April 30, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The St. Andrews Presbyterian College men’s lacrosse team had five different players get named to the 2004 DSC All-Conference teams. Midfielder Kyle Weiher was selected to the All-Conference First Team while attack Jimmy Herberson, midfielder Pat Fitzgerald, defender Kris Hartzell, and goalie Kevin Woods were awarded Second Team honors. At the conclusion of the DSC tourney, Herberson was also selected to the All-Tournament team.

Sophomore Kyle Weiher (St. Albert, Alberta, Canada) led the Knights with 97 groundballs and a .497 face-off percentage (75-for-151). Kyle was a DSC Player of the Week in the opening week of the season and also chipped in on offense with 24 goals (T-2nd on the team) and one assist for 25 points (fifth) after playing in all 16 games for the Knights. Weiher also had a .436 shooting percentage and one game-winning goal against Queens.

Senior Jimmy Herberson (Oakland Mills, MD) proved why he was a pre-season All-American leading the Knights offensively with 33 goals, 11 assists, and 44 points. Jimmy also had a .393 shooting percentage, 67 groundballs, and the game-winning goal in a one-goal game victory over Wingate. Herberson finished his season strong being named to the DSC All Tournament team after scoring nine goals in two playoff games.

Sophomore Pat Fitzgerald (Baltimore, MD) was a strong presence for the Knights at the midfield position. Pat always seemed to step up big late leading the team in game winning goals with three including an overtime winner against Catawba. Fitzgerald finished the season with 16 goals, 12 assists, 28 points, and 50 groundballs.

Sophomore K. Hartzell (Lacombe, Alberta, Canada) was a staple to the Knights defensive force that held opponents to a .309 shooting percentage on the season. Kris was second on the team in groundballs with 89 and chipped in offensively with one goal and two assists.

Senior Kevin Woods (Setauket, NY) was the backbone to the Knights defense earning seven of St. Andrews’ eight victories in net. Kevin finished the season with a 12.12 goals against average and a .579 save percentage while facing a strong schedule. Woods led the Knights to a second place finish in the Deep South and was named the DSC Defensive Player of the Week on March 29th.

April 20, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—Junior Chris Stott (Manchester, England) scored three goals including the game winner for the St. Andrews men’s lacrosse team helping the Knights win their first round Deep South Conference Tournament game against Queens University of Charlotte 11-9 on Tuesday afternoon.

The host Knights (8-7 record) entered the contest as the No. 2 seed and held off a late Royal rally to win by two goals. Queens, the No. 7 seed, finish their season at 3-11.

After David Overberg (Cincinnati, OH) gave the Royals an early 1-0 lead the Knights answered with the final two goals of the first period to take a 2-1 advantage. Freshman Dalen Crouse (St. Albert, Alberta) started SAPC’s scoring and Crouse scored his first two-minutes later.

Joshua Bryce (Woodbridge, VA) and Benjamin Clausen (Durham, NC) put Queens back on top with the next two goals. The Royals maintained the 3-2 lead until 19 seconds left in the second quarter when pre-season All-American Jimmy Herberson (Oakland Mills, MD) netted his first goal of the game tying the game up at halftime.

Queens grabbed their last lead of the game early in the third on an extra-man goal by Alexander Tack (Ellicott City, MD). The Knights then seemed to shut the door on the Royals scoring the next eight goals to build up an 11-4 lead with 6:32 remaining in the game.

The Royals did not give up and scored five late goals to cut the deficit to two but St. Andrews strong play and a late Queens’ penalty wiped away the comeback attempt.

Senior goalkeeper Kevin Woods (Setauket, NY) made 15 saves in net for the Knights helping the Knights advance. Woods faced 37 shots and had five groundballs to pick up his seventh win of the season.

