of football. It is everything wrapped into one package.
List your top two or three Bulldog lacrosse memories…
1) Winning our first DSC championship in 2006
2) Our first victory over Limestone at Limestone (April 1, 2006)
What is next for you?
I have declared for the MLL draft. I would love to play in the NLL (indoor) as well. I am going to let things play out and see what happens. This summer, I am going to play in the WLA in Vancouver, B.C. with (former Bulldog teammates) Bryan Safarik and Chris Manwaring. The WLA is serious lacrosse; it is a good opportunity for me.
Q&A with Evan Schaller
When did you start playing lacrosse?
I started playing lacrosse in the fifth grade. My twin brother (Alex) started the year before (when he was in fourth grade). I was reluctant at first…but I saw the game and I started to get more familiar with it.
I played varsity soccer and varsity lacrosse three years each in high school. Soccer was my childhood passion. I have followed the English Premier League (soccer) for many years.
What intrigued you about lacrosse?
Honestly, I started playing lacrosse so I would have more opportunities to hang out with my friends. During my formative years, my soccer friends started playing lacrosse…and it grew from there. I would play soccer in the summer and the fall and lacrosse in the spring and the summer. God bless my mom…she had to figure out how to get me to a summer soccer match at 6 p.m. and a lacrosse game at 8 p.m.
List your top two or three Bulldog lacrosse memories…
1) Our senior class earned two wins against Limestone (2006 and 2009)…they (LC) are one of our top rivals…and they are one of the most respected programs in the NCAA Division II. Those wins are good memories (for us).
2) Our class picked up its first win over a ranked Northern team in 2008 when we defeated (then number three) Mercyhurst in two overtimes. They (MC) had played in the NCAA Division II national championship game the previous year. It was a terrific feeling.
3) While I was standing in line waiting for my name to be called on senior day 2009, I took a few extra moments to listen to the accomplishments of our class…as the PA announcer was listing our achievements. I am so proud to have been associated with Wingate University, the lacrosse program and this great group of 10 guys. I am very blessed.
What is next for you?
I would like to move to the Carolinas…specifically the greater Charlotte area…and find a job. Right now, I am living rent free with my family. I want to get back down in the Charlotte area and utilize my accounting degree to find a job in the financial realm.
United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA)
2009 NCAA Division II All-America teams
First Team
Attack
Greg Cerar, C.W. Post
Jack Harmatuk, LeMoyne (N.Y.)
Keith Henderson, New York Tech
Greg Rogowski, Merrimack (Mass.)
Midfield
Matt Dimler, C.W. Post
Keith Galante, Molloy (N.Y.)
Matt Messina, New York Tech
Long-Stick Midfielder
Joseph Biondolillo, Dowling (N.Y.)
Defense
Drew Bezek, LeMoyne (N.Y.)
Bryan Leonard, C.W. Post
Spencer Wims, Limestone
Goalie
Doug McIver, LeMoyne (N.Y.)
Specialist
Michael Cama, C.W. Post
Second Team
Attack
Mike Ball, Southern New Hampshire
Stephan LeBlanc, Queens (N.C.)
David Loftus C.W. Post
Midfield
Matt Chadderdon, LeMoyne (N.Y.)
Mark Hodsdon, Wingate
Albert Maione, Molloy (N.Y.)
Brian Welch, LeMoyne (N.Y.)
Long-Stick Midfielder
Joseph Blount, C.W. Post
Marc Cizenski, LeMoyne (N.Y.)
Defense
Kyle Rubisch, Dowling (N.Y.)
Evan Schaller, Wingate
Matthew Spahr, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
Goalie
Jason LaShomb, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
Dan Sciulla, C.W. Post
Specialist
Brian Griffin, LeMoyne (N.Y.)
Honorable Mention
Attack
Danny Farmer, Mars Hill
John McClure, Dowling (N.Y.)
Midfield
Sean Ball, Southern New Hampshire
Mike Messina, C.W. Post
Mike Poerstel, Limestone
Defense
Jonathon Kology, C.W. Post
Doug Logan, Bentley (Mass.)
Goalie
Timothy Matheis, Pace (N.Y.)
Monday, April 20, 2009
All-DSC Tournament Team announced
Wingate, N.C.----Saint Leo junior attack Luke Baruch, who had seven goals and an assist to lead Saint Leo to the 2009 DSC Title, has been named the Tournament MVP. Three other SLU Lions earned all-tournament honors.
Joe Guerin, who had three goals and six assists in the championship game, also earned all-tournament honors. A pair of Saint Leo midfielders were also selected. Sophomore Mike Del Buono, who racked up 17 ground balls, along with junior Nick Bova, who had four goals and an assist in the tournament were selected for the SLU Lions
Tournament runner-up Mars Hill had three players named to the team. Junior Danny Farmer racked up five goals and an assist in the tournament while senior Brent Hann had two goals, two assists and 16 ground balls for the MHC Lions. Sophomore attack Eric Benesch also earned all-tournament honors, collecting five goals in the two games.
Catawba College had a pair of players name to the all-tournament team. Senior midfielder Mike Dolesh had three goals for the Catawba Indians. Sophomore goalie Colin McClimans also earned all-tournament honors, racking up 13 saves.
The host Wingate University Bulldogs had a pair of players named to the team as well. Senior Ryan Otterblad had four goals and an assist. Fellow senior Mark Hodsdon added a goal, an assist and three ground balls for the Bulldogs.
