Roanoke Wins ODAC Men's Lacrosse Title
Maroons Earn Automatic Bid into NCAA Tournament
SALEM, Va. --- Fifth-ranked Roanoke College
used a seven-goal second quarter to make its way past tenth-ranked
Lynchburg College, 12-8, to claim the 2010 ODAC Men’s
Lacrosse Title on Sunday afternoon in Salem. The win improves
the Maroons record to 16-2 while the Hornets fall to 13-5
overall.
The win also earned Roanoke an automatic bid into the NCAA Division
III Men’s Lacrosse Tournament. The Maroons and the rest
of the field, which includes five at-large bids in which Lynchburg
would be eligible, will learn of their tournament paths on Sunday
evening on the NCAA Division III Lacrosse Selection Show. The
event will air live on CBS College Sports at 10:00 p.m. Check
your local cable listings for channel availability. If you
are unable to view the selection show, go to www.ncaa.com and visit the men's
lacrosse championship page to view and download the tournament
bracket once it has been released.
It was Lynchburg that took command early in the contest with a pair
of goals in the first 3:30 of action. Max Voumard, the ODAC
Rookie of the Year, opened the scorebook just 1:04 into the
contest. Aaron Khouri followed with one of two Lynchburg
man-up goals at the 11:32 mark.
Roanoke responded with a man-up goal of its own from Richard
Lachlan, but Lynchburg closed out the frame thanks to Austin Jeter
for a 3-1 lead after one period in Salem.
After 7:27 without a change on the scoreboard, Roanoke exploded for
six straight goals with five coming in a 2:26 span. Brian
Foley found the net first, followed by the first of two from Steve
Furdock during the streak. Matt Quinton put the Maroons ahead
with 6:35 to play in the half with Jeff Keating tacking on a fifth
Maroon tally just 1:10 later. Ashton Hotchkiss completed the
half-dozen goals string with 1:12 on the clock before Dylan
Hoff pulled one back for Lynchburg to make the score 7-4 with 0:18
to play before the intermission. Pat March added one more
tally with 0:08 showing to send RC into halftime with an 8-4
lead.
Lynchburg worked quickly out of the break, splitting the pipes
twice courtesy of Jon Matta and Ben Sauer to pull within two at 8-6
with 7:57 to play in the third quarter. Quinton returned the
margin to three for Roanoke at the 7:08 mark, but Ethan Farrell
took advantage of a man-up situation to bring the Hornets back to
within a deuce at 9-7 heading into the final stanza.
RC's Keating and LC's Voumard traded scores in the first seven
minutes of the fourth quarter, but the Hornets would get no closer
than 10-8 as Roanoke finished the game with another goal from
Keating and a man-up tally by Quinton inside of a minute
remaining to produce the final scoreline.
Keating and Quinton lead all scorers with three goals apiece.
March registered three points on a goal and a pair of
assists. Goalkeeper Jake Dorsey made 15 saves including six
in the fourth quarter.
Voumard led Lynchburg with two goals, while Hoff added an assist to
his second quarter score. Franc Cook recorded five of his 11
saves in the first period.
2010 ODAC Men's Lacrosse All-Tournament Team
Alex Burkhead, Roanoke
Jake Dorsey, Roanoke
Matt Quinton, Roanoke
Justin Tuma, Roanoke
Austin Jeter, Lynchburg
Shane Roscher, Lynchburg
Max Voumard, Lynchburg
Kyle Jett, Hampden-Sydney
Daniel Martin, Hampden-Sydney
Cooper Brown, Washington and Lee
Matt Mason, Washington and Lee
