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Bucknell vs. Air Force
March 17, 2007
| Scoring | |
|---|---|
| Brian Gargan | (3, 0) |
| Austin Winter | (0, 3) |
| Michael Cooke | (1, 0) |
| Doug Buckley | (0, 1) |
| Tim Brandau | (0, 1) |
| John Schlicher | (1, 0) |
| Perry Menzies | (1, 0) |
| Joe Mele | (1, 0) |
| Nick Marks | (1, 0) |
| Saves | |
|---|---|
| Nick Sciubba | 13 (0.813) |
| Current Record | |
|---|---|
| Bucknell | 6-1 |
| go to Bucknell page | |
| Scoring | |
|---|---|
| Will Meister | (1, 1) |
| Kevin Crumrine | (0, 1) |
| Michael Weber | (1, 0) |
| Justin Kuchta | (1, 0) |
| Griffin Nevitt | (0, 1) |
| Saves | |
|---|---|
| Daniel Bellissimo | 8 (0.500) |
| Current Record | |
|---|---|
| Air Force | 1-4 |
| go to Air Force page | |
| The Game Story: | |||||
| LEWISBURG, Pa. - Brian Gargan (Baltimore, Md./Mount St. Joseph's) scored three goals to headline a big offensive day for the midfielders, and Nick Sciubba (Sea Cliff, N.Y./Salisbury School) backstopped a suffocating defensive effort with 13 saves to lead No. 11 Bucknell to an 8-3 victory over Air Force Saturday afternoon at frosty Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. Even though a rare mid-March storm produced nearly a foot of snow in Lewisburg, the Bucknell facilities crew did yeoman's work clearing the playing surface for the game, and the Bison paid thanks with a big first half. The hosts scored three times in the first seven minutes of the game and led 5-0 before the Falcons finally put one in just as the halftime horn sounded. The victory lifted Bucknell to 6-1 on the season with two key Patriot League games looming next week, while Air Force fell to 1-4. Seven of Bucknell's eight goals came from middies, including the first six. Michael Cooke (Phoenix, Md./St. Paul's) produced the initial tally of the day off the first of three assists from Austin Winter (Boonton Twp., N.J./Mountain Lakes) just 3:44 into the game. Bucknell's riding unit forced a turnover inside the Air Force box, and Winter spotted Cooke alone in front of the crease for the sophomore's first career goal. Gargan then made it 3-0 with two goals in only 53 seconds, the latter coming off nice feed from Tim Brandau (Owings Mills, Md./McDonogh). Perry Menzies (Upperco, Md./Hereford) and Nick Marks (Barrington, Ill./Salisbury School) both scored on hard outside shots in the second quarter to make it 5-0. The Bison seemed poised to carry a shutout into the locker room for the second straight home game - they led Penn 7-0 at the half on March 6 - but on a quick re-start with just two seconds left Will Meister fed Michael Weber, who beat the buzzer to put the Falcons on the board for the first time. The frigid temperature and stiff winds disrupted the flow of the game in the second half, when there were numerous turnovers and loose ball scrambles. Neither team scored for more than 10 minutes into the third period until Meister finished a Kevin Crumrine feed with 4:50 left to make it a three-goal game at 5-2. Gargan's third goal of the day, this one coming just at the end of an EMO possession, made it 6-2, but Just Kuchta scored with a hard shot just under the crossbar with eight seconds remaining in the period to pull the Falcons within 6-3. The Bison ended any thoughts of an Air Force comeback with two quick goals to start the fourth quarter. The EMO unit produced its second tally of the day when Joe Mele (Westbury, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial) scored his league-leading 18th of the year with a rocket shot just before getting leveled by a defender with 11:18 to play. Just 56 seconds later, the second middie line finished off the scoring when Doug Buckley (Wantagh, N.Y./Chaminade) from behind the goal fed John Schlicher (Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury) for a slam dunk and an 8-3 lead. Bucknell's close defense unit of Evan Burns (Baltimore, Md./Boys Latin), Billy Haire (Darien, Conn./Darien) and Greg Sowyrda (Hingham, Mass./Hingham) was magnificent all day, forcing numerous turnovers while combining for 10 ground balls. Sciubba stopped 13 of 16 shots to up his season save percentage to .673, and he also intercepted three passes. Bucknell outshot Air Force 24-10 in the first half and 31-22 overall. Both teams registered 29 ground balls, while Air Force won 8 of 14 faceoffs. The Bison open Patriot League play on Tuesday with a 4 p.m. game at Lafayette, then they return home on Sunday, March 25, for a showdown with Navy at 1 p.m. |
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