Luke Baruch, Saint Leo MVP
Joe Guerin, Saint Leo
Mike Del Buono, Saint Leo
Nick Bova, Saint Leo
Danny Farmer, Mars Hill
Brent Hann, Mars Hill
Eric Benesch, Mars Hill
Mike Dolesh, Catawba
Colin McClimans, Catawba
Ryan Otterblad, Wingate
Mark Hodsdon, Wingate Sunday, April 19, 2009
Saint Leo tops Mars Hill for DSC Title
Wingate, N.C.----The Saint Leo University Lions jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the first period en route to a 15-12 victory to claim the 2009 Deep South Conference Tournament title Sunday afternoon at Irwin Belk Stadium and John R. Martin Field. Saint Leo improves to 11-3 overall while Mars Hill falls to 11-4.
Saint Leo junior attack Joe Guerin (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) had three goals and six assists to lead the offense. Junior attack Luke Baruch (Golden, Colo.) had five goals and an assist for the SLU lions while junior midfielder Nick Bova (Eureka, Mo.) added three goals.
Junior midfielder Danny Farmer (Calgary, Alberta) led the Mars Hill attack with three goals and an assist. Senior midfielder Brent Hann (Fallston, Md.) added two goals and two assists while senior attack David Hodgins (Windsor, Ontario) chipped in with a goal and three assists.
MHC freshman midfielder T.J. Cowx (Delta, B.C.) scored 53 seconds into the game to give the Lions a 1-0 lead. Saint Leo responded by scoring the game’s next four goals. Senior midfielder Mark Dargon (Newton, Mass.) got it started at the 12:51 mark. Guerin capped the spurt at the 7:49 mark to give SLU a 4-1 lead. Cowx scored with 4:41 remaining in the first to cut it to 4-2.
Saint Leo senior attack Benjamin Brigham (Scituate, Mass.) scored the first two goals of the second period to make it 6-2. Bova notched his second goal of the game to give the SLU Lions a 7-2 lead with 9:08 remaining in the first half. Mars Hill would outscore Saint Leo 4-3 to end the half to cut the lead to four heading to intermission. Farmer had a pair of goals in the stretch.
Mars Hill cut the lead to three four minutes into the third on a goal from sophomore midfielder Tyler Farmer (Calgary, Alberta). The teams would trade goals the remainder of the period. Bova scored with two seconds remaining to give the SLU Lions a 12-8 advantage heading to the final period.
Mars Hill Sophomore attack Tim Burns (Downington, Pa.) scored five minutes into the fourth period to make it 12-9. Saint Leo responded with a decisive 3-0 run to take a six-goal lead. Guerin had two goals and an assist in the pivotal run that made it 15-9 with 4:12 remaining in the game. Hann scored a pair of goals for Mars Hill to cut the lead to four. Hodgins added a goal with 32 seconds remaining to make the final margin 15-12.
Saint Leo held a 36-29 advantage in shots, including a 30-22 edge in shots on goal. SLU sophomore goalie David Erdman (Mt. Sinai, N.Y.) had 12 saves on the afternoon. MHC senior Nick Sigona (Auburn, N.Y.) racked up 14 saves. Saint Leo also held a 40-33 advantage in ground balls, led by sophomore midfielder Mike Del Buono (Southington, Conn.) with a game-high eight. Hann led the MHC Lions with six ground balls.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Saint Leo edges Wingate 9-8 DSC Tourney
Wingate, N.C.----The number two seed Lions of Saint Leo University defeated the third-seeded Wingate University Bulldogs 9-8 in Deep South Conference semifinal action Friday afternoon at Irwin Belk Stadium and John R. Martin Field. Saint Leo improves 10-3 on the year while the Bulldogs fall to 8-8. The Lions will take on Mars Hill in the DSC championship game Sunday at 2 p.m.
Junior midfielder Kyle Marceau (Concord, N.H.) led the Lions with two goals and an assist. Senior attack Benjamin Brigham (Scituate, Mass.) added a goal and two assists while junior attack Luke Baruch (Golden, Colo.) and freshman midfielder Jake McGuinness (Barnstable, Mass.) had two goals each for the Lions.
Senior midfielder Ryan Otterblad (Dumfries, Va.) led the Bulldogs with a game-high four goals to go along with an assist. Senior attack Greg Williams (Woodbridge, Va.) and senior midfielder Mark Hodsdon (Hilton Head, S.C.) each had a goal and an assist.
The Bulldogs scored three of the games first four goals. A goal from freshman attack Bryan Bayliss (Lorton, Va.) gave Wingate a 2-1 lead. Otterblad gave the Bulldogs a 3-1 lead with 12:25 remaining in the second period.
Saint Leo responded by scoring the next three goals. McGuinness had two of the goals in the stretch, including the go ahead goal at the 9:58 mark. Otterblad answered with a goal 2:10 later to tie the game at four. Brigham gave Saint Leo a 5-4 lead with 45 seconds remaining in the half.
Williams scored 4:53 into the second half to tie the game at five. Saint Leo responded by scoring the next three goals. Baruch got it started, scoring at the 8:06 mark and again at the 4:15 mark. Marceau added a goal with 2:48 remaining in the period to give the Lions an 8-5 lead.
Otterblad scored at the 10:28 mark of the fourth to cut the lead to two. Junior midfielder Nick Bova (Eureka, Mo.) answered with a goal at the 1:39 mark to make it 9-6.
Wingate would not go away, scoring two goals in the final minute. Otterblad scored with 57 seconds remaining to make it 9-7. Hodsdon followed with a goal 11 seconds later to cut the lead to one.
Wingate held a 34-29 edge in shots, including a 22-19 advantage in shots on goal. Saint Leo held a 42-37 advantage in ground balls, led by sophomore midfielder Mike Del Buono (Southington, Conn.) with nine. Senior defender Evan Schaller (Kirkville, N.Y.) led the Bulldogs with five.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Top-seeded Mars Hill hangs on to beat Catawba
Wingate, N.C.----The top-seeded Mars Hill College Lions defeated fourth-seeded Catawba College 9-8 in semifinal action in the Deep South Conference Tournament Friday afternoon at Irwin Belk Stadium and John R. Martin Field. The Lions improve to 11-3 overall and advance to the championship game Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. Catawba falls to 3-8 on the year.
