Mar 5, 2008

Men's Lacrosse Takes First Loss At Gettysburg

Gettysburg, PA - The Mustangs (2-1, 1-0) traveled to take on #2 Gettysburg College (2-0) this afternoon for a non-conference tilt. After capturing the lead in the fourth period, Gettysburg scored two goals within 11 seconds to secure the win 10-9.

The score remained 0-0 for almost the entire first period until Gettysburg scored with 2:30 on the clock. The Bullets went on to score two more goals before Steve Kazimer (Syracuse, NY/Henniger) hit the goal for the Mustangs with four minutes left in the second period. Nick Bevacqua (Booton Township, NJ/Mt. Lakes) followed up with another goal with just 30 seconds left in the half to make the halftime score 3-2.

The Mustangs came into the second half with intensity as Richard Ford (Baltimore, MD/Towson) scored within the first few minutes to tie the Bullets. Gettysburg answered with a goal of their own and Bevacqua scored again to even out the score.

Villa took their first lead of the day, 9-8, when Kevin Donnelly (Laurel, MD/St. Vincent Palotti) scored with only five minutes left in the game. Gettysburg rallied back and scored two back-to-back goals within 11 seconds at the end of the fourth quarter to give the Mustangs their first loss of the season 10-9.

The Mustangs won 14 out of 20 faceoffs, Brandon Hastings (Baltimore, MD/Calvert Hall) won 13 and picked up 6 groundballs for the day. Villa also outshot the Bullets 36-33. Goalie, Eric Fleegle (Easton, MD/St. Peter and Paul) totaled 11 saves.

Bevacqua led the team in scoring with four goals. Ford scored twice and Greg Furshman (Miami, FL/Towson), Kazimer, and Donnelly each scored one goal today.

The Mustangs return to their home field on Saturday to host Ursinus at 1 pm.


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