NO. 7 LIMESTONE DEFEATS CATAWBA 14-8

GAFFNEY, S.C.—Eleven Saints scored in No. 7 Limestone’s 14-8 win over Catawba on Wednesday afternoon at Saints Field. Limestone improves to 4-1 with the win as Catawba falls to 3-3.

The Saints jumped out to an early 3-0 lead after the first quarter, and held a 5-2 advantage in the second period to enter halftime with an 8-2 lead. Catawba mounted a comeback in the third quarter as the Indians outscored Limestone 5-1. However, the Saints clinched the win by scoring five goals to Catawba’s one in the final period.

Limestone held a 35-28 advantage on shots and a 32-22 advantage on ground balls. Limestone and Catawba each took 13 face-offs.

Jay Tranello (Syracuse, N.Y.) led the Saints with three goals, while Colin Bell (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) had two. Bell also had a game-high four assists.

Nick Chandler (Holbrook, N.Y.) had eight ground balls and was 10-for-18 in face-offs. Goalkeeper Marty Ward (Syracuse, N.Y.) had 13 saves for the Saints.

Cameron Kent scored three goals for Catawba as Nick Desper chipped in two. Eric Finland was 10-for-22 in face-off attempts. Goalkeeper Ben Huber had 10 saves.

Limestone hosts Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference rival Belmont Abbey on Saturday at Saints Field at 12 p.m.

                         Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)

                      The Automated ScoreBook For Lacrosse

         Catawba vs #7 Limestone College (Mar 14, 2007 at Gaffney, SC)

                   Catawba (3-3) vs. Limestone College (4-1)

Date: Mar 14, 2007  Location: Gaffney, SC           Stadium: Saints Field

Attendance:   Start time:3:30 p.m  End time:          Total time:

Score by period       1  2  3  4  Tot

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Catawba.............  0  2  5  1 -  8

Limestone College...  3  5  1  5 - 14

Catawba SCORING: GOALS: Cameron Kent 3; Nick Desper 2; Kurt Green 1;

Wayne Carbiener 1; Sean Duggan 1.

ASSISTS: Kurt Green 3; Ryan Greaves 1.

Limestone College SCORING: GOALS: Tranello, Jay 3; Bell, Colin 2;

Rogalia, Jake 1; Prager, Teddy 1; Vaughn, Allen 1; Collins, Ryan 1;

Patridge, Brian 1; Poerstel, Michael 1; Brammall, Jason 1; Fields,

Matt 1; Spilker, Brock 1.

ASSISTS: Bell, Colin 4; Chandler, Nick 1; Rogalia, Jake 1.

Catawba GROUND BALLS: Eric Finland 4; Matt Puccio 4; Josh Edwards 3;

Todd Watkins 3; Ryan Greaves 2; Ben Huber 2; Wayne Carbiener 1; Mike

Dolesh 1; Cameron Kent 1; Sean Sullivan 1.

Limestone College GROUND BALLS: Chandler, Nick 8; Brammall, Jason 3;

Piccin, Mike 3; Wims, Spencer 3; Ciaravino, CJ 2; Daly, Jan 2; Pinder,

Matt 2; Rogalia, Jake 2; Collins, Ryan 1; Fields, Matt 1; Kacinko,

Greg 1; Prager, Teddy 1; Stelter, Brad 1; Tranello, Jay 1; Ward, Marty

1.

SHOTS - CAT 28; LCM07 35.

SHOTS ON GOAL - CAT 21; LCM07 24.

PENALTIES - CAT 5/4:00; LCM07 2/1:00.

MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - CAT 0-2; LCM07 1-5.

FACEOFFS - CAT 13-26; LCM07 13-26.

CLEARS - CAT 20-23; LCM07 16-17.

GOALIES - CAT: Ben Huber (60:00 minutes, 24 shots-10 saves, 14 GA);

LCM07: Ward, Marty (60:00, 21-13, 8).

-LIMESTONE-