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#10 Delaware 15, #18 Butler 13
March 20, 1999

 

Bruder Leads UD Men Laxers to 15-13 win over Butler

 

INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- Senior midfielder Jim Bruder scored a career- high five goals as the No. 10 ranked University of Delaware men's lacrosse team won its seventh straight game and continued its best start since 1976 with a 15-13 victory at No. 18 ranked Butler Saturday afternoon.

Bruder, a senior from Villanova, PA, scored two first quarter goals and added his final score with 3:03 left to play to give Delaware some breathing room. The Hens are off to a 4-0 start, their best start since a 4-0 start in 1976. The seven straight wins, which includes the final three games from last season, is the longest since the 1979 team won a school record 11 straight games. Butler fell to 2-4 on the season.

Sean Carney added two goals and three assists, Kevin Lavey and Jason Lavey each dished out four assists, and John Grant, Ken Carrington, and Dennis DeBusschere each scored twice to lead the Blue Hens. The Bulldogs got four goals from Chris Vosburgh and two goals each from three other players but top player Cory Kahoun was held to just one goal.

Delaware jumped out to a 4-0 first quarter lead and led 9-4 at halftime. The Hens were up 12-6 after a DeBusschere goal with 6:18 left in the third quarter, but Butler went on a furious rally, scoring six straight goals, including two by Mike Nicolosi, to tie the score at 12-12 with 11:01 left to play. But Bruder broke the tie with a goal with 8:41 left, Grant scored one minute later, and Bruder scored again with 3:03 left to put the Hens up 15-12.

Delaware returns to action March 24 at Mt. St. Mary's.

Delaware...4...5...3...3...15
Butler......0...4...6...3...13

Goals: Delaware - Jim Bruder-5, Sean Carney-2, John Grant-2, Ken Carrington-2, Dennis DeBusschere-2, Keevin Galbraith, Chris Purpura; Butler - Chris Vosburgh-4, Chris Aitkin-2, Mike Nicolosi- 2, Doug Patterson-2, Curt Buss, Cory Kahoun, Mike Regan; Assists: D - Kevin Lavey-4, Jason Lavey-4, Carney-3, Jason Motta, Grant; B - Matt McSweeny-2, Regan, Vosburgh; Shots: D - 35, B- 42; Saves: D - 12 (Ron Jedlicka), B - 12 (Marc Ferrandino); Groundballs: D - 51, B- 57; Faceoffs: D - 18, B- 13; Extra Man goals: D - 0-3, B - 2-9.

 

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