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Lehigh inches closer to tournament berth with 11-9 victory
4/16/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
The Mountain Hawks came out of the gate very strong, as Andrew Mastronomaco, Lucas and Morin combined for four goals in the first
Billy Klotz pulled Holy Cross to within three again with his 20th goal of the season, but David Walsh netted his 12th goal of the year to put the Brown and White in front 6-2 with 37 seconds to go in the quarter, Paul LeBlanc then scored his first goal of the game with just nine seconds left in the quarter, and he opened the second quarter with his second score to pull the Crusaders to within two, at 6-4. The two teams were held scoreless for the next 12:35, before Klotz scored his second goal of the contest with 1:53 left in the half, making the score 6-5 in favor of the Brown and White. Walsh gave Lehigh the momentum heading into halftime however with his second goal of the game, with just 29 ticks left on the first half clock, sending Lehigh to the locker room ahead 7-5.
Morin scored the second half’s first goal, but not until the
In addition to winning 19 of 24 face-offs, Weiss also scooped up eight ground balls, while Morin and Stuart Young both scooped up four. Best handed out three assists to go with his one goal, while Jimmy Gabal, Weiss and Jeff Wiener each dished out one assist. The Mountain Hawks out shot the Crusaders 37-23 and had 27 ground balls to Holy Cross’s 21. In goal for the Brown and White, freshman Eric Spirko, the reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Week, played the entire 60 minutes and sent back six Crusader shots.
Lehigh returns to action on Tuesday evening when the Mountain Hawks play host to nationally ranked Villanova at the Ulrich Sports Complex. Game time is scheduled for
