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Pioneers Fall to Retrievers - Dickenson, Murray record two points each in loss

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BALTIMORE, Md. – The No. 16 University of Denver men’s lacrosse team fell to UMBC, 9-6, on Saturday afternoon at UMBC Stadium.

Denver (1-2) fell behind 4-0 before sophomore Charley Dickenson (Dallas, Texas) fed junior Brad Richardson (Langley, B.C.) at 2:13 remaining in the first quarter to put DU on the board.

The Pioneers cut the Retrievers’ (1-2) lead in half when junior Joey Murray (Denver, Colo.) found senior Jon Paulson (Flemington, N.J.) for a goal.

UMBC rattled off four unanswered goals before Murray and junior Cliff Smith (Surrey, B.C.) scored unassisted goals to start the fourth quarter.

After another UMBC goal pulled the Retrievers out to a 9-4 lead, freshmen Jamie Lincoln (St. Cathariens, Ontario) and Emerson Eichler (New Vernon, N.J.) netted goals late in the fourth quarter to pull within three of UMBC.

Dickenson had two assists for DU and Murray added one goal and one assist.

UMBC’s goalie Jeremy Blevins had 20 saves in the contest, while Terry Kimener recorded one goal and four assists for the Retrievers.

The Pioneers won at the face-off “x”, 13-to-6, as well as recording more shots in the game, 39-to-25.

The Pioneers continues road play against No. 18 Towson on Sunday, March 2 at 11 a.m. MT.

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Air Force Falls to Service Academy Rival Army

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West Point, N.Y. - Unable to overcome a 7-0 first half deficit, the Air Force lacrosse dropped a 12-4 contest to Army Saturday afternoon at Michie Stadium. The Falcons fall to 1-1 on the season, while the Black Knights improve to 2-1.
Army rattled off seven straight goals in the opening half and looked ready to hold Air Force scoreless at the break before an unassisted score from senior Jack Parchman (Baltimore, Md.) with seven seconds remaining in the second period put the Falcons on the board.
The Falcons scored again just 10 seconds into the third period, as junior K.J. Landgraf (Cordova, Md.) notched a goal with an assist from Griffin Nevitt (Jr., Charlotte, N.C.). Army then regained its seven-goal lead with a pair of scores from Justin Bokmeyer just 10 seconds apart. A goal from senior David Rose (Allentown, Pa.), assisted by Brian Massa (Jr., Jamesville, N.Y.), cut the margin to 9-3 with six minutes remaining in the third quarter. However, Jeremy Boltus scored one of his four goals on the day with just one second remaining in the period, to give Army a 10-3 advantage going into the final quarter.
The Black Knights scored two more goals to start the fourth period, while the Falcons got back on the board as long-stick midfielder Dan Gnazzo (Jr., Eden Prairie, Minn.) assisted Vinny Sandtorv (Fr., Centereach, N.Y.) with 2:34 remaining. There would be no more scoring in the contest, as Army took the 12-4 win.
Freshman Brian Wilson (Summit, N.J.) put forth a solid effort in goal, notching 12 saves on the afternoon. Army outshot Air Force 43-28 in the game, while neither team was particularly successful on the power play, with the two teams a combined 1-10 on man-up opportunities.
The Falcons return to action next weekend, March 8-9, when they travel to Denver, Colo., for the annual Pioneer Face-off Classic. Air Force will take on a pair of Ivy League foes, facing Penn on Saturday and Brown on Sunday. Both games will begin at 11:00 a.m. at Barton Lacrosse Stadium.
Army 12, Air Force 4
Air Force Scoring:
Goals: Jack Parchman, K.J. Landgraf, David Rose, Vinny Sandtorv. Assists: Griffin Nevitt, Brian Massa, Dan Gnazzo.
Army Scoring:
Goals: Jeremy Boltus 4, Rob McCallion 2, Justin Bokmeyer 2, Sean Reppard, Kevn LoRusso, Mike Hanna, Brooks Korvin. Assists: Justin Bokmeyer 2, Brandon Butler, Pat Fullerton, Brooks Korvin, Jeremy Boltus, Paul Wigdzinski, Kevin LoRusso.

No. 2 Colorado State Tops No. 12 Boston College 9-7

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February 29, 2008
Colorado State University Men’s Lacrosse

Rosemont, MN – The #2 Colorado State Rams used a balanced scoring effort and stingy defense in the second half to defeat #12 Boston College 9-7 in the first game of the Chris Jenkins Memorial Tournament in Rosemount, MN. Seven different Rams scored goals and the Rams held BC scoreless for nearly 20:00 of game time in the second half for their first victory on the young 2008 season.