Herberson finished with two goals and an assist for the Knights while Dan Hartzell (Lacombe, Alberta) and Pat Fitzgerald (Baltimore, MD) had one goal and two assists apiece. Kris Hartzell (Lacombe, Alberta) had a game high seven groundballs. Ray Gayhardt (Laurel, MD), Kyle Weiher (St. Albert, Alberta), and Tom Watt (Ajax, Ontario) completed St. Andrews scoring with one goal each.

Bryce led the Royals attack with three goals and Tack finished with two goals and two assists. Daniel McMahon (Syracuse, NY) went 13-for-22 on face off to lead both teams.

St. Andrews advances to the semifinals of the DSC Tournament and will play No. 3 seed Catawba on Friday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. in Salisbury, NC.

April 8, 2004

GREENSBORO, NC—The Wheeling Jesuit men's lacrosse team was able to hold off a late four-goal charge by St. Andrews for a 10-7 victory on Thursday afternoon at the neutral Pyramid Sports Complex in Greensboro. The Cardinals improve to 7-4 while the Knights fell to 7-6.

Dennis McKenna gave the Cardinals a 2-0 lead with two quick goals in the first period. After three more goals Wheeling Jesuit carried a 5-0 lead into halftime, as the Knights were only able to produce six shots in the half.

Zach Mryncza put St. Andrews on the scoreboard with an extra-man goal at the 14:52 mark in the third on a Dalen Crouse pass. The Cardinals scored three of the next four goals in the period to build up their largest lead of the game, 8-2.

The Knights put on the pressure during the fourth period scoring five goals on 10 shots to cut the lead to three at 10-7, but could not get any closer as the time ran out.

Dom Marzano led Wheeling Jesuit with three goals and one assist including the game winner with 35 seconds left in the third. Six other Cardinals scored including the goalie, Nick Asmo, who scored with 6:30 remaining in the fourth.

Jimmy Herberson, who scored two straight goals late making the game interesting down the stretch, led the Knights. Chris Stott tallied a goal and two assists while Dan Hartzell contributed with a goal and an assist.

The Cardinals held the shooting advantage, 36-23, but lost 13-of-20 face offs as Ray Gayhardt won 12 of them for the Knights. Asmo picked up the win after making 10 saves on 17 shots and only allowing three goals in his 53 1/2 minutes in net. Kevin Woods took the loss after allowing nine of the 10 Cardinal goals in 50 minutes.

St. Andrews will finish its regular season play against Mercyhurst on April 17th in St. Pauls, Maryland.

April 3, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—Junior midfielder Nolan Heavenor provided nine points for the Limestone College men’s lacrosse team in Saturday’s Deep South Conference match-up with host St. Andrews Presbyterian College on ‘Senior Day’. The Saints, who are ranked # 2 nationally, remained perfect with the 25-8 victory to improve to 7-0 overall and 4-0 in the DSC while the Knights were handed their first conference loss to fall to 7-5 and 6-1.

Limestone grabbed a 5-2 first quarter lead with three goals by Roger Vyse (Six Nations Reserve, Ontario). After a quick second period goal by David Wooster (Annapolis, MD), the Knights answered with two goals by Drew Howell (Edmonton, Alberta) and Dalen Crouse (St. Albert, Alberta) to cut the deficit to 6-4, which would be the closest that St. Andrews would get.

The Saints would score five of the last six goals of the first half to build up an 11-5 halftime lead. SAPC held in during most of the third period scoring three of the next four goals but could never catch Limestone. The Saints pulled away to the 17-goal win scoring the final 10 goals of the game.

After Heavenor’s (Victoria, BC) five goals and four assists Vyse and Wooster chipped in with eight and seven points, respectively. Vyse led both teams with seven goals. Wooster and Robert Woody (Edgewater, MD) tallied four goals a piece in the win while goalie Mary Ward (Syracuse, NY) picked up the win in net making three saves in 29 minutes.

Crouse, Jimmy Herberson (Oakland Mills, MD), and Zach Mryncza (Baltimore, MD) led the Knights with three points each. Crouse recorded three goals to improve his team leading goals total to 23. Goalie Kevin Woods (Setauket, NY), who is the current DSC defensive player of the week, made 20 saves for the Knights.