Sophomore attack Eric Benesch (Bloomingdale, Ontario) led the Mars Hill attack with four goals. Junior attack Danny Farmer (Calgary, Alberta) added two goals for the Lions.
Senior attack Mike Dolesh (Aquasco, Md.) led the Catawba Indians with three goals. Freshman midfielder Braden Artem (Acton, Ontario) added two goals while sophomore attack Marty Tuohy (Weymouth, Mass.) had a goal and two assists for the Catawba Indians.
Farmer got the scoring started at the 12:50 mark. Catawba junior midfielder Walter McDonough (Wilmington, N.C.) answered less than two minutes later to tie the game at one. The teams would continue to trade goals until Mars Hill junior midfielder Kevin Woods (New Market, Ontario) netted a goal six minutes into the second period. That was followed by a goal from senior attack David Hodgins (Windsor, Ontario) at the 6:54 mark to give Mars Hill a 5-3 lead.
Dolesh answered with a goal 47 seconds later to cut the lead to one. Farmer scored with 2:25 remaining in the half to give the Lions a 6-4 lead. Dolesh once again had the answer, scoring 1:16 before halftime to make it 6-5 going into intermission.
The Catawba Indians scored the first two goals of the second half. Artem tied the game at the 7:20 mark. Junior midfielder C.J. Dunshie (Apex, N.C.) gave Catawba its first lead of the game at the 5:06 mark, making it 7-6.
The Lions tied the game 26 seconds into the fourth, on a goal from sophomore attack Benesch. He would add two more goals in a 25-second span to give Mars Hill a 9-7 lead. Catawba cut the lead to one on a goal from Tuohy at the 2:20 mark. Tuohy had a pair of shots in the final minute to tie the game, but both were saved by senior goalie Nick Sigona (Auburn, N.Y.).
Mars Hill held a 42-25 advantage in shots, including a 22-15 edge in shots on goal. The Lions also held a decisive 49-22 advantage in ground balls. Sigona had seven saves on the afternoon. Sophomore Colin McClimans (Washington, D.C.) racked up 13 saves for Catawba.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
2009 All-DSC Team announced
Wingate, N.C.----Mars Hill junior attack Danny Farmer has been named the 2009 Deep South Conference Player of the Year, league officials announced Tuesday. The MHC Lions, who went undefeated in conference play, led the way with six all-conference selections. In addition, Mars Hill’s Chris Cudmore has been named the DSC Freshman of the Year while Sean Woods is the Coach of the Year.
Saint Leo University, who finished 4-1 in conference play, had four players named to the all-conference team. Wingate University had three selections while Catawba College had one.
Farmer, who leads the league with 48 goals and 63 points, is the top vote-getter among attackers. Teammate David Hodgins joins Farmer. Hodgins is second in the league in goals per game, assists per game and points per game. Catawba sophomore Marty Tuohy rounds out the attack position. Tuohy ranks third in the league with 3.70 points per game, fifth with 2.40 goals per game and sixth with 1.30 assists per game and.
The midfield is led by Wingate senior Mark Hodsdon, who ranks third in the league in assists per game and sixth in points. Saint Leo junior Kyle Marceau and Mars Hill senior Brent Hann join Hodsdon. Marceau ranks fourth in the league with 1.50 assists per game and seventh with 3.42 points per game. Hann finished the regular season with 13 goals and 13 assists for the Lions.
Saint Leo sophomore Mike Del Buono and Mars Hill senior Kris Frier earn all-conference selections in the specialist category. Del Buono went 109-65 in face-offs on the year while also racking up 42 ground balls for Saint Leo. Frier had two goals and an assist on the year while collecting 37 ground balls.
The defense on the all-conference team is led by Wingate senior Evan Schaller. He is joined by Saint Leo senior Alec Rahe and Mars Hill’s Cudmore. Schaller anchored the Wingate defense while leading the team with 58 ground balls and collecting a goal and an assist on the year. Rahe helped lead a Saint Leo defense that allowed a conference-low 7.39 goals per game, while collecting 32 ground balls on the year. Cudmore, a four-time Freshman of the Week recipient, racked up 50 ground balls on the year while leading a Mars Hill defense that allowed only 8.95 goals per game, ranking second in the DSC.
Saint Leo sophomore David Erdman and Mars Hill senior Nick Sigona are the all-conference goalies. Erdman has a .579 save percentage while averaging 10.64 saves per game and a league-best 7.76 goals against per game. Sigona has a .581 save percentage and 11.92 saves per game, while holding opponents to 8.90 goals per game.
Attack
Danny Farmer, Mars Hill
David Hodgins, Mars Hill
Marty Tuohy, Catawba
Midfield
Mark Hodsdon, Wingate
Kyle Marceau, Saint Leo
Brent Hann, Mars Hill
Specialist
Mike Del Buono, Saint Leo
Kris Frier, Mars Hill
Defense
Evan Schaller, Wingate
Alec Rahe, Saint Leo
Chris Cudmore, Mars Hill
Goalie
David Erdman, Saint Leo
Nick Sigona, Mars Hill
Honorable Mention
Mike Dolesh, Catawba
Chase Juelich, Florida Southern
Max Whipple, Florida Southern
Andrew Hewett, Mars Hill
Andrew Vossler, Rollins
Zach Cole, Rollins
Ben Brigham, Saint Leo
Mark Dargon, Saint Leo
Ryu Arakawa, Saint Leo
Pat LoGiudice, Saint Leo
Ryan Otterblad, Wingate
Greg Williams, Wingate
Evan Watts, Wingate
Player of the Year
Danny Farmer, Mars Hill
Freshman of the Year
Chris Cudmore, Mars Hill
Coach of the Year
Sean Woods, Mars Hill
Monday, April 13, 2009
Pairings announced for 2009 DSC Tournament at Wingate 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. Wingate University Sports Network sponsors include Best Western, Cold Stone Creamery, Country Inn & Suites, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Hampton Inn Monroe, Holiday Inn Express Matthews, Jersey Mike’s, Medicap Pharmacy, Ortho Carolina, Papa John’s, Quincy’s Steakhouse, Sagebrush Steakhouse, Signs Now, Subway, Sun Trust Bank and Tire Country.
