First Half Hole Too Large to Overcome
SALEM, Va. --- Roanoke fell behind 8-2 at the
half and never held a lead in a 14-7 loss to Denison in the second
round of the NCAA Tournament at Kerr Stadium Saturday
afternoon. The loss ends the Maroons spectacular season at
17-2 while the Big Red advances to the NCAA Quarterfinals with a
14-2 mark.
It was the final game for seniors Adam Ariosa,
Chas Carlson, Nick Peck,
Josh Rea, Ben Sultze and
Zach Thomas. For Thomas, he completes his
career as the fourth-highest scorer in school-history with 234
points and in goals with 137. He is the only player in the
42-year history of Roanoke Lacrosse to play on four teams with
15-plus wins. The only captain of the team totaled 62 wins, more
than any other player in program history.
Denison jumped out to a 3-0 first quarter lead and never trailed as
they came out of Salem, Va. with a big NCAA Tournament road
win over Roanoke.
The Maroons got on the board with two quick goals from Brian Foley
and Carlson to make it 4-2 with 12:25 in the second quarter.
The Big Red responded as they reeled off six unanswered goals
pouring into the third period as they held the largest lead of the
contest, 10-2 with just over five minutes into the second half.
Down 11-3 late in the third, Roanoke scored three-straight goals to
close the gap to within five with 10:37 remaining in the fourth
period. The Maroons scored only once more before the final
buzzer sounded on the game, and their record-setting season.
Roanoke won in groundballs, 44-33 and 14-of-25 face-offs and was
successful in 16-of-18 clear attempts. They were 2-for-3 in
extra-man opportunities while the shots were even at 46 apiece.
Denison was led by Brady Burton and Emmett Jones with four goals
each in the win. Dan Maude added three goals while Tanner
Smith shared the wealth with a team-high three assists and a
goal. Nate Hall finished with two assists while Connor Detjen
won 11-of-24 face-offs and collected six groundballs. Gregg
Shannon finished with 14 saves in goal to pick up his
14th win of the season for the Big Red.
Carlson led the Maroons with three goals and two assists in his
final collegiate game. He finished his career 11th
on the all-time scoring list with 192 points. He also finished
fourth in career assists (111). Pat March
added a goal and an assist in the losing effort.
Defensively, the Maroons caused 29 Denison turnovers, led by
Drew Manley, Sam Love,
Stephen Simmons and Ariosa with three
each. Jake Dorsey had 13 saves in goal and
collected a team-best five groundballs. Rea, Thomas and Love
collected four apiece.
The Maroons finished their season with ODAC-records in wins (17),
longest winning-streak (17), win-loss record (17-2), points (585),
goals (357) and assists (228). They are ranked #1 in the
country in scoring offense (19.44), assists per game (12.33) and
points per game (31.78). In addition, the Maroons are ranked second
in both groundballs per game (57.06) and scoring margin (9.44)
while third in face-off win percentage (.666). The man-up offense
is ranked sixth nationally (.468).
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