Williamsport, PA (March 19, 2007) - The DeSales University men's lacrosse team saw its school-record three-game winning streak snapped on Monday with a 19-5 loss to Lycoming College in the MAC Conference opener for both teams.
DSU (3-2, 0-1 MAC) fell behind 5-1 after the first quarter and 9-3 at the half as the Warriors (1-4, 1-0 MAC) cruised to its first win of the season in the second half. With the exception of the final score, the team stats were relatively even with Lycoming holding a slim edge in shots (39-33) and ground balls (57-55). The Bulldogs, who had excelled in clearing the ball thru the first four games, struggled on Monday with just 11 clears in 22 attempts.
Junior
Dan Thomer (Philadelphia, PA/Archbishop Ryan) led the scoring attack with two goals. Freshman
Adam Eddinger (Bally, PA/Boyertown), sophomore
Joshua Van Hart (Glen Gardner, NJ/Voorhees) and sophomore
Matthew Brancaccio (Greenvale, NY/North Shore) also scored goals, while Eddinger and sophomore
Ricky Larkin (Holladay, UT/Olympus) each added one assist.
Senior Jon-Erik Stamatelos (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West) led the defensive side of the ball with 12 ground balls and freshman Jarryd Stamatelos (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West) had 13 saves in between the pipes.
DSU returns to action on Wednesday, March 21st when they travel to Immaculata University for a non-conference game beginning at 6:30 pm.
