Largest Home Crowd Witnesses 16-6 Win Over Drew
TOWSON, Md. – Playing in front of the largest home crowd in the history of Goucher's men's lacrosse program, the Gophers limited Drew to seven shots and, more importantly, only two goals in the first half and went on to defeat the Rangers, 16-6, in a Landmark Conference game played this afternoon.
Largest Home Crowd Witnesses 16-6 Win Over Drew
Hoge, Averett Supply 9-4 Gophers with Four Goals Apiece
April 18, 2009
TOWSON, Md. – Playing in front of the largest home crowd in
the history of Goucher's men's lacrosse program, the Gophers
limited Drew to seven shots and, more importantly, only two goals
in the first half and went on to defeat the Rangers, 16-6, in a
Landmark Conference game played this afternoon.
Six seconds after Brian Hoge (Crofton,
Md./Arundel) put Goucher ahead 1-0 with an unassisted
goal, the Rangers (6-6, 3-2 Landmark) responded with a goal by Jon
Bucknam to even the score at 1-1.
The 1-1 deadlock lasted for more than seven minutes before the
Gophers (9-4, 4-1 Landmark) notched three goals in the final 5:24
to assume a 4-1 lead after one period. Rory Averett
(Ivyland, Pa./Council Rock North) snapped the tie with an
unassisted goal, Sam Fitzpatrick (Littleton,
Colo./Arapahoe) provided Goucher with a two-goal advantage
with an unassisted goal and then Fitzpatrick set up an extra-man
goal by Matt Lynch (Ivyland, Pa./LaSalle College)
with :12 remaining in the first quarter.
The Gophers also scored the first three goals of the second period
and Hoge had a hand in all three. He was awarded assists on goals
by Fitzpatrick and Averett before sticking an unassisted goal with
6:49 remaining before halftime. The run of six consecutive goals
was ended when Bucknam tallied his second goal of the contest for
the Rangers to close out the scoring in the first half.
Five different players scored goals for Goucher in the third
quarter. An unassisted goal by Lynch with :04 showing on the clock
put the Gophers ahead 12-4 heading into the final period.
Hoge finished with four goals and three assists. Averett also
contributed four goals to the victory, bumping his team-leading
goal total for the season to 32. Fitzpatrick and Lynch both scored
three times for Goucher.
The Gophers ended up outshooting the Rangers, 39-17.
The win, witnessed by a crowd of 383 in sun-drenched Gopher
Stadium, evens the all-time series between the two schools at 4-4.