LYNCHBURG, VA – Billy Cameron scored 12 seconds into overtime to give the Roanoke College men's lacrosse team a 17-16 come-from-behind win over third-ranked Lynchburg College in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) play Saturday evening.

Lynchburg led 7-6 at halftime and 14-10 entering the fourth period. The Maroons trailed 16-12 with just 50 seconds on the clock, but four RC goals in a 45-second span, the last by Steve Furdock with five seconds left, forced overtime. Cameron netted an unassisted goal to end the game after winning the face-off starting the overtime period.

Junior Johnny Black (Timonium, MD/St. Paul's) posted six goals and two assists for Lynchburg, while Brian McCulloch (Annandale, VA/W.T. Woodson) contributed three goals and two assists. Stephen Weis (St. Louis, MO/Christian Brothers) had three goals and an assist, Tyler Tolson (Lutherville, MD/Loyola Blakefield) had two scores and Michael Mundorf (Catonville, MD/Mt. Saint Joseph) had a goal and two assists. Austin Jeter (Coppell, TX/Episcopal) had a goal and an assist.

Zach Thomas led Roanoke (7-4/1-1 ODAC) with four scores, while Chaz Carlson tallied three goals and two assists. Jon Mason and Matt Duke each scored three times with one helper while Steve Furdock delivered two scores and one assist.

Roanoke out shot LC 59-38 overall and 21-5 in the fourth quarter and overtime. The Maroons controlled 27 of the game's 35 face-offs, with Cameron winning 18 of his 21 draws.

Lynchburg (7-1/1-1 ODAC) travels to Guilford College Wednesday for another ODAC game at 4:00 p.m.

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LYNCHBURG, VA -- Trailing by four goals with less than a minute to play in the game, the Roanoke College men's lacrosse team tied the score in regulation and then got the game-winning strike from Billy Cameron 12 seconds into overtime to upset #4 Lynchburg College. The Maroons, who have won four straight over the Hornets, improve to 7-4 overall, 1-1 in the ODAC. Lynchburg is now 7-1, 1-1 in league play.

The Maroons trailed 16-12 with less then a minute showing on the clock. Junior Matt Duke, who had missed the previous three games, made the score 16-13 with an unassisted goal with 50 second left. Cameron, who went 18-for-21 on face-offs in the game, won the ensuing face-off, and again it was Duke scoring an unassisted goal, this to make the score 16-14 with 36 seconds left.

Again Cameron won the face. He ran down the wing, moved the ball to freshman Ashton Hotchkiss, who made a move from behind the cage and scored 11 seconds later, making the score 16-15 with 25 second left,

After Cameron won another face-off, Roanoke sophomore Chaz Carlson made a move from the top of the box with 16 seconds left, Carlson beat his defender but had his 10-yard shot clang off the pipe. The ball went straight up in the air. Out of a scrum of players came Roanoke freshman Steve Furdock with the ball. Furdock dove towards the crease and on the way down scored the game-tying score with just 4.8 seconds left in regulation.

Cameron won the overtime face-off. He ran down the left wing and, after his Lynchburg defender slipped, made a move to the cage. Cameron capped the comeback for the Maroons, beating Lynchburg goalie Garrett Curran off-hip just 12 seconds into the extra period.

Roanoke is back in action Wednesday at 3:30 pm against Widener University. The game is scheduled to be played in Roanoke's new FieldTurf stadium.

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Score by Period       1  2  3  4 OT  Tot
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Roanoke.............  5  1  4  6  1 - 17
Lynchburg College...  3  4  7  2  0 - 16
 
Roanoke SCORING:
GOALS: Zach Thomas 4; Chaz Carlson 3; Jon Mason 3; Matt Duke 3;
       Steve Furdock 2; Billy Cameron 1; Ashton Hotchkiss 1.
ASSISTS: Chaz Carlson 2; Billy Cameron 1; Matt Duke 1; Steve Furdock 1;
         Andrew Hall 1; Jon Mason 1; Wes McFarlane 1; Zach Thomas 1.
 
Lynchburg College SCORING:
GOALS: Johnny Black 6; Brian McCulloch 3; Stephen Weis 3; Tyler
       Tolson 2; Michael Mundorf 1; Austin Jeter 1.
ASSISTS: Johnny Black 2; Brian McCulloch 2; Kyle McGuire 2; Michael
         Mundorf 2; Austin Jeter 1; Jonathan Matta 1; Stephen Weis 1.
 
