Box Score
LEXINGTON, Va. – Jack Murray
netted four goals and added an assist to lead No. 8-ranked Washington and Lee
to a 9-8 victory over Gettysburg in non-conference men’s lacrosse action on Saturday.
Murray found the back of the net twice in the first and
third quarters to help the Generals (2-0) keep a surging Bullet attack at bay
and avenge last year’s 6-2 loss. The loss was the first for Gettysburg (0-1) in
its opener since 1996.
Preseason
first-team All-American Chase Stewart (Downingtown, PA/Downingtown)
collected a hat trick for the Bullets.
Chris
Renzi (Fairport, NY/Fairport) put Gettysburg on the board first for their
only lead of the game, scoring off a Jon Sowanick (Bethesda, MD/Bullis School)
pass just over two minutes into the first quarter.
Adam Chesbrough quickly retaliated, netting
an unassisted goal after winning the face-off just six seconds after the Renzi
goal, initiating a 4-1 run over the rest of the first quarter.
After a goal by Pat Collins and two from
Murray, Evan Gallant (Lutherville, MD/Loyola Blakefield) pulled
the Bullets within 5-2, heading into the second quarter.
Ned Rider opened the second quarter with
a goal, but two of Stewart’s goals and a tally from Sowanick evened the score
at 5-5 by halftime.
Murray
converted for his third goal just 19 second after the break, then Stewart tied
the score at 10:39, completing his hat trick.
Alex
Platia scored on his own with 4:17 left in the third quarter, giving W&L
a lead that it would never relinquish.
Goals
from Gavin Molinelli and Murray gave the Generals a 9-6 advantage
going into the fourth.
Despite goals
from T.J. Liberto (Arnold, MD/St. Mary’s) and Jared Harriman
(Yarmouth, ME/Yarmouth), the Bullets fell short at the end of regulation.
Gettysburg outshot W&L, 48-28.
Chris Lalli recorded a game-high 15 saves
for the Generals while Pat Vaughan (Cockeysville, MD/Loyola) made
five stops for the Bullets.
Gettysburg
returns to action on Saturday at home against Denison. Game time is 1 p.m.
| Score
by Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | F |
| #6 Gettysburg (0-1) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 8 |
| #8 Washington and Lee (2-0) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 9 |
Goals
Gettysburg: Chase Stewart 3, Evan Gallant, Chris Renzi,
Jon Sowanick, Jared Harriman, T.J. Liberto.
W&L:
Jack Murray 4, Gavin Molinelli, Ned Rider, Pat Collins, Adam Chesbrough, Alex
Platia.
Assists
Gettysburg: Gallant, Brian Pryor, Renzi, Jon Sowanick.
W&L: Perrin Monroe, Matt Arcati, Gavin Molinelli,
Murray, Jim Ryan.
Shots: G
48, W 28.
Ground Balls: G
35, W 34.
Goalies: G (Pat
Vaughan – 60:00, 5 saves, 9 GA), W (Chris Lalli – 60:00, 15 saves, 8 GA).
Extra-Man: G 1 of 5, W 1 of 5.
Face-Offs: G 12, W 9.
Clearing:
G 16 of 17, W 15 of 21.
Penalties:
G 5 for 3:00, W 6 for 4:30.
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