Elizabethtown College MensLacrosse News 
Back to top 4/30/2008 Three Blue Jays named to All-MAC team FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Men's Lacrosse Places Three on All-MAC Team ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's lacrosse team has had three players named to the All-Middle Atlantic Conference, as voted upon by the league's eight head coaches and released Wednesday. Senior long-stick midfielder Gary Senese (Leonardtown, MD/Tatnall School) and sophomore midfielder Aaron Weber (Lititz, PA/Manheim Township) were first-team selections, while senior defender Eric Peifer (Lancaster, PA/Hempfield) was a second-team pick. The Blue Jays finished 6-8 overall and in fifth place in the MAC with a 4-3 league mark under third-year head coach Terry Corcoran. Weber finished with 22 goals and a team-high 15 assists for 37 points this season. He scored at least one point in all 14 games, and scored four of his 22 goals with the man advantage. In two seasons, Weber ranks fourth in program history in goals (57), third in assists (51) and fifth in points (108). Senese and Peifer helped the Blue Jays compile a 9.89 goals against average while holding 10 of 14 opponents to 10 goals or fewer Senese finished fourth on the team in ground balls with 40, and concluded his career ranked fourth in program history with 203 ground balls. Peifer started all 14 games on defense, and ranked third on the team with 54 ground balls. His career total of 190 ground balls ranks fifth all-time in program history, just behind Senese. Messiah College senior attackman Nick Ricucci was named Player of the Year, while teammate J.J. Miller received Rookie of the Year honors. Lycoming College head coach Bryan Anken was recognized by his peers as Coach of the Year. Back to top 4/26/2008 Elizabethtown routs King's 17-9, but is eliminated from playoff race ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S LACROSSE Blue Jays Win 17-9 at King's, But Eliminated from Playoff Race WILKES-BARRE, Pa. --- With their Middle Atlantic Conference playoff hopes on the line, the Elizabethtown College men's lacrosse team defeated King's College 17-9 on Saturday afternoon. However, the Blue Jays were eliminated from the postseason as Lycoming College defeated FDU-Florham, giving FDU the fourth and final playoff spot via tiebreaker over the Blue Jays. Junior Ryan McCafferty (Orlando, FL/Boone) and sophomore Aaron Weber (Lititz, PA/Manheim Township) each finished with five goals in the win for the Blue Jays (6-8 overall, 4-3 MAC), who set a season high for goals in the victory. Sophomore Jon Day (Thornton, PA/Bishop Shanahan) had three goals and first-year student Kurt Deschner (Kelowna, BC/Kelowna Secondary) added two goals and two assists. Elizabethtown trailed 5-4 after one quarter, but scored six straight goals in the second period to take a 10-5 lead to intermission. The Blue Jays held an 11-8 lead after three quarters, but fired home six more goals in the final quarter. The Blue Jays peppered 62 shots at the Monarch goal, and finished with a 50-27 edge in ground balls. Day led the Blue Jays with eight ground balls while senior Eric Peifer (Lancaster, PA/Hempfield) added seven ground balls. Chris Landry led the Monarchs (4-9 overall, 0-7 MAC) with four goals and an assist, as King's finished the season with seven losses in its final eight games. Senior Chris Schuch (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) made two saves in his final appearance in a Blue Jay uniform, departing as the program's career leader in saves with 460. First-year student Hunter Malick (Center Valley, PA/Moravian Academy) relieved in the third quarter and added four saves for Elizabethtown, while Andrew Bartle finished with 22 saves in goal for the Monarchs. Score by period 1 2 3 4 Tot Elizabethtown Coll. GOALS: Aaron Weber 5; Ryan McCafferty 5;
Jon Day 3; Kurt Deschner 2; Chris Senese 1; Josh Dougherty 1. King's College GOALS: Chris Landry 4; Keith Hoerburger 1;