Fans can access the lacrosse pay-per-view video streams at:
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Multi-media for the '09 DSC tournament
Live Wingate University Sports Network pay-per-view video:
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Live Wingate University Sport Network Audio (Free):
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Catawba tops Florida Southern 10-8 to earn spot in DSC Tournament
Salisbury, N.C.----Catawba scored the final three goals and claimed a 10-8 win over visiting Florida Southern in Deep South Conference lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon at Shuford Stadium. The Catawba Indians improve to 3-7 overall and 2-3 in the DSC, while the Moccasins fall to 4-6 and 1-4.
Catawba opened quickly with a three-goal burst for an early lead. Stephen Shuba (Orlando, FL/Olympia HS) had two of the goals. Florida Southern answered with three straight of its own, the final two coming by Seabrooke Carter (Annapolis, MD) to tie the game at the 11:01 mark of the second quarter.
The game went back-and-forth from there and was tied 8-8 at the half and 9-9 after three quarters. Carter scored the last of his four goals just 29 seconds into the fourth quarter to give Florida Southern an 8-7 edge. Marty Tuohy (Weymouth, MA/Weymouth HS) tied the game for Catawba with 12:33 to play and Sean Duggan (Wantagh, NY/Wantagh HS) scored the final two goals to give the Indians the win.
Duggan’s first goal came at the 8:04 mark off a feed from Shuba. He gave the Indians an insurance goal with 5:11 remaining on a pass from Tuohy. Tuohy had three goals and two assists to lead Catawba. Shuba, Duggan and Braden Artem (Acton, Ont, CANADA/Christ the King HS) each had a pair of goals.
Both goalies played well. Florida Southern’s Andrew Almansberger (Orlando, FL) made 16 stops, while Colin McClimans (Washington, DC/The Maret School) made a dozen saves. Catawba held a 45-28 edge in shots and had a 37-23 advantage in ground balls. Saturday, April 11, 2009
Mars Hill falls to Queens 14-13
Mars Hill, N.C.----The No. 7 Lions' lacrosse team was upset Saturday afternoon by Queens University of Charlotte, 14-13. Stephen LeBlanc scored the game winner with five seconds left in regulation. MHC fell to 10-3 on the season while Queens improved to 7-5 overall. Prior to the game, MHC recognized their 10 senior players.
Jeff Cizdziel (Stafford, Va.), Kris Frier (Tully, N.Y.), Brent Hann (Fallston, Md.), Kyle Hartcorn Patchogue, N.Y.), David Hodgins (Windsor, Ontario, Canada), Jason Lange (Danbury, Conn.), Rick Miller (West Seneca, N.Y.), Lance Renes (Aurora, Colo.), Nick Sigona, (Auburn, N.Y.) and Dru Ulloa (Lilburn, Ga.) played their final home game for the Lions.
With the score tied at 13-all, Murray Forbes sent the ball almost the length of the field where LeBlanc picked up the ball on a one-hop bounce and sent in the game winner from around 10 yards out with five ticks left in regulation. Hodgins shot the ball for MHC as the buzzer sounded but Brandon Macknew made the save to seal the win.
The Lions jumped out to a 3-1 lead with 7:34 left in the first quarter after Danny Farmer (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) scored on an assist from T.J. Cowx (Delta, British Columbia, Canada). Queens then scored three unanswered goals to lead 4-3 heading into the second period. The Lions won the second quarter, 5-2 to enjoy a 8-6 advantage at halftime.
MHC won the third stanza, 4-3 to head into the final quarter ahead, 12-9. The Royals out scored MHC 5-1 in the final quarter to leave Mars Hill with a one-point victory.
MHC out shot Queens, 38-37. The Royals won the ground ball battle, 48-43 while MHC was 2-3 on extra man opportunities. Queens was 0-3 on EMO. Queens won 17-31 face-offs.
LeBlanc led Queens with a game high seven goals followed by Brian Rose with two. Louie Boyle was the Royal's assist leader with two. Macknew did not enter the game until the second half and made five saves facing 14 shots to obtain the win.
Danny Farmer led MHC with four goals followed by Hann with a pair of goals and one assist. Cizdziel scored twice and was 6-11 in face-offs. Frier scored a goal and added an assist in the game. He added seven ground ball and a caused turnover. Sigona played the entire game in the net for MHC and made nine saves.
The Lions next contest will be in the first round of the Deep South Conference Tournament on April 17. The event will be hosted by Wingate University. Game times will be announced later next week.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Bulldogs top Catawba 8-7 in overtime
Salisbury, N.C.----Wingate University graduate student midfielder Mike Bayliss (Lorton, Va.) scored 1:18 into the first overtime period to give the Bulldogs an 8-7 win over Catawba College in Deep South Conference action at Shuford Stadium. Thursday night. Wingate improves to 8-7 overall and 3-2 in the DSC. Catawba falls to 2-7 overall and 1-3 in the conference.
Senior attack Greg Williams (Woodbridge, Va.) led the Bulldogs with two goals. Redshirt senior midfielder Mark Hodsdon (Hilton Head, S.C.) added a goal and an assist, while senior midfielder Ryan Otterblad (Dumfries, Va.) handed out two assists.
