Salem, Va. -- The men's lacrosse team fell to Kenyon College, 14-11 at Kerr Stadium on Wednesday evening. The Maroons dropped to 2-2 on the season while the Lords improved their record to 2-1.

The Maroons dominated on paper as they won, 46-38 in shots, 50-32 in groundballs and 22-of-27 face-offs on the evening.

Down 3-2 after one quarter of play, the Maroons scored five of the next six goals to give them a 7-4 lead at the half.

The Maroons came out in the second half the same way they did to close the half. They continued their scoring with two quick goals to give them a 9-4 lead with 12:33 left in the third period. Tim Hammernick scored off an assist from Steve Simmons to give Roanoke a five-goal lead.

From that point on, the Lords scored 10 of the last 12 goals to escape Salem with their second win of the season.

Chas Carlson led the Maroons with three goals and two assists. Steve Furdock had two goals while Pat March finished with a goal and an assist. Ashton Hotchkiss added two assists.

Jake Dorsey and David Page from Kenyon each finished with 13 saves. Billy Cameron led the Maroons with 10 groundballs and 13-of-16 on face-offs. Dorsey and Carlson added four groundballs each to lead the Maroons. Carlson moved up to 27th on the all-time scoring list (115pts). He needs only five more assists to crack the top-10 in career assists at Roanoke.

Devin Caitlin led Kenyon with four goals and one assist while Nate Pritchard led the Lords with three assists along with two goals on the evening. Tony Alexander had five groundballs in the win.

The men will host #19 Dickinson at Kerr Stadium on Saturday. The Maroons are 2-0 vs. Dickinson. Game time is scheduled for a 1:00 p.m. start.

Score by Period       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Kenyon College......  3  1  5  5 - 14
RCMLAX08............  2  5  2  2 - 11
 
Attendance: 469
 
Kenyon College SCORING:
GOALS: Devin Caitlin 4; Brett Fuller 3; Nate Pritchard 2; Noak Flessel 2;
       Ben Alexander 2; Fred Kridler 1.
ASSISTS: Nate Pritchard 3; 47 1; Devin Caitlin 1; Andrew Landers 1;
         Jordan Zimolka 1.
 
RCMLAX08 SCORING:
GOALS: Chas Carlson 3; Steve Furdock 2; Pat March 1; Matt Quinton 1;
       Tim Hammernick 1; Billy Cameron 1; Drew Manley 1; Michael Wilson 1.
ASSISTS: Chas Carlson 2; Ashton Hotchkiss 2; Tim Hammernick 1; Pat March 1;
         Matt Quinton 1; Stephen Simmons 1.
 
SHOTS BY PERIOD       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Kenyon College...... 10  5 10 13 - 38
RCMLAX08............ 11 12 16  7 - 46
 
GROUND BALLS BY PRD   1  2  3  4  Tot
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Kenyon College......  9  7  4 12 - 32
RCMLAX08............ 12 12 12 14 - 50
 
FACE-OFFS BY PRD       1     2     3     4     Total
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Kenyon College......  1-6   0-6   0-7   4-8  -  5-27
RCMLAX08............  5-6   6-6   7-7   4-8  - 22-27
 
CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     3     4     Total
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Kenyon College......  7-8   2-3   9-10  8-9  - 26-30
RCMLAX08............  6-7   5-7   4-4   5-9  - 20-27
 
EXTRA-MAN OPPS         1     2     3     4     Total
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Kenyon College......  0-2   0-2   0-2   0-2  -  0-8
RCMLAX08............  0-1   2-5   0-1   0-0  -  2-7
 
SAVES BY PERIOD       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Kenyon College......  2  2  7  2 - 13
RCMLAX08............  3  2  4  4 - 13
 
PENALTIES - Kenyon College 7/5:00; RCMLAX08 8/6:00.

2008-03-13