Limestone out shot the Knights 60-23 and won 29 out of the 36 faces offs. The Saints also took advantage of their extra man opportunities scoring seven goals on nine attempts.

St. Andrews will travel to Greensboro, NC to play Wheeling Jesuit on Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m.

March 31, 2004

SALISBURY, NC—Pat Fitzgerald (Baltimore, MD) scored with 2:27 remaining in overtime as St. Andrews defeated host Catawba 14-13 in Deep South Conference men’s lacrosse action on Wednesday afternoon. St. Andrews scored the game’s final three goals and improves to 7-4 overall and 6-0 in the DSC. Catawba had a three-game winning streak snapped and falls to 5-4 and 2-1.

St. Andrews jumped out to a 3-0 lead and held a 7-5 edge at the half. The Knights increased the margin to 8-5 with the opening goal of the second half, but Catawba then scored six consecutive goals to go on top 11-8 with 12:14 left. St. Andrews rallied to tie the score at 11-11 on a goal by Tom Watt (Ajax, ONT, CANADA) with 4:32 remaining.

Catawba got goals by Todd Watkins (Greensboro, NC) and Craig Emory (Beltsville, MD) to regain a 13-11 edge with 2:15 to go. The Knights rallied again, getting a goal from Drew Howell (Edmonton, ALBERTA, CANADA) with 1:14 to go and a tying score from Kyle Weiher (St. Albert, ALBERTA, CANADA) with 34 seconds remaining to force extra time.

Zach Mryncza (Baltimore, MD) led the Knights with six points, scoring four goals with a pair of assists. Dalen Crouse (St. Alber, ALBERTA, CANADA) added three goals and an assist. David Dunnuck (Greensboro, NC) scored five goals for Catawba, while Emory had three goals. The Indians held a 41-26 edge in shots, with St. Andrews goalie Kevin Woods (Setauket, NY) recording 18 saves.

The Knights will enter Saturday’s home finale undefeated in the conference and winners of three straight. SAPC will host Limestone, who is ranked No. 2 nationally, at 2:00 p.m. for the DSC regular season title on ‘Senior Day’.

Kevin Woods Named DSC Defensive Player of the Week

March 29, 2004

ROCK HILL, SC—St. Andrews Presbyterian College senior goalkeeper Kevin Woods was named the Deep South Conference Defensive Player of the Week, the league announced today.

Woods, a senior from Setauket, New York (Ward Melville HS), played an important role in the Knights two Deep South Conference wins last week. He allowed only 13 goals on 44 shots, while making 24 saves in the two wins. He recorded nine saves in a 15-5 victory over Queens, and followed that with a 15-save performance in a 16-8 victory over Mars Hill.

March 16, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—Mike Zabielski recorded four goals and four assists for the Molloy College men’s lacrosse team on Tuesday afternoon as the Lions defeated host St. Andrews Presbyterian College 13-4. Molloy remained perfect at 5-0 while the Knights fell to 4-4.

The Lions scored the first four goals of the game and never looked back. Molloy led 6-1 at halftime and carried the momentum to a nine-goal win.

The Knights, who are missing several players due to injury and illness, had four different goal scorers including Dalen Crouse, Kyle Weiher, Chris Stott, and Sean Jurecic.

Along with Zabielski, Molloy had four other multiple goal scores in the game including Tim Stevens with three and Dom Toscano, Marcelino Rosales, and Wilbert Mendoza with two each.

Goalkeeper Joseph Labella picked up the win making seven saves while only allowing two goals in his 54 minutes of work in net. Even though SAPC goalie Kevin Woods allowed 10 goals, he kept the game closer that it could have been with 14 saves.

St. Andrews will look to bounce back on March 24th when they travel to Deep South Conference rival Queens University of Charlotte. The Knights will try to improve on their perfect 3-0 DSC