Duke Outlasts Loyola 11-9
from press release
DURHAM, N.C. - Senior attackman Shane Koppens'
fourth goal of the afternoon pulled No. 14 Loyola inside one with
7:27 to play, but 13th-ranked Duke held the Greyhounds scoreless
the rest of the way and the Blue Devils added an insurance goal to
take an 11-9 victory on Saturday afternoon at Koskinen Stadium.
Following Koppens' fifth point on four goals--one short of his
career-high in both categories---Loyola trimmed the Duke lead to
10-9 and looked to have momentum, threatening on several chances
deep in Duke territory. But a goal by Ned Crotty with 3:10 left to
play put the Blue Devils up by two, and they were able to run out
the clock late-- thanks in part to a Loyola penalty--to end the
Greyhounds' three-game winning streak in front of 2,098 fans.
"I thought our team played awfully hard and what you saw out there
were two evenly matched teams," Loyola Head Coach Charley Toomey
said. "What is important is how we respond to this, and I'm
confident we will respond well with the type of character our guys
have."
Following three periods of back-and-forth action, the teams entered
the fourth period tied at 7 apiece. Loyola (3-2, 1-0 ECAC) would
quickly break through with a Collin Finnerty extra-man goal just 31
seconds into the period. The attackman got into the soft spot of
the defense and took a Chris Basler feed, beating Duke's Rob
Schroeder to the near-side for an 8-7 lead.
Duke (4-2) answered with a 3-0 spurt to go up,10-8. Attackman Max
Quinzani scored the first two in the run--with one coming on a
man-up opportunity-and Steve Schoeffel closed it out with an
unassisted tally with 9:26 remaining, providing a two-goal cushion
that Loyola ultimately couldn't close into. Quinzani led the Blue
Devils with three goals on the day and midfielder Mike Catalino
two, while Crotty distributed a team-high four assists.
The Greyhounds jumped out aggressively from the whistle,
outshooting Duke 3-0 in the first four minutes and earning an Eric
Lusby extra-man goal 5:28 in. He took a Koppens feed and converted
a bouncing shot to give the Hounds an early 1-0 advantage.
Sophomore midfielder Chris Basler would quickly double the Loyola
lead minutes later, slipping in his attempt low and away for his
first goal of the season.
Catalino cut the margin in half with 1:36 to play and to add
insult, the Blue Devils earned a slashing penalty on the play. But
Loyola's John Schiavone won the ensuing face-off and the Greyhounds
staved off the man-down attempt--thanks in part to a pair of Jake
Hagelin saves-- to carry a 2-1 lead into the second.
Duke's Brad Ross found the net just 0:46 into the second period,
firing a shot from 18 yards out on a man-up opportunity to knot the
teams at 2-2. A Koppens putaway gave Loyola back the lead, as the
attackman found himself with a 1-on-1 opportunity and buried his
attempt from within five feet.
Duke, though, would take its first lead of the game, 4-3, with a
pair of goals from Will McKee and a man-up tally from Quinzani over
a 1:30 span. The Blue Devils scored three of their first four goals
with an extra man on the field.
Hagelin made seven saves in the first half, including a pair of
point-blank efforts, as Loyola took a one-goal deficit into
intermission.
Duke's Sam Payton won the face-off to begin the second half and
attackman Justin Turri took advantage with a score, giving the Blue
Devils a two-goal advantage, 5-3.
Koppens, though, would have a pair of quick responses. Just 14
seconds after face-off, he drove from behind the goal into the left
alley and beat Schroeder high to pull Loyola within one. He would
follow up less than a minute later with an unassisted strike,
knotting the teams at five apiece.
A Zach Howell goal provided Duke with a 6-5 lead, but the
Greyhound's Cooper MacDonnell went to work. The junior attackman
scored a pair of tallies less than a minute apart to lift Loyola
up, 7-6, with over a minute left in the third. Duke's Mike Catalino
ended the period with a goal with 0:16 to play, though, tying the
teams for the sixth time in the game.
Duke outshot Loyola 36-27 and won the groundball margin, 29-22.
Schiavone scooped a game-high seven groundballs and senior
long-stick middie P.T. Ricci added five. Schiavone split his
face-offs, going 11-of-22, and Hagelin finished up with 10
saves.
