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Potomac, Md. - Five goals in
the fourth quarter propel the St. Mary's College of Maryland men's
lacrosse team to a dominant 9-2 victory over Dickinson College in
non-conference action Saturday afternoon at the Bullis School.
Sophomore attackmen Dennis Rosson (Severna
Park, Md./Severn) and Sam Burns (Potomac, Md./T.S.
Wootton) as well as sophomore midfielder Chris
Morihlatko (Arnold, Md./Broadneck) each scored two goals
to lead the Seahawk offense.
St. Mary's (1-1) was ahead 2-0 after the first 15 minutes as
Morihlatko found the back of the net with a pair
of unassisted goals.
The Seahawks took a 3-1 lead into halftime as sophomore
attackman Chris Becraft (Rockville, Md./Good
Counsel) scored for St. Mary's at 11:08. Senior middie
Clark Appleby (Chevy Chase, Md./Bullis) helped
Dickinson (1-1) avoid the shutout with an unassisted goal at 8:12.
Junior captain Ryan Alexander (Laurel,
Md./Pallotti) gave the Seahawks a three-goal cushion 1:42 into the
start of the third period with his first tally of the season.
Junior attackman Chris Dodson (Bethesda,
Md./Landon) brought the Red Devils within 4-2 at 7:35 as
Dodson completed a feed from junior defenseman
Chris Breslin (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City).
St. Mary's exploded for five unanswered goals in the fourth
stanza as Burns and Rosson both
scored a pair, while Alexander assisted on three
of them. Freshman middie Billy Scheurer
(Telford, Pa./Souderton Area) netted the final goal of the game at
3:06 for Scheurer's first collegiate goal.
St. Mary's edged the Red Devils, 36-33, but Dickinson posted a
29-25 margin in ground balls.
Senior face-off specialist Marc DiPasquale
(Fallston, Md./Boys' Latin) won 8-of-15 face-offs to give the
Seahawks the edge.
Sophomore Pat Simpson (Arnold, Md./Broadneck)
recorded 20 saves, including eight in the second period, and
scooped up a game-high four ground balls in lifting St. Mary's to
the win. Senior Russell Matthews
(Chestertown, Md./Kent County) turned away 13 shots in the loss.
St. Mary's will return to action next Saturday, March 7 when the
Seahawks take on No. 9 Roanoke College in non-conference action at
2:00 down in Salem, Va.
