Box Score
CHESTERTOWN, Md. - Steve Berger
scored a game-high three goals and Richard Yost
made 13 saves to lead third-ranked Washington over No. 5 Gettysburg
9-4 in Centennial Conference (CC) men's lacrosse action on
Saturday.
The Shoremen (11-0), who ended the Bullets
(5-3) five-year CC reign last year, started where they left
off in 2003 to capture their third straight victory over Gettysburg
and remain in first place in the conference. Yost made seven
saves and allowed one goal in the final two quarters, holding
the Bullets to their lowest offensive output this season.
Berger, the 2003 CC Player of the Year, also
dished out two assists while Sam Lane and Brent
Renner each scored two goals for Washington.
John O'Bannon (Marshall, VA/Highland
School) led Gettysburg with two goals, while Kevin
Smith (Baltimore, MD/McDonogh School) and Matt
Twombly (New Canaan, CT/New Canaan) also found the
back of the net.
Washington never trailed and used a 4-1 run
in the second half to hand the Bullets their first conference
loss of the season.
Berger tallied the first of his three goals
to start the scoring at the 8:33 mark of the first quarter.
Smith answered back with his seventh goal of the season just
two minutes, 14 seconds later to knot the game at one.
The Shoremen regained the lead after Jon
Spivey fed Topher Brewer with 25 seconds
left in the first quarter to make it 2-1. Kevin Freehill
(Baldwin, NY/Baldwin) recorded his first collegiate
assist on Twombly's goal at the 10:12 mark of the second quarter
to even once again.
Washington scored three unanswered goals
in a three-minute span to pull away and take the 5-2 lead.
Jake Van Nostrand (Baldwin, NY/Baldwin) connected
with O'Bannon with only a second left in the second quarter
to head into halftime with a two-goal deficit.
The defensive battle continued through the
third quarter, neither team scoring until the final minute.
O'Bannon netted his second goal of the game on a pass from
Evan Gallant (Lutherville, MD/ Loyola Blakefield)
with 58 seconds left to make it 5-4, but Berger completed
his hat trick 26 seconds later and Renner scored again for
a 7-4 lead.
The Shoremen held Gettysburg scoreless in
the fourth quarter and closed the scoring on Lane's two goals
for the victory.
Goalie Pat Vaughan (Cockeysville, MD/Loyola)
made a game-high 16 saves while Gallant recorded a team-high
five ground balls.
The Bullets return to action on Wednesday
at home against Messiah. Game time is 3:30 p.m.
| Score by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
- |
F |
| #5 Gettysburg (5-3, 2-1 CC) |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
- |
4 |
| #3 Washington (11-0, 4-0
CC) |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
- |
9 |
Goals:
Gettysburg: Gettysburg:
John O'Bannon 2, Matt Twombly 1, Kevin Smith 1.
Washington: Stephen Berger 3, Sam
Lane 2, Brent Renner 2, Topher Brewer 1, Michael Dyal 1.
Assists:
Gettysburg: Kevin Freehill 1, Evan
Gallant 1, Jake Van Nostrand 1.
Washington: Berger 2, Brewer 1, Lane
1, Jon Spivey 1.
Shots: G 29, W 39.
Ground Balls: G 24, W 35.
Extra-Man: G 0 of 1, W 0 of 3.
Faceoffs: G 4, W 12.
Goalies: G (Pat Vaughan - 60:00, 16
saves, 9 GA); W (Richard Yost - 60:00, 13 saves, 4 GA).
Clearing: G 21 of 24, W 19 of 23.
Penalties: G 3 for 2:30, W 1 for 1:00.
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