Gettysburg vs. Messiah
February 27, 2002

| Scoring | |
|---|---|
| Ric Bremer | (6, 1) |
| Nick Purkat | (3, 4) |
| Jake Vannostrand | (4, 2) |
| Pete Milliman | (1, 2) |
| Vinny Merlino | (1, 1) |
| Kevin Smith | (1, 0) |
| John Czerapowicz | (1, 0) |
| Chris Baran | (1, 0) |
| Wes Cadman | (0, 1) |
| Saves | |
|---|---|
| Tim Mcginnis | 7 (0.467) |
| Byron Banghart | 1 (1.000) |
| Current Record | |
|---|---|
| Gettysburg | 1-0 |
| go to Gettysburg page | |

| Scoring | |
|---|---|
| Kevin Dennstaedt | (3, 0) |
| Reed Horanburg | (0, 2) |
| Jono Linebaugh | (2, 0) |
| Ryan Mccuen | (1, 0) |
| Nat Pierce | (1, 0) |
| Dan Videon | (1, 0) |
| Saves | |
|---|---|
| Chris Gilbert | 14 (0.438) |
| Current Record | |
|---|---|
| Messiah | 0-1 |
| go to Messiah page | |
| The Game Story: | |||||
| GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Ric Bremer (Ridgefield, CT/John Jay [NY]) tied a career high
with six goals while Jake Van Nostrand (Baldwin, NY/Baldwin) added a
career-best four goals as second-ranked Gettysburg opened the 2002 season with
an 18-8 victory over Messiah in non-conference men's lacrosse action on
Wednesday. Sophomore Nick Purkat (Annandale, VA/W.T. Woodson) contributed to the Bullets' scoring with three goals and four assists for a career-high seven points in his first collegiate start. For the Falcons (0-1), Kevin Dennstaedt finished with a hat trick while Jono Linebaugh added two goals and Reed Horanburg contributed two assists. Gettysburg (1-0) opened the offensive attack just 11 seconds into the first quarter after senior John Czerapowicz (Wayland, MA/Wayland) scored directly off the face-off to give the Bullets an early 1-0 lead. Bremer put back the rebound of a Rich Sharp (Acton, MA/Acton-Boxborough Regional) shot to make it 2-0 with 13:24 remaining in the opening quarter. Following a Messiah timeout, Van Nostrand curled around the right post to bury his first goal of the day at 12:12 and, less than a minute later, Pete Milliman (Rochester, NY/Brighton) made it 4-0 with a man-up goal. Purkat found Bremer on the left wing for Gettysburg's fifth goal with 10:48 left in the first. The Falcons got on the board with a man-up goal from Dennstaedt with 7:27 remaining in the opening quarter. After Bremer answered at 5:52, Dennstaedt added a second goal at the 4:18 mark and Dan Videon scored 40 seconds later to make it 6-3. Purkat took a pass from Van Nostrand and scored the final goal of the quarter on a point-blank shot from the right side for a 7-3 Bullet lead. Bremer posted two goals while Van Nostrand added one as Gettysburg outscored Messiah 3-1 in the second quarter and took a 10-4 lead into the break. The Falcons' Linebaugh scored on a behind-the-back goal to make it 12-5 at 12:13, but the Bullets were too much to handle, outscoring Messiah 6-2 in the third. Both teams each added two goals in the fourth. Tim McGinnis (Ellicott City, MD/Loyola-Blakefield) made seven saves and Byron Banghart (White Hall, MD/North Harford) tallied one save on the day for Gettysburg. Chris Gilbert collected 14 saves for the Falcons in his collegiate debut. Gettysburg outshot Messiah 55-23 on the afternoon while going 3-for-9 in extra-man opportunities. The Bullets return to action on Saturday at Drew. Game time is 2 p.m. |
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