UMW Men's Lax Drops Opener at Hampden-Sydney, 9-8, in Final Seconds
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Washington (0-1) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Hampden-Sydney (1-0) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Mary Washington | Hampden-Sydney |
|---|---|
| G: Billy Kelly - 4 | G: 4 Players (#2, #7, #11, #20 - 2) |
| A: Chris Garcia - 2 | A: Corey Mavromatis - 2 |
| Sv: Zack Del grosso - 8 | Sv: 2 Players (#9, #28 - 7) |
| GB: Joey Marson - 4 | GB: Brad Mostowy - 15 |
| Team Statistics | Mary Washington | Hampden-Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 37 | 32 |
| Ground Balls | 25 | 38 |
| Saves | 8 | 14 |
| Clears | 11-16 | 16-20 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 25 |
| Face Offs Won | 6 | 15 |
| Man Up | 2-9 | 3-5 |
The University of Mary Washington men's lacrosse team fell behind early, rallied back to tie the score, but fell with 1.6 seconds left at Hampden-Sydney College on Saturday in both teams' season opener.
The Eagles scored first, as junior Luke Dick scored unassisted with 12:01 remaining in the first. The Togers then scored five of the game's next six goals (with Dick adding a second tally for UMW), and led, 5-2 with 7:41 remaining in the second quarter. Junior Billy Kelly scored the first of his four goals to cut the deficit to 5-3, but the Tigers scored with 42 second left in the second to take a 6-3 advantage to halftime.
The Eagles rallied back in the third quarter, as Kelly scored with 13:57 left on a Chris Garcia assist, and again 1:27 later unassisted. After the Tigers quelled the momentum with a score, Kelly scored again on a Garcia assist with 3:28 left to cut the deficit back to one at 7-6. Hampden Sydney scored with 1:05 remaining, but Garcia scored to move the score to 8-7 with 38 ticks left in the quarter.
The defenses tightened in the fourth quarter, but UMW found the tying score at 7:29 left as Matt ganskopp scored a man-up tally on a Luke Dick pass. Then, with just 1.6 seconds left, the Tigers found the nets for the game winner from Ryan Martin.
UMW led in shots, 37-32, With the Tigers holding a 38-25 lead in ground balls. HSC won 15 of 22 faceoffs, and scored three extra-man goals. Zack Del Grosso had seven saves for UMW in goal.
Mary Washington will have its home opener on Wednesday as they host Randolph-Macon College at 3:00 p.m.
