WESTMINSTER, Md. – Every member of McDaniel's
starting attack and midfield recorded no fewer than two points to
key an 18-7 victory over visiting Virginia Wesleyan in
non-conference men's lacrosse action on Saturday.
Deane Mellor (Chadds Ford, Pa./Wilminton Friends
School), DJ Rickels (Forest Hill, Md./Boys Latin
School of Maryland) and Gibbs Preston (Baltimore,
Md./McDonogh), who comprised the starting attack for the
Green Terror (3-0), each recorded a hat trick. Mellor added two
assists while Rickels and Preston had one helper
apiece.
Travis Puls led the Marlins (2-3) with two goals
and two assists.
Three Bill Warner (Yardley, Pa./LaSalle) assists
in the game's first 5:16 staked McDaniel to an early 3-0
lead.
Just 1:52 into the game, Warner found Nicholas DiBernardo
(Towson, Md./Calvert Hall) before finding Mellor two
minutes later. With 9:44 to play, Mellor bounced home a Warner feed
to stretch the lead to three.
Damian Becker and Adam Nycz
closed the deficit to 3-2 with 6:32 showing in the first period but
two straight goals from Rickels, including a man-up tally off
Warner's fourth assist pushed the lead to 5-2.
Puls and Mat Dean (Glen Burnie, Md./St. Vincent
Pallotti) traded tallies in the final minute of the stanza
to account for a nine-goal first quarter.
A Nycz man-up marker off a Puls feed pulled the visitors within 6-4
but the Green Terror reeled off the next five goals of open up a
11-4 halftime advantage.
Mike Hatton (Corning, N.Y./Corning East) had all
three of his assists during the run while Preston tallied his three
goals.
Virginia Wesleyan goals 30 seconds apart drew the Marlins within
11-6 with 12:21 to play in the third quarter but a 7-0 McDaniel run
seeled the deal.
Matthew Daley (Wilmington, Del./A.I. Dupont)
scored twice during the stretch.
Gabe Brumett set the final margin, scoring with
17.3 seconds on the clock.
Warner finished with five points on a goal and four assists while
Hatton had four points on a goal and three assists. It was the
first collegiate hat trick for Mellor and the five points marked a
career best for the sophomore. Mellor also grabbed five ground
balls.
Dean went 7-for-13 on faceoffs to go with his two goals while
Jed Barnes (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park) was 5
of 9 at the X. Matt Mummert (Dillsburg,
Pa./Northern) picked up a team-best seven ground
balls.
McDaniel returns to action at Mary Washington on Wednesday. Game
time is 3:30 p.m.
Score by
Quarters
1
2
3
4
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F
Virginia Wesleyan
(2-3)
3
1
2
1
-
7
McDaniel
(3-0)
6
5
3
4
-
18
Goals
Virginia Wesleyan: Travis Puls 2, Adam Nycz
2, Damian Becker, Tim Homa, Gabe Brumett.
Assists
Virginia Wesleyan: Puls 2, Drew Langis 2,
Becker, Brock Waddell.
Shots: V 29, M 39.
Ground
Balls: V 23, M 36.
Goalies: V (John-Paul
Novak 60:00 – 16 saves, 18 GA); M (
Kenny McHugh 50:17 –
6 saves, 6 GA;
Brad Motley 6:21 – 3 save, 0 GA; KR Schultz
3:22 – 1 saves, 1 GA).
Extra-Man: V 2 of 5,
M 3 of 5.
Face-Offs: V 14, M 13.
Clearing: V 19 of 25, M 26 of 29.
Penalties: V 6 for 5:30, M 6 for 5:00.
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