Rusty Booth 1; Curtis Reinard 1; Phil Gakos 1; John Doran 1. SHOTS - ETOWN 62; KINGS 26. MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - ETOWN 1-3; KINGS 0-3. FACEOFFS - ETOWN 16-29; KINGS 13-29. GOALIES - ETOWN: Chris Schuch (2 saves), Hunter Malick (4 saves); KINGS: Andrew Bartle (22 saves). Back to top 4/23/2008 Blue Jays remain in playoff race with 11-8 win over Lycoming ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S LACROSSE Blue Jays Down Lycoming 11-8 to Remain in Playoff Race ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Junior Ryan McCafferty (Orlando, FL/Boone) scored four goals and dished out two assists, and sophomore Aaron Weber (Lititz, PA/Manheim Township) and first-year student Kurt Deschner (Kelowna, BC/Kelowna Secondary) tallied three goals apiece as Elizabethtown College defeated Lycoming College 11-8 in Middle Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action on Wednesday afternoon. With the victory, the Blue Jays (5-8 overall, 3-3 MAC) remain alive for the fourth and final playoff spot in the MAC with one regular-season game remaining, at King's College on Saturday. McCafferty scored once in each quarter, while Deschner gave the Blue Jays the lead for good on a goal with 2:58 left in the second quarter. Weber scored two of his three goals in the second half, and also assisted on goals by McCafferty and Deschner in the first half. Dan Cannon led the Warriors (9-5 overall, 4-2 MAC) with three goals while Ed Williams had a pair of tallies for Lycoming, which held its only lead of the day at 1-0 on a goal by Jim Cusick just 2:42 into the first quarter. The match was tied 2-2 at the end of one quarter, and goals by Weber and McCafferty were answered by Nate Walter and Cannon to knot the contest at 4-4 with 4:44 left in the first half. After Deschner gave the Blue Jays a 5-4 lead prior to halftime, McCafferty extended the Elizabethtown advantage to 6-4 on his third goal of the day with 11:26 left in the third quarter. The Warriors would get within a goal at 6-5 on a tally by Andrew Stoner midway through the quarter, but back-to-back goals from the Blue Jays in the final four minutes of the third quarter gave Elizabethtown an 8-5 lead, and Lycoming would pull no closer than two goals the rest of the game. Senior Gary Senese (Leonardtown, MD/Tatnall School, DE) led Elizabethtown with six ground balls on the afternoon, while Mike Doherty collected 12 ground balls for Lycoming, most coming on his 18 faceoff wins in 22 attempts. Senior Chris Schuch (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) earned the win with seven saves in goal for Elizabethtown, while Kyle Gilfoy finished with eight stops for Lycoming. Score by period 1 2 3 4 Tot Lycoming College GOALS: Dan Cannon 3; Ed Williams 2; Nate
Walter 1; Andrew Stoner 1; Jim Cusick 1. Elizabethtown Coll. GOALS: Ryan McCafferty 4; Aaron Weber 3;
Kurt Deschner 3; Josh Dougherty 1. SHOTS - LYCO 29; ETOWN 24. MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - LYCO 0-1; ETOWN 1-5. FACEOFFS - LYCO 18-22; ETOWN 4-22. CLEARS - LYCO 15-19; ETOWN 20-29. GOALIES - LYCO: Kyle Gilfoy (8 saves); ETOWN: Chris Schuch (7 saves). Back to top 4/19/2008 Etown falls in triple overtime at FDU-Florham, 10-9 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S LACROSSE Etown Falls in Triple Overtime to FDU, 10-9 Click here for the box score MADISON, N.J. --- Jordan Levitz scored with 1:04 remaining in triple overtime to give FDU-Florham a hard-fought 10-9 victory over Elizabethtown College in Middle Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon. Levitz's goal ended the longest game in Blue Jay program history, as the teams played nearly 11 minutes of overtime before settling the result. Junior Ryan McCafferty (Orlando, FL/Boone) led the Blue Jays (4-8 overall, 2-3 MAC) with four goals while sophomore Aaron Weber (Lititz, PA/Manheim Township) posted two goals and three assists for Elizabethtown, which forced the overtime on a goal by McCafferty with 8:13 remaining in the fourth quarter. Scott Shadiack led the Devils (3-8 overall, 3-2 MAC) with four goals and an assist, including a pair of fourth-quarter tallies that gave FDU a short-lived 9-8 lead with 8:54 remaining. Sophomore Jon Day (Thornton, PA/Bishop Shanahan), sophomore Keith Staulters (Ballston Spa, NY/Ballston Spa) and first-year student Kurt Deschner (Kelowna, BC/Kelowna Secondary) also scored goals for the Blue Jays. Senior Gary Senese (Leonardtown, MD/Tatnall School, DE) led the Blue Jay defense with seven ground balls. Senior Chris Schuch (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) entered in relief in the first quarter for the Blue Jays and made 15 saves in goal, while Evan Mager tallied 11 stops for the Devils. Score by period 1 2 3 4 1OT 2OT 3OT Tot Elizabethtown Coll. GOALS: Ryan McCafferty 4; Aaron Weber 2;
