Potomac, Md. - Dickinson College edged St.
Mary's College of Maryland, 7-6, in non-conference men's lacrosse
action Saturday afternoon at the Bullis School.
Senior attackman Ted Sirvaitis (Greenwich,
Conn./Greenwich) paced the Red Devils (2-0) in scoring with a hat
trick while sophomore midfielder Sam Abramson
(Alexandria, Md./Potomac) added two helpers and a goal.
Goals by Sirvaitis and senior midfielder
Chris Dodson (Bethesda, Md./Landon) gave Dickinson
a 2-1 advantage after one period of play. The Red Devil
defense nearly shutout St. Mary's in the first until senior
midfielder Ryan Alexander (Laurel, Md./Pallotti)
finally put his squad on the board with a man-up goal with 42
seconds left, converting a pass from junior attackman
Dennis Rosson (Severna Park, Md./Severn).
The Seahawks (0-2) were indeed shutout in the second quarter as
Sirvaitis scored twice to carry a 3-0 run, giving
Dickinson a 5-1 lead at halftime.
Alexander finished as the Seahawks' leading
scorer with a hat trick while Rosson contributed a
goal and two assists.
The tables turned in the third quarter as St. Mary's stepped up
its defensive front, holding Dickinson scoreless and tacking on two
more behind goals from Alexander and red-shirt
first-year Jake Wilhelm (Annapolis,
Md./Annapolis).
The Seahawks outscored DC in the last stanza with scores by
Alexander, Rosson, and sophomore
attackman JP Lennon (Huntington, N.Y./St.
Anthony's); however, the Red Devils were successful in holding on
for the one-point win.
St. Mary's first-year midfielder Albert
Mitchell (Shrewsbury, Mass./Saint John's) dominated
face-offs, winning 11-of-17 for a .647 percentage.
Mitchell also scooped up a game-high seven ground
balls helping to lead the Seahawks to a 33-23 advantage in ground
balls.
SMC outshot the Red Devils, 42 to 37, while junior goalie
Stu Wheeler (Baltimore, Md./St. Paul's) turned
away 13 shots.
Senior goalie Tyler Magann (Easton, Pa./Hill)
nabbed 19 saves to preserve the Dickinson victory.
The Seahawks return to action next Saturday, March 6 as St.
Mary's travels to Lancaster, Pa. to take on Franklin & Marshall
College at 3:00 pm.
