Box Score
MADISON, N.J. - Jake Van Nostrand (Baldwin, NY/Baldwin) set a career-high with six goals while Ric Bremer (Ridgefield, CT/John Jay [NY]) added three goals as second-ranked Gettysburg defeated Drew 15-2 in non-conference men's lacrosse action on Saturday.
Eric Siegel scored the Rangers' only two goals of the game.
The Bullets (2-0) took a quick 2-0 lead on a direct shot by Bremer at 10:38 followed by a breakaway goal from Pete Milliman (Rochester, NY/Bringhton) with 9:02 remaining in the opening quarter.
Drew (0-1) got on the board with Siegel's first goal of the day at the 8:22 mark of the quarter to make it 2-1.
Van Nostrand pushed Gettysburg's lead to 5-1 with three consecutive goals to end the first quarter.
The Bullets opened the second quarter with four straight goals. Van Nostrand took a pass from Vinny Merlino (Rye, NY/Rye), faked high and scored low for his fourth goal of the game at the 10:50 mark. Kevin Smith (Baltimore, MD/McDonogh School), Van Nostrand and Bremer each posted a goal early in the second quarter to extend Gettysburg's lead to 9-1.
The Rangers scored their final goal when Nate Matsui found Siegel to make it 9-2 with 5:53 remaining.
The Bullets found the back of the net three more times to make it 12-2 heading into the break.
The third quarter remained scoreless until Milliman found Bremer for Gettysburg's only goal of the quarter for a 13-2 lead at 4:28.
In the final period, the Bullets were held scoreless until William Neville (Duxbury, MA/Duxbury) assisted Sean McTernan (Cortlandt Manor, NY/Hendrick Hudson) at 5:08. Carl Reinke (Setauket, NY/Ward Melville) scored his first collegiate goal and Gettysburg's final goal of the game at 2:23.
Tim McGinnis (Ellicot City, MD/Loyola-Blakefield) collected eight saves on the day for the Bullets while Jeremy Bank posted 11 saves for Drew.
Gettysburg returns to action on Saturday at No. 5 Washington & Lee. The Generals are 2-1 on the season after losing to No. 10 Washington (MD) 9-8 on Saturday. Game time is 1:30 p.m.
| Score by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
- |
F |
| #2 Gettysburg (2-0) |
5 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
- |
15 |
| Drew (0-1) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
2 |
Goals:
Gettysburg: Jake Van Nostrand 6, Ric Bremer 3, Pete Milliman 2, Peter Politi, Kevin Smith, Sean McTernan, Carl Reinke.
Drew: Eric Siegel 2.
Assists:
Gettysburg: Milliman 5, Wes Cadman 2, Van Nostrand, Vinny Merlino, Chris Baran, William Neville, Matthew Bates.
Drew: Nate Matsui.
Goalies: Gettysburg (Tim McGinnis – 30:00, 8 saves, 2 GA; Byron Banghart - 8:00, 0 saves, 0 GA; James Desson - 7:00, 0 saves, 0 GA); Drew (Jeremy Bank – 60:00, 11 saves, 15 GA).
Shots: Gettysburg 59, Drew 12.
Ground Balls: Gettysburg 46, Drew 20.
Extra-Man: Gettysburg 3 of 3, Drew 0 of 3.
Faceoffs: Gettysburg 15, Drew 6
Clearing: Gettysburg 24 of 28, Drew 16 of 30.
Penalties: Gettysburg 3 for 3:00, Drew 3 for 2:00.