Keith Staulters 1; Jon Day 1; Kurt Deschner 1. FDU-Florham GOALS: Scott Shadiack 4; Brian Nuckle 1; James Baker 1; Mike Frey 1; Tom Byrne 1; Taylor Hogarth 1; Jordan Levitz 1. SHOTS - ETOWN 37; FDU 28 MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - ETOWN 1-3; FDU 0-1 FACEOFFS - ETOWN 10-24; FDU 14-24 GOALIES - ETOWN: Hunter Malick (0 saves), Chris Schuch (15 saves); FDU: Evan Mager (11 saves). Back to top 4/12/2008 Blue Jays get five more goals from Ryan McCafferty in 9-6 win vs Manhattan. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S LACROSSE Etown Defeats Manhattanville 9-6 in MAC Battle ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Junior Ryan McCafferty (Orlando, FL/Boone) fired home five goals on five shots to lead Elizabethtown College to a 9-6 win over Manhattanville College in Middle Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Aaron Weber (Lititz, PA/Manheim Township) added two goals and three assists for the Blue Jays (4-7 overall, 2-2 MAC) who scored twice in the final three minutes of the first half to take a 5-2 lead to halftime. After the Valiants (7-4 overall, 1-3 MAC) pulled within 5-4 on a man-up goal by Vinny Menzenski just 1:08 into the second half, the Blue Jays scored the next three goals to take an 8-4 advantage. McCafferty, who leads the team with 25 points and ranks second on the squad with 18 goals, scored three times in the second quarter and twice more in the third. Sophomore Jon Day (Thornton, PA/Bishop Shanahan) and sophomore Keith Staulters (Ballston Spa, NY/Ballston Spa) also scored for the Blue Jays, who were outshot 29-22 by the Valiants. Menzenski scored twice for Manhattanville, while Joey Hasbrouck posted one goal and one assist. Defensively, brothers Jon and Chris Day led the Blue Jays with six and five ground balls, respectively, while Matt Harold paced the Valiants with five ground balls. Manhattanville finished 3-for-4 with the man advantage, while the Blue Jays were successful once in seven man-up opportunities. First-year student Hunter Malick (Center Valley, PA/Moravian Academy) started for the Blue Jays and made two saves, with senior Chris Schuch (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) gaining the win after coming on early in the third quarter and finishing with four saves. Andrew Predun made five stops for Manhattanville. Score by period 1 2 3 4 Tot Manhattanville Coll. GOALS: Vinny Menzenski 2; Joey Hasbrouck
1; Max Garofalo 1; Luke Dorfman 1; Andrew McMillin 1. Elizabethtown Coll. GOALS: Ryan McCafferty 5; Aaron Weber 2;
Keith Staulters 1; Jon Day 1. SHOTS - MVILLE 29; ETOWN 22. MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - MVILLE 3-4; ETOWN 1-7. FACEOFFS - MVILLE 9-18; ETOWN 9-18. GOALIES - MVILLE: Andrew Predun (5 saves); ETOWN: Hunter Malick (2 saves), Chris Schuch (4 saves). Back to top 4/9/2008 Ryan McCafferty nets four goals to lead Blue Jays to 13-5 win over DeSales ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S LACROSSE Blue Jays Snap Skid With 13-5 Win over DeSales ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Junior Ryan McCafferty (Orlando, FL/Boone) scored four goals and added an assist as Elizabethtown College downed DeSales University 13-5 in Middle Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action on Wednesday afternoon. Sophomore Jon Day (Thornton, PA/Bishop Shanahan) chipped in with three goals for the Blue Jays (3-7 overall, 1-2 MAC), who scored in the first minute of the second, third and fourth quarters to roll to the win over the Bulldogs (5-7 overall, 0-3 MAC) and snap a six-game losing streak. Elizabethtown led 2-0 after one quarter and held a 3-2 lead late in the second quarter when McCafferty scored his second goal of the game with 1:56 left to push the Blue Jay lead to 4-2 at halftime. The Blue Jays came roaring out of