Bridgewater Stops Women’s Lax

Lose 19-4

For More Information Contact: Scott Musa, 540.665.5417

WINCHESTER, Va. – Bridgewater College used a big second half Tuesday afternoon to defeat Shenandoah 19-4 in non-league women’s lacrosse action.

Leading 5-0 at the break, Bridgewater (5-6) scored 14 more times in the final 30 minutes of play to dash any hopes of a second half comeback from the Hornets (1-7).

Junior Sarah Pritchett (Wolftown, Va.) was an equal opportunity killer for the Eagles; she scored four goals in each half of play to lead all scorers with eight points.

Senior Megan Tupper (Bowie, Md./Anne Arundel CC) led SU with three goals and an assist while sophomore Sharon Sparwasser (Baltimore, Md./Kenwood) had two points on a goal and an assist.

Sophomore goalie Bridget Robbins (Baker, W. Va./East Hardy) had 12 saves for the hosts.

A complete box score can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/wlax/2002/wlx0409.htm

Shenandoah is back at home on Thursday evening for a 7:00 game against Trinity College.  

Men’s Lacrosse

WINCHESTER , Va. – The men’s lacrosse team also came up on the short end of the stick Tuesday evening; the Hornets lost 17-6 to Pennsylvania Athletic Conference foe Villa Julie College .

With the win, Villa Julie (5-5, 5-0 PAC) set up a showdown on Thursday with Cabrini College for the PAC regular season championship. The loss also eliminated Shenandoah (1-8, 0-4) from contention for the four-team season ending PAC Tournament. The tournament winner will gain an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Dan Velez led the Mustangs to the victory with a two goal, five assist evening and Bob Rinehimer added five goals and one assist. VJC had nine different people place their names in the scoring column.

Sophomore Elmer Baker ( Fort Montgomery , N.Y./O’Neill) led the Hornets with two goals and an assist while Jeff Paolozzi (Brownville, N.Y./General Brown) and Matt Burton ( Ashburn , Va. / Woodbridge ) had two goals each.

Junior Dave Behan (Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem) kept the hosts in it with a career high 25 saves. This stands as the fourth best performance ever for an SU keeper.

A complete box score can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/mlax/2002/mlx0409.htm

The Hornets host Catholic in a non-league contest Friday night at 7:30 .

Shenandoah University offers 16 intercollegiate sports, eight for men and eight for women. For further information, please contact the Office of Athletic Communications at 540-665-5417 or visit our web site at http://www.su.edu/athletics. For Dixie Conference Information, please visit the Dixie Conference home page: http://www.dixieconference.com.

Shenandoah University is a comprehensive Level V private university with an enrollment of approximately 2,500 students in five schools: School of Arts & Sciences, Harry F. Byrd Jr. School of Business, Shenandoah Conservatory, Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy and the School of Health Professions (Athletic Training, Nursing, Physician Assistant, Respiratory Care, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy). The University offers more than 60 programs of study at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels.