Lehigh University
No. 25 Pennsylvania
Lucas leads Lehigh to big win over No. 25 Penn
3/16/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
Lucas got the scoring started for Lehigh just 57 seconds into the contest with his 18th score of the season. Walsh upped the Mountain Hawk lead to two with
Penn opened the second quarter with another goal, but Morin gained the momentum for Lehigh right back, as he scored at the
Penn scored three times in the first five minutes of the second half and looked as though it was going to come all the way back, but the Mountain Hawks regained their composure, as Lucas scored the game’s next three goals in a span of 11 minutes and the Lehigh lead was back up to 12-6 with nine minutes remaining. Morin and Lucas would tack up two more scores for the Mountain Hawks, and the victory was theirs.
Spirko sent back 14 shots on the day for the Brown and White, who out shot Penn 34-31 for the game. Lehigh won 14 of 26 face offs, and was 16 of 17 on clear attempts for the game. Blake Best handed out three assists and Shrader and Jeff Wiener both had two helpers. Junior captain Jeff King was solid all day long on defense for Lehigh, scooping up seven groundballs and causing one turnover.
“Andrew Lucas took over for us out there today,” explained head coach Chris Wakely after the game. “Andrew made a play every time we need one. Eric Spirko also played very well for us in goal, he had some huge saves and was ready to go from the beginning. We never gave up the lead tonight and that played a big part in the outcome. There were a few moments that we did not manage the lead very well, but we’re learning and we’re improving.” Wakely continued, “We’re very talented and we can play with anybody, and we showed that here today. This is a huge win for us, and it’s really a confidence builder.”
Lehigh returns to action on Friday, March 25, when the Mountain Hawks welcome another nationally ranked opponent to the Ulrich Sports Complex, as Navy comes to
