Belmont Abbey, Limestone, Wingate Winners in Conference Lacrosse Action
April 5, 2006

Courtesy DSC Members' Sports Information Offices

Belmont Abbey 14, Catawba 5

Limestone 9, St. Andrews Presbyterian 8

Wingate 17, Lees-McRae 5

Belmont Abbey 14, Catawba 5
BELMONT, NC -- Belmont Abbey defeated visiting Catawba 14-5 in Deep South Conference men’s lacrosse action on Wednesday afternoon. The Crusaders improve to 5-6 overall and 3-5 in the DSC, while the Indians drop to 2-8 and 2-5.

John Fugitt scored five of the Crusader's six first-half goals which propelled his team to a 6-2 lead at the break. Catawba outscored the Abbey 3-1 through the first 10 minutes of the third period to pull within two goals, but the Crusaders finished with a flourish to regain control. The Crusaders rattled off four goals in a three and half minute span to push the lead to 11-5. Belmont Abbey finished with three fourth quarter goals to complete the scoring.

Fugitt scoring seven goals for Belmont Abbey with Aaron Flood adding five. C.J. Robinson had a goal and five assists. Mark Kelske made 17 saves in goal for the Crusaders. Ben Huber made 15 saves in goal for Catawba, who got goals from five different players.

CATAWBA (2-8, 2-5)       1 1 3 0 -- 11 
BELMONT ABBEY (5-6, 3-5) 2 4 5 3 -- 14

Composite Scoring (Goals-Assists): Catawba: Van Hoever 1-1, Puccio 1-0, Riley 1-0, Greaves 1-0, Smith 1-0. Belmont Abbey: Fuggitt 7-0, Robinson 1-5, Flood 5-0, Layer 1-0, Offman 0-1.

Goaltending (Min Allwd Saves W/L): Ben Huber (C) 60 14 15 L; Mark Kelske (BA) 60 5 17 W

Shots: Belmont Abbey 32, Catawba 30.

Faceoffs: Belmont Abbey 14-23, Catawba 9-23.

Ground Balls: Catawba 40, Belmont Abbey 41.

Man-up: Catawba 0-3; Belmont Abbey 0-2.

Penalties-Minutes: Belmont Abbey 3-2:00, Catawba 2-1:00.

Limestone 9, St. Andrews Presbyterian 8
LAURINBURG, NC—Sophomore Brock Spilker (Pasadena, MD) scored the game-winning goal with 55 seconds left in regulation to lift visiting Limestone College to a 9-8 Deep South Conference men’s lacrosse victory over St. Andrews Presbyterian College on Wednesday at Scotland High School’s Pate Stadium.

The Saints improved to 6-5 overall and 6-2 in the DSC, while the Knights hold a 6-6 and 6-2 ledger.

After the two teams swapped the first two goals, Limestone tallied the final two goals of the first quarter to take a 3-1 lead. Senior Harley Beekman (Amsterdam, NY) started the scoring for Saints while freshmen Drew Comeau (Red Deer, Alberta, Canada) and Mike MacLeod (Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada) followed.

With the Knights defense holding Limestone scoreless for over 15 minutes, junior Dalen Crouse (St. Albert, Alberta, Canada) and junior Tony Ferreira (Youngsville, NC) scored for St. Andrews and tied the game at 3-3. However, senior Brad Patridge (Powell, OH) scored on a extra-man opportunity in the final minute of the second to give the Saints a slim 4-3 advantage into the intermission.

Junior Drew Howell (St. Albert, Alberta, Canada) ripped a goal 30 seconds into the third quarter for the Knights to tie everything at four apiece. Limestone answered with the next three goals to build a 7-4 lead on scores by Patridge, Comeau, and sophomore Neil Harris (Pasadena, MD). Howell stopped the bleeding with a EMO goal at 5:09 in the third but Spilker’s first goal regained the Saints largest lead of three. Crouse took advantage of last chance surge by the Knights with his second goal of the game with eight second left in the third to cut the margin to 8-6 heading into the final frame.

Once again, the St. Andrews defense stepped up holding Limestone scoreless for another 15 minute stretch. During that span, goals by juniors Dan Hartzell (Lacombe, Alberta, Canada) and Zach Mryncza (Baltimore, MD) tied the contest for the third time.

The game remained tied until the last minute, when Spilker came from behind the Knights goal and slipped the game-winner into the back of the net with 55 ticks left. A SAPC penalty off the ensuing face off virtually sealed the one-goal victory for Limestone.

Junior goalkeeper Marty Ward (Syracuse, NY) made a game-high 14 saves to garner the victory in net while Knights freshman netminder Nate Hull (Millersville, MD) stopped 12 shots.

St. Andrews will host DSC rival Pfeiffer University on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. while Limestone entertains non-conference Wheeling Jesuit on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.

Wingate 17, Lees-McRae 5
Banner Elk, N.C.----Wingate University sophomore attack Kyle Costello (Wilmington, N.C.) had six goals and one assist to lead the Bulldogs to a 17-5 Deep South Conference lacrosse victory over Lees-McRae College Wednesday evening at Tate Field on the Lees-McRae campus.

With the victory, Wingate improves to 8-3 overall (6-1 DSC), while the Bobcats record drops to 0-10 overall (0-7 DSC). Wingate returns to the N.C. mountains Saturday, visiting DSC opponent Mars Hill College for a 6 p.m. contest. Lees-McRae hosts DSC foe Queens University of Charlotte Saturday at 4 p.m.

Wingate scored the first 10 goals of the game before settling for an 11-1 halftime advantage. Costello had five goals and one assist during the first half. Costello had much support during the afternoon, as junior attack Bryan Safarik (Vancouver, B.C.) sophomore attack Stephen Torkington (Coronado, Calif.) and sophomore midfielder Mark Hodsdon (Hilton Head, S.C.) chipped in two goals each.

Bulldog freshman goalkeeper Evan Watts (Winston-Salem, N.C.) improved his ledger to 4-0 overall as a starter. This week’s DSC Defensive Player of the Week, Watts did not allow a goal in 23-plus minutes of work. He had one save.

Wingate outshot Lees-McRae 59-22, including a 24-1 margin in the pivotal first quarter. Bobcat senior goalie Adam Canoy (Durham, N.C.) made 26 saves for the hosts. Offensively, LMC freshman Jason Schafhauser (Winston-Salem, N.C.) led the Bobcats with two goals and an assist.