NCAA Lacrosse: Video Highlights Of #3 Denver Men’s Lacrosse 13-12 Win Over #5 Loyola

Cam Flint scored 16 seconds into overtime to lift the Denver Pioneers over the Loyola Greyhounds in front of over 3,000 fans at Ridley Athletic Complex.

NCAA Lacrosse: #3 Denver Men’s Lacrosse Wins 13-12 Overtime Thriller Over #5 Loyola On April 13

Senior Cameron Flint (Georgetown, Ontario) scored the game-winner in overtime to propel the No. 3/4 University of Denver men’s lacrosse team to a 13-12 win over the No. 5/6 Loyola University Greyhounds on Saturday afternoon in front of 3,285 fans at Ridley Athletic Complex in Baltimore, Md. The win is the Pioneers’ fifth straight and bring their overall record to 10-2 on the season, 5-0 in Eastern College Athletic Conference action.
“This was a really tough game and a great deal of the credit needs to go to Loyola, because they never gave up and battled against us right to the last second,” said head coach Bill Tierney. “I thought out team played an outstanding first half, and that Loyola played an outstanding second half. I’m proud of the way our team responded when it came time to head into overtime. Our whole team stepped up when we needed them to and that is a mark of a good team.”
Flint finished the day with four goals, his second straight four-goal game, while also finishing with three ground balls. Sophomores Eric Adamson (Anaheim Hills, Calif.) and Wesley Berg (Coquitlam, B.C.) both finished with two goals and two assists, while senior Eric Law (Centennial, Colo.) netted two goals.
Also scoring for Denver was freshman Gordie Koerber (Baltimore, Md.), senior Taylor Young (Littleton, Colo.) and sophomore Sean Cannizzaro (Cazenovia, N.Y.) with one goal each. Sophomore Garret Holst (Fishers, Ind.) recorded two assists, while senior Chase Carraro (Louisville, Ky.) finished with a season-high 16 ground balls and won a season-high 18-of 26 face-offs.
Sophomore goalie Ryan LaPlante (Fort Collins, Colo.) made a career-high 18 saves in his first complete game since the Pioneers fell to Penn State (02/17/13). LaPlante is now 7-1 on the season and has made 96 saves.
Loyola got on the board first to start the game, but the Pioneers answered with four straight goals from Young, Law Berg and Flint to end the first quarter up 4-1.
After the Greyhounds scored to open the second quarter, the Pioneers scored two straight as Flint and Berg both netted their second goals of the game to put DU up 6-2. Loyola answer with a goal from Davis Butts with 5:25 left in the second quarter, before Denver closed out the half with a goal from Flint, his third, and a goal from Law with five seconds remaining. The Pioneers took an 8-3 lead heading into the break.
After over 10 minutes of scoreless action to open the third quarter, Loyola score with 4:22 remaining as Mike Sawyer and scored off a pass from Justin Ward. Denver answered 21 seconds later as Cannizzaro scored his third goal of the season to put DU up 9-4. Loyola scored the final three goals of the quarter to cut into the Pioneers’ lead, 9-7.
Adamson and Koerber both scored within a minute of each other to open the fourth quarter and give DU an 11-7 lead. However, Loyola scored two more minutes later to make it 11-9 with 9:20 left to play. Adamson scored his 20th of the season with 8:40 left to play to give the Pioneers a three-goal cushion, but the Greyhounds scored three straight to tie the game at 12-12 as the final minutes ticked off the clock to force the game into overtime.

NCAA Lacrosse: ECAC “Game Of The Week” Features #3 Denver Men’s Lacrosse (9-2) At #5 Loyola On April 13 In Battle Of Top Two Teams

#3 Denver Pioneers 9-2 (4-0)

LAST TIME OUT: 11-10 Double Overtime Win vs. Bellarmine

The Pioneers head into Saturday’s game against Loyola in the midst of a four game winning streak, with conference wins in three of the four. Denver’s offense has been one of the best in Division I lacrosse this season, averaging 13 goals a game, ranking fourth in the country. Senior Eric Law continues to be the driving force on offense, tallying 48 points on 25 goals and 23 assists in just 11 games. Law’s 4.36 points per game average is tops in the ECAC and seventh overall in the nation. Sophomore Wesley Berg has registered 33 goals so far in 2013. His 3 goal a game average is fifth nationally. On defense, senior Kyle Hercher has caused a team leading 12 turnovers and classmate Chase Carrero has scooped up a team high 23 ground balls. Sophomore Ryan LaPlante has been a constant in goal for the Pioneers, starting ten games and recording a 9.4 goals against average and a stopping over 56% of the shots he’s faced.

#5 Loyola Greyhounds 9-2 (5-0)

LAST TIME OUT: 13-7 Win vs. Fairfield

Loyola is riding a five game win streak going into the matchup with Denver. After knocking off Fairfield 13-7 on Saturday, the Greyhounds have already punched their ticket for the ECAC tournament. Loyola’s strength continues to be its defense as they’ve climbed to fifth overall in the nation, averaging 7.45 goals against per contest. They’re also in the top five in caused turnovers with an average of ten per game and have the second highest man down defense in the country. Senior Scott Ratliff has been a stopper for the Greyhounds, causing 23 turnovers and raking in 53 groundballs. Offensively, junior Justin Ward has led the way through the first 11 games. Ward has notched 47 points (23 goals, 24 assists) for an average of 4.27 points per game, seventh in Division I. Loyola outscores its opponents by an average of 4.2 goals per game, good enough for the third best scoring margin in the nation.

