Saturday, April 25, 2009
Contact: Chris Kilcoyne

Hampden-Sydney Knocks off Randolph-Macon Men's LAX 19-11 in ODAC Quarterfinals
(Box Score)

HAMDPEN-SYDNEY, VA-Hampden-Sydney scored five unanswered goals to start the second-half , lifting the Tigers to a 19-11 win over Randolph-Macon in the Quarterfinals of the ODAC Men's Lacrosse Tournament. Billy Rowe led R-MC with three goals and two assists, while H-SC's Micah Keller netted six goals and added an assist. The Yellow Jackets end their 2009 campaign with a 7-7 overall record.

R-MC senior Rich Wilkens scored the first goal of the game just 18 seconds after the opening whistle, receiving a pass from attackman Kevin Patton and sending a shot past H-SC goalie Mark Bagby to give the Yellow Jackets an early 1-0 lead. The Tigers responded by scoring three goals in less than four minutes as Keller tallied two goals and an assist in that span. With 9:09 remaining in the first quarter, Rowe found attackman Tyler Midwinter for a man-up tally to pull R-MC within one goal.

Less than one minute later, H-SC's Kyle Jett scored an unassisted goal with 8:19 remaining in the first quarter to spark a 5-0 Tiger run that gave them n 8-2 lead with 13:05 remaining in the second quarter. Both teams traded two goals as midfielders Wilkens and Connor Barnes registered goals for the Yellow Jackets. Although they faced a 10-4 deficit with six minutes remaining, the Yellow Jackets kept fighting. R-MC's Patrick Egan scored with 5:21 remaining and Patton netted a goal with just seven seconds remaining in the half. The Yellow Jackets entered halftime trailing 10-6.

The Tigers emerged from halftime determined to widen their lead. H-SC outscored R-MC 8-2 in the third stanza as seven different Tigers scored goals. Keller netted the final two H-SC tallies of the third quarter, while Rowe and freshman Matt Andes registered goals for the Yellow Jackets. R-MC outscored H-SC 3-1 in the final quarter, but could not overcome the ten-goal, fourth quarter deficit.

In addition to Keller's seven-point performance, Cole Hawthorne (3g, 1a), Kenny Mathison (2g, 2a), Carter Mavromatis (2g, 2a), Ben Clarke (2g, 1a), Andrew Mahoney (1g, 2a), and Kyle Jett (2g, 0a) led the Tigers with multiple points. R-MC's Billy Rowe (3g, 2a), Patrick Egan (2g, 1a), Matt Andes (2g, 1a), Kevin Patton (1g, 2a), and Rich Wilkens (2g, 0a) led the visitors, while Connor Barnes and Tyler Midwinter finished with one goal each.

H-SC's Mark Bagby tallied six saves on 28 shots while yielding eight goals in 45 minutes of work. Yellow Jacket goalie Adam Liberto grabbed seven saves on 25 shots while allowing 12 goals in 35:22 of work. R-MC's Ray Wodarski registered three saves on seven shots while yielding one goal.

The Tigers improve their record to 8-8 and face Roanoke (16-0) on Wednesday in Salem, Va. The Maroons are ranked first in the nation as well as seeded first in the ODAC Tournament.


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