Vs. Messiah College - Lost 19-6 Boxscore
The Greyhounds closed out the 2007 season with a 19-6 loss Messiah
College in a Middle Atlantic Conference match at Rocco Calvo Field.
The Falcons, who finish the MAC regular season undefeated, scored the
first five goals of the contest and led 8-1 after 15 minutes. Messiah
had a 13-2 advantage at halftime, and both schools scored just once
for a 14-3 Falcon lead heading in the final quarter. Messiah held a
38-33 advantage in shots and a 40-33 edge in ground balls while Moravian
won 15 of 27 face-offs. Sophomore attack Jason Tosches scored a pair
of goals for the Greyhounds, including Moravian's first of the game
on a man-down situation. Senior midfielder T.J. Hirsch had a goal in
a man-up opportunity and two assists while winning 15 of 23 face-offs
and scooping up a game high 16 ground balls. Hirsch completes his career
with school records 366 ground balls and 464 face-off wins in 866 attempts.
Senior attack Daniel Larson, sophomore attack Keith Danner and sophomore
midfielder Andrew Miranda each found the back of the cage once for the
Greyhounds while senior midfielder Ken Blom had an assist in his final
collegiate match. Sophomore goalie Benjamin Larson played 54 minutes
in goal with 13 saves and seven ground balls, and he moved to attack
for the final six minutes to play alongside his older brother Daniel
as the duo played their final match together. Freshman keeper David
Crawford played the final six minutes for Moravian with one save. Alex
Finch led Messiah with six goals while Nick Ricucci added five goals
and two assists. Ryan Finch netted a pair of goals for the Falcons to
go with three assists while Andrew Collins had a game high seven assists
to go with one goal. Messiah used three goalies in the match with Ted
Oberg making 12 saves in 39 minutes of action.
Messiah College (10-4, 10-0 MAC) |
8 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
-- |
19 |
Moravian College (2-14, 2-8 MAC) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-- |
6 |
At Goucher College - Lost 8-2 Boxscore
Moravian dropped its final non-conference and road contest of the 2007
season, falling to future Landmark Conference rival Goucher College,
8-2. The Gopher led 3-0 after the first quarter and at the intermission,
and Goucher had a 6-2 lead after 45 minutes of action. The Gophers had
a 47-18 advantage in shots and a 43-30 advantage in ground balls while
Moravian won nine of 12 face-offs. Sophomore attack Christopher Danni
and freshman midfielder Cruz Sierra each had a goal and an assist for
the Greyhounds. Sierra also had a team high seven ground balls while
senior midfielder T.J. Hirsch contributed five ground balls and won
eight of 11 face-offs. Moravian sophomore goalie Benjamin Larson made
17 saves in the match. Alan Tiet and Casey Hughes each had two goals
and an assist to lead Goucher while Dan Flamholz had a goal and two
assists. Austin Main made six saves for the Gophers in 55 minutes of
action while Anthony Spinella had one save.
Moravian College (2-13) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
-- |
2 |
Goucher College (8-8) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
-- |
8 |
At Elizabethtown College - Lost 16-4
Boxscore
The Greyhounds lost their final Middle Atlantic Conference road contest
of the season, falling to Elizabethtown College, 16-4. The Blue Jays
led 5-1 after 15 minutes and 9-2 at halftime. Elizabethtown, which had
a 12-3 advantage after three quarters, had a 38-21 edge in shots, a
44-31 advantage in ground balls and won 12 of 22 face-offs in the match.
Sophomore attack Keith Danner and freshman midfielder Cruz Sierra led
Moravian with a goal and an assist each while junior midfielder T.J.
Hirsch and sophomore attack Jason Tosches each found the back of the
net once. Hirsch had a team high eight ground balls and won six of 15
face-offs. Sophomore goalie Benjamin Larson made ten saves and had five
ground balls in 46 minutes of action while freshman keeper David Crawford
made two stops in 14 minutes for the Greyhounds. Frankie Puzzangara
led Elizabethtown with four goals and three assists while Ryan McCafferty
scored four goals. Aaron Weber contributed three goals and two assists
while Josh Dougherty had a hat trick for the Blue Jays. Chris Schuch
made five saves in 53 minutes for Elizabethtown while Troy Machir and
Bill Bell each had one save.
