ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S LACROSSE
Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Elizabethtown Falls to Lycoming 9-8

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College dropped to 7-4 overall and 4-3 in the Middle Atlantic Conference with a 9-8 road loss to Lycoming College Tuesday. It was the Blue Jays third consecutive game decided by a one-goal margin. Lycoming improved to 3-8 overall and 3-4 in the MAC with the win.

Neither team scored in the first quarter, and Lycoming took a 4-3 lead going into halftime. By the end of the third quarter, Elizabethtown held the lead, 6-5. Lycoming took a 7-6 lead in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter, scoring goals at 14:06 and 11:40. Etown tied the score 7-7 with 9:45 left in the fourth when Josh Dougherty ( Ocean City, MD/ Worcester Prep.) scored unassisted. The Blue Jays went up 8-7 with 7:42 left to play as Frankie Puzzangara (Wallingford, PA/Strath Haven) scored an unassisted goal. With 3:43 left in the game, Lycoming’s Jim Cusick scored to tie it 8-8, and Tom Nairn scored the game-winner for the host Warriors with just 25 seconds left on the clock.

Lycoming out-shot Elizabethtown 44-34, but Elizabethtown held a 40-33 edge in ground balls. Aaron Weber (Lititz, PA/Manheim Township) led the Blue Jays in scoring with three goals and one assist for four points, and Puzzangara scored twice. Elizabethtown goaltender Chris Schuch (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) made 17 saves and scooped up three ground balls.

Cusick led Lycoming in scoring with three goals and one assist for four points, and Nairn scored a pair of goals. Lycoming goalie Kyle Gilfoy made 14 saves and had eight ground balls.

Elizabethtown will return to action at home against Middle Atlantic Conference rival Moravian College in a 1:00 p.m. game Saturday, April 21.

at Williamsport, Pa.
Lycoming 9, Elizabethtown 8
Score by period      1 2 3 4   Tot
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Elizabethtown....... 0 3 3 2 - 8
Lycoming............ 0 4 1 4 - 9  

Elizabethtown SCORING: GOALS: Aaron Weber 3; Frankie Puzzangara 2; Andrew Wagner 1; Josh Dougherty 1; Keith Staulters 1. ASSISTS: Aaron Weber 1.

Lycoming SCORING: GOALS: Jim Cusick 3; Tom Nairn 2; Nate Walter 1; Ed Williams 1; Justin Dixon 1; David Labagh 1. ASSISTS: Dan Cannon 3; Jim Cusick 1; Nate Walter 1.

Elizabethtown GROUND BALLS: Frank Cacia 4; Chris Day 4; Eric Peifer 4; Chris Senese 4; Gary Senese 4; Andrew Wagner 4; Aaron Weber 4; Frankie Puzzangara 3; Chris Schuch 3; John Day 2; Jeff Long 2; Josh Dougherty 1; Brad Whitcomb 1.

Lycoming GROUND BALLS: Kyle Gilfoy 8; Mike Doherty 6; Nate Walter 5; J.P. Earp 4; Tony Mackin 3; Jim Cusick 2; Ryan Blakemore 1; Dan Cannon 1; Shawn Lowman 1; Tom Nairn 1; Brad Schaeffer 1.

SHOTS - ETOWN 34; LYCO 44.
SHOTS ON GOAL - ETOWN 22; LYCO 26.
PENALTIES - ETOWN 0/0:00; LYCO 5/6:00.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - ETOWN 0-5; LYCO 0-0.
FACEOFFS - ETOWN 8-21; LYCO 13-21.
CLEARS - ETOWN 20-22; LYCO 21-24. 

GOALIES - ETOWN: Chris Schuch (60:00 minutes, 26 shots-17 saves, 9 GA); LYCO: Kyle Gilfoy (60:00, 22-14, 8).