LYNCHBURG, VA – Eight different players found the back of the net for Lynchburg College to lead the men's lacrosse team to a 17-8 non-conference victory over Ohio Wesleyan University Sunday.

LC started the game on a 4-0 run and went into the half with an 8-2 lead. Tyler Tolson (Lutherville, MD/Loyola Blakefield) scored five goals and added an assist for six points, and Ryan Cranston (West Chester, PA/Henderson) and Brian McCulloch (Annandale, VA/W.T. Woodson) each added three goals, McCulloch added three assists and Cranston delivered two helpers. Austin Jeter (Coppell, TX/Episcopal) scored two goals and added one assist, and Kyle McGuire (Burke, VA/Robinson) posted a goal and three assists. Garrett Curran (Hull, MA/Tabor Academy) allowed six goals in 56:34 and recorded 10 saves.

Ohio Wesleyan was led by Chris Eccles who scored three goals, and five other players scored a goal apiece. LC out shot OWU 47-29, while OWU committed 16 penalties and LC committed six.

LC goes to 2-0 on the season and OWU drops to 1-1. Lynchburg returns to action on Friday, March 9, against Ursinius College in San Diego, CA at 8:00 p.m.

Score by Period       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Ohio Wesleyan.......  1  1  3  3 -  8
Lynchburg College...  5  3  5  4 - 17
 
Ohio Wesleyan SCORING:
GOALS: Chris Eccles 3; Steve Fowler 1; Dave Castignola 1;
       Eric Turner 1; Craig Aronoff 1; Chad Pouliot 1.
ASSISTS: Dave Castignola 1; Steve Fowler 1; Eric Turner 1.
 
Lynchburg College SCORING:
GOALS: Tyler Tolson 5; Brian McCulloch 3; Ryan Cranston 3;
       Austin Jeter 2; Kyle McGuire 1; Leon Bournes 1;
       Johnny Black 1; Kyle Fortman 1.
ASSISTS: Brian McCulloch 3; Kyle McGuire 3; Ryan Cranston 2;
         Leon Bournes 1; Todd Collier 1; Austin Jeter 1;
         Tyler Tolson 1.
 
Shots by period       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Ohio Wesleyan.......  7  3 10  9 - 29
Lynchburg College... 17 12  8 10 - 47
 
Ground balls by prd   1  2  3  4  Tot
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Ohio Wesleyan.......  4  8  9 11 - 32
Lynchburg College...  4  7  8  9 - 28
 
Face-offs by prd       1     2     3     4    Total
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Ohio Wesleyan.......  1-6   1-5   3-9   5-7  - 10-27
Lynchburg College...  5-6   4-5   6-9   2-7  - 17-27
 
Clears by period       1     2     3     4    Total
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Ohio Wesleyan.......  3-4   3-5   3-4   2-3  - 11-16
Lynchburg College...  2-2   4-4   3-5   4-5  - 13-16
 
Extra-man opps         1     2     3     4    Total
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Ohio Wesleyan.......  0-4   0-0   1-2   0-1  -  1-7
Lynchburg College...  2-3   1-4   2-4   1-5  -  6-16
 
Saves by period       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Ohio Wesleyan.......  5  6  3  4 - 18
Lynchburg College...  3  2  3  2 - 10
 
Turnovers by prd      1  2  3  4  Tot
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Ohio Wesleyan.......  0  0  0  0 -  0
Lynchburg College...  0  0  0  0 -  0
 
PENALTIES - OWUM 16/13:30; LC 7/6:30.

2007-03-04