Lacrosse Splits

Men Win Second Straight as Ferrum ends Women’s Season  

For More Information Contact: Scott Musa, 540.665.5417

Men’s Lacrosse

ST. DAVID’S , Pa. – The SU men’s lacrosse team got its second straight victory and its first ever Pennsylvania Athletic Conference win with an 18-3 triumph over Eastern University Tuesday afternoon.

Shenandoah (3-9, 1-4) earned the victory with a combined 18 points from the starting attack unit of senior Matt Burton (Ashburn, Va./Woodbridge), junior Chris Keller (Smithsburg, Md./Smithsburg) and sophomore Elmer Baker (Fort Montgomery, N.Y./O’Neill). Baker had a career high seven points on six goals and an assist, Keller added two goals and four assists and Burton chipped in with four goals and one assist.

After leading just 3-1 at the end of one, SU opened it up in the second period with five goals to the Eagles (3-9, 1-5) one to take an 8-2 lead at the break. Despite the sizeable advantage, the Hornets kept up the pressure in the second half to register their biggest victory since a 24-3 victory over Misericordia at the end of last season.

A complete box score can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/mlax/2002/mlx0416.htm

The men complete the season Saturday evening with a Pennsylvania Athletic Conference game against Misericordia. Game time at the University of Scranton is 7:00.

Women’s Lacrosse

FERRUM, Va. – Ferrum College ended the Shenandoah University women’s lacrosse season Tuesday afternoon with a 10-7 victory in the Dixie Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

No. 4 seed Ferrum (3-4) now moves on to face top seeded Christopher Newport University in Saturday’s first semi-final round game.

FC got its second victory over fifth seeded Shenandoah (2-9) in the past four days on the strength of seven first half goals. After SU tied the game at 2-2 on a Sharon Sparwasser (Baltimore, Md./Kenwood) goal midway through the first half, the Panthers went on a 5-2 run over the final 15 minutes of the first to take a 7-4 halftime lead.

Ferrum then scored the opening goal of the second to take the largest lead of the game, 8-4, with 25:00 remaining. Shenandoah twice cut its deficit to two goals, but the Panthers answered with a goal of their own in each instance.

Senior Megan Tupper (Bowie, Md./Anne Arundel) led SU with three goals while Sparwasser added two and Heather Lethbridge (Belvidere, N.J../ Belvidere) a goal and an assist. Lethbridge also had a team high 10 groundballs.

A complete box score can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/wlax/2002/wlx0416.htm

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.