PC Wins First Game Of 2007
CLINTON, S.C. – Presbyterian won its first men’s
lacrosse game of the 2007 season on Friday afternoon with a
9-7 victory over Pfeiffer at Old Bailey Stadium.
Presbyterian is now1-4 on the 2007 campaign, while Pfeiffer
falls to 1-5 on the season.
The team’s leading scorer entering the game, PC’s Brian
Foley continued to pad his overall points lead for the Blue
Hose in the victory, finishing with a game-high tying three
goals and a game-high two assists.
The Charlotte, N.C. native ends the contest with a team-best
nine goals and seven assists for a team-high 16 points.
Three Blue Hose concluded the game with two or more goals as
Sean Mulford (Towson. Md.) had two goals for the Blue Hose
in the victory and George McManus (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) added
two of his own for PC.
Eddie Gourley (Damascus, Md.) led the Falcons in the loss,
scoring three goals for Pfeiffer to end the game as one of
two Pfeiffer players with two or more goals. Shawn Cross
(Cranberry Township, Pa.) also ended his day with two goals.
Presbyterian led the contest from beginning to end. The Blue
Hose shutout the Falcons in the first half with two goals
each of the first two quarters to take a 4-0 lead into
halftime.
The Falcons actually outscored PC 7-5 in the second half,
but Presbyterian’s strong start helped the Blue Hose
maintain the victory.
Presbyterian had 36 shots in the victory compared to
Pfeiffer’s 31. Both teams scooped up 37 ground balls.
PC had a strong advantage in face-offs, acquiring 12 of the
19 in the game.
Freshman Pat Slaughter (Lutherville, Md.) garnered his first
win in the cage for the Blue Hose with the victory over
Pfeiffer, saving 13 Falcon shots. Pat Martin (Leonardtown,
Md.) was the losing goalkeeper, allowing all nine PC goals.
The Blue Hose next travel to Chapel Hill, N.C. to face off
against Molloy College in a neutral site contest at 3:30
p.m. on Monday, March 12.
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