Roanoke vs. Widener
May 14, 2005

| Scoring | |
|---|---|
| Jon Mason | (8, 0) |
| Zack Thomas | (3, 3) |
| Tug Schroeder | (3, 2) |
| Chris Keating | (2, 2) |
| Dan Reed | (0, 3) |
| Adam Leahy | (1, 2) |
| Matt Duke | (0, 1) |
| Brendan Moore | (1, 0) |
| Saves | |
|---|---|
| Matt Madalon | 7 (0.368) |
| Current Record | |
|---|---|
| Roanoke | 14-2 |
| go to Roanoke page | |

| Scoring | |
|---|---|
| Todd Fairlie | (2, 3) |
| Brian Stromko | (3, 1) |
| Dennis Mann | (2, 1) |
| Gavin Goane | (3, 0) |
| Alan Krawitz | (2, 0) |
| Tim Heffernan | (0, 2) |
| Saves | |
|---|---|
| Mike Cozza | 10 (0.357) |
| Current Record | |
|---|---|
| Widener | 11-5 |
| go to Widener page | |
| The Game Story: | |||||
| SALEM, Va. â~@~S Sophomore attack Jon Mason scored eight goals as sixth-ranked Roanoke (14-2) defeated Widener (11-5) 18-12 Saturday afternoon in the second round of the NCAA Division III Menâ~@~Ys Lacrosse Championship Tournament. With the win, Roanoke advances to the national quarterfinal to face Lynchburg. Roanoke struck first with 10:41 left in the opening period as freshman attack Zack Thomas scored unassisted. Thomas assisted on the second goal of the game with 10:13 left as sophomore attack Jon Mason scored off of a Widener failed clear. Widener scored its first goal of the game at the 9:27 mark when sophomore attack Gavin Goane (Springfield, PA/Springfield) from an assist via freshman attack Luke Weber (Lititz, PA/Manheim Township). The Pioneers tied the game at 2-all with 8:34 left when freshman attack Brian Stromko (Maplewood, NJ/Columbia) scored on a freshman midfielder Tim Heffernan (Glastonbury, NJ/Glastonbury) assist. Heffernan would net his second assist of the game at 6:16 mark when he assisted on junior attack Dennis Mann (Havertown, PA/Haverford) goal for a Widener 3-2 lead. Roanoke then tied the score at 3-all with 5:53 when senior attack Tug Schroeder scored on a senior attack Dan Reed assist. Thomas netted his second goal of the game on a Schroeder assist just nine seconds later and Roanoke had a 4-3 lead. The Maroons went up 5-3 at the 3:38 when junior attack Adam Leahy scored on a Thomas assist. Mason scored his second goal of the game just 25 seconds later on a Schroeder assist and a 6-3 Maroon lead. Widener cut the lead to 6-4 with 41 ticks left junior attack Alan Krawitz (Havertown, PA/Haverford) scored on an assist from junior attack Todd Fairlie (Broomall, PA/Marple Newtown). In the second period, Widener cut the deficit back to 6-5 with 11:32 when Stromko scored his second goal of the game. However, the Maroons went back up 7-5 with 10:08 left when Thomas scored his third goal of the game on a Leahy assist. Schroeder put the Maroons up 8-5 at the 8:46 mark when he scored unassisted. Widener answered back at the 6:12 mark when Goane scored unassisted, cutting the deficit to 8-6. But, Roanoke scored a man-up goal with 2:30 left when Schroeder scored on a Reed assist to go back up 9-6. Mason scored with just three seconds left on a Thomas assist for a 10-6 Roanoke halftime lead. Widener struck first in the second half when Krawitz scored on a Mann assist with 11:56 left on an extra-man opportunity for a 10-7 Roanoke lead. Junior midfielder Chris Keating scored with 9:52 left on an assist from freshman midfielder Matt Duke for an 11-7 Maroon lead. Keating scored again with 7:20 left on a Reed assist as Roanoke built the lead to 12-7. The Pioneers cut the lead to 12-8 when Goane scored on a Stromko assist with 3:11 left in the third, which ended the scoring in the quarter. Mason started the scoring for Roanoke in the fourth as he scored unassisted with 13:00 left and a 13-8 Maroon lead. Mason scored again just 13 seconds later for a 14-8 Roanoke lead, which marked his fifth goal of the game. Widener struck back with a goal from Stromko on a Fairlie assist with 9:42 left, but the Pioneers still trailed 14-9. Mann scored with 9:19 left on another Fairlie assist as Widener cut the deficit to 14-10 which was followed by a Fairlie unassisted goal with 8:36 left and Widener trailed 14-11. Mason stopped the Widener scoring run at the 7:58 mark which put the Maroons back up 15-11, and then he scored his seventh goal of the game with 6:41 left in an extra man situation which sealed the win for Roanoke. Fairlie scored unassisted 3:57 left to cut the deficit to 16-12. Sophomore attack Brendan Moore scored with just 1:45 left for Roanoke, followed by Masonâ~@~Ys eighth and final goal of the game with 49.2 seconds left, which capped the scoring in the contest. Widener sophomore goalkeeper Mike Cozza (Ridgewood, NJ/Ridgewood) made ten saves as he faced 49 shots. Roanoke junior goalkeeper Matt Madalon had seven saves as he faced 39 Pioneer shots. |
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