HAVERFORD, Pa. – Gibbs Preston (Baltimore,
Md./McDonogh) scored just once, netting the game-winner
1:13 into the first overtime period to give McDaniel a 9-8 victory
over Connecticut College in non-conference men's lacrosse
action on Saturday.
Matt Hatton (Corning, N.Y./Corning East) led the
Green Terror (4-1) with three goals while Ryan
Hayes paced the Camels (2-2) with two goals and two
assists.
In a second half of runs, Bill Warner (Yardley,
Pa./LaSalle) broke up a three-goal spurt by Connecticut
with an unassisted marker to pull McDaniel within 8-6 with 5:53 to
play in the fourth quarter.
Hatton closed the deficit to one nearly two minutes later before
DJ Rickels (Forest Hill, Md./Boys Latin School of
Maryland) evened the game at 8-all with 3:04 showing in
regulation.
Preston made the most of the Green Terror's three shot of the
extra session, converting to give his team the victory in
McDaniel's second straight overtime affair.
Behind goals from Steve Dachille and Ben
Eischen in the game's first 3:54, the Camels built
an early 2-0 advantage.
Seven seconds into the second quarter, Jed Barnes (Severna
Park, Md./Severna Park) found Rickels to close the deficit
to one.
With 10:08 showing, Wade Barry stretched the lead
back to two but Barnes made it a 3-2 game at the intermission,
scoring unassisted 2:13 before the break.
Hayes and Sean Driscoll tallied 54 seconds apart
to stretch the Connecticut lead to 5-2 with 10:25 to play in the
third quarter.
Hatton and Zach Weeden (Shirley, Mass./Rivers
School) sliced the deficit to 5-4 in the final minute of
the third quarter before Hatton's second goal 1:03 into the
final quarter knotted the score at 5-all.
Just 1:10 later, Driscoll reestablished the Camel advantage before
Dachille and Hayes stretched the lead to 8-5 with 7:56 to
play.
Matt Dean (Glen Burnie, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti)
won 9 of 12 faceoffs for McDaniel.
The Green Terror returns to action against Hamilton in Sanford,
Fla., on Tuesday. Game time is 11 a.m.
Score by
Quarters
1
2
3
4
OT
-
F
Connecticut College
(2-2)
2
1
2
3
0
-
8
McDaniel
(4-1)
0
2
2
4
1
-
9
Goals
Connecticut: Ryan Hayes 2,
Steve Dachille 2, Sean Driscoll 2, Ben Eischen, Wade Barry.
Assists
Connecticut: Hayes 2, Eric
Doran, Ben Stahl.
McDaniel: Barnes, Preston.
Shots: C 31, M 29.
Ground
Balls: C 35, M 39.
Goalies: C (Mark Moran
61:13 – 8 saves, 9 GA); M (
Kenny McHugh 61:13 – 8
saves, 8 GA).
Extra-Man: C 1 of 5, M 1 of 5.
Face-Offs: C 8, M 12.
Clearing: C
11 of 16, M 11 of 18.
Penalties: C 6 for 5:00, M 6
for 5:00.
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