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Men’s Lacrosse Notes for the Week (May 4): Salisbury, the top ranked team in Division III, concluded the regular season unbeaten as they downed #2 Washington (Md.) on Saturday. The Sea Gulls built a 13-2 halftime lead and cruised to a 21-7 win. Senior Corey O’Neil scored six goals in the win to pace the Gulls. Salisbury, which ran its nation’s longest unbeaten streak to 25 games, dating back to last season, outshot the Shoremen 51-27 and posted 32 more ground balls than Washington. Dan Korpon, who entered the game with the lowest goals against average in Division III, recorded 11 saves in goal, including seven stops during the pivotal first quarter. Junior Justin Smith added three goals while Andy Arnold, Dan Boyer, Scott Simmons, Mike Edwards, and Mike Hurley each scored twice. Goucher’s Pat Tracy scored five goals and Dan Flamholz picked up six assists as the Gophers put the wraps on its 2004 campaign by unloading on Villa Julie, 19-4. Tracy finished the season with a team-leading 48 goals, the second-highest single-season total in the 13-year history of the school’s men’s lacrosse program.

Men’s Lacrosse Notes for the Week (April 27): The defending national champion Salisbury University Sea Gulls, the number one ranked team in the nation, won its tenth straight CAC championship and a trip to next month’s NCAA Championship tournament Saturday with a 21-4 win over St. Mary’s. That came after an 11-5 victory over Goucher on Tuesday. In the title game, senior attackman Corey O’Neil and Andy Arnold combined for 10 goals to lead Sea Gulls. O’Neil and Arnold each scored once in the opening quarter as Salisbury jumped out to a 4-0 lead. The Gulls increased their advantage to 9-3 at halftime. Consecutive markers by O’Neil, Arnold, and senior Scott Simmons over the first 4:27 of the third quarter pushed the lead to 12-3. Salisbury finished with a decided edge in most of the statistics, outshooting the Seahawks 64-19 and controlling 23 of 29 face-offs. Senior All-American Andy Murray led the way by winning 16 of his 20 face-offs. In the win over Goucher, O’Neil scored three goals while Arnold and sophomore Dan Boyer added two goals and one assist each. Mary Washington was ranked #20 last week in the weekly USILA national poll, their first ever national ranking. St. Mary’s won their sixth straight contest with the win at #20 Mary Washington in the CAC semifinals. That streak came to a halt wit ha 21-4 loss to #1 Salisbury in the finals. Up until the Salisbury contest, the Seahawks had not allowed an opponent to score over seven goals in their previous nine contests. Freshman goalkeeper Rich Barr finished with an 8-2 record on the season as a starter, after making his first-ever collegiate start in the regular season victory over Marymount on March 24. The Seahawks have won 11 games for the first time since the 2001 season when they went 11-5 overall. With his 22-save performance against Salisbury in the CAC semifinals, Goucher’s Reeves Craig became the third goalkeeper in the history of the school’s men’s lacrosse program to surpass 500 saves during his career. Catholic finished the 2004 season at 9-5, breaking the school record for most wins in a season, a mark that was set last year. Also, CUA accomplished another first, their first ever regular-season CAC victory, an 11-3 win over York on March 13. Catholic added their second CAC win of the year on March 31 with a 9-6 win over Marymount. York College closed out their season with a 21-5 victory over Cazenovia. Freshman Andrew Collins established a new school record with 10 points on six goals and four assists. Sophomore Josh Papsan established a pair of school records as he won 19 of his 23 face offs while he also collected 27 ground balls in the game. Papsan leads the CAC in ground balls as he is averaging 14.67 ground balls per game.