NCAA Lacrosse: Video Highlights Of #6 Loyola Men’s Lacrosse 13-7 Win Over Fairfield On April 6

Loyola University Maryland defensive midfielders Scott Ratliff and Josh Hawkins combined to score six goals on as many shots, and Pat Laconi added an assist, as the Greyhounds’ defensive midfield was in on almost half of their goals during a 13-7 victory Saturday afternoon over visiting Fairfield University in ECAC Lacrosse League action at Ridley Athletic Complex.

Ratliff, a long-stick midfielder, scored four, and Hawkins added two for Loyola (9-2 overall, 5-0 ECAC), which clinched a bid to the 2013 ECAC Championships that will be played May 2-4 at Hobart College in Geneva, N.Y. Ratliff also had four caused turnovers and three ground balls, and Hawkins tallied a pair off the ground and caused one Stags turnover.

Fairfield (6-5, 3-2) took an early 1-0 lead as Marshall Johnson scored on a seven-yard shot from the top at 10:32 in the first quarter, but less than two minutes later, an extra-man goal by Loyola would start a 5-0 Greyhounds run.

A Stags push gave Loyola a man advanatage, and Harry Kutner fed Kevin Ryan who hit an over-the-shoulder shot from just in front of the crease to tie the game at 1-1 with 8:44 on the first-quarter clock.

Ratliff then picked up the ground ball on the next faceoff, and he struck with a 12-yard shot from the top of the box to give Loyola its first lead, 2-1, just nine second after Ryan’s goal.

Chris Layne scored the Greyhounds’ third goal, taking a flip from Davis Butts and running left-to-right past his defender to score at 6:27. Justin Ward then scored his first of two-straight at 3:11 with a sidearm shot from just outside the crease.

NCAA Lacrosse: Video Highlights Of Loyola Men’s Lacrosse 9-4 Win Over Ohio State On March 30

The defending National Champion Loyola men’s lacrosse team traveled to Columbus this past weekend for a showdown with Ohio State. In a low scoring affair, the Greyhounds rolled past the Buckeyes with a 9-4 win.

NCAA Men’s Lacrosse: #13 Ohio State Men’s Lacrosse Falls To #5 Loyola 9-4 On March 30

Despite a career-high tying 14 saves from junior goalie Greg Dutton, the No. 12/13-ranked Ohio State men’s lacrosse team fell to No. 5 Loyola, 9-4, Saturday in front of 1,877 fans in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The Buckeyes fall to 6-3 on the year (1-2 ECAC), while the Greyhounds improve to 8-2 (4-0 ECAC).
“Loyola is an excellent team and did an outstanding job,” Nick Myers, Ohio State head coach, said. “Defensively, we played our scheme and Greg did a great job in goal for us. Offensively, we have to find our identity. It was a 3-3 game and I thought we were doing some positive things, then we threw the ball away several times before the half and gave them some a couple goals that way. We have to find the balance between generating quality shots and not being so reckless with the ball.”
Ohio State returns to action at noon Saturday when it hosts Hobart in an ECAC game in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium televised by BTN.

NCAA Lacrosse: #12 Ohio State Men’s Lacrosse (6-2) Hosts #5 Loyola (7-2) On March 30

After three-consecutive road games, the No. 13/12-ranked Ohio State men’s lacrosse team (6-2, 1-1 ECAC) returns to Columbus for back-to-back home games, beginning Saturday with a matchup against No. 5/5 Loyola (7-2, 3-0 ECAC) at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

The game is a doubleheader with the Ohio State women’s program, which hosts Hofstra at 11 a.m. in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

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NCAA Lacrosse: Duke Men’s Lacrosse (2-4) Falls Out Of Top 20 For First Time In 10 Years; “Gauntlet” Of Ranked Opponents Continues As Blue Devils Face Loyola At Koskinen Stadium On March 8

Duke Falls to Nation’s No. 1
The Blue Devils squared off with a top-ranked squad for the eighth time since head coach John Danowski took over the reins in 2007 when it welcomed No. 1 Maryland to Koskinen Stadium this past weekend. The Terrapins scored early and built a 7-1 lead and never looked back en route to the 16-7 victory. Josh Offit matched his season high with a pair of goals, while Jordan Wolf added two assists.
Duke played all four goalies during the 60 minutes with Kyle Turri playing 39:47 and making four saves. The loss to the No. 1 Terrapins put Duke at 5-3 against top-ranked squads since 2007.
A Streak Ends
Duke, after suffering its latest setback to No. 1 Maryland, fell out of the rankings for the first time since April 26, 2004. The Blue Devils spent nearly nine seasons among the top 20 squads, including being among the top nine for a total of 98 weeks during the four months that the rankings are released.
Tough Schedule Continues
Duke’s gauntlet of ranked opponents continues this week when it welcomes reigning NCAA Champion and No. 4 Loyola to Koskinen Stadium Friday night. The Blue Devils are 14-10 all-time against the Greyhounds and 5-2 under Danowski. Duke last lost to Loyola in Durham in a 10-8 setback in 2001. The Blue Devils then take on ACC rival North Carolina March 13 on ESPNU at 7:30 p.m.

NCAA Lacrosse: Video Of Loyola Men’s Lacrosse Attacker Justin Ward’s Incredible “Over-The-Head” Pass For Assist Against UMBC On March 26

Justin Ward made a great over the head pass to find Nikko Pontrello for one of the Greyhound’s 21 goals in a 21-9 win over UMBC