Michigan Beats Wittenberg in Scrimmage
from press releases
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The
University of Michigan Men's Lacrosse team earned their second
pre-season scrimmage win of 2010, defeating Division-III Wittenberg
by a score of 10-5 on Saturday night in Ann Arbor, Michigan at
Oosterbaan Fieldhouse. The Wolverines jumped out quickly,
opening up a 4-1 lead after just 15 minutes and were able to roll
through their entire depth-chart as each and every healthy player
saw action in the unofficial match.
Junior attackman Trevor Yealy (Pittsburgh, Penn./Upper St. Claire)
paced Michigan once again with five goals, inclunding two in the
opening quarter. Senior attackman Josh Ein (Potomac,
MD./Bullis) had another strong outing, adding three goals, while
senior captain David Rogers (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills) rounded out
the U-M scoring with two of his own.
Michigan extended their lead to 6-1 five minutes into the second
quarter, but the Tigers responded with two of their own to close
within three. U-M regained the momentum with the final goal
of the first half, and out-scored Wittenberg 2-0 in the third to
take a 9-3 lead into the final frame.
The Tigers clawed back in the fourth quarter, scoring two goals in
the first eight minutes of the period, including one on the
man-up. However, it was too little, too late as the
Wolverines held on in the final minutes of the game to secure the
unofficial win.
All four Michigan goaltenders saw action with juniors Mark Stone
(Greenwood Village, Colo./Cherry Creek) and Andrew Fowler (Grosse
Pointe, Mich./Hotchkiss, CT) playing the first and second quarter's
respectively, while freshmen Conor McGee (Baltimore, MD/Gilman
School) and Cy Abdelnour (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) played the
third and fourth quarters. None of the four netminders let in
more than two goals in a period, with Fowler leading the way with
six saves during his 15 minutes of play.
Michigan will be back in action next Friday night when they host
Ohio Wesleyan and Trine in a night of scrimmages between the three
squads. Michigan and OWU will kick off the evening at 7:00pm.