Sophomore attack Marty Tuohy (Weymouth, Mass.) had two goals and an assist to lead the Catawba Indians. Redshirt freshman attack Braden Artem (Acton, Ontario) added two goals, while junior midfielder CJ Dunshie (Apex, N.C.) had a game-high three assists.
Wingate got on the board first, getting a goal from freshman midfielder Bryan Bayliss (Lorton, Va.) at the 10:25 mark of the first period. Catawba responded less than two minutes later, getting a goal from Tuohy to tie the game 1-1. A goal from Williams gave the Bulldogs a 2-1 edge with a little over five minutes remaining. The hosts scored the final two goals of the period to take a 3-2 lead on a goal from Artem at the 1:02 mark. The second period would see only one goal, with Catawba taking a 4-2 lead on a goal from senior attack Mike Dolesh (Aquasco, Md.) 11 seconds before halftime.
The Bulldogs scored the first three goals of the second half to take a 5-4 lead on a goal from sophomore attack Billy Mutton (Mechanicsville, Va.) at the 7:34 mark. Catawba tied the game 5-5 on a goal from sophomore defender Patrick Flannery (Acworth, Ga.) with 3:04 remaining in the third. Wingate freshman midfielder Derek Malone (Cookeville, Tenn.) netted a goal with six seconds remaining in the period, putting the Bulldogs on top 6-5 going into the fourth.
Tuohy tied the game at six two minutes into the fourth. The Catawba Indians regained the lead on a goal from Artem at the 7:52 mark. The Bulldogs tied the game on a goal from Williams with 3:06 remaining in regulation.
Wingate held a 44-21 advantage in shots, including a 27-15 edge in shots on goal. Wingate freshman Danny Dlugozima (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) had six saves for the Bulldogs. Catawba sophomore Colin McClimans (Washington, D.C.) racked up 19 saves on the night. Wingate also held a 44-32 advantage in ground balls, led by Hodsdon with seven.
Wingate is back in action Friday, April 17 in round one of the Deep South Conference Tournament. The 2009 event will be held at Irwin Belk Stadium and John R. Martin Field on the campus of Wingate University. Catawba returns to action Saturday, hosting Florida Southern College at 1 p.m.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Saint Leo caps off regular season with record ninth win
Winter Park, Fla.----The Saint Leo lacrosse team capped off their 2009 season with a 16-3 victory over Rollins College in Deep South Conference action at Otey Field on Wednesday evening.
The win closes the Saint Leo regular season out with the Lions 9-3 overall, outdoing last year’s 8-8 campaign and posting the best record in the program’s short history.
Ben Brigham got the scoring going for the Lions with 9:06 left in the first quarter after a superb assist from Joe Guerin. Nick Bova would also score just five minutes later after skipping past his defender on way to the goal.
After the two goals, the next five minutes saw the Lions struggle with turnovers as they found themselves stuck in a defensive battle. The Green & Gold headed into the second quarter with slim two to one lead.
The second quarter would be all Saint Leo. Guerin would continue his own exceptional play by scoring after an assist by Luke Baruch. He would not be done and shortly hit Nick Bova for a lefty high-to-low goal.
Baruch would find Ben Brigham on the crease for the Lions just moments later. Brigham would stay involved for the Lions by hitting the scurrying Ryan Groat in transition and then scoring his own goal to round out the first half.
The third quarter would be much more of the same dominance for the Lions.
Brigham would start the Lions off in the third by shooting a laser at the feet of the Rollins College goalie for the first goal of the half.
Kyle Marceau and Mark Dargon would both notch goals of their own in the third as Saint Leo found themselves playing a man-up for two minutes midway through the third and would tally two goals.
Right after a dominate face-off win by Mike Del Buono, who went an impressive 14-21 on faceoffs for the day, Jake McGuiness would find Baruch for a quick transition goal.
Joe Anderson would round out the scoring for the Lions in the third as he dodged past his defender and nailed a bouncer for a goal.
Brigham would notch two fourth-quarter goals for Lions, one on assist from Baruch.
To put the final touches on the match Mark Walczyk would flip a pass to Anderson for the exclamation point on the record-setting season.
The Lions now await seeding for the Deep South Conference Tournament, which is set to begin April 17th in Wingate, North Carolina and will be hosted by Wingate University.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Mars Hill defeats Pfeiffer, 12-5
Mars Hill, N.C.----The No. 7 Lions' lacrosse team defeated the visiting Falcons of Pfeiffer University, 12-5, Wednesday afternoon at the Ammons Family Athletic Center and Meares Stadium. MHC improved to 10-2 while Pfeiffer fell to 7-3 on the season.
David Hodgins (Windsor, Ontario, Canada) led the Lions scoring five goals and recording four assists. He also tallied five ground balls. Eric Benesch (Bloomingdale, Ontario, Canada) followed with a pair of goals and the same number of assists. Danny Farmer (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) scored three times and provided his teammates with a couple of assists. Nick Sigona (Auburn, N.Y.) played 55:53 in goal and made 12 saves allowing just four goals.
Chad Olsen and Jameson Schultz led the Falcons scoring two goals apiece. Jimmy Dyches played all 60 minutes in goal for Pfeiffer and made 12 saves.
Hodgins found Benesch for the contest's first score 1:44 into the game and the Lions never looked back. MHC led 3-0 after the first quarter and led 4-0 before the Falcons got on the board with 9:58 left in the second frame. MHC took a 7-1 advantage into the locker room at the intermission. The teams traded single goals in the third stanza before the Lions won the last quarter, 4-3, to make the final score 12-5, in favor of the home team.
MHC out shot Pfeiffer, 43-26. The Lions won the ground ball battle, 33-27 and won 17-21 face-offs.
