Fairfield, Conn. - the Fairfield University men's lacrosse team fell two goals short, 10-8, in its upset bid of #5 Georgetown University in an ECAC Lacrosse League game on Saturday afternoon. The loss drops the Stags to 3-6 on the year and 1-3 in league play, while the Hoyas improve to 7-2 overall and 3-0 in ECAC action.

Georgetown out-scored the Stags 4-2 in the third quarter to take a 7-5 advantage into the final quarter. Todd Baxter scored for the Stags, with 10:27 remaining, tapping in a pass from Ryan Mulford, to close the deficit to one, 7-6. The Hoyas answered with 8:46 to play, as Chase Gahan touched net.

The Stags would score the next two goals, in an 18 second span, to knot the game, 8-8 with 7:26 to play. Baxter scored his second goal, finishing a pass from Dan Boudreau with 7:44 to play. After the Stags controlled the ensuing face-off Chris Ajemian put home a pass from Travis Nelson for the tie. The game would remain scoreless for the next 3:22 until Brendan Cannon put home his second of the game for the game-winner, with 4:04 to play. Andrew Baird would add an insurance goal at the 3:27 mark to lock up the win.

Baxter finished the game with four points for the Stags, with a pair of goals and two assists. Ajemian also had a pair of goals for the Stags, while Ryan Mulford finished with a goal and an assist, as did Nelson. Cannon had four points for the Hoyas, with two goals and two assists, to lead the team. Craig Dowd scored a goal and two assists, while Todd Cochran, Ricky Mirabito and Baird each scored twice for Georgetown.

Joe Marra played 54:40 in goal for the Stags, making 11 saves and allowing 10 goals. Jeff Cilente played 5:20 in the crease, with one save. Miles Kass picked up the win for Georgetown with nine saves. Fairfield controlled the face-off, winning 14-22, including 8-10 by Rob Simeti. The Stags also recorded more ground balls, 44-40 than the Hoyas, with a team-high six by Matt Scanlon. Scanlon had a game-high three caused turnovers as well. The Hoyas out shot Fairfield 43-31 and had fewer turnovers, 26-19, in the game.

The Stags are back in action on Saturday, April 12, when they host Yale University in a non-conference game at 7:00 p.m. on Lessing Field. Fairfield will honor its senior class prior to that contest.

Score by Period       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Georgetown..........  1  2  4  3 - 10
Fairfield Stags.....  1  2  2  3 -  8
 
Attendance: 1141
 
Georgetown SCORING:
GOALS: Brendan Cannon 2; Andrew Baird 2; Todd Cochran 2; Ricky Mirabito 2;
       Craig Dowd 1; Chase Gahan 1.
ASSISTS: Brendan Cannon 2; Craig Dowd 2; Andrew Baird 1; Cullen Molinari 1;
         Chris Schuville 1.
 
Fairfield Stags SCORING:
GOALS: Todd Baxter 2; Chris Ajemian 2; Travis Nelson 1; Ryan Mulford 1;
       Andrew Urqhart 1; Rob Simeti 1.
ASSISTS: Todd Baxter 2; Dan Boudreau 1; Ryan Mulford 1; Travis Nelson 1.
 
SHOTS BY PERIOD       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Georgetown.......... 10  8 12 13 - 43
Fairfield Stags.....  6  8  8  9 - 31
 
GROUND BALLS BY PRD   1  2  3  4  Tot
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Georgetown..........  7 13  8 12 - 40
Fairfield Stags..... 10 16  9  9 - 44
 
FACE-OFFS BY PRD       1     2     3     4     Total
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Georgetown..........  2-3   0-5   3-7   3-7  -  8-22
Fairfield Stags.....  1-3   5-5   4-7   4-7  - 14-22
 
CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     3     4     Total
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Georgetown..........  4-6   8-11  4-4   3-5  - 19-26
Fairfield Stags.....  6-7   7-9   3-5   4-8  - 20-29
 
EXTRA-MAN OPPS         1     2     3     4     Total
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Georgetown..........  0-3   0-0   2-3   0-0  -  2-6
Fairfield Stags.....  0-0   1-2   0-1   0-0  -  1-3
 
SAVES BY PERIOD       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Georgetown..........  3  2  3  1 -  9
Fairfield Stags.....  3  3  2  4 - 12
 
TURNOVERS BY PRD      1  2  3  4  Tot
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Georgetown..........  6  7  2  4 - 19
Fairfield Stags.....  5  9  4  8 - 26
 
PENALTIES - Georgetown 3/2:30; Fairfield Stags 6/5:00.

2008-04-05