Moravian College (2-12, 2-7 MAC) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
-- |
4 |
Elizabethtown College (8-4, 5-3 MAC) |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
-- |
16 |
At Drew University - Lost 17-5 Boxscore
Moravian dropped a 17-5 decision at Drew University in a Middle Atlantic
Conference contest. The Rangers jumped out to a 5-1 lead after the first
quarter and held a 6-1 lead at halftime. Drew extended its lead to 11-1
after three quarters before Moravian put four goals in the cage in the
final 15 minutes. The Rangers had a 46-19 advantage in shots, a 52-30
edge in ground balls and won 20 of 27 face-offs in the contest. Senior
attack Daniel Larson and sophomore attack Jason Tosches each scored
two goals for Moravian while senior midfielder T.J. Hirsch had a goal
and an assist to go with a team high seven ground balls and five face-off
wins. Sophomore attack Keith Danner added an assist for the Greyhounds
while sophomore goalie Benjamin Larson had eight saves and five ground
balls in 45 minutes of action. Freshman keeper David Crawford played
the final 15 minutes for Moravian with three saves. Cory Helly led Drew
with four goals while Sean McNulty found the back of the cage three
times. Jon Bucknam and Mike Sayers each contributed two goals and two
assists for the Rangers while Tom Stitt added two goals and an assist.
Michael Celentano had four saves in goal in 45 minutes of action while
Jon Dowiak won 16 of 21 face-offs for Drew.
Moravian College (2-11, 2-6 MAC) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
-- |
5 |
Drew University (5-5, 4-3 MAC) |
5 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
-- |
17 |
Vs. King's College - Won 7-6 Boxscore
The Greyhounds rallied from a two-goal deficit early in the fourth
quarter to earn their second Middle Atlantic Conference win of the season,
defeating King's College, 7-6, at Rocco Calvo Field. Moravian led 2-1
after the first quarter; however, the Monarchs scored the only two goals
in the second 15 minutes to go to halftime with a 3-2 lead. The contest
was tied at 4-4 after three quarters, but King's netted a pair of goals
in the first 2:40 of the fourth quarter for a 6-4 advantage. Moravian
would score at the 7:41 and 6:53 marks of the fourth to tie the match.
Greyhound sophomore attack Jason Tosches took a pass from senior midfielder
T.J. Hirsch and put the winning goal in the back of the cage with 1:10
remaining in the contest. Moravian had a 29-26 advantage in shots, a
48-43 edge in ground balls and won 11 of 16 face-offs in the contest.
Senior attack Daniel Larson led the Greyhounds with two goals while
Tosches, sophomore attack Christopher Danni and freshmen midfielders
Kevin Smart, Cruz Sierra and Dylan Maher each found the back of the
net once. Sophomore attack Keith Danner added an assist while Hirsch
led Moravian with 12 ground balls and won ten of 15 face-offs. Junior
defender David Poppe had three ground balls in the match to go over
100 for his career. Sophomore goalie Benjamin Larson made 13 saves for
the Greyhounds, and he had nine ground balls to go over 100 for his
career as well. Ryan Lachner led King's with two goals and an assist
while John Booth scored two goals. T.J. Long and John Doran each scored
for the Monarchs. Goalie Tim Cassi led King's with seven ground balls
to go with 11 saves.
King's College (2-9, 2-5 MAC) |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
-- |
6 |
Moravian College (2-10, 2-5 MAC) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
-- |
7 |
Vs. Widener University - Lost 13-3 Boxscore
Moravian fell to Widener University, 13-3, in a Middle Atlantic Conference
match at Rocco Calvo Field. The Pride scored the first nine goals of
the match with leads of 2-0 after one quarter, 4-0 at halftime and 9-0
after 45 minutes. Moravian scored the first two goals of the fourth
quarter to break up the shutout bid by Widener. The Pride had a 53-10
advantage in shots, a 44-22 edge in ground balls and won 13 of 19 face-offs
in the contest. Sophomore attack Jason Tosches scored the Greyhounds'
first goal on a man-up opportunity, and senior attack Daniel Larson
and sophomore attack Keith Danner also scored. Senior midfielder T.J.
Hirsch contributed two assists, five ground balls and won five of 17
face-offs for Moravian. Sophomore goalie Benjamin Larson made a career
high 21 saves in the match for the Greyhounds. Junior attack Brian Stromko
led Widener with five goals and an assist while sophomore midfielder
Justin Upp had three goals. Senior midfielder Gavin Goane had two goals
and two assists for the Pride while junior attack Clint Quedenfeld had
a goal and three assists. Senior Andrew Johnson had five saves for Widener.
