Contact: Jack Hire, Director of Sports Information
Phone: (740) 587-6546
Fax: (740) 587-6362
E-mail: hire@denison.edu
Edited: May 12, 1999
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DENISON UNIVERSITY BIG RED MEN'S LACROSSE REPORT
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EVENT: 1999 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championships First Round
SITE: Barclay-Thomsen Field, Granville, Ohio
DATE: May 12, 1999
OPPONENT: Ohio Wesleyan University Battling Bishops
FINAL SCORE: Denison 12, Ohio Wesleyan 8
HEAD COACHES:
OHIO WESLEYAN: Lelan Rogers
DENISON: Mike Caravana
SCORING BY QUARTERS: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tot.
OHIO WESLEYAN ............................. 3 ... 1 ... 1 ... 3 .... 8
DENISON ................................... 2 ... 3 ... 3 ... 4 ... 12
GAME SUMMARY:
GRANVILLE, Ohio -- In a clash of Midwest powers, Denison University
defeated Ohio Wesleyan in the first round of the NCAA Division III
Championship Tournament here Wednesday by a 12-8 score. The win, which is
the first-ever NCAA postseason victory for Denison (12-2), sends the Big
Red to Lexington, Va., on Saturday, May 15, for a quarterfinal bout with
the Generals of Washington and Lee University (13-1) at 1 p.m.
This was the third time that Denison and Ohio Wesleyan had met this
season, with the Big Red winning the first at OWU, 14-9, and the Bishops
prevailing in the rematch at Denison, 10-9.
Ohio Wesleyan took a 2-0 lead at the begininng of the game on goals
from Jason Fogelson (12:31) and Dan Stroka (10:02). Denison, however, was
able to tie the score with answers from Mark Penske (9:45) and T.J. King
(8:53). The Bishops then regained a 3-2 lead with 5:35 remaining in the
first quarter on a rare man-down goal from Evan Dunne.
Denison's Frank Pennimpede tied the game early in the second period
(13:28), and Dunne put the Bishops back on top, 4-3, with 7:30 left in the
first half. DU was able to close out the second quarter scoring on goals
from Pennimpede (6:34) and T.J. Minogue (3:05) to take a 5-4 lead into
halftime. The Big Red would never trail from that point forward.
In the third stanza, Minogue struck first for Denison at 14:52, and
OWU's Matt Coughlin answered at 12:19 to keep it a one-goal game at 6-5.
In the latter stages of the third quarter, DU's Penske (7:54) and Drew
Jones (3:05) scored to give the Big Red an 8-5 lead entering the final
period.
The fourth quarter saw four goals scored within a 1:30 period as Sean
O'Brien scored for Denison at 12:48, followed by a quick goal from
Fogelson (11:57) and a quicker goal from Dunne (11:38). Denison then had
its own face-off-to-net score from King (11:24) to suddenly make the score
10-7. Jones followed up for Denison at 9:25, before the Bishops' Scott
Jackson scored at 8:27 with a man advantage to bring OWU to within three
at 11-8. From that point, King was the only player to score again, getting
an insurance goal for the Big Red at 4:04 with a two-man advantage and
bringing the final tally to Denison 12, Ohio Wesleyan 8.
In the game, Denison goalie Peter Royer was credited with 20 saves
for a .714 saves percentage. OWU goalie Corey Ayers made 13 stops for a
.520 saves percentage. DU outshot the Bishops 52-48, and won the ground
ball battle 34-23. Ohio Wesleyan held the advantage in face-offs, winning
14 of 23. OWU had one man-advantage goal in four tries, while the Big Red
had one man-up score in seven opportunities.
This was Denison's 10th trip to the NCAA Championships, and with
their first win, the Big Red are now 1-9 in NCAA play. The Bishops have
made the playoffs 16 times and now own a 16-16 postseason record.
