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Phone: (740) 587-6546
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E-mail: hire@denison.edu
Edited: March 27, 1999
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DENISON UNIVERSITY BIG RED MEN'S LACROSSE REPORT
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DATE: March 27, 1999
OPPONENT: Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers
FINAL SCORE: Denison 14, Rochester Institute of Technology 13
SITE: Granville, Ohio
HEAD COACHES:
RIT: Guy Van Arsdale
DENISON: Mike Caravana
DENISON MEN OUTLAST R.I.T. IN DIVISION III THRILLER
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GRANVILLE, Ohio -- The ninth-ranked Big Red of Denison University hosted
the seventh-ranked Tigers of Rochester Institute of Technology in a
classic NCAA Division III match-up here Saturday, and sent RIT back to New
York with a 14-13 loss.
Denison had to come from behind to beat RIT, as the Tigers jumped out to a
3-0 lead early in the contest on a goal from Kevin Langdale and two more
from Marc Heagney. Coach Mike Caravana's Big Red squad closed the gap to
one at the end of the first quarter on scores from Drew Jones and Mark
Penske. RIT's Chris Whipple scored the first goal of the second period and
Heagney added the last 46 seconds before halftime, but in between, the Big
Red found the Tiger net four times on scores by Penske, Jones, Frank
Pennimpede and Sean O'Brien, and DU was able to take a 6-5 lead into
halftime.
Throughout the second half, the Big Red would never give up their lead,
and they managed to mount a four-goal advantage early in the fourth
quarter after scoring the final goal of the third quarter (Justin Walker)
and the first two goals of the final period (Jones, Penske). From that
point forward, Denison would watch its comfortable lead melt as Coach Guy
Van Arsdale's RIT team outscored the Big Red 5-2 on single goals from
Langdale, Clay Westbrook and Hunt, followed by two scores from Eric
Carlsen. As the Tigers were working to gain possession of the ball in
their own end of the field in the final minute, however, they were
penalized, and the Big Red were able to maintain hold onto the ball with
their man advantage and preserve the one-goal victory.
Denison, now 3-1 on the season, was led in scoring by Jones (4/0), Penske
(4/0) and Pennimpede (2/2). The Tigers, who suffered their first loss of
the young '99 campaign and currently stand at 2-1, were paced by Langdale
(3/2), Hint (3/2) and Heagney (3/0). In goal for the Big Red, Peter Royer
made 19 saves, while Adam Platzer was credited with 17 stops for RIT.
Denison opens its North Coast Athletic Conference schedule on Tuesday at
Kenyon College, while RIT continues its season at non-league Elmira on
Wednesday.
SCORING BY QUARTERS: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tot.
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ......... 3 ... 2 ... 3 ... 5 ... 13
DENISON ................................... 2 ... 4 ... 4 ... 4 ... 14
SCORING SUMMARY:
1st Quarter
RIT, Kevin Langdale (unassisted) 14:24 .............. DU 0 - RIT 1 1-up
RIT, Marc Heagney (unassisted) 12:15 ................ DU 0 - RIT 2
RIT, Marc Heagney (Ben Hunt) 9:57 .................. DU 0 - RIT 3
DENISON, Drew Jones (Ryan Berger) 6:36 .............. DU 1 - RIT 3 1-up
DENISON, Mark Penske (T.J. King) 2:03 ............... DU 2 - RIT 3 1-up
2nd Quarter
RIT, Craig Whipple (unassisted) 12:25 ............... DU 2 - RIT 4
DENISON, Mark Penske (Justin Walker) 11:24 .......... DU 3 - RIT 4
DENISON, Drew Jones (unassisted) 10:24 .............. DU 4 - RIT 4
DENISON, Frank Pennimpede (unassisted) 9:32 ......... DU 5 - RIT 4
DENISON, Sean O'Brien (unassisted) 7:46 ............. DU 6 - RIT 4 1-up
RIT, Marc Heagney (Kevin Langdale) :46 .............. DU 6 - RIT 5
3rd Quarter
DENISON, Drew Jones (Sean O'Brien) 11:05 ............ DU 7 - RIT 5
RIT, Ben Hunt (unassisted) 9:11 ..................... DU 7 - RIT 6
DENISON, Frank Pennimpede (unassisted) 5:53 ......... DU 8 - RIT 6
RIT, Kevin Langdale (Ben Hunt) 2:36 ................. DU 8 - RIT 7
DENISON, T.J. King (Frank Pennimpede) 2:21 .......... DU 9 - RIT 7
RIT, Ben Hunt (unassisted) 2:04 ..................... DU 9 - RIT 8
DENISON, Justin Walker (T.J. King) 1:19 ............ DU 10 - RIT 8 1-up
4th Quarter
DENISON, Drew Jones (unassisted) 13:37 ............. DU 11 - RIT 8
DENISON, Mark Penske (Max Wright) 12:32 ............ DU 12 - RIT 8
RIT, Kevin Langdale (Craig Whipple) 11:50 .......... DU 12 - RIT 9
DENISON, T.J. Minogue (Frank Pennimpede) 10:03 ..... DU 13 - RIT 9
RIT, Clay Westbrook (unassisted) 9:52 ............. DU 13 - RIT 10
RIT, Ben Hunt (Kevin Langdale) 8:32 ............... DU 13 - RIT 11 1-up
DENISON, Mark Penske (Sean O'Brien) 8:13 .......... DU 14 - RIT 11
RIT, Eric Carlsen (unassisted) 6:34 ............... DU 14 - RIT 12
RIT, Eric Carlsen (unassisted) 4:10 ............... DU 14 - RIT 13
RIT SCORING: Goals Assists Points
Kevin Langdale ............................... 3......... 2 ........ 5
Ben Hunt ..................................... 3......... 2 ........ 5
Marc Heagney ................................. 3......... 0 ........ 3
Eric Carlsen ................................. 2......... 0 ........ 2
Craig Whipple ................................ 1......... 1 ........ 2
Clay Westbrook ............................... 1......... 0 ........ 1
TOTALS ...................................... 13 ........ 5 ...... 18
DENISON SCORING: Goals Assists Points
Drew Jones ................................... 4 ........ 0 ........ 4
Mark Penske .................................. 4 ........ 0 ........ 4
Frank Pennimpede ............................. 2 ........ 2 ........ 4
Sean O'Brien ................................. 1 ........ 2 ........ 3
T.J. King .................................... 1 ........ 2 ........ 3
Justin Walker ................................ 1 ........ 1 ........ 2
T.J. Minogue ................................. 1 ........ 0 ........ 1
Ryan Berger .................................. 0 ........ 1 ........ 1
Max Wright ................................... 0 ........ 1 ........ 1
TOTALS ...................................... 14 ........ 9 ....... 23
RIT GOALIE:
Adam Platzer: 17 saves, 14 goals (60 mins.)
DENISON GOALIES:
Peter Royer: 19 saves, 12 goals (55 mins.)
Michael Tobler: 3 saves, 1 goal (5 mins.)
TEAM SHOTS:
RIT: 47
DENISON: 41
SEASON RECORDS:
RIT: 2-1 overall
DENISON: 3-1 overall