Widener University (5-4, 3-2 MAC) |
2 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
-- |
13 |
Moravian College (1-10, 1-5 MAC) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
-- |
3 |
At Susquehanna University - Lost 8-6
Boxscore
The Greyhounds dropped an 8-6 decision at Susquehanna University in
Middle Atlantic Conference action in a match played in the snow. The
Crusaders led 3-1 after the first quarter and 6-2 at halftime. Moravian
would score four of the six goals in the second half. Susquehanna had
a 33-29 edge in shots and a 38-23 advantage in ground balls while both
teams won nine of 18 face-offs. Senior midfielder Ken Blom led Moravian
with two goals including a man-up goal and an assist. Senior midfielder
T.J. Hirsch added two goals while leading the Greyhounds with four ground
balls and eight wins in 16 face-off attempts. Senior attack Daniel Larson
contributed a goal and an assist while sophomore attack Keith Danner
found the back of the cage once for Moravian. Sophomore goalie Benjamin
Larson made eight saves for the Greyhounds. Brett Brown led Susquehanna
with three goals and an assists while Greg Norris scored two goals.
Crusader goalie A.J. Schaufler made 13 saves.
Moravian College (1-9, 1-4 MAC) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
-- |
6 |
Susquehanna University (2-7, 2-4 MAC) |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
-- |
8 |
At DeSales University - Won 8-4 Boxscore
Moravian won its first match of the season, defeating local rival DeSales
University, 8-4, in Middle Atlantic Conference action. The Greyhounds
jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first quarter and led 4-0 before the
Bulldogs scored. Moravian led 5-2 at halftime and had an 8-3 advantage
after three quarters. DeSales did have a 44-26 advantage in shots and
a 52-45 edge in ground balls while Moravian won nine of 15 face-offs.
Senior midfielder Ken Blom led the Greyhounds with two goals and an
assist including a man-up goal in the third quarter for his 50th career
tally. Sophomore attack Jason Tosches also had two goals while freshmen
midfielders Kevin Smart and Cruz Sierra each had a goal and an assist.
Senior midfielder T.J. Hirsch and sophomore attack Keith Danner each
found the back of the cage once for the Greyhounds. Hirsch, who is nationally
ranked in face-off percentage, won nine of 14 face-offs to give him
a 105 face-off wins this season, breaking his own school record, and
407 for his career, also a school record. Hirsch also had eight ground
balls to give him a school record 88 for the season, and Hirsch currently
leads the nation in ground balls per game. Sophomore goalie Benjamin
Larson made 18 saves in the match, and he also had a game high and career
best 12 ground balls. Joshua Van Hart led DeSales with two goals while
Dan Thomer added a goal and an assist. Matthew Brancaccio had three
assists while Jarryd Stamatelos made seven saves for the Bulldogs.
Moravian College (1-8, 1-3 MAC) |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
-- |
8 |
DeSales University (7-3, 2-2 MAC) |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
-- |
4 |
Vs. Lycoming College - Lost 8-5 Boxscore
The Greyhounds suffered an 8-5 loss to Lycoming College in Middle Atlantic
Conference action at Rocco Calvo Field. The match was the second in
a week the Moravian had scored the first two goals before eventually
losing. The Greyhounds jumped out to a 2-0 lead near the middle of the
first quarter on a pair of goals in less than 30 seconds including a
man-up goal by senior attack Daniel Larson. Lycoming scored the next
five goals in the match to trail 2-1 at the end of the first quarter
and lead 3-2 at halftime. The Warriors extended their lead to 5-2 before
Moravian scored a pair of third quarter tallies to trail just 5-4 with
15 minutes to play. Lycoming would run of three goals in a 1:05 late
in the fourth quarter before the Greyhounds netted the final tally with
a man-up goal with 34 seconds to play. The Warriors had a 34-23 advantage
in shots, q 40-29 edge in ground balls and won ten of 17 face-offs.
