Video: UMass Scores Most Goals Since '02 in Rout
from press release
AMHERST, Mass. -- The UMass men's lacrosse team
scored the most goals in a game in eight seasons, as the Minutemen
pounded Hartford 20-10 on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Garber
Field. In the season's home opener, junior Ryan Hantverk scored a
career high four goals, as six different Minutemen had multi-goal
games. UMass also tied its school record for man-up goals in a game
with six. The Minutemen improve to 2-0 overall while the Hawks fall
to 0-1.
Senior captains Bobby Hayes and Ryan Smith each scored three goals
in the win. For Smith, the goals were the first three of his
career. Hayes now leads UMass with seven goals. Art Kell, Kyle
Smith, and Anthony Biscardi all scored a pair.
Seven different Minutemen had at least three points as Hantverk
added two assists for a career-high six points. Hayes also had two
helpers for a career-high five points. Will Manny scored a goal and
added three assists for four points.
Hartford was led by Jared Franze, who had four goals. Justin Bearse
had two goals and two assists.
UMass jumped out to a 5-0 lead just 6:34 into the game and never
looked back.
The six man-up goals equaled the mark set in 1999 vs. Fairfield and
in 2005 at Johns Hopkins. Kyle Smith and Biscardi each scored two
on EMO.
The first half was 30 minutes with a total of 20 goals, eight
scorers for UMass, and the most goals in a half in eight seasons
for the Minutemen. The last time the Minutemen scored 13 goals in a
half was in a 21-9 victory at Rutgers on May 4, 2002. That was also
the last time that UMass cracked the 20-goal barrier in a game, for
its most goals in eight years.
UMass took a 13-7 lead into intermission as Hantverk tallied a
first-half hat trick. The trio of Hayes, Kell, and Ryan Smith all
added two goals a piece to round out the multi-goal scorers for the
Minutemen in the first 30 minutes of play. Adding single goals in
the first-half were Christian Hain, Biscardi, Will Manny, and Kyle
Smith. Both Ryan and Kyle Smith notched their first career goals in
the first half.
Highlighting the first half for Hartford was Franze who had the
hat-trick to lead the way. Bearse also added two goals for the
Hawks in the first half.
The second half did not cease action as UMass added seven goals,
while holding Hartford to a three. The Minutemen had seven
different scorers in the second as Kyle Smith, Biscardi, Hayes,
Hantverk, K.R. Jurgelevich, Ryan Liebel, and Ryan Smith all tallied
a goal. The goal for Jurgelevich was also the first of his
career.
UMass outshot the Hawks, 41-30 and outgroundballed the Hawks,
38-23. UMass starting goalie Tim McCormack had six saves. Freshman
Steve Mahle played the fourth quarter and had two stops.
The Minutemen will be back in action on Feb. 27, when the team
travels to Ohio State to face the Buckeyes. Game time is 12 p.m.
