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Delaware 15, Towson 13

April 8, 2000

TOWSON, MD -- Junior Jason Lavey had four goals and three assists and junior Liam Wertheimer added three goals and three assists, including the game-winner with 18 seconds remaining, as Delaware defeated Towson, 15-13, in men's lacrosse action at Minnegan Stadium Saturday afternoon.


Junior Attack
Liam Wertheimer
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The win was Delaware first road victory over Towson since 1979. The Blue Hens (5-4, 1-0 America East) had lost 10 consecutive road games to Towson (1-5, 0-1 America East).

Towson scored on two of its first four shots en route to a 4-0 lead. The Blue Hens trailed by four twice the first half before taking the lead with a 5-0 third quarter, which capped an 8-0 run. Lavey, a native of Huntington Station, NY, scored three times during the spurt. He started the run when he scored on a wrap-around goal from the left side of the net with 8:55 remaining in the second quarter, which cut the Towson lead to 6-3. Lavey later capped the run when he scored off a feed from Wertheimer with 4:28 remaining in the third quarter to give Delaware a 10-6 lead.

Towson ended its drought of 27:05 without scoring a goal when Brad Reppert scored unassisted from the left side just 28 seconds into the fourth quarter. Towson went on to score six of the next eight goals to tie the game, 13-13, on Reppert's fifth-goal of the game - a nifty behind the back shot off of a loose ball in front of the net - with 45 seconds remaining.

After a Towson timeout, the Tigers won the ensuing face-off. However, Bryan Barrett picked up a ground ball and raced the length of the field down the right sideline. He dished to Lavey, who found Wertheimer at the left side of the net for the go-ahead goal.

Ryan Metzbower added an insurance goal as time expired for the final margin.

Delaware hosts Hofstra Friday night in a key America East match-up. Game time at Rullo Stadium is 7:30 p.m.

 

AGATE

Delaware……2…..3…..5…..5…..-15

Towson…….4…..2…..0…..7…..-13

Goals: Delaware - Ryan Metzbower-4, Jason Lavey-4, Chris Bickley-3, Liam Wertheimer-3, Dave Christopher; Towson - Brad Reppert-5, Josh Tankersley-3, Brad Monaco-2, Keith Smith, Hunter Lochte, Todd Paradise; Assists: Delaware - Liam Wertheimer-3, Jason Lavey-3, Ken Carrington, R.C. Reed, Ryan Metzbower, Chris Bickley; Towson - Ryan Obloj-2, Mike Haertel-2, Brad Monaco, Todd Paradise, J.D. Jones; Shots: Delaware - 40; Towson - 35; Ground balls: Delaware - 36; Towson - 49; Saves: Delaware - 12 (Dave Mullin); Towson - 13 (John Horrigan).

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