Colorado State jumped ahead within the first two minutes of the game when Luke Miller (Regis Jesuit HS, CO) fed fellow sophomore Kevin Wolff (Don Bosco Prep, NJ) to open the scoring. The rest of the first quarter was nip and tuck as each team found the back of the net twice. BC scored with under a minute remaining on a coast to coast run by long pole Chris Ward to tie the game at 2-2.

It looked like the Rams were going to open up a lead in the second quarter after stringing together three consecutive goals, but the BC man-up kept the Eagles in the game, scoring twice in the final minute to pull within one. While the settled defense played very well, CSU’s man-down allowed five goals for the second consecutive game.

BC continued its man-up explosion in the second half, getting consecutive goals from Jeff Keady to take their first lead of the game, but CSU responded with two goals in the final five minutes to take a one goal lead going into the final frame. Freshman Cooper Kehoe (Robert Louis Stevenson HS, CA) bounced home a man-up goal and then senior Ryan MacDonald (Smoky Hill HS, CO) went low to low against BC’s T.R. Hoffman to give the Rams the lead.

CSU outscored BC 2-1 in the final frame, holding the Eagles without a goal until there was 1:39 left on the clock to close out the win. Despite struggling on man-down, CSU did manage to kill most of a three-minute stick penalty by allowing only one goal and drawing a foul of their own in the third quarter. CSU’s man-up managed three goals in five chances as well.

BC won 14 of 20 face-offs on the day, but CSU won every other statistical category including a decisive 14-3 edge in groundballs in the second half. Hoffman had 11 saves in the loss while Garrett Fitzgerald (Regis Jesuit HS, CO) made 5 saves in the first half and Tyson Ehinger (Heritage HS, CO) made 3 in the second to record the victory. Wolff led all scorers with 2 goals and 2 assists while Kehoe had 2 goals and 1 assist. Keady’s 3 points paced the Eagles.

Next up for the Rams (1-1) is an evening tilt against the host team of the Chris Jenkins Memorial, the University of Minnesota. The Gophers are 4-0 already this year. Colorado State takes on #3 Minnesota-Duluth on Sunday afternoon to wrap up the road-trip.

Game Stats:
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook For Lacrosse
Boston College vs Colorado State Univ. (Feb 29, 2008 at Rosemount)

Boston College (1-2) vs.
Colorado State Univ. (1-1)
Date: Feb 29, 2008 Attendance: 50
Weather: inside

SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Boston College 2 2 2 1 - 7
Colorado State Univ. 2 3 2 2 - 9

Boston College SCORING: GOALS: Keady, Jeff 3; Gardner-Smith, Aust 1; Conway,
Donald 1; O’Neil, Ryan 1; Ward, Chris 1.
ASSISTS: Dungo, Keith 1; Gardner-Smith, Aust 1.

Colorado State Univ. SCORING: GOALS: Wolff,Kevin 2; Kehoe,Cooper 2;
MacDonald,Ryan 1; Miller,Luke 1; Larson,Paul 1; Wallace,Ben 1; Bowman,Dylan 1.
ASSISTS: Wolff,Kevin 2; Kehoe,Cooper 1; MacDonald,Ryan 1; Miller,Luke 1.

GOALTENDER SUMMARY

Boston College Minutes GA W/L Saves

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13 Hoffman, T.R…….. 60:00 9 L 11

Colorado State Univ. Minutes GA W/L Saves

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8 Fitzgerald,Garrett.. 30:00 4 5
1 Ehinger,Tyson……. 30:00 3 W 3

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Boston College…… 12 8 7 7 - 34
Colorado State Univ. 7 11 10 10 - 38

GROUND BALLS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Boston College…… 5 9 2 1 - 17
Colorado State Univ. 7 5 9 5 - 26

FACE-OFFS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Total
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Boston College…… 4-5 5-6 3-5 2-4 - 14-20
Colorado State Univ. 1-5 1-6 2-5 2-4 - 6-20

CLEARS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Total
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Boston College…… 6-6 3-5 4-5 4-8 - 17-24
Colorado State Univ. 8-10 5-5 5-6 5-9 - 23-30

EXTRA-MAN OPPS 1 2 3 4 Total
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Boston College…… 0-0 2-3 2-2 1-1 - 5-6
Colorado State Univ. 0-0 2-4 1-1 0-0 - 3-5

SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Boston College…… 1 3 6 1 - 11
Colorado State Univ. 4 1 1 2 - 8

TURNOVERS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Boston College…… 8 5 6 3 - 22
Colorado State Univ. 6 3 2 3 - 14

PENALTIES - Boston College 5/4:30; Colorado State Univ. 6/6:30.
Officials: Matt Dempsey; Dave Rundquist; Jeff Dolan.
Scorer: Tiana and Melissa.