Contact: Jack Hire, Director of Sports Information
Phone: (740) 587-6546
Fax: (740) 587-6362
E-mail: hire@denison.edu
Edited: April 29, 1999
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DENISON UNIVERSITY BIG RED MEN'S LACROSSE REPORT
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DATE: April 28, 1999
OPPONENT: Northwood University Timberwolves
FINAL SCORE: Denison 20, Northwood 8
SITE: Birmingham, Mich.
HEAD COACHES:
NORTHWOOD: Ron Herbert
DENISON: Mike Caravana
SCORING BY QUARTERS: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tot.
NORTHWOOD ................................. 1 ... 0 ... 2 .... 5 .... 8
DENISON ................................... 5 ... 6 ... 7 .... 2 ... 20
GAME SUMMARY:
BIRMINGHAM, Mich. -- Under the lights of Seaholm High School's field here
Wednesday night, the Big Red of Division III Denison University challenged
the Timberwolves of Division II Northwood University. In a night packed
with offense, Denison earned a convincing win over Northwood by a 20-8
score.
The Big Red jumped out to a 5-1 first quarter lead and expanded their
advantage to 11-1 by halftime. Justin Walker accounted for four of DU's
first-half goals, and Mike Tessier, Ryan Berger and Mike Coffey
contributed two each by the intermission.
Walker, Berger and Coffey also added third-quarter scores for DU as Coach
Mike Caravana substituted freely throughout the entire game and built up a
17-1 lead in the third period. Denison had nine different players score in
the game, with Walker pacing the Big Red with five. Coffey's four goals
and game-high three assists gave him seven points on the night.
Northwood's Jayme Brams found the back of the DU net three times to lead
the Timberwolves on offense. NU's Mike Powers was credited with one goal
and a team-high two assists.
In the first half, Big Red goalie Peter Royer made four saves?and allowed
one goal, while in the finals 30 minutes Michael Tobler took over in front
of the Denison net, making 4 saves and allowing seven Northwood goals.
Timberwolf goalie Long Nguyen played the entire game, making 18 saves.
SCORING SUMMARY:
1st Quarter
Denison, Justin Walker (T.J. King) 14:15 .................. DU 1 - NU 0
Denison, Justin Walker (Mike Coffey) 13:18 ................ DU 2 - NU 0
Denison, Mike Tessier (T.J. Minogue) 11:16 ................ DU 3 - NU 0
Northwood, John Cooper (Steve Schuster) 9:18 .............. DU 3 - NU 1
Denison, Ryan Berger (unassisted) 8:03 .................... DU 4 - NU 1
Denison, T.J. Minogue (unassisted) 4:33 ................... DU 5 - NU 1
2nd Quarter
Denison, Justin Walker (Max Wright) 13:37 ................. DU 6 - NU 1
Denison, Ryan Berger (Justin Walker) 10:44 ................ DU 7 - NU 1
Denison, Mike Tessier (Kip Hale) 6:19 ..................... DU 8 - NU 1
Denison, Mike Coffey (Dave Beaver) 5:57 ................... DU 9 - NU 1
Denison, Justin Walker (T.J. King) 2:56 .................. DU 10 - NU 1
Denison, Mike Coffey (unassisted) 2:11 ................... DU 11 - NU 1
3rd Quarter
Denison, Ryan Berger (Mike Coffey) 14:39 ................. DU 12 - NU 1
Denison, T.J. King (T.J. Minogue) 13:57 .................. DU 13 - NU 1
Denison, Mike Coffey (unassisted) 13:38 .................. DU 14 - NU 1
Denison, Mike Coffey (unassisted) 11:50 .................. DU 15 - NU 1
Denison, Kip Hale (Mike Coffey) 10:40 .................... DU 16 - NU 1
Denison, Justin Walker (Drew Jones) 8:28 ................. DU 17 - NU 1
Northwood, Mike Powers (Jayme Brams) 4:39 ................ DU 17 - NU 2
Northwood, Josh Christensen (unassisted) 1:23 ............ DU 17 - NU 3
Denison, Ryan Cook (Mike Tessier) 0:21 ................... DU 18 - NU 3
4th Quarter
Northwood, Kory Connolly (Mike Powers) 13:44 ............. DU 18 - NU 4
Denison, Kevin O'Brien (Brad Meyer) 12:07 ............... DU 19 - NU 4
Norhtwood, Jayme Brams (unassisted) 11:54 ................ DU 19 - NU 5
Northwood, Jayme Brams (unassisted) 11:31 ................ DU 19 - NU 6
Northwood, Kory Connolly (unassisted) 10:13 .............. DU 19 - NU 7
Denison, Ryan Cook (Kip Hale) 6:22 ....................... DU 20 - NU 7
Northwood, Jayme Brams (unassisted) 0:04 ................. DU 20 - NU 8
NORTHWOOD SCORING: Goals Assists Points
Jayme Brams ................................... 3 ........ 1 ........ 4
Mike Powers ................................... 1 ........ 2 ........ 3
Kory Connelly ................................. 2......... 0 ........ 2
John Cooper ................................... 1......... 0 ........ 1
Steve Schuster ................................ 0 ........ 1 ........ 1
Josh Christensen .............................. 1 ........ 0 ........ 1
TOTALS ........................................ 8 ........ 4 ...... 12
DENISON SCORING: Goals Assists Points
Mike Coffey ................................... 4 ........ 3 ........ 7
Justin Walker ................................. 5 ........ 1 ........ 6
Ryan Berger ................................... 3 ........ 0 ........ 3
T.J. King ..................................... 1 ........ 2 ........ 3
T.J. Minogue .................................. 1 ........ 2 ........ 3
Kip Hale ...................................... 1 ........ 2 ........ 3
Mike Tessier .................................. 2 ........ 1 ........ 3
Ryan Cook ..................................... 2 ........ 0 ........ 2
Drew Jones .................................... 0 ........ 2 ........ 2
Dave Beaver ................................... 0 ........ 1 ........ 1
Kevin O'Brien ................................. 1 ........ 0 ........ 1
Max Wright .................................... 0 ........ 1 ........ 1
TOTALS ....................................... 20 ....... 15........ 35
NORTHWOOD GOALIE:
Long Nguyen: 18 saves, 20 goals (60 mins.)
DENISON GOALIES:
Peter Royer: 4 saves, 1 goal (30 mins.)
Michael Tobler: 4 saves, 7 goals (30 mins.)
TEAM SHOTS:
NORTHWOOD: 13
DENISON: 48
SEASON RECORDS:
NORTHWOOD: 6-8 overall
DENISON: 10-2 overall
