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Delaware 25, Hartford 5
March 6, 1999

Delaware Men's Lacrosse Routs Hartford 25-5

NEWARK, DE -- Senior Sean Carney scored four goals and dished out two assists and 12 other University of Delaware players scored a goal as the Blue Hens routed Hartford 25-5 in an America East men's lacrosse game Saturday at Rullo Stadium.

The Hens, off to a 2-0 start for the first time since their NCAA Tournament season in 1984, remained 2-0 at the new Rullo Stadium, outscoring opponents 44-13. The 25 goals was the highest output for Delaware since a 25-6 win over Lehigh in 1984 and the 20-goal win margin was the highest since a 26-4 victory over Lehigh in 1983.

Carney (Lakeland-Panas/Yorktown, NY) scored all of his career-high four goals in the first half as the Hens pulled away from a 4-3 lead with 3:29 left in the first quarter by scoring seven straight goals for an 11-3 lead with 10:40 left in the first half. He scored two goals in the final five minutes of the second quarter to give the Hens an 18-4 halftime lead.

All-American John Grant added three goals and three assists, Jason Lavey (Harborfields/Huntington Station, NY) and Dennis DeBusschere (Garden City, NY HS) each added three goals, and Kevin Lavey (Harborfields), Pete Duncan (Boonton/Mt. Lakes, NJ), Chris Purpura (Loyola/Baltimore, MD), and Chris Bickley (Abington, Pa. HS) all scored twice for the Hens, who outshot Hartford 54-12.

Hartford got three goals from Tracey Kulesky while Todd Richard and Tom Hanas each scored goals and Frank Branca dished out two assists.

Hartford......3...1...0....1...5
Delaware.....8..10...3...4..25

Goals: Hartford - Tracey Kulesky-3, Todd Richard, Tom Hanas; Delaware - Sean Carney-4, Jason Lavey-3, Dennis DeBusschere-3, John Grant-3, Kevin Lavey-2, Pete Duncan-2, Chris Purpura-2, Chris Bickley-2, Jay Motta, J.C. Valore, Liam Wertheimer, Sean Jedlicka; Assists: H - Frank Branca-2, Brian LaMastro; D - Grant-3, K. Lavey- 2, Carney-2, Eben Roberts-2, J. Lavey, Motta, Jim Bruder, Marc Traverso, Dave Christopher; Shots: H - 12, D - 54; Saves: H - 14 (Paul Caracci, 18 minutes, 4 saves, 10 goals; Ray Avendt, 12 minutes, 2 saves, 8 goals; Michael Avendt, 30 minutes, 8 saves, 7 goals), D -2 (Ron Jedlicka, 30 minutes, 1 save, 4 goals; Kevin Tiernan, 21 minutes, 1 save, 0 goals; Dave Mullen, 9 minutes, 0 saves, 1 goal); Groundballs: H - 36, D-33; Penalties: H - 4-3:30, D - 7-6:00; Extra Man Goals: H - 1-5, D - 1-3; Faceoffs: H- 16, D- 17; Clears: H - 12-27, D- 15-17; Attendance: 300.

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