Mars Hill will host Queens University of Charlotte on Saturday in the Lions' annual senior day. The game is slated to begin at 1 p.m.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Mars Hill ranked seventh in USILA Poll
Mars Hill, N.C.----The Mars Hill lacrosse team jumped one spot in the recent United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Poll, executive director John Spring announced today. The Lions are now ranked No. 7 in the nation in the Week Seven Poll.
Mars Hill outscored Wingate University 9-2 in the second half en route to an 11-4 Deep South Conference victory Saturday afternoon. Mars Hill completes its 2009 Deep South Conference slate and clinches the regular season championship in the process. The Lions will host Pfeiffer Wednesday at Meares Stadium at 4 p.m.
USILA Poll
Team Record Points
1 LeMoyne 8 - 0 69(6)
2 C. W. Post 9 - 1 64(1)
3 NYIT 6 - 1 52
4 Merrimack 7 - 0 47
5 Mercyhurst 8 - 1 39
6 Molloy 7 - 1 39
7 Mars Hill 8 - 2 26
8 Bentley 4 - 2 20
9 Dowling 3 - 5 11
10 Seton Hill 5 - 3 8
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Bulldogs top Tars 19-4 in DSC action
Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs scored the final 12 goals of the game to pick up a 19-4 victory over the Tars of Rollins (Fla.) College in Deep South Conference men’s lacrosse action Sunday afternoon at Irwin Belk Stadium and John R. Martin Field. The Bulldogs improve to 7-7 overall and 2-2 in the DSC. Rollins falls to 2-6 overall and 0-4 in the league.
Wingate senior attack Greg Williams (Woodbridge, Va.) led the way with four goals. Senior midfielder Ryan Otterblad (Dumfries, Va.) had two goals and three assists, while redshirt junior attack Angus Derbyshire (Thurmont, Md.) added two goals and two assists. Sophomore attack BJ Neller (Winter Park, Fla.) led the Rollins charge with three goals.
After a goal from freshman attack Cooper Gilman (Winter Park, Fla.) gave Rollins a 1-0 lead at the 10:49 mark, the Bulldogs answered with seven consecutive goals. Redshirt freshman midfielder Travis Barrett (Andover, N.J.) tied the game at 1-1 at the 8:44 mark while Otterblad gave Wingate the lead for good with six minutes remaining. Derbyshire then scored back-to-back goals, followed by a tally from freshman midfielder Bryan Bayliss (Lorton, Va.) to make the score 5-1 Wingate after the first period.
A goal from Williams put Wingate on top 7-1 with 5:19 remaining in the second. Neller answered for the Tars, scoring three consecutive goals in a stretch covering 2:11 to make it 7-4 with two minutes remaining in the half. Wingate freshman attack David Lee (Greensboro, N.C.) answered with his first goal of the year 13 seconds before halftime to put the home-standing Bulldogs on top 8-4.
The Bulldogs outscored the Tars 5-0 in the third, getting three from Williams along with a goal each from senior midfielder Mark Hodsdon (Hilton Head, S.C.) and sophomore attack Billy Mutton (Mechanicsville, Va.). Wingate took a 13-4 lead into the fourth period.
Wingate added six more goals in the fourth frame for the 19-4 final. The Bulldogs outshot RC Tars 49-18, while holding a 31-12 advantage in shots on goal. The Bulldogs collected 48 ground balls, compared to the 42 for Rollins. Freshman goalie Danny Dlugozima (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) racked up six saves for the Bulldogs. Sophomore net minder Zach Cole (Rumford, R.I.) had 17 saves for the Tars.
Wingate returns to action Thursday, traveling to Catawba College for a 7 p.m. start. The Tars are back in action Wednesday, hosting Saint Leo (Fla.) University at 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Catawba falls 18-10 at Queens
Charlotte, N.C.----Queens out-scored visiting Catawba 10-2 during the middle quarters and went on to pick up an 18-10 win in men’s lacrosse action on Saturday night at the Queens Athletic Complex. The Royals improve to 6-5, while the Catawba Indians fall to 2-6.
Stephen LeBlanc and Cory Thomas each had four goals and two assists to lead Queens. Braden Artem (Acton, Ont, CANADA/Christ the King HS) and Mike Dolesh (Aquasco, MD/St. Mary’s
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Monday, March 30, 2009
Mars Hill ranked eighth in USILA Poll
Mars Hill, N.C.----The Mars Hill lacrosse team jumped two spots in the recent United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Poll, executive director John Spring announced today. The Lions are now ranked No. 8 in the nation in the Week Six Poll.
Mars Hill defeated St. Leo 12-11 in overtime and Rollins 14-7 during the previous week to move to 8-2 overall and 4-0 in the Deep South Conference. The Lions will travel to Wingate on Saturday. The game will start at 2 p.m.
USILA Poll
Rank Team W-L Points
1 NYIT 6-0 97(7)
2 LeMoyne 6-0 93(3)
3 C.W. Post 8-1 80
4 Merrimack 5-0 64
5 Mercyhurst 6-1 63
6 Molloy 6-1 53
7 Bentley 3-1 33
8 Mars Hill 8-2 23
9 Seton Hill 5-2 18
10 Dowling 2-5 9
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Mars Hill defeats Rollins, 14-7
Mars Hill, N.C.----The No. 10 Lions' lacrosse team remained undefeated in the Deep South Conference with an impressive 14-7 win over Rollins College Sunday afternoon in the Ammons Family Athletic Center and Meares Stadium. MHC improved to 8-2 overall and 4-0 in the DSC while the Tars fell to 2-6 on the season, 0-3 in the league.
