Three Man-Up Goals Propel Georgetown over UD
from press release
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- No. 9 Georgetown University
scored three man-up goals and that proved to be the difference as
the University of Delaware men's lacrosse squad dropped a 13-11
decision Wednesday night at the Multi-Sport Facility.
Delaware (4-3), which dropped its second straight game, took the
lead early in the third quarter and had pulled to within a goal in
the final seconds of that stanza, but the host Hoyas (3-2) scored
two straight goals midway through the final quarter. The Hens could
never get closer than two goals the rest of the way.
Curtis Dickson, the national leader in goals scored and points per
game, led the Blue Hen attack once again as he netted three goals
and dished out an assist and tied the school record for consecutive
games scoring a point at 47. The All-American senior attackman from
Port Coquitlam,
British Columbia upped his season goal total to 33 with his sixth
hat trick of the season and 21st of his career. He scored a goal
for the 16th straight game and extended a four-year consecutive
point streak to 47, tying the UD mark set by Anthony DiMarzo in
1992-95.
Mark Steverson added two goals and an assist, Kevin Kaminski
chipped in with two goals, and Martin Cahill contributed two scores
to pace the Delaware attack. Noah Fossner was solid in goal with 15
saves.
Georgetown, which was coming off a 15-12 loss at No. 2 Syracuse
Saturday, got two goals each from Craig Dowd, Andrew Brancacaccio,
Travis Comeau, and Brian Casey. Dowd also added an assist and Scott
Kocis contributed two assists. Goalkeeper C.T. Fisher posted 16
saves.
The Hoyas, who have now won three of their last four games, have
defeated Delaware in all nine meetings all-time, including a 5-0
mark in Washington. Five of the games have been decided by five
goals or less, including two by a single goal.
"I thought both teams played hard tonight and gave the fans a
great game to watch," said Delaware head coach Bob Shillinglaw,
whose team returns to action Saturday when they host former
Colonial Athletic Association foe Villanova at Delaware Stadium.
"Georgetown is a tough, athletic team and they finished when we
didn't. We had a couple of opportunities that we couldn't cash in
on and that was the difference."
Georgetown held a slim 44-42 lead in shots but took advantage of
five Delaware penalties by converting three man-up goals, including
one by Comeau with 6:24 left in the third quarter that put the
Hoyas up for good.
Delaware jumped out to a 3-1 lead on consecutive goals by Cahill,
Dickson, and John Austin, but Georgetown countered with three of
their own to take a 4-3 advantage after one quarter. The Hens
regained the lead on a goal by Kaminski just 38 seconds into the
second quarter, but Georgetown responded with three straight goals,
the last on a man-up opportunity by Brancacaccio, to take a 7-4
lead. The Hens got goals from Stevenson and Dickson in the final
6:11 of the half to cut the deficit to 7-6 at intermission.
Delaware extended its streak to four straight goals when Dickson
and Steverson scored over the first four minutes of the second half
and took what proved to be its last lead of the night at 8-7.
Georgetown then ran off three straight goals, including a man-up
score by Comeau with 6:24 left, to up its lead to 10-8. Delaware's
Carter Bloor scored his first goal of the season with 12 seconds
left in the stanza to pull the Hens to within 10-9.
But Delaware would go scoreless for nearly 12 minutes as
Georgetown took control, going up by a 12-9 margin with 6:50 left
on a score by Max Seligmann. Cahill scored with 3:18 left to narrow
the gap to 12-10, but David Shriver scored Georgetown's third
man-up goal of the night with 2:03 remaining for the clincher as
the Hoyas went up 13-10.
AGATE:
Delaware...............3.......3.......3.......2.......11
Georgetown..........4.......3.......3.......3.......13
Scoring Summary:
Delaware - Curtis Dickson, 3 goals-1 assist; Mark Steverson, 2-1;
Martin
Cahill, 2-0; Kevin Kaminski, 2-0; John Austin, 1-0; Carter Bloor,
1-0;
Grant Kaleikau, 0-1.
Georgetown - Craig Dowd, 2-1; Andrew Brancacaccio, 2-0; Travis
Comeau,
2-0; Brian Casey, 2-0; Scott Kocis, 1-2; Ryan Shuler, 1-0; Max
Seligmann, 1-0; Rickey Mirabito, 1-0; David Shriver, 1-0; Zac Guy,
0-1.
Shots: D- 42, G - 44; Groundballs: D - 38, G - 38; Faceoffs: D -
16, G -
12; Clears: D - 14 of 18, G - 24 of 25; Extra Man Goals: D - 0 for
1, G
- 3 for 4; Penalties: D - 5 for 5:00, G - 2 for 2:00; Saves: D -
15
(Noah Fossner), G - 16 (C.T. Fisher); Attendance: 567.
