Box Score
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Ric Bremer (Ridgefield, CT/John Jay [NY]) tied a career high with six goals while Jake Van Nostrand (Baldwin, NY/Baldwin) added a career-best four goals as second-ranked Gettysburg opened the 2002 season with an 18-8 victory over Messiah in non-conference men's lacrosse action on Wednesday.
Sophomore Nick Purkat (Annandale, VA/W.T. Woodson) contributed to the Bullets' scoring with three goals and four assists for a career-high seven points in his first collegiate start.
For the Falcons (0-1), Kevin Dennstaedt finished with a hat trick while Jono Linebaugh added two goals and Reed Horanburg contributed two assists.
Gettysburg (1-0) opened the offensive attack just 11 seconds into the first quarter after senior John Czerapowicz (Wayland, MA/Wayland) scored directly off the face-off to give the Bullets an early 1-0 lead.
Bremer put back the rebound of a Rich Sharp (Acton, MA/Acton-Boxborough Regional) shot to make it 2-0 with 13:24 remaining in the opening quarter.
Following a Messiah timeout, Van Nostrand curled around the right post to bury his first goal of the day at 12:12 and, less than a minute later, Pete Milliman (Rochester, NY/Brighton) made it 4-0 with a man-up goal.
Purkat found Bremer on the left wing for Gettysburg's fifth goal with 10:48 left in the first.
The Falcons got on the board with a man-up goal from Dennstaedt with 7:27 remaining in the opening quarter. After Bremer answered at 5:52, Dennstaedt added a second goal at the 4:18 mark and Dan Videon scored 40 seconds later to make it 6-3.
Purkat took a pass from Van Nostrand and scored the final goal of the quarter on a point-blank shot from the right side for a 7-3 Bullet lead.
Bremer posted two goals while Van Nostrand added one as Gettysburg outscored Messiah 3-1 in the second quarter and took a 10-4 lead into the break.
The Falcons' Linebaugh scored on a behind-the-back goal to make it 12-5 at 12:13, but the Bullets were too much to handle, outscoring Messiah 6-2 in the third. Both teams each added two goals in the fourth.
Tim McGinnis (Ellicott City, MD/Loyola-Blakefield) made seven saves and Byron Banghart (White Hall, MD/North Harford) tallied one save on the day for Gettysburg. Chris Gilbert collected 14 saves for the Falcons in his collegiate debut.
Gettysburg outshot Messiah 55-23 on the afternoon while going 3-for-9 in extra-man opportunities.
The Bullets return to action on Saturday at Drew. Game time is 2 p.m.
| Score by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
- |
F |
| Messiah (0-1) |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
- |
8 |
| #2 Gettysburg (1-0) |
7 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
- |
18 |
Goals:
Messiah: Kevin Dennstaedt 3, Jono Linebaugh 2, Dan Videon, Nat Pierce, Ryan McCuen.
Gettysburg: Ric Bremer 6, Jake Van Nostrand 4, Nick Purkat 3, John Czerapowicz, Pete Milliman, Vinny Merlino, Chris Baran, Kevin Smith.
Assists:
Messiah: Reed Horanburg 2.
Gettysburg: Purkat 4, Van Nostrand 2, Milliman 2, Bremer, Merlino, Wes Cadman.
Goalies:Messiah (Chris Gilbert – 60:00, 14 saves, 18 GA); Gettysburg (Tim McGinnis – 57:20, 7 saves, 8 GA; Byron Banghart – 2:40, 1 saves, 0 GA).
Shots: Messiah 23, Gettysburg 55.
Ground Balls: Messiah 39, Gettysburg 62.
Extra-Man: Messiah 3 of 8, Gettysburg 3 of 9.
Faceoffs: Messiah 7, Gettysburg 21.
Clearing: Messiah 15 of 28, Gettysburg 15 of 17.
Penalties: Messiah 9 for 9:00, Gettysburg 8 for 6:30.