David Hodgins (Windsor, Ontario, Canada) led MHC scoring five goals and providing the Lions' offense with three assists. His goals and total points were season highs for Hodgins. Brent Hann (Fallston, Md.), Danny Farmer (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) and Eric Benesch (Bloomingdale, Ontario, Canada) each scored two goals in the win. Nick Sigona (Auburn, N.Y. ) played 52:56 minutes in goal for MHC and made 11 saves.
Cooper Gilman led Rollins with three goals. B.J. Neller followed with two goals and one assist. Zach Cole played all 60 minutes in goal for the Tars and made 11 saves.
Hodgins gave the Lions a 1-0 lead with 12:33 left in the first quarter and MHC never looked back. The Lions led 3-0 at the end of the first period and went ahead 4-0 before Rollins got on the board. Both teams scored three goals in the second frame to make the halftime tally, 6-3 in favor of the Lions.
MHC out scored the Tars 2-1 in the third stanza and 6-3 in the final quarter to make the final score 14-7. Shots were tied at 31-all. MHC won the ground ball battle, 40-37 and took 13-21 face-offs. MHC was 3-7 in extra man opportunities while Rollins was 2-10 in EMO.
Mars Hill will play at DSC rival Wingate University on April 4. Game time is set for 2 p.m.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Wingate edges #7 Limestone 7-6 Sunday
Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University men’s lacrosse team took a 4-1 lead and made the advantage stick, picking up a 7-6 NCAA Division II victory over number seven Limestone College Sunday afternoon at Irwin Belk Stadium and John R. Martin Field on the Wingate campus.
The home-standing Bulldogs improve to 5-6 overall with the triumph. Wingate never trailed as the Bulldogs earned their fourth victory in five tries. The LC Saints fall to 4-3 overall. Wingate visits St. Andrews Presbyterian College Wednesday afternoon for a 4 p.m. contest. The Saints entertain the SAPC Knights in Conference Carolinas action Saturday, April 4 at 3 p.m.
The Bulldogs converted four-of-nine extra-man opportunities Sunday. Wingate’s first three goals were the EMO variety, as the Deep South Conference members posted a 3-1 lead on a goal by redshirt senior midfielder Mark Hodsdon (Hilton Head, S.C.) at the 11:50 mark of the third quarter. Bulldog senior crease attack man Greg Williams (Woodbridge, Va.) assisted Hodsdon on the play.
Wingate senior midfielder Ryan Otterblad (Dumfries, Va.) tallied with 47 seconds remaining in the third frame to give the Bulldogs a 4-1 advantage. Redshirt junior attack Angus Derbyshire (Thurmont, Md.) provided the assist on Wingate’s fourth goal of the day.
Limestone outscored Wingate 5-3 in the fourth quarter. Saint junior attack Jake Rogalia (Liverpool, N.Y.) posted three goals in the fourth frame. Limestone tied the contest at 6-6 on a score by redshirt freshman midfield Randy Waugh (Severna Park, Md.) with 1:24 to go in regulation. Waugh’s goal was a man-up tally. The Saints converted only one-of-four extra-man opportunities Sunday.
Otterblad took matters into his hands on the ensuing possession, giving Wingate the hard-fought victory with an unassisted goal with 52 ticks left on the clock. Otterblad led the Bulldogs with four points (two goals, two assists) Sunday.
Wingate won 11-of-17 face-offs, including seven victories by senior attack Bryan Egan (Fairfax, Va.). Both teams took 38 shots Sunday. Bulldog freshman goalie Danny Dlugozima (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) posted a career-high 15 saves. Limestone senior netminder James Tuohy (Levittown, N.Y.) recorded 14 saves. Both goalies played 60 minutes Sunday.
Monday, March 27, 2009
Mars Hill Beats Saint Leo in Overtime, 12-11
Mars Hill, N.C.----The Lions' lacrosse team moved into sole position of first place in the Deep South Conference with a 12-11 overtime victory over visiting Saint Leo Friday evening in the Ammons Family Athletic Center and Meares Stadium. Mars Hill improved 7-2 overall and 3-0 in the DSC. SLU fell to 7-3 on the season and 2-1 in the league.
MHC jumped out to a 7-1 lead in the first half, enjoying a 6-0 advantage before Joe Guerin scored SLU's first goal at the 4:48 mark of the second quarter. The second half saw MHC try and fight off a Saint Leo scoring frenzy.
SLU out scored the Lions 4-2 in the third frame and 6-2 in the final quarter to send the game into the extra period knotted at 11-all. SLU won the face-off to start the overtime period but a Kyle Marceau turnover was picked up by Andrew Hewett (Lexington, Va) at the 2:08 mark to set up the game winning score by Danny Farmer (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) with 1:25 on the clock in the first overtime period. It was Danny Farmer's fourth game-winning goal this season. MHC is 2-0 in overtime games. The Lions defeated Seton Hill on February 25, 15-14. Danny Farmer the game-winner in that contest as well.
Danny Farmer led all scorers with four goals. He added the same number of ground balls and a caused turnover. T.J. Cowx (Delta, British Columbia, Canada) followed with three goals and two ground balls. Brent Hann (Fallston, Md.) added one goal and two assists. Nick Sigona (Auburn, N.Y.) played the entire 62:35 in goal for MHC and made 18 saves.
Benjamin Brigham and Luke Baruch led SLU with three goals apiece. Mark Dargon scored two goals and had a game high four assists in the loss. David Erdman also played the entire contest in goal for SLU and made 10 saves.
MHC out shot SLU, 35-34 while SLU won the ground ball battle, 42-37. SLU won 18-26 face-offs and went 0-4 on extra man opportunities. MHC was 1-4 on EMO.
