For Immediate Release – 3/19/08 - #266
Lynchburg Men's Lacrosse Defeats Greensboro 17-4
GREENSBORO, NC – The Lynchburg College men's lacrosse team roared out of the gates to defeat Greensboro College 17-4 Wednesday in non-conference action.
Ryan Cranston (West Chester, PA/Henderson) scored the first goal of the contest at 11:46 then Stephen Weis (St. Louis, MO/Christian Brothers) would find the back of the net 10 seconds later off a Tyler Tolson (Lutherville, MD/Loyola Blakefield) pass. LC would go on to outscore the Pride 5-0 in the first quarter, winning four of five face-offs and converting on all five clear attempts. LC would tally two more quick back-to-back goals in the second quarter with Michael Mundorf (Catonsville, MD/Mt. Saint Joseph) scoring with 5:01 and 4:53 left in the half. LC would outscore GC 7-2 in the second to send the game into intermission at 12-2. LC outshot the Pride 22-12 in the first half, converting 13 of 14 clears while winning 7 of 14 face-offs. Tolson chipped in with three goals and two assists and Weis added three scores in the first half. LC outslugged the Pride in the second half, winning 6-2 while outshooting them 19-7 and winning the groundball battle 18-8 and eight of nine faceoffs.
Weis led the Hornets with four goals while Tolson contributed with three goals and two assists. Cranston tallied two goals and two assists, Kyle McGuire (Burke, VA/Robinson) scored twice, and Taylor Stehlgens (New Vernon, NJ/Madison) assisted on two scores. Norby King (Bryn Mawr, PA/Cardinal O'Hara) was 9-15 on faceoffs while Jeff Schwartz (New City, NY/Tabor Academy) was 6 for 7 at the X. Mike Foderado recorded 10 saves for the pride. For the game, the Hornets outshot Greensboro 40-16, maintained a 27-19 edge on groundballs, won 15 of 23 faceoffs and converted 22 of 27 clears.
LC will battle the #15 ranked Mustangs of Villa Julie College on Saturday at 7 p.m. on Shellenberger Field.
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