SHOTS BY PERIOD       1  2  3  4 OT  Tot
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Roanoke............. 17 12  9 20  1 - 59
Lynchburg College...  9 10 14  5  0 - 38
 
GROUND BALLS BY PRD   1  2  3  4 OT  Tot
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Roanoke............. 12  8  9 14  1 - 44
Lynchburg College...  4  5 11  7  0 - 27
 
FACE-OFFS BY PRD       1     2     3     4     OT    Total
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Roanoke.............  5-8   5-6   9-12  7-8   1-1  - 27-35
Lynchburg College...  3-8   1-6   3-12  1-8   0-1  -  8-35
 
CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     3     4     OT    Total
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Roanoke.............  4-4   3-5   3-5   4-6   0-0  - 14-20
Lynchburg College...  2-3   6-8   3-5   5-5   0-0  - 16-21
 
EXTRA-MAN OPPS         1     2     3     4     OT    Total
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Roanoke.............  3-5   0-0   1-1   1-3   0-0  -  5-9
Lynchburg College...  2-5   1-2   1-2   0-1   0-0  -  4-10
 
SAVES BY PERIOD       1  2  3  4 OT  Tot
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Roanoke.............  3  3  2  2  0 - 10
Lynchburg College...  4  6  2  4  0 - 16
 
PENALTIES - Roanoke 10/9:00; Lynchburg College 9/8:00.
 
SCORING SUMMARY:
    Prd  Time Team Type Goal Scorer        Assists            H-V
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 1. 1st 13:32 RC   UP   Matt Duke......... Steve Furdock....  0-1
 2.     12:55 LC   UP   Stephen Weis...... Kyle McGuire.....  1-1
 3.      9:01 LC   UP   Johnny Black...... Brian McCulloch..  2-1
 4.      8:36 RC   EVEN Chaz Carlson...... Unassisted.......  2-2
 5.      6:40 RC   UP   Zach Thomas....... Chaz Carlson.....  2-3
 6.      4:06 LC   EVEN Stephen Weis...... Brian McCulloch..  3-3
 7.      0:57 RC   DN   Chaz Carlson...... Unassisted.......  3-4
 8.      0:30 RC   UP   Steve Furdock..... Chaz Carlson.....  3-5
 9. 2nd 13:07 LC   EVEN Tyler Tolson...... Austin Jeter.....  4-5
10.     12:44 RC   EVEN Chaz Carlson...... Jon Mason........  4-6
11.      7:44 LC   UP   Johnny Black...... Stephen Weis.....  5-6
12.      2:53 LC   EVEN Johnny Black...... Unassisted.......  6-6
13.      0:44 LC   EVEN Johnny Black...... Michael Mundorf..  7-6
14. 3rd 12:44 LC   UP   Tyler Tolson...... Kyle McGuire.....  8-6
15.     10:53 LC   EVEN Stephen Weis...... Unassisted.......  9-6
16.     10:00 LC   EVEN Brian McCulloch... Johnny Black..... 10-6
17.      9:19 RC   EVEN Jon Mason......... Andrew Hall...... 10-7
18.      5:54 LC   EVEN Johnny Black...... Michael Mundorf.. 11-7
19.      4:56 RC   EVEN Zach Thomas....... Matt Duke........ 11-8
20.      4:36 RC   UP   Jon Mason......... Zach Thomas...... 11-9
21.      3:57 LC   EVEN Michael Mundorf... Unassisted....... 12-9
22.      3:39 LC   EVEN Johnny Black...... Unassisted....... 13-9
23.      1:12 LC   EVEN Brian McCulloch... Unassisted....... 14-9
24.      0:25 RC   EVEN Zach Thomas....... Unassisted....... 14-10
25. 4th 12:10 LC   EVEN Brian McCulloch... Jonathan Matta... 15-10
26.      7:47 RC   UP   Zach Thomas....... Unassisted....... 15-11
27.      5:07 RC   EVEN Jon Mason......... Wes McFarlane.... 15-12
28.      2:41 LC   EVEN Austin Jeter...... Johnny Black..... 16-12
29.      0:50 RC   EVEN Matt Duke......... Unassisted....... 16-13
30.      0:36 RC   EVEN Matt Duke......... Unassisted....... 16-14
31.      0:25 RC   EVEN Ashton Hotchkiss.. Billy Cameron.... 16-15
32.      0:05 RC   EVEN Steve Furdock..... Unassisted....... 16-16
33. OT   3:48 RC   EVEN Billy Cameron..... Unassisted....... 16-17

2007-04-01