Men’s Lacrosse Notes for the Week (April 20): Mary Washington won its tenth game of the season in the CAC quarterfinal win over York. It is the third straight year that the Eagles have reached double figures in wins. Eagle senior Chris Doddridge scored five goals and added two assists in the Eagles win over YCP in the tournament. St. Mary’s won both of their contests this past week and now have won five straight overall. The Seahawks last loss came on March 31 at home against MWC. The Seahawks have not allowed an opponent to score over seven goals in their last eight contests. Freshman goalkeeper Rich Barr is now 7-1 on the season after making his first ever collegiate start in the regular season victory over Marymount on March 24. The Seahawks have won ten games for the first time since the 2001 season when they went 11-5 overall. Goucher’s man-down unit had an outstanding day in the Gophers’ 11-3 win over Wesley, keeping the Wolverines from scoring a single goal on seven extra-man opportunities. Dan Flamholz picked up assists on all four of Pat Tracy’s goals in the Gophers’ 12-9 triumph over CUA in the opening round of the CAC tournament. Flamholz now has 15 assists in the last four games. Jerod Richardson won 16 of the 21 face offs he attempted against Catholic, and in the process, broke the single season school record of 152 face offs won. The freshman face-off specialist has won 161 of the 275 face-offs he has attempted this season. Catholic, who is now 8-5 for the season, have, with one game remaining, surpassed the most wins in school history, a mark that was set last year. Though Marymont suffered through a down year, they can take heart that 62 percent of their scoring returns to the field next season along with all three of their goalies.

Men’s Lacrosse Notes for the Week (April 13): Salisbury’s Andy Arnold and Dan Boyer each scored three goals on Saturday as the top-ranked Sea Gulls broke open a close game at the intermission to record their 22nd consecutive victory dating back to last season with a 14-7 win over McDaniel @ Sea Gull Stadium. That win came after the Sea Gulls defeated Mary Washington, 18-5, on the road on Tuesday. That win clinched the first round bye in the upcoming CAC tournament. Salisbury will begin play in the tournament in the semifinals on April 20. Against MWC, Corey O’Neil scored six goals while Mike Rucucci added three others. Arnold had a pair of goals and two assists and Mike Edwards scored twice and handed out an assist. McDaniel gave Salisbury all it could handle for a half as the two teams were tied at three at the half. The Sea Gulls outshot the Green Terror 36-11 in the second half and outscored McDaniel 10-3 over the final 23.02 and 7-1 in the final 15:36. Nine different Salisbury players scored. O’Neil, who began the day leading Salisbury with 45 goals, added two more and Rucucci tallied three assists. Junior Dan Korpon recorded the win in goal for Salisbury as he had 12 saves. Mary Washington suffered its first CAC loss, falling to number one Salisbury on Tuesday before bouncing back to defeat #10 Cabrini , 8-6, on Friday. The win over the Cavaliers was the highest ranked team MWC has beaten in the program’s history. Lee Thompson and Chris Doddridge each had two goals and Matt Wiles had a goal and two assists in the win. Goucher’s Dan Flamholz-to-Pat Tracy connection clicked for three goals in Goucher’s 8-7 loss to St. Mary’s. The duo combined for four goals and five assists in the game. Tracy leads the Gophers in goals (35) and points (44) this season. St. Mary’s won both of their contests this past week. The one-goal win at Goucher is the second consecutive one-goal win for the Seahawks against the Gophers and the fourth consecutive one-goal game in the series. Junior midfielder Pat Schmidt scored the game winning goal against Goucher with just 1.7 seconds remaining in the game. The Seahawks have guaranteed their first winning season since 2001 season when they were 11-5.

Men’s Lacrosse Notes for the Week (April 6): Salisbury remained unbeaten on the season with a pair of wins this week. The Sea Gulls ran their two-season win streak to 20 games with wins over York and #5 Gettysburg. Seniors Andy Arnold and Corey O’Neil both registered three goals and three assists in the win over YCP. Dan Boyer added three goals and one assist in the 27-7 win. In the win over Gettysburg, O’Neil scored four goals and Justin Smith added a trio of tallies. O’Neil scored one goal in the first half and then insured the Sea Gulls would remain unbeaten with three fourth quarter goals. The All-American defensive duo of Eric Martin and Jeff Bigas combined to collect 12 ground balls and force nine turnovers as they help hold the Bullets scoreless on 5:30 of extra-man time.
Mary Washington received votes in the USILA national poll this week and then defeated CAC rivals St. Mary’s and Marymount to improve to 4-0 in CAC play. Junior Dave Justen turned in an outstanding performance this week, scoring four goals and dishing out one assist against St. Mary’s and tallying one goal and handing out four assists in the win over Marymount. Goucher’s Jerod Richardson lost the opening face off in the Catholic game and then won the final 24 face offs to break the school record for most face-offs won in a game. He also set a new single-game record by collecting 20 ground balls. With 32 saves in two games last week, junior goalie Reeves Craig now has 200 saves this season. St. Mary’s split their two contests this past week. The one-goal loss to Mary Washington is the fourth consecutive for the Seahawks against the Eagles and the fifth straight one-goal game between the two schools dating back to the 2002 season. Junior Shane Baxter nearly doubled his season scoring with four goals in the win at York. Coming into the contest, Baxter had scored six goals for the season. Four of the five Seahawk losses this season have come against nationally ranked opponents.