SCORING SUMMARY:
1st Quarter
Ohio Wes., Jason Fogelson (Dan Stroka) 12:31 ........ DU 0 - OWU 1
Ohio Wes., Dan Stroka (unassisted) 10:02 ............ DU 0 - OWU 2
Denison, Mark Penske (Sean O'Brien) 9:45 ............ DU 1 - OWU 2
Denison, T.J. King (unassisted) 8:53 ................ DU 2 - OWU 2
Ohio Wes., Evan Dunne (Sean Norris) 5:35 ............ DU 2 - OWU 3 1-dn
2nd Quarter
Denison, Frank Pennimpede (unassisted) 13:28 ........ DU 3 - OWU 3
Ohio Wes., Evan Dunne (unassisted) 7:30 ............. DU 3 - OWU 4
Denison, Frank Pennimpede (T.J. Minogue) 6:34 ....... DU 4 - OWU 4
Denison, T.J. Minogue (unassisted) 3:05 ............. DU 5 - OWU 4
3rd Quarter
Denison, T.J. Minogue (Frank Pennimpede) 14:02 ...... DU 6 - OWU 4
Ohio Wes., Matt Coughlin (Evan Dunne) 12:19 ......... DU 6 - OWU 5
Denison, Mark Penske (Frank Pennimpede) 7:54 ........ DU 7 - OWU 5
Denison, Drew Jones (unassisted) 3:05 ............... DU 8 - OWU 5
4th Quarter
Denison, Sean O'Brien (unassisted) 12:48 ............ DU 9 - OWU 5
Ohio Wes., Jason Fogelson (unassisted) 11:57 ........ DU 9 - OWU 6
Ohio Wes., Evan Dunne (John Galvin) 11:38 ........... DU 9 - OWU 7
Denison, T.J. King (unassisted) 11:24 .............. DU 10 - OWU 7
Denison, Drew Jones (unassisted) 9:25 .............. DU 11 - OWU 7
Ohio Wes., Scott Jackson (John Galvin) 8:27 ........ DU 11 - OWU 8 1-up
Denison, T.J. King (unassisted) 4:04 ............... DU 12 - OWU 8 2-up
OHIO WESLEYAN SCORING: Goals Assists Points
Evan Dunne ................................... 3 ........ 1 ........ 4
Jason Fogelson ............................... 2......... 0 ........ 2
Dan Stroka ................................... 1 ........ 1 ........ 2
John Galvin .................................. 0......... 2 ........ 2
Sean Norris .................................. 0 ........ 2 ........ 2
Matt Coughlin ................................ 1......... 0 ........ 1
Scott Jackson ................................ 1 ........ 0 ........ 1
TOTALS ....................................... 8 ........ 6 ...... 14
DENISON SCORING: Goals Assists Points
Frank Pennimpede ............................. 2 ........ 3 ........ 5
T.J. King .................................... 3 ........ 0 ........ 3
T.J. Minogue ................................. 2 ........ 1 ........ 3
Sean O'Brien ................................. 1 ........ 2 ........ 3
Drew Jones ................................... 2 ........ 0 ........ 2
Mark Penske .................................. 2 ........ 0 ........ 2
TOTALS ...................................... 12 ........ 6 ....... 18
OHIO WESLEYAN GOALIE:
Corey Ayers: 13 saves, 12 goals (60 mins.)
DENISON GOALIE:
Peter Royer: 20 saves, 8 goals (60 mins.)
TEAM SHOTS:
OHIO WESLEYAN: 48
DENISON: 52
TEAM FACE-OFFS:
OHIO WESLEYAN: 14/23
DENISON: 9/23
TEAM GROUND BALLS:
OHIO WESLEYAN: 23
DENISON: 34
TEAM CLEARS:
OHIO WESLEYAN: 14
DENISON: 21
EXTRA-MAN OPPORTUNITIES:
OHIO WESLEYAN: 1/4
DENISON: 1/7
SEASON RECORDS:
OHIO WESLEYAN: 12-4 overall
DENISON: 12-2 overall
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NCAA LACROSSE FIRST ROUND GAME -- TEAM STATS
Denison University Big Red vs. Ohio Wesleyan University Battling Bishops
DATE: May 12, 1999
SITE: Denison University, Granville, Ohio
SCORE 1 2 3 4 FINAL
Ohio Wesleyan 3 1 1 3 8
Denison 2 3 3 4 12
OHIO WESLEYAN SCORING:
GOALS: Evan Dunne 3; Jason Fogelson 2; Dan Stroka 1; Matt Coughlin 1; Scott Jackson 1
ASSISTS: John Galvin 2; Sean Norris 1; Evan Dunne 1; Dan Stroka 1
DENISON SCORING:
GOALS: T.J. King 3; Frank Pennimpede 2; T.J. Minogue 2; Mark Penske 2; Drew Jones 2; Sean O'Brien 1
ASSISTS: Frank Pennimpede 3; Sean O'Brien 2; T.J. Minogue 1
SHOTS 1 2 3 4 FINAL
Ohio Wesleyan 10 16 7 15 48
Denison 9 14 16 13 52
SAVES 1 2 3 4 FINAL
Ohio Wesleyan 3 4 3 3 13
Denison 5 7 4 4 20
OHIO WESLEYAN GOALIES: Corey Ayers, 13
DENISON GOALIES: Peter Royer, 20
FACE-OFFS 1 2 3 4 FINAL
Ohio Wesleyan 3/6 3/5 4/5 4/7 14/23
Denison 3/6 2/5 1/5 3/7 9/23
GROUND BALLS 1 2 3 4 FINAL
Ohio Wesleyan 3 8 10 2 23
Denison 5 11 11 7 34
CLEARS 1 2 3 4 FINAL
Ohio Wesleyan 5 3 4 2 14
Denison 6 5 8 2 21
EXTRA-MAN OPPS 1 2 3 4 FINAL
Ohio Wesleyan 0/0 0/2 0/0 1/2 1/4
Denison 0/1 0/2 0/2 1/2 1/7
PENALTIES:
OHIO WESLEYAN: 9 penalties, 8:00 minutes
DENISON: 4 penalties, 3:00 minutes
ATTENDANCE: 360
OFFICIALS: Dave Hague, Gregory Mallon, Bill Mason, Ron Rybak
