ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S LACROSSE
Thursday, March 6, 2008

Elizabethtown Pounds Susquehanna 14-4

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BALTIMORE, Md. --- Sophomore Jon Day (Thornton, PA/Bishop Shanahan) scored a game-high five goals to lead Elizabethtown College to a 14-4 victory over Susquehanna University in non-conference men's lacrosse action at Homewood Field on the campus of Johns Hopkins University on Thursday night.

Sophomore Josh Dougherty (Ocean City, MD/Worcester Academy) added three goals while junior Ryan McCafferty (Orlando, FL/Boone) dished out four assists for the Blue Jays (1-1 overall), who used scoring runs of three, three and five goals to earn the win over the Crusaders (1-1 overall).

Sophomore Keith Staulters (Ballston Spa, NY/Ballston Spa) added a pair of goals for Elizabethtown, while sophomore Aaron Weber (Lititz, PA/Manheim Township), sophomore Phil Robinson (Downingtown, PA/Downingtown West), first-year student Matt Miller (Willow Street, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg) and first-year student Greg Kenneally (Lutherville, MD/Loyola Blakefield) also scored.

Jon Day led all players with 12 ground balls and won 14-of-19 faceoffs, while brother Chris added six ground balls for the Blue Jays.

Four different players scored goals for Susquehanna, which trailed 4-1 at the end of one quarter and 7-2 at halftime. The Blue Jays went 3-for-4 with the man advantage while the Crusaders tallied once in five man-up opportunities.

Senior Chris Schuch (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) made seven saves in the first 58 minutes of action, as first-year student Hunter Malick (Center Valley, PA/Moravian Academy) finished with one stop in the final two minutes for Elizabethtown. Kirk Ryan and Mike Finne split time in goal for Susquehann, with each making seven saves.

Score by period 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Susquehanna Univ.... 1 1 1 1 - 4
Elizabethtown Coll.. 4 3 4 3 - 14

Susquehanna Univ. GOALS: Ryan Walters 1; Greg Norris 1; Brett Brown 1; Fred Morse 1.
ASSISTS: Shane Enos 1.

Elizabethtown Coll. GOALS: Jon Day 5; Josh Dougherty 3; Keith Staulters 2; Aaron Weber 1; Greg Kenneally 1; Phil Robinson 1; Matt Miller 1.
ASSISTS: Ryan McCafferty 4; Jon Day 1.

SHOTS - SUS 18; ETOWN 41.

MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - SUS 1-5; ETOWN 3-4.

GOALIES - SUS: Kirk Ryan (7 saves), Mike Finne (7 saves); ETOWN: Chris Schuch (7 saves), Hunter Malick (1 save).