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Maryland Men's Lacrosse News |
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February 21 , 2009 |
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No. 3 Maryland Falls To No. 8 Georgetown, 13-10
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (February 21, 2009) – Senior midfielder Jeremy Sieverts tallied a
hat trick for the Terps, but it wasn’t enough as the third-ranked University of
Maryland men’s lacrosse team dropped a tough 13-10 decision to No. 8 Georgetown in
front of 2,530 fans at Ludwig Field Saturday afternoon.
The Hoyas jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on goals by Andrew Brancaccio and Ryan
Shuler, but the Terps stormed back with three-straight goals to take a 3-2 lead.
Sophomore Grant Catalino got Maryland on the board at the 10:25 mark of the first
quarter with a goal from the left wing. Sophomore Ryan Young picked up the assist
with a nifty feed from behind the cage after losing his defender with a couple of
quick roll-dodges. Sieverts then scored back-to-back unassisted goals on similar
plays; both coming off of dodges down the right alley.
Georgetown opened the second period with a man-up goal by Craig Dowd just 17 seconds
in. Maryland capitalized on its own extra-man opportunity at the 10:27 mark when
Sieverts buried another shots, this time from the left alley off of a pass by senior
Dan Groot.
A pair of Hoya goals by Shuler and Jake Samperton gave the Hoyas a 5-4 lead with
4:29 remaining in the second quarter, but that lead would soon vanish thanks to a
Groot goal at 3:36. Groot was double-teamed during a Maryland substitution, but he
spilt the Hoya defenders and rolled into the left alley and got off a shot that beat
Georgetown goalie Jack Davis.
The Terps took a 6-5 lead into the halftime break after senior Jeff Reynolds scored
his first of two goals on a dodge down the left alley.
The third quarter is what turned the tide for the Hoyas. The two teams traded goals,
making the score 7-6 in favor of the Terps with 11:47 on the clock. From there,
Georgetown went on a 6-0 run to take a 12-7 lead with 9:42 to go in the fourth
quarter.
Maryland refused to quit and scored back-to-back goals less than a minute apart to
close the gap to 12-9. Groot scored his second of the game on a sharp low-to-high
shot from the right alley. Young followed that with a man-up goal on a nice hustle
play. Freshman Joe Cummings’ shot was saved by Davis, but the rebound bounced in
front of the Hoya goal. During the scrum, Young was able to find the ball amidst the
chaos and scoop it into the Hoya net.
But with time running out, the Terps decided to force the issue and pulled Jason
Carter out of the goal to try to double-team the ball. Georgetown was able to move
the ball and avoid a turnover long enough for Ricky Mirabito to get an open-net goal
to give the Hoyas a 13-9 lead with 3:29 left.
Catalino scored his second of the game with 13 seconds remaining to close out the
scoring.
Junior Bryn Holmes was outstanding for the Terps at the face-off X, winning 12-of-16
draws. He also finished the game with five groundballs and a pair of caused
turnovers. Reynolds had a game-high eight groundballs, while Brian Farrell and Brett
Schmidt each had three.
Maryland returns to actions next Saturday, Feb. 28, in the Konica Minolta Face-Off
Classic at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. The Terps will take on ACC rival Duke in
the second game of the double-header that features Johns Hopkins taking on Princeton
in the opener. The Terrapins and the Blue Devils are slated for a 2:30 p.m. start in
a game that will also be televised nationally on ESPNU.
Game Notes:
• With today’s 13-10 loss Maryland is now 7-2 all-time vs. Georgetown.
• Sophomore Grant Catalino extended his scoring streak to 16 games with two goals.
Catalino also pushed his multi-point scoring streak to nine games.
• Catalino now has 16 multi-point and four multi-assist games in his career.
• Senior Jeremy Sieverts, with three goals, has now had at least one point in six
straight games.
• Sieverts’ hat trick tied his career-high for goals in a game.
• Junior Will Yeatman’s point-scoring streak was snapped at 17 games.
Source: University of Maryland Athletic Communications
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