Wednesday, April 9,  2008
Contact: Chris Kilcoyne
804.752.7387 / christopherkilcoyne@rmc.edu

No.7 Lynchburg Knocks off R-MC Men's Lax 16-2
(Click Here for Box Score)

LYNCHBURG, VA - The seventh-ranked Lynchburg College men's lacrosse team defeated the visiting Yellow Jackets of Randolph-Macon College 16-2 in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) action Wednesday night.

Peter LaPaglia and Tyler Watkins scored the two RMC goals with Billy Rowe recording an assist. Netminder Adam Liberto made 10 saves for the Yellow Jackets. The Hornets outshot the Yellow Jackets 48-22 and maintained a 42-25 advantage in groundballs. Lynchburg won 15 of 21 face-offs, converted on three of five extra-man opportunities, and was successful of 18 of 22 clear attempts.

The Yellow Jackets (5-4/1-2 ODAC) held LC scoreless for much of the first quarter, not allowing a goal until 6:09 left in the first. LC would go on to score four goals the remainder of the quarter. Leading the Hornets was Ryan Cranston with three goals and two assists along with Stephen Weis' three scores and one assist. 

R-MC will be back in action on Saturday when it hosts Washington and Lee at home in Ashland at 1:00 p.m.           

-Yellow Jackets-