LEXINGTON, Va. -- Trailing 3-1 at the end of the first period, sixth-ranked Hampden-Sydney scored five straight goals in the second quarter and maintained the lead for an 8-5 win over fifth-ranked Washington and Lee in ODAC men's lacrosse action on Sunday afternoon at Wilson Field.
The Generals (7-3, 3-1) opened the scoring just 1:18 into the game as junior midfielder Tom Melanson (Baltimore, Md./Loyola) found the net off an assist from freshman attackman Gavin Molinelli (Northport, N.Y./Northport). The Tigers answered at the 7:15 mark as junior midfielder Jason Rostan (Farmville, Va./Prince Edward) notched an unassisted tally. W&L ended the quarter with a pair of goals 10 seconds apart for a 3-1 lead. Melanson scored unassisted with 34 seconds remaining, while sophomore attackman Matt Fink (Wilmington, Del./Tatnall) scored off an assist from Molinelli with 24 seconds left.
The Tigers (10-1, 4-0) then outscored W&L 5-0 in the second quarter for a 6-3 halftime lead. Sophomore attackman Matt Fassnacht (Fairfax, Va./Robinson) scored two goals during the stretch for H-SC.
The teams exchanged two goals each during the third period and played the fourth quarter scoreless for the 8-5 final.
W&L was led by Melanson's two goals and Molinelli's two assists. Fink tallied one goal and one assist while sophomore Ansel Sanders (Weems, Va./Woodberry Forest) stopped nine shots in net.
Fassnacht, Rostan and junior attackman Chris Lucas (Fairfax Station, Va./Lake Braddock) paced the Tigers with two goals each. Junior midfielder Wilson McIlwaine (Charlottesville, Va./St. Anne's-Belfield) recorded one goal and one assist. Sophomore Jeremy Bull (Raleigh, N.C./Ravenscroft) stopped 11 shots between the pipes.
For the game, W&L outshot the Tigers, 23-20, while H-SC held a 48-42 advantage in ground balls.
Washington and Lee will return to action on Wednesday as it travels to Ashland, Va., for a 4:00 pm game against Randolph-Macon.
-- GENERALS --
| TEAM |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
TOTAL |
| Washington and Lee (7-3, 3-1) |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
| Hampden-Sydney (10-1, 4-0) |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
SCORING:
W&L GOALS: Tom Melanson 2, Andrew Barnett 1, Matt Fink 1, Mike McNamara 1.
W&L ASSISTS: Gavin Molinelli 2, Matt Fink 1.
H-SC GOALS: Matt Fassnacht 2, Chris Lucas 2, Jason Rostan 2, Wilson McIlwaine 1, Chris Schaaf 1.
H-SC ASSISTS: Phil Dick 1, Wilson McIlwaine 1.
GOALKEEPERS
Ansel Sanders (W&L), 60:00, 8 GA, 9 saves
Jeremy Bull (H-SC), 60:00, 5 GA, 11 saves
TEAM STATS
Shots: W&L, 23, H-SC 20
Ground Balls: W&L 42, H-SC 48
Clears: W&L 10-of-15, H-SC 7-of-11
Penalty Minutes: W&L 2 for 1:30, H-SC 3 for 2:30
Extra Man: W&L 1-for-3, H-SC 0-for-2
Faceoffs: W&L 9-for-17, H-SC 8-for-17
