GAFFNEY, S.C.—The No. 9 Limestone College men's lacrosse team handed No. 8 St. Andrews its first CVAC loss of the year as the Saints rolled to a 13-9 victory on Saturday afternoon at Saints Field. With today's win, Limestone (9-1 overall/3-0 CVAC) is the only team in the conference undefeated in CVAC play. The Knights fall to 3-1 in conference play (8-4 overall).

Limestone had a 4-1 lead after the first period, and each squad recorded a goal in the second. Limestone had six goals in the third quarter compared to St. Andrews 3. The Saints increased their lead to 13-5 with two early goals in the fourth period, but the Knights fought back to score four goals in the final seven minutes of the game to cut the score to 13-9.

St. Andrews edged the Saints on shots, 37-33, as Limestone had a 37-34 advantage on ground balls. Each team won 13 face-offs. Justin Haworth (Deer Park, N.Y.) paced the Saints with six goals and two assists, while Brock Spilker (Pasadena, Md.) and Ryan Collins (Black Rivery, N.Y.) each scored twice. Allen Vaughn (Skaneatdes, N.Y.), Michael Poerstel (Annapolis, Md.), and Greg Kacinko (Alpharetta, Ga.) also chipped in goals.

Mike Piccin (Agawam, Mass.) and Jason Brammall (Greensborough, Australia) picked up seven and six ground balls, respectively. Marty Ward (Syracuse, N.Y.) had 12 saves for the Saints. St. Andrews' Kyle Loda (Vienna, Va.) and Tony Ferreira (Youngsville, N.C.) each had two goals as five other players scored. Loda also tallied two assists. Goalkeeper Nate Hull (Millersville, Md.) had 10 saves. Ferreira also led the Knights with six ground balls.

Limestone travels to Banner Elk, N.C., on Wednesday to face CVAC-foe Lees-McRae at 4:00 p.m. St. Andrews also plays Lees-McRae next week in Banner Elk, N.C. The Knights will face the Bobcats on Monday at 2:00 p.m.

Score by Period       1  2  3  4  Tot
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SAML2007............  1  1  3  4 -  9
Limestone College...  4  1  6  2 - 13
 
SAML2007 SCORING:
GOALS: Cole Howell 2; Dalen Crouse 2; Zach Mryncza 1; Tony Ferreira 1;
       Dan Hartzell 1; Drew Howell 1; Sean Todd 1.
ASSISTS: Cole Howell 2; Dalen Crouse 1; Tom Incontrera 1; Zach Mryncza 1.
 
Limestone College SCORING:
GOALS: Haworth, Justin 6; Spilker, Brock 2; Collins; Ryan 2; Vaughn,
       Allen 1; Poerstel, Michael 1; Kacinko, Greg 1.
ASSISTS: Haworth, Justin 2; Brammall, Jason 1; Collins, Ryan 1; Daly,
         Jan 1; Spilker, Brock 1; Tranello, Jay 1; Vaughn, Allen 1.
 
Shots by period       1  2  3  4  Tot
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SAML2007............  9  9  6 13 - 37
Limestone College...  6  7 15  5 - 33
 
Ground balls by prd   1  2  3  4  Tot
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SAML2007............ 11  8  7  8 - 34
Limestone College...  6  7 13 11 - 37
 
Face-offs by prd       1     2     3     4     Total
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SAML2007............  5-6   2-3   2-10  4-7  - 13-26
Limestone College...  1-6   1-3   8-10  3-7  - 13-26
 
Clears by period       1     2     3     4     Total
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SAML2007............  3-3   3-7   3-4   4-5  - 13-19
Limestone College...  7-9   4-5   4-5   5-5  - 20-24
 
Extra-man opps         1     2     3     4     Total
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SAML2007............  0-0   0-0   0-1   0-3  -  0-4
Limestone College...  0-0   0-0   0-0   0-2  -  0-2
 
Saves by period       1  2  3  4  Tot
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SAML2007............  1  2  5  2 - 10
Limestone College...  5  3  0  4 - 12
 
Turnovers by prd      1  2  3  4  Tot
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SAML2007............  3  4  4  4 - 15
Limestone College...  5  4  2  8 - 19
 
PENALTIES - SAML2007 2/2:00; LCM07 4/3:30.

2007-04-07