ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S LACROSSE
Wednesday, April 5, 2006

Etown Falls to Messiah 14-8

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown dropped to 2-7 overall and 2-2 in the Middle Atlantic Conference with a 14-8 home loss to Messiah College Wednesday. Messiah improves to 3-4 overall and 3-1 in the MAC with the victory.

Messiah took a 4-2 lead by the end of the first quarter and led 8-3 at halftime. The Falcons out-shot Etown 42-37 and held a 41-36 advantage in ground balls.

Frankie Puzzangara (Wallingford, PA/Strath Haven) scored five goals and had nine ground balls to lead the Blue Jays in both categories. Matt Seiboth (Havertown, PA/Haverford) led Etown in assists with four. Defender Gary Senese (West Chester, PA/Tatnall School) scored one goal and had seven ground balls, and Chris Harrison (Newark, DE/Salesanium) scored one goal for Elizabethtown. Reid Allison (Ridgefield, CT/Ridgefield) and Brad Whitcomb (Taneytown, MD/Francis Scott Key) each had one assist for the Blue Jays.

Nick Ricucci (Germantown, MD/Seneca Valley) led Messiah in goals with four and had one assist. Hamilton Anderson (Kirkland, WA/Lake Washington) scored two goals and posted a team high total of four assists for the Falcons. Jeff Ziegler (Taneytown, MD/Francis Scott Key) scored two goals and had one assist, and Dennis Erb (Lancaster, PA/Hempfield) scored two goals as well for Messiah. Adam Myers (Fallston, MD/Fallston) had one goal and one assist for the Falcons, while Pete McLean (Toledo, OH/Culver M.A., IN), Tim Sandusky (Fulton, MD/Chapelgate Christian) and Tosh Tryon (Rehoboth Beach, DE/Worcester Prep.) each scored one goal for Messiah.

Elizabethtown will return to action on the road Saturday, April 8 at FDU-Florham in a 1:00 p.m. Middle Atlantic Conference game.

At Elizabethtown, Pa.
Messiah 14, Elizabethtown 8

Score by period       1 2 3 4   Tot
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Messiah College ..... 4 4 2 4 - 14
Elizabethtown Coll... 2 1 2 3 - 8

Messiah College SCORING: GOALS: Nick Ricucci 4; Hamilton Anderson 2; Jeff Ziegler 2; Dennis Erb 2; Adam Myers 1; Pete McLean 1; Tosh Tryon 1; Tim Sandusky 1. ASSISTS: Hamilton Anderson 4; Adam Myers 1; Nick Ricucci 1; Jeff Ziegler 1.

Elizabethtown Coll. SCORING: GOALS: Frankie Puzzangara 5; Chris Harrison 1; Jeff Cowan 1; Gary Senese 1. ASSISTS: Matt Seiboth 4; Reid Allison 1; Chris Harrison 1; Brad Whitcomb 1.

Messiah College GROUND BALLS: Paul Merena 9; Tosh Tryon 8; Bryce Geiman 5; Stu Oberg 5; Gavin Baker 3; Josh Mueller 2; Nick Ricucci 2; Tim Sandusky 2; Jeff Ziegler 2; Pat Corrigan 1; Adam Myers 1; Trevor Smith 1.

Elizabethtown Coll. GROUND BALLS: Frankie Puzzangara 9; Gary Senese 7; Frank Cacia 3; Eric Peifer 3; Matt Seiboth 3; Jeff Cowan 2; Drew Ward 2; Reid Allison 1; Nick Brooks 1; Chris Harrison 1; Daniel Hinder 1; Jeff Long 1; Chris Schuch 1; Brad Whitcomb 1.

SHOTS - MESSM 42; ETOWN 37.
PENALTIES - MESSM 5/4:00; ETOWN 3/2:30.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - MESSM 2-3; ETOWN 0-5.
FACEOFFS - MESSM 15-26; ETOWN 11-26.
CLEARS - MESSM 18-19; ETOWN 15-17.

GOALIES - MESSM: Ted Oberg (60:00 minutes, 19 shots-11 saves, 8 GA); ETOWN: Chris Schuch 2-7 (30:00, 15-7, 8) , Troy Machir (30:00, 11-5, 6).