Men’s Lacrosse Notes for the Week (March 30): Salisbury, the nation’s top-ranked team in Division III, continued to roll with impressive wins over Williams and Whittier. In the victory over Whittier, senior attackman Scott Simmons tallied a season-high seven goals as Salisbury remained unbeaten with the 20-12 win on Saturday. Simmons scored three times in the opening quarter as Salisbury built a 6-1 lead. He added three more markers in the second quarter, including two on extra-man opportunities as the Sea Gull lead grew to a 14-6 at the half. Senior Andy Murray also tallied three of his four goals in the first half. Senior Andy Arnold tallied his second of three goals during a 3-1 third quarter. Arnold and Corey O’Neil each finished with three goals and one assist for Salisbury. Mary Washington is off to a 5-2 start, including a 5-2 mark in CAC play. Junior Dave Justen scored four times as the Eagles defeated Catholic on Wednesday, and senior Matt Wiles tallied four goals and two assists as the Eagles topped Goucher on Sunday. Goucher’s Reeves Craig became only the fourth goalkeeper in the history of the school’s men’s lacrosse program to surpass 400 career saves during his 17-save performance against F&M. The junior also stopped 19 shots vs. Mary Washington. St. Mary’s won both of their contests this past week to go above the .500 mark for the first time this season. Sophomore attack Pat Donovan scored two goals and added two assists in the win over Marymount and then added three goals, including the game-winner in overtime against Virginia Wesleyan. The Seahawks’ four losses this season have all come against nationally ranked opponents. Catholic had their season-high five match win streak snapped at the hands of Mary Washington on Tuesday. Sophomore Conor Kelly has scored three or more goals in all seven games this season and ranked among the CAC leaders. His 24 goals are tops on the Cardinal squad. Marymount won their first CAC game of the year as they downed YCP 13-8 on Saturday. Seven different players scored goals in the game led by Kosta Troupos and Nick Hoefer as they each had three goals and two assists. Freshman Eric Randell was in goal and had 19 saves including nine in the last quarter.

Men’s Lacrosse Notes for the Week (March 23): Salisbury, the number one team in the nation, kept its record perfect with a 22-3 CAC victory over St. Mary’s this past week. The Gulls are 26-1 over the past two seasons and continue on a hot pace as they hope to successfully defend their national championship from last year. Salisbury’s starting attack unit of Corey O’Neil (5 goals), Andy Arnold (4 goals), and Scott Simmons (3 goals, 2 assists) combined for 12 goals to lead the Sea Gulls over St. Mary’s. Salisbury stretched its two-season winning streak to 16 games. Twelve different players scored at least once in the game for the Sea Gulls who finished with a 55-28 advantage in shots. Goucher’s Reeves Craig made 15 saves and allowed only two goals while playing well into the fourth quarter in the Gophers’ 11-5 victory over Marymount. In three starting assignments against the Saints during his career, the junior goalkeeper has stopped 35 shots and permitted only six goals for an .854 save percentage. Craig also made 24 saves in the loss to Trinity. Mary Washington dropped a tough 9-8 game at #19 Washington & Lee on Saturday. Senior Matt Wiles led MWC again, as he tallied three goals. Catholic cruised to their fifth straight win on Sunday, handing SUNY-Martitime a 12-6 loss. Sophomore Conor Kelly added four goals, including two man-up tallies in the win. Junior Andrew Couden posted 16 saves for the game. Kelly now leads the team with 21 goals for the year. St. Mary’s split their two games last week, coming from behind to beat Greensboro, 8-7, before losing to #1 Salisbury, 22-3, in their conference opener. Sophomore Dave Mueller scored three goals and one assist in the win at Greensboro and then added two goals in the loss to Salisbury. Mueller leads the team in scoring with 19 goals and seven assists for the season. Marymount freshman Allan Zullinger had a school-record eight assists as the Saints won their first game of the season over Cazenovia, 18-6. Patrick Cicere tallied four goals in the game. DJ Tayman has scored six goals in the last two games.

