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March 16, 2002 Balanced Terrapins Shut Down Blue Hen High Scorers for Victory
COLLEGE PARK, MD - No. 5 ranked University of Maryland held the University of Delaware's top scorer without a goal and the Terrapins rolled to a 16-5 non-league men's lacrosse win over the Blue Hens Saturday at Byrd Stadium. Maryland (5-1), which downed the Hens for the third straight year, jumped out to an 8-1 halftime lead and never looked back in posting its third straight victory. The Blue Hens (2-3) dropped their second straight game as they suffered their lowest scoring output since a 5-4 win over Vermont last April. Maryland, the nation's top scoring offense, got goals from nine different players led by junior Matt Brock's first career hat trick. Dan LaMonica, Mike Mollot, Nate Watkins, Mike LaMonica, and Ryan Moran each added two goals apiece. Delaware got two goals each from sophomore Scott Evans (St. Peter's/Peterborough, Ontario) and senior Chris Bickley (Abington/Jenkintown, PA), but leading scorer Ryan Metzbower (12 goals) was held to just one assist. Second leading scorer Andy Hipple was held to one goal and one assist. Evans also added an assist for the Blue Hens. Delaware goalkeeper Dave Mullen (Ridley/Ridley Park, PA) posted 19 saves. Maryland, which scored four goals in each quarter, outshot the Hens 46-34 and won 16 of the 25 faceoffs. The Terrapins broke a scoreless tie with 6:13 left in the first quarter when Dan LaMonica scored the game's first goal. That began a 6-0 start for Maryland, including two goals each by LaMonica and Mollot, as the Hens could not get on the board until Bickley scored off a feed from Metzbower with 10:41 left before halftime. Maryland scored twice more to take an 8-1 lead into halftime. Delaware scored two of the first three goals of the second half as Bickley and Evans each converted in the first four minutes to cut the lead to 10-3. But Maryland struck back with six straight goals to put the game away. The Hens got goals from Evans and Hipple in the final two minutes for the final verdict. The Hens will continue their tough three-game road swing next Saturday as they travel to No. 9 ranked Towson for a Colonial Athletic Association game. AGATE: Delaware............0.......1.......2.......2..........5 Scoring: Delaware - Scott Evans 2 goals-0 assists-2 points, Chris Bickley 2-0-2, Andy Hipple 1-1-2, Brad Downer 0-1-1, Ryan Metzbower 0-1-1, Matt Lehmann 0-1-1; Maryland - Dan LaMonica 2-3-5, Matt Brock 3-0-3, Mike Mollot 2-1-3, Nate Watkins 2-1-3, Mike LaMonica 2-1-3, Ryan Moran 2-0-2, Alex Poole 1-0-1, Mike Morsell 1-0-1, Jamie Daue 1-0-1, Willy Passavia 0-1-1. Goalies: Delaware - David Mullen (60:00, 19 saves, 16 GA). Maryland - Danny McCormick (51:14, 11 saves, 3 GA), T.C. Behm (6:44, 4 saves, 0 GA), Matt Rzepkowski (2:02, 1 save, 2 GA) Shots: Delaware - 34, Maryland - 46; Groundballs: Delaware - 41, Maryland - 57; Faceoffs: Delaware - 9, Maryland 16; Clears - Delaware - 20 of 23, Maryland - 20 of 30; Extra Man Goals: Delaware - 1 of 4, Maryland 1 of 3; Penalties: Delaware - 3 for 2:30, Maryland - 4 for 3:00; Attendance: 1,061.
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