Sophomore attack Jason Tosches led Moravian with a hat trick while senior
midfielder T.J. Hirsch had a goal and two assists. The three points,
including an assist on Tosches' final goal to end the match, gave Hirsch
100 points for his career, the third player in school history to score
100 points. Hirsch has 69 career goals and 31 career assists. Hirsch,
who leads the nation in ground balls per game, had just three in the
contest but did become the first player in school history with 300 career
ground balls with 301. Hirsch also entered the match nationally ranked
in face-off percentage but was just five of 13 against the Warriors.
Larson had a goal and an assist for the Greyhounds while sophomore attack
Keith Danner had a pair of assists. Sophomores midfielder Brian Cleaver
and defender Steven Carroll each had four ground balls to lead Moravian
while sophomore goalie Benjamin Larson contributed 16 saves and three
ground balls. Junior attack Dan Cannon led Lycoming with three goals
and an assist while freshman attack Nate Walter had two goals and two
assists. Junior midfielder Jim Cusick added a goal and an assist for
the Warriors while senior midfielders Andrew Reckley and Matt Lando
each scored a goal. Freshman defender Mike Johnson led Lycoming with
six ground balls while sophomore goalie Kyle Gilfoy had eight saves
and four ground balls.
Lycoming College (2-5, 2-1 MAC) |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
-- |
8 |
Moravian College (0-8, 0-3 MAC) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
-- |
5 |
Vs. FDU-Florham - Lost 8-6 Boxscore
Moravian dropped its second straight match by two goals, falling to
FDU-Florham, 8-6, in a Middle Atlantic Conference match at Rocco Calvo
Field. The Devils led 2-0 after the first quarter and had a 4-0 lead
before the Greyhounds scored the final goal of the first half. FDU-Florham
scored four of the seven goals in the third quarter to lead 8-4 heading
into the final 15 minutes. The Devils had a 39-31 advantage in shots
while Moravian had a 35-31 edge in ground balls and won 13 of 18 face-offs.
Sophomore attack Keith Danner led the Greyhounds with two goals and
an assist while senior attack Daniel Larson netted a pair of goals.
Senior midfielder Ken Blom and T.J. Hirsch each scored once for Moravian
while sophomore attack Jason Tosches had an assist. Hirsch led the Greyhounds
with ten ground balls while winning 12 of 16 face-offs. Moravian sophomore
goalie Benjamin Larson had 14 saves and six ground balls. Spencer Driggs
led the Devils with three goals and an assist while Scott Shadiak had
three assists. FDU-Florham goalie Ryan McAllister had 14 saves in the
match.
FDU-Florham (2-3, 1-1 MAC) |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
-- |
8 |
Moravian College (0-7, 0-2 MAC) |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
-- |
6 |
At The University of Scranton - Lost 9-7
Boxscore
The Greyhounds began the 2007 Middle Atlantic Conference season with
a 9-7 loss at the University of Scranton. Moravian jumped out to a 2-0
lead but the score was tied 2-2 after the first quarter. The Royals
found the back of the net three times in the second quarter to head
to the intermission with a 5-3 lead, and Scranton extended its lead
to 7-3 after three quarters. Moravian scored four of the six goals in
the final quarter including two in the final 1:10 of the contest. The
Greyhounds had a 32-27 advantage in shots, a 43-39 edge in ground balls
and won 14 of 20 face-offs in the match. Sophomore attack Keith Danner
led Moravian with a hat trick while senior attack Daniel Larson had
two goals. Senior midfielder T.J. Hirsch added a goal and an assist
while winning 14 of 20 face-offs and having a game high 11 ground balls.
Freshman midfielder Cruz Sierra added a goal and an assist for the Greyhounds
while senior midfielder Ken Blom had two assists. Sophomore goalie Benjamin
Larson made ten saves for Moravian to go with five ground balls. Nick
Youngstrom led Scranton with four goals while Dan Stallone added two
goals and one assists. Sean O'Connor had a goal and an assists while
Thomas Kornobis had a game high four assists for the Royals. Thomas
Davis made 14 saves for Scranton.
Moravian College (0-6, 0-1 MAC) |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
-- |
7 |
The University of Scranton (3-2, 1-0 MAC) |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
-- |
9 |
Vs. Muhlenberg College - Lost 15-6 Boxscore
Moravian dropped a 15-6 decision to rival Muhlenberg College in a non-conference
match at Rocco Calvo Field. The Mules jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the
first quarter and led 5-0 before the Greyhounds scored two straight
goals. Muhlenberg would add four more goals to hold a 9-2 lead at the
intermission. The Mules, who led 13-3 after three quarters, had a 42-32
advantage in shots and a 39-35 edge in ground balls during the match.
