Contact: Jack Hire, Director of Sports Information
Phone: (740) 587-6546
Fax: (740) 587-6362
E-mail: hire@denison.edu
Edited: March 25, 2000
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DENISON UNIVERSITY BIG RED MEN'S LACROSSE REPORT
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DATE: March 25, 2000
OPPONENT: Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers
FINAL SCORE: Denison 13, Rochester Institute of Technology 5
SITE: Rochester, N.Y.
HEAD COACHES:
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: Guy Van Arsdale
DENISON: Mike Caravana
GAME SUMMARY
The #9 Big Red of Denison University handed the #8 Rochester Institute of
Technology its first loss of the 2000 season, defeating the Tigers by a
13-5 score in Rochester Saturday.
Denison was led by junior attackman Sean O'Brien (Mountain Lakes, N.J.;
Peddie School) who netted five goals, four of which came in the second
half. Also impressive in the scoring column for the Big Red was senior
midfielder T.J. King (West Hartford, Conn; Hall) who added one goal and
four assists.
Sophomore goalkeeper Peter Royer (Avon, Conn.; Westminster) recorded 14
saves for Denison, while senior Adam Platzer (Geneva, N.Y.; Geneva) made
17 saves for the Tigers.
Denison's next game will open its 2000 North Coast Athletic Conference
schedule as the Big Red travel to Springfield, Ohio, to take on the Tigers
of Wittenberg University at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28. RIT returns to
action on Wednesday, March 29, at 4 p.m., when it hosts Elmira College.
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(A scoring summary is not yet available for this road contest)
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SEASON RECORDS:
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: 3-1 overall
DENISON: 4-1 overall