Mars Hill will host DSC rival Rollins College on Sunday. Game time is set for 2 p.m.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Williams sets school-record in Wingate's 20-10 win
Charlotte, N.C.----Wingate University senior crease attack man Greg Williams (Woodbridge, Va.) established a school record with eight goals as the Bulldogs defeated Queens University of Charlotte 20-10 Wednesday night in NCAA Division II men’s lacrosse action at Marion Diehl Park and the Queens Sports Complex.
With the victory, Wingate improves to 4-6 overall. The Royals fall to 3-5 overall. The Wingate Bulldogs host number seven Limestone College Saturday at 2 p.m. The Queens’ club hits the road Saturday, visiting Conference Carolinas rival St. Andrews Presbyterian College for a 3:30 p.m. contest.
Williams leads the 2009 Bulldogs with his 31 goals. The top scorer for the Royals on Wednesday was senior attack Stephan LeBlanc (Restoule, Ontario) with his six goals. LeBlanc’s sixth and final goal at the 2:32 mark of the third quarter pulled the hosts within two at 12-10.
Wingate answered in a big way, scoring the final eight goals of the contest. Bulldog senior midfielder Ryan Otterblad (Dumfries, Va.) started the run with a goal at the 1:45 plateau of the third frame. The visiting Bulldogs outscored the Royals 7-0 in the fourth stanza. Queens did not take a shot on goal in the fourth quarter.
Otterblad and redshirt senior midfielder Mark Hodsdon (Hilton Head, S.C.) had three goals and two assists each for Wingate. Hodsdon had two man-down goals for the Bulldogs. His second man-down goal gave the Bulldogs a 12-7 lead in the third period. The Royals took advantage of a three-minute Wingate stick penalty to score three times, pulling within two on the aforementioned LeBlanc goal at 2:32.
The 8-0 explosion to end the contest was very balanced, as Williams tallied only one of his scores during the flurry. Wingate sophomore attack Billy Mutton (Mechanicsville, Va.) added two goals and one assist Wednesday, while redshirt junior attack Angus Derbyshire (Thurmont, Md.) contributed two scores.
Wingate freshman goalie Danny Dlugozima (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) was the winner, allowing 10 goals in 44-plus minutes of action. Dlugozima posted seven saves. Bulldog senior goalie Chad Watson (Wilmington, N.C.) finished the contest in the nets for the visitors.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Artem's Early goals help Catawba past St. Andrews
Laurinburg, N.C.----Catawba built a 10-4 second-half lead and held off a late rally by host St. Andrews Presbyterian College en route to an 11-8 victory in men’s lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon at Knights Field. The Catawba Indians improve to 2-4, while the Knights fall to 3-6.
Braden Artem (Acton, Ontario, CANADA/Christ the King HS) posted a game-high six points with four goals and two assists to lead the Indians. Harrison Young (Upperville, VA) netted a hat trick for the Knights, who lost for the first time in three games.
Catawba trailed 2-0 after 10 minutes, but a pair of goals by Artem, just 1:38 apart, deadlocked the scored at 2-2. SAPC got early goals from Kyle Loda (Vienna, VA) and Young to take the lead and Young scored early in the second quarter to put the Knights up 3-2. It would by the last lead for St. Andrews as Catawba scored four straight goals.
Artem tied the game at the 10:21 mark then put the Indians on top for good with his forth goal of the game with 9:28 to go before the half. Catawba led 6-4 at the break and scored the first four goals, three by Marty Tuohy (Weymouth, MA/Weymouth HS), of the third quarter for the 10-4 edge.
St. Andrews pulled within 10-7 on a goal by Ryan Hoover (Arnold, MD) with 4:38 left, but Cameron Kent (Rochester, NY/N. Meckenburg,NC HS) stopped the three-goal run by SAPC with 3:14 to go to give the Tribe an 11-7 edge. John Smith (Bradford, MA) had the final tally for the Knights with 1:35 remaining.
Colin McClimans (Washington, DC/Maret School) had 15 saves for Catawba, while Patrick Wade (West Windsor, NJ) made 15 saves for the Knights. St. Andrews held a 45-40 edge in shots with Catawba picking up a 50-42 edge in ground balls and dominating face-offs, winning 17-of-22. Pierce Autry (Lexington Park, MD) won 15-of-19 face-offs and had seven ground balls to pace the Indians.
Tuohy finished with four points adding one assist to his three goals. Mike Dolesh (Aquasco, MD/St. Mary’s Ryken HS) provided two goals and one assist, while C.J. Dunshie (Apex, NC/SE Raliegh HS) delivered three assists.Saturday,
March 21, 2009
Mars Hill wins at Florida Southern, 9-4
Lakeland, Fla.----Mars Hill's lacrosse team snapped a two-game skid with a 9-4 win over Florida Southern College Saturday afternoon in Bryant Stadium. MHC improved to 6-2 overall and 2-0 in the Deep South Conference. FSC fell to 4-4 on the year and 1-2 in the DSC.
The Lions jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first quarter and then out scored the Moccasins 2-0 in the second frame to take a 5-0 advantage into the locker room at the intermission.
The Lions stayed hot in the third stanza out scoring FSC 4-1 to lead 9-1 heading into the final period. FSC scored three goals in the last quarter to make the final tally, 9-4 in favor of the visitors.
MHC out shot FSC, 43-27, won the ground ball battle, 41-36 and took 10-17 face-offs. Both teams were 0-2 in extra man opportunities.
David Hodgins (Windor, Ontario, Canada) led MHC with three goals and a pair of assists. Eric Benesch (Bloomingdale, Ontario, Canada) followed with two goals and three assists. Danny Farmer (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) added a goal and a assist while brother Tyler scored twice. Nick Sigona (Auburn, N.Y.) played 45 minutes in goal for MHC and made three saves. Spencer Stobbe (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) played the last quarter and made six saves.
Mars Hill will host DSC rival Saint Leo on March 27. Game time is set for 5 p.m.
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