Men’s Lacrosse Notes for the Week (March 16): Salisbury, the top ranked team in the country, improved to 6-0 with two victories this past week. On Wednesday, the Gulls defeated Marymount 24-3. Senior Corey O’Neil led the Gulls with five goals,including two goals during a first quarter 9-0 run. Senior Andy Arnold finished with three goals, all in the first quarter, and added one assist. Senior Joe Tamberrino finished with a career-high six assists. On Sunday, the Sea Gulls notched a 18-8 road victory at Roanoke. Justin Smith scored four goals while Scott Simmons added three goals and four assists. O’Neil had three goals while Andy Murray tallied two goals and added one assist. Goucher’s Pat Tracy erupted for nine goals in Goucher’s 20-4 victory over York. That was the most goals in a game for a Gopher since Andy Rosen established the single-game record with 11 goals in a 24-7 win over Shenandoah on April 19, 1993. Reeves Craig made 20 saves and allowed only two goals as he played deep into the fourth quarter for the Gophers in their 13-5 triumph over Randolph-Macon. Mary Washington defeated Dickinson 9-6 on Saturday to improve to 3-1 on the year. Senior attacker Matt Wiles continues to lead the Eagles with five goals against Dickinson. St. Mary’s split their two games this week, falling to #13 Lynchburg, 20-11, before coming back to defeat Wittenberg, 10-8, on Saturday. Sophomore attack Dave Mueller scored four goals in the loss to Lynchburg and then added three goals and one assist in the win against Wittenberg. Mueller leads the team in scoring with 14 goals and six assists for the season. Catholic won their first-ever regular season CAC game in Saturday’s 11-3 win over York. Goalie Andrew Couden allowed just one second half goal and sophomore Conor Kelly added three goals and three assists. The Cardinals have now won four straight and are off to their best start in the seven-year history of the program.

Men’s Lacrosse Notes for the Week (March 8): The top-ranked Salisbury University Sea Gulls improved to 4-0 and 20 in the CAC with a conference win over Goucher on Wednesday and a non-conference victory over Ohio Wesleyan on Sunday. Against Wesleyan, Andy Arnold scored six goals while Casey Olejniczak added four goals and two assists. Mary Washington has won two of three games to start the season, with their only loss coming to #12 Hampden-Sydney. The Eagles topped Randolph-Macon 11-10 in overtime last week after trailing 6-2 after the first quarter. Junior Lee Thompson scored the game-winner for the Eagles in the win. Matt Wiles leads MWC with 12 goals in three games.York split their two opening games including a school-record 25 goals in the victory over Alvernia. Freshman Ben Bereznay leads the Spartans in goals scored with seven in two games while sophomore standout Josh Papsan has eight points on five goals and three assists while he also leads the Spartan in ground balls (26) and face offs won (27 of 36). St. Mary’s split their two games last week, winning their home opener 20-2 over Neumann before falling on the road at #5 Hampden-Sydney, 10-6 on Saturday. Sophomore attack Dave Mueller led the Seahawks offensively as he scored three goals and dished out two assists against Neumann. He added three goals and an assist at Hampden-Sydney. Goucher’s Reeves Craig became only the fourth goalkeeper in the history of the Gopher program to surpass 300 saves during his career when he stopped 19 shots during the Gophers’ 17-7 loss to Salisbury. Pat Tracy and Travis Witham both had a hand in five goals for the Gophers in their 13-7 win over Swarthmore. Tracy scored three times and picked up a pair of assists while Witham’s five-point effort included a first-period goal and a career-high four assists.

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