Men’s Lacrosse Wins Home Finale

Tennis Splits with Greensboro

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Men’s Lacrosse

WINCHESTER , Va. – The SU men’s lacrosse team closed its first season at Shentel Stadium Friday night the same way it opened it - winning a non-league contest.

Shenandoah (2-9) snapped its nine game losing streak with an 11-7 victory over Catholic University (5-9). SU had not won since christening Shentel with a 15-14 win over Centenary in the season opener on March 2.

The Hornets methodically picked apart the Cardinals in Friday’s contest; SU scored the only two goals of the opening period, extended the lead to 4-1 by halftime and then put the game away with five more in the first 15 minutes after halftime.

Senior Yaquay Brooks (Annandale, Va./Annandale) was the offensive story in his final home game, scoring a career high four goals including three in the decisive third period. Sophomore Elmer Baker (Fort Montgomery, N.Y./O’Neill) added three assists while Chris Keller (Smithsburg, Md. /Smithsburg) had a goal and an assist.

Ryan Welch (Glen Mills, Pa.) attempted to keep CUA close with five goals of his own, but it was not enough as Catholic fell for the second straight time after winning four in a row.  

SU travels to Eastern University Monday afternoon for its penultimate Pennsylvania Athletic Conference match of the season.

Complete Stats:

Score by Periods

            1          2          3          4          Final

CUA    0          1          1          5          7

SU       2          2          5          2          11

Scoring Summary

Goals

CUA – Ryan Welch 5, Andrew Avon, Justin Kelly

SU – Yaquay Brooks 4, Matt Burton 2, Jeff Paolozzi 2, Chris Keller, Joe Gorczyca, Chris Burton

Assists

CUA  - Eric Slagle 2

SU – Elmer Baker 3, Chris Keller

Saves:

CUA: Matt Monfet 8 (60 min, 11 GA)

SU: Dave Behan 10 (60 min, 7 GA)

Shots: CUA 52-34; Groundballs SU 35-33, EMO: CUA 2 for 8, SU 2 for 5; Pen: CUA 6 for 5:30 , SU 8 for 7:30; Face-offs: CUA 12 for 21, SU 9 for 21.

Women’s Tennis

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Shenandoah University women's tennis team failed in its bid to get a school record fourth Dixie Conference victory Friday afternoon as Greensboro took a 6-3 victory.

Shenandoah (7-6, 3-3) was seeking to clinch a school best ever third place finish in the Dixie with a win over Greensboro (6-7, 5-1). Unfortunately, the Pride had other ideas and sent the Hornets packing by taking four of six singles matches and sweeping the doubles.

Senior Jen McNeal (Verona, Va./Fort Defiance) and sophomore Jessica Padgett (Cincinnati, Ohio/Ross) won for SU at No. 1 and No. 6 singles, respectively. McNeal defeated Ashley Richardson 6-4, 6-4 while Padgett won 7-5, 6-1 over Leigh Leonard.

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The Hornets complete their regular season Saturday afternoon with a Dixie Conference match against NC Wesleyan. 

Men’s Tennis

GREENSBORO , N.C. - The SU men's tennis team won its second consecutive Dixie Conference match Friday afternoon with a 5-2 victory at Greensboro College.

Shenandoah (2-8, 2-4), which achieved its first win of the season this past Sunday with a 7-0 triumph over Chowan, made it two in a row with its first ever win over Greensboro.

SU clinched the match early, winning five of the six singles matches with victories at Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Senior John Moczydlowski (Mohannon, Pa./Governor Mifflin) was the only double winner for the visitors. He defeated Lucas Conkle 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 at No. 1 singles and paired with KC Hatton ( Alexandria , Va. /Hayfield) to win 9-8 (7-3) at the top doubles spot.

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The Hornets complete Dixie play Saturday afternoon against NC Wesleyan.  

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.