intermission, scoring four times in the first five minutes as McCafferty scored twice and sophomores Keith Staulters (Ballston Spa, NY/Ballston Spa) and Josh Dougherty (Ocean City, MD/Worcester Prep) added single goals to give the Blue Jays an 8-2 lead. Staulters finished with two goals for Elizabethtown along with first-year student Kurt Deschner (Kelowna, BC/Kelowna Secondary), while first-year student Matt Miller (Willow Street, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg) scored the final goal of the match with 3:40 remaining. First-year student Greg Kenneally (Lutherville, MD/Loyola Blakefield) dished out three assists on the afternoon for the Blue Jays, who finished with a 36-31 advantage in shots over the Bulldogs. Dan Thomer led DeSales with three goals and an assist on the afternoon, while Whit Bruemmer and Matthew Brancaccio added single goals. Defensively, sophomore Chris Day (Thornton, PA/Bishop Shanahan) led the Blue Jays with six ground balls, while Sam Gobeli paced the Bulldogs with six ground balls and won 12-of-20 faceoffs. Elizabethtown went 1-for-3 with the man advantage and held DeSales to one goal in seven man-up opportunities. The Blue Jays also succeeded on 20 clears without a failure. First-year student Hunter Malick (Center Valley, PA/Moravian Academy) made 12 saves to earn the victory for Elizabethtown, while Justin Campanelli finished with nine stops for DeSales. Score by period 1 2 3 4 Tot DeSales University GOALS: Dan Thomer 3; Matthew Brancaccio 1;
Whit Bruemmer 1. Elizabethtown Coll. GOALS: Ryan McCafferty 4; Jon Day 3; Kurt
Deschner 2; Keith Staulters 2; Josh Dougherty 1; Matt Miller 1. SHOTS - DSU 31; ETOWN 36. MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - DSU 1-7; ETOWN 1-3. FACEOFFS - DSU 12-22; ETOWN 10-22. GOALIES - DSU: Justin Campanelli (9 saves), Jarryd Stamatelos (0 saves); ETOWN: Hunter Malick (12 saves). Back to top 4/5/2008 Elizabethtown suffers 15-4 defeat at Widener ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S LACROSSE Widener Downs Elizabethtown 15-4 CHESTER, Pa. --- Clint Quedenfield was among five Widener University players to score two goals apiece as the Pride defeated Elizabethtown College 15-4 in Middle Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon. Quedenfeld added three assists while Luke Weber and Cory Malampy each tallied two goals and two assists for the Pride (5-5 overall, 2-0 MAC), who led 8-1 at halftime and finished with a 46-25 edge in shots over the Blue Jays (2-7 overall, 0-2 MAC). Sophomore Jon Day (Thornton, PA/Bishop Shanahan) scored two goals for Elizabethtown, while sophomore Aaron Weber (Lititz, PA/Manheim Township) matched brother Luke's output for Widener with two goals as well. Widener led 3-0 before the Blue Jays got on the board with 6:13 left in the first half on a man-up goal by Day. The Pride went on to score the final three goals of the first quarter and both goals of the second quarter to lead 8-1 at intermission. The Blue Jays trailed 10-3 after a goal by Weber with 5:45 left in the third quarter, but Luke Weber tallied twice to start a 5-0 Pride run that gave Widener a 15-3 lead with 2:37 to go. Also scoring twice apiece for Widener were Brian Stromko and Andrew Janusz, while five other players scored one goal apiece for the Pride. First-year student Hunter Malick (Center Valley, PA/Moravian Academy) played the first three quarters for the Blue Jays and made 11 saves, while senior Chris Schuch (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) played the fourth quarter and made two stops. Three Widener goalies combined to make nine saves on the afternoon. Score by period 1 2 3 4 Tot Elizabethtown Coll. GOALS: Jon Day 2; Aaron Weber 2. Widener University GOALS: Clint Quedenfeld 2; Luke Weber 2;
Cory Malampy 2; Brian Stromko 2; Andrew Janusz 2; Chris Matthews 1;
Steve Cull 1; Mike Holtz 1; Lee Petroski 1; Shawn DeHaven 1. SHOTS - ETOWN 25; WID 46. MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - ETOWN 1-7; WID 1-4. FACEOFFS - ETOWN 8-21; WID 13-21. GOALIES - ETOWN: Hunter Malick (11 saves), Chris Schuch (2 saves); WID: Tim Collins (9 saves), Kevin Carney (0 saves), Eric Gasser (0 saves) |
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