LYCOMING MEN’S LACROSSE DOMINATES SUSQUEHANNA;
CLINCHES PLAYOFF BERTH

SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Freshman Sang Duong (Havertown; Haverford Township) scored six goals and recorded six assists, leading the Lycoming College men’s lacrosse team to a 25-2 victory over Susquehanna University, Wednesday afternoon. The win secures a spot in the Middle Atlantic Conference playoffs for the Warriors, who are now 10-3 overall and 6-1 within the MAC. The Crusaders fall to 2-5 and 1-3.

Lycoming jumped all over Susquehanna early, scoring 10 goals in the first quarter and seven in the second while holding the Crusaders scoreless. The onslaught continued in the second half with the Warriors outscoring Susquehanna 8-2 in the final 30 minutes.

In addition to the offense produced by Duong, Mike Bonnes (Sr./Ridley Park; Ridley Senior) and Dave Dormond (Fr./Byrn Mawr; Haverford Township) each scored four goals and tallied four and three assists, respectively. Todd Brysiak (Sr./Aston; Ridley Senior) and Ryan Bergstrom (So./Hagerstown, MD; Smithsburg) chipped in three goals apiece.

Jared Jankowski (Sr./Boonton, NJ; Boonton) played the first half in goal for Lycoming, making six saves without allowing a goal. Christian Willaum (Fr./New Milford, CT; New Milford) saw 17 minutes in the net, allowing one goal while making three saves. Sean Powers (Fr./Drexel Hill; Monsignor Bonner) and Jon Bennitt (Jr./Painted Post, NY; Corning-Painted Post West) rounded out the time in goal. Powers made two saves and allowed zero goals. Bennitt made one saves and allowed a goal.

“We’re excited that we wrapped up a playoff berth with the win today,” said Lycoming head coach Gene Peluso. “Sang played a terrific game, coming just one point short of Shawn Rosa’s record for a single contest.

“Now we are looking forward to our match-up with Drew on Saturday. We’re excited that Messiah knocked off Widener this afternoon, giving us an opportunity to claim the top seed for the tournament on Saturday.”

Lycoming will host Drew University on Saturday at 2 p.m. at David Person Field. With Messiah’s 9-6 win over Widener, the Warriors can claim the top seed and home field advantage throughout the MAC playoff with a win.  

COLLEGIATE MEN’S LACROSSE
Lycoming 25, Susquehanna 2

Teams                    1                2                3                4                Final
Lycoming              10                7                6                2                25
Susquehanna          0                0                1                1                2

Goals:
Lycoming: Sang Duong 6, Mike Bonnes 4, Dave Dormond 4, Todd Brysiak 3, Ryan Bergstrom 3, Buddy Temple 2, Shaun Bonnes, Bryan Laplante, Jason Tosh
Susquehanna: Andy Nadler, Scott Hodgson

Assists:
Lycoming: Sang Duong 6, Mike Bonnes 4, Ryan Bergstrom 3, Dave Dormond 3, Bryan Laplante 2, Buddy Temple, Mark Barnes
Susquehanna: Andy Nadler

Saves:
Lycoming: Jared Jankowski (30 min.) 6 saves, 0 GA; Christian Willaum (17 min.) 3 saves, 1 GA; Sean Powers (8 min.) 2 saves, 0GA; Jon Bennitt (5 min.) 1 save, 1 GA
Susquehanna: Chad Denlinger (45 min.) 15 saves, 15 GA; Todd Marquess (15 min.) 2 saves, 10 GA