SALEM, Va. (March 2) - The men's lacrosse team started off the 2008 season by dropping their season-opener, 10-9, to #18 Cabrini at Donald J. Kerr Stadium this afternoon. It was the season-opener for both teams.

Four of Cabrini's 10 goals were scored with a man-up, taking advantage of their 12-4 advantage on extra man opportunities. Roanoke won the battle in ground balls, 63-44, 38-31 in shots and 45-42 in successful clear attempts.

Justin Tuma scored the first goal of the game, the season and of his career for Roanoke within the first minute off an assist from Pat March. After a Cabrini goal, Zach Thomas put the Maroons back on top off an assist from Billy Cameron at the 12-minute mark to make it, 2-1.

The Cavaliers scored six unanswered goals before Steve Furdock scored off a Chas Carlson assist just before the half to make it, 7-3.

The Maroons continued their momentum into the second half, scoring the first three goals to put them within one, 7-6 with 6:18 remaining in the third period. Cabrini scored the next two goals to end the quarter.

With just nine seconds into the final period, Furdock scored but was called off due to an equipment violation. The Cavs took advantage of the man up opportunity and scored to give them a 10-6 lead.

March scored two of the last three goals of the game to bring the Maroons to within one with 4:47 to go. With less than a minute to go, the Maroons caught yet another bad break as Mike Brennan got a tripping penalty with less than a minute to go, taking away their final chance for a scoring opportunity.

The Maroons outscored the Cavs, 6-3 in the second half, but couldn't ultimately overcome a 7-3 halftime deficit, suffering their first loss of the season.

Sam Love and Cameron had seven ground balls, including 7-of-10 on face-offs and an assist from Cameron. Furdock had one goal and five balls with three shots on goal for the Maroons.

March led the Maroons with two goals and an assist while Carlson and Tom Hammernick had two assists each. Josh Rea was 7-of-12 in face-offs and had three ground balls. Carlson moved into a tie for 33rd in career scoring with 104 for his career.

Jake Dorsey finished with 17 saves for Roanoke while Kevin Chenoweth had 12 for Cabrini.

Rich Romanelli led the Cavaliers with three goals while Matt McKinney had two goals and one assist. Scott Reimer had two assists on the afternoon to pace the Cavs.

The Maroons, who are ranked #4 in the nation, according to USILA (Coaches Poll), will host Rochester Institute of Technology, who is ranked in the top-20. Roanoke has played RIT only once, falling 12-4 in 1985. Game times is scheduled for Wednesday, March 5 at 7:00 p.m.

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SALEM, Va. (March 2) - The #18-ranked Cabrini College men's lacrosse team upset #4 Roanoke College this afternoon, recording a 10-9 victory. The Cavaliers open the 2008 season with a 1-0 mark.

Sophomore Rich Romanelli led the Cavaliers with three scores and senior Matt McKinney added two goals and one assist. Sophomore Casey Grugan finished with one goal and one assist and junior Scott Reimer set up a pair of goals. In the goal, junior Kevin Chenoweth stopped 12 shots, with four key saves coming in the fourth quarter.

After a 1-1 tie score, Roanoke briefly went in front by one score, their only lead of the game, before Cabrini answered and stayed ahead for the remainder of the contest. After the Cavaliers held a 7-3 lead at the break, Roanoke got within one with 4:47 remaining in the game.

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