Moravian won 16 of 25 face-offs with senior midfielder T.J. Hirsch winning
13 of 20 face-offs for the Greyhounds. The Mules were four-for-six on
extra-man opportunities while the Greyhounds were just two-for-ten with
a man advantage. Hirsch and senior midfielder Ken Blom each scored twice
for Moravian with sophomore attack Keith Danner and freshman midfielder
Kevin Smart each finding the back of the cage once. Sophomore attack
Jason Tosches had an assist for Moravian while sophomore goalie Benjamin
Larson stopped 11 shots in 57 minutes of action. Hirsch had a team high
ten ground balls for the Greyhounds while Larson scooped up six ground
balls. Senior midfielder Sean Toohill, freshman attack Ivan Asplundh
and junior midfielder Kyle Farris each netted hat tricks for Muhlenberg
with Asplundh and Toohill adding assists. Sophomore midfielder Andrew
Lolley had a goal and three assists for the Mules while freshman goalie
Andrew Bell had 22 saves. Junior midfielder Tim Dwyre led Muhlenberg
with six ground balls. The victory gives the Mules a 9-3 lead in the
annual Matte Award standings, assuring Muhlenberg at least a tie for
the award with six teams still to compete this spring.
Muhlenberg College (4-1) |
4 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
-- |
15 |
Moravian College (0-5) |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
-- |
6 |
At Susquehanna University - Postponed
to April 7th
Moravian's 2007 Middle Atlantic Conference season opening match at
Susquehanna University originially scheduled for March 17th has been
postponed a third time due to snow and ice covering Sassafrass Field
in Selinsgrove. The match has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 7th
at 12:00 p.m. in Selinsgrove.
At Susquehanna University - Postponed
to March 19th
The Greyhounds' 2007 Middle Atlantic Conference season opening match
at Susquehanna University originially rescheduled for March 18th has
been postponed again due to snow and ice covering Sassafrass Field in
Selinsgrove. The contest has been rescheduled for Monday, March 19th
at 6:00 p.m.
At Susquehanna University - Postponed
to March 18th
Moravian's 2007 Middle Atlantic Conference season opening match at
Susquehanna University scheduled for Saturday, March 17th has been postponed
due to weather. The contest has been rescheduled for Sunday, March 18th
at 6:00 p.m. in Selinsgrove at Sassafrass Turf Field.
At Colorado College in Colorado College
Invitational - Lost 12-5 Boxscore
The Greyhounds suffered a loss to host Colorado College in the consolation
match of the Colorado College Invitational. The Tigers jumped out to
a 5-0 lead in the first quarter and led 6-0 in the second quarter before
Moravian scored a pair of goals. Colorado had a 7-2 lead at halftime.
The Tigers lead 9-3 after three quarters and had a 36-22 advantage in
shots in the contest. Moravian had a 37-21 edge in ground balls and
the Greyhounds won 13 of 20 face-offs. Sophomore attack Keith Danner
led Moravian with two goals and an assist. Senior attack Daniel Larson
and junior midfielder T.J. Hirsch each had a goal and an assist for
the Greyhounds while sophomore attack Jason Tosches ound the back of
the cage once. Hirsch won 11 of 16 face-offs for Moravian and had a
team high nine ground balls while senior midfielder Ken Blom had an
assist. Sophomore goalie Benjamin Larson made 15 saves for the Greyhounds,
and he had a eight ground balls. Sean Maloney led Colorado with four
goals while Brendan Gangl had two goals and an assist. Case Watson added
two goals for the Tigers while keeper Chris Shopneck had a game high
five ground balls to go with 11 saves.
Moravian College (0-4) |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
-- |
5 |
Colorado College (1-1) |
5 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
-- |
12 |
Vs. Mount Ida College at Colorado College
Invitational - Lost 15-14 Boxscore
Moravian dropped a 15-14 decision to Mount Ida College in the first
round of the Colorado College Invitational. Mount Ida jumped out to
a 4-2 lead after the first quarter but the Greyhounds rallied to tie
the contest at 6-6 at halftime. Mount Ida led 11-9 after three quarters
and was up 15-11 with just over four minutes remaining in the match.
