After a six-game road trip that spanned over a month the Denison Big Red made a triumphant return to Deeds Field-Piper Stadium and picked up right where they left off in early March, with a 24-8 rout of Washington & Jefferson on Saturday afternoon.

Denison, who was playing just their third game of the year on their home turf has put up some astronomical numbers this season. In their three home victories Denison has outscored the opposition 70-14. Today's 24-goal outburst was the most goals scored by a Big Red club since 2002's 25-0 win over Oberlin College at Barclay-Thomsen Field.

DU held an 11-1 lead at halftime thanks to three goals by Brady Burton (Dublin, Ohio/Jerome) and four assists by Rick Mackessy (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson). W&J's lone first half goal came in an extra-man situation with 9:19 to go in the second quarter. They would not score again until the 6:25 mark of the third quarter. At that time Denison held a commanding 18-1 lead.

Burton and Dan Maude (Wayne, Pa./Haverford School) led Denison with three goals. Sixteen different Denison players scored at least one goal as the Big Red outshot the Presidents 62-18. Sophomore Connor Detjen (Winnetika, Ill./Loyola Academy) paced Denison with five ground balls. He also was 9-for-13 in the face-off circle. Freshman Peter Bates (Cumberland, Maine/North Yarmouth) did an outstanding job with face-offs in the second-half, winning 13-of-16.

Senior goalie Alex Baruch (Richmond, Ind./St. Christopher's) played 30 minutes and earned the victory. He stopped three shots and allowed one goal. Sophomore's Dan Wallace (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) and Patrick Cuff (Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township) played the second half and combined for three saves.

There were 16 penalties committed and Denison was 4-for-8 in extra-man situations while W&J went 2-for-3.

The 16th ranked Big Red will return to North Coast Athletic Conference action on Wednesday (April 9) when they host Oberlin College at 7:30 p.m. All of Denison's remaining six regular season contests will be played at Deeds Field-Piper Stadium.

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GRANVILLE, Ohio – 16th-ranked Denison University had 16 different goal scorers and held a 62-18 shot advantage during a 24-8 men's lacrosse victory over Washington & Jefferson College on Saturday afternoon.

The Big Red (7-2) won 25-of-35 face-offs and scored on 4-of-8 extra-man opportunities.

Denison scored all five of the first quarter goals and tacked on six of the seven second-period tallies to claim an 11-1 halftime lead. The Big Red then fired in eight goals during the third period and cruised to the victory.

Brady Burton and Dan Maude led the way with three goals. Emmett Jones (2g, 3a) and Rick Mackessy (1g, 4a) both added five points. Alex Baluch was the winning goaltender after making three saves in the first half.

The Presidents (3-6), who have lost four consecutive games, were led by senior midfielder Chris Vogel's (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel) three goals. Senior attacker Tim Huckestein (Allison Park, Pa./North Allegheny) pitched in two goals and one assist, while junior attacker Mike Frank (Potomac, Md./Landon) added two scores.

Junior attacker Zach Devilbiss (Taneytown, Md./Francis Scott Key) rounded out the W&J goal scorers with one. Sophomore midfielder T.J. Mollica (Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County) also handed out three assists.

Freshman goalie Quinton Thorne (Pittsburgh, Pa./Winchester Thurston) made 15 saves for the Presidents.

Washington & Jefferson looks to snap its losing streak next Saturday when hosting Fontbonne at 11:00 am.

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