Men’s Lacrosse Thrills in Opening Victory

WINCHESTER , Va. – The Shenandoah University men’s lacrosse team christened Shentel Stadium in its own way Saturday afternoon with a 15-14 victory over Centenary College.

Shenandoah (1-0) scored four of the first five goals of the contest but found itself in a dogfight with the Cyclones (0-1) after they tied the game at 7-7 with five goals in second quarter.

From then on, neither team would lead by more than a goal until SU took a 15-13 lead midway through the fourth. CC rallied to come within one, but junior Dave Behan (Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem) rejected a point blank shot to earn his 12^th save of the game and preserve the victory for the hosts.

Junior Chris Keller (Smithsburg, Md./Smithsburg) led the way for the Hornets posting four goals and four assists while fellow attackman Matt Burton (Ashburn, Va./Woodbridge ) also scored four goals.  Junior Jeff Paolozzi (Brownville, N.Y./General Brown) helped the cause by winning 17 of 22 faceoffs—good enough for second all-time in a single game at SU—while scoring five points on two goals and three assists. He also had a team high seven ground balls.

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The Hornets now travel to historic Homewood Field on the campus of Johns Hopkins University to play Haverford on Wednesday; faceoff is scheduled for  7:00 .