Moravian would score three times in the final 2:34 to pull within one
but could get no closer. Moravian had a 41-35 advantage in shots and
a 52-21 edge in ground balls. The Greyhounds did win 23 of 33 face-offs
with senior midfielder T.J. Hirsch setting a school record with 23 face-off
wins in 30 attempts, and Hirsch also had a school record 20 ground balls.
Sophomore attack Jason Tosches led Moravian with four goals while Hirsch
had three goals and three assists. Sophomore attack Keith Danner contributed
two goals and three assists for the Greyhounds while senior midfielder
Ken Blom found the back of the cage twice. Sophomore attack Christopher
Danni had a goal for Moravian while senior attack Daniel Larson and
freshman midfielder Kevin Smart each scored one goal. Freshman midfielder
Cruz Sierra had an assists. Sophomore midfielder Brian Cleaver had eight
ground balls for the Greyhounds while freshman defender Nicholas Fatula
had three ground balls in the contest. Sophomore goalie Benjamin Larson
made 14 saves for Moravian. Brett Conley led Mount Ida with four goals
and an assist while Leo Shilder added four goals. Andre Coolan had two
goals and a game high four assists while Alex Champagne had two goals
and two assists for Mount Ida. Kyle Bowler made ten saves in the cage
for Mount Ida.
Mount Ida College (1-1) |
4 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
-- |
15 |
Moravian College (0-3) |
2 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
-- |
14 |
At McDaniel College - Lost 11-4 Boxscore
The Greyhounds dropped their second straight match, falling to McDaniel
College, 11-4, in the team's first road game of the 2007 season. McDaniel
jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first quarter and led 6-2 at halftime.
Moravian scored the only goal of the third quarter before McDaniel scored
five times in the final 15 minutes. McDaniel had a 44-15 advantage in
shots, a 45-28 edge in ground balls and won 12 of 19 face-offs. Sophomore
attack Keith Danner netted a hat trick for Moravian while senior midfielder
TJ Hirsch netted one goal. Hirsch also won seven of 15 face-offs and
a team high eight ground balls for the Greyhounds. Senior attack Daniel
Larson added an assist in the match. Sophomore goalie Benjamin Larson
made 15 saves and picked up six ground balls for Moravian. Jared Nutter
led McDaniel with thee goals while Chris Edmonds and Gibbs Preston each
had two goals and two assists. Keeper Benjamin Yingling had eight saves
for McDaniel.
Moravian College (0-2) |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
-- |
4 |
McDaniel College (2-0) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
-- |
11 |
Vs. Ursinus College - Lost 19-6 Boxscore
Moravian began the 2007 season with a 19-6 non-conference loss to Ursinus
College at Rocco Calvo Field. The Greyhounds had looked to take a quick
1-0 lead just 17 seconds into the match; however, senior attack Daniel
Larson's stick was deemed illegal so the goal was taken off the board.
Just seconds after his three-minute penalty was released, Larson was
knocked out of the contest with an injury. The Bears scored four straight
goals after Moravian's disallowed goal to take control of the match.
Ursinus led 5-1 after the first quarter and was up 10-3 at the intermission.
The Bears found the back of the net six times in the third quarter to
extend their lead to 16-5. Ursinus finished the contest with a 48-21
advantage in shots and 51-34 edge in ground balls. The Bears also won
15 of 28 face-offs in the match. Senior midfielder Ken Blom and sophomore
attach Jason Tosches each scored two goals for the Greyhounds while
senior midfielder T.J. Hirsch had a goal and two assists. Hirsch also
won 11 of 22 face-offs for Moravian while scooping up a team high nine
ground balls. Sophomore attack Christopher Danni found the back of the
cage once for Moravian while junior defender David Poppe had an assist.
Sophomore goalie Benjamin Larson had 16 saves and a pair of ground balls
in just over 51 minutes of action for the Greyhounds while junior keeper
Peter Coutros had one ground ball. Senior attack Anthony Tori led Ursinus
with four goals and five assists while senior attack Sean Tillman added
three goals and two assists. Freshman midfielder Eric Farris also tallied
three goals for the Bears. Sophomore goalie Tony Aquilino started for
the Bears and made five saves in the first half while senior Matt Orlando
stopped four shots while playing the second half of the match.
Ursinus College (1-0) |
5 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
-- |
19 |
Moravian College (0-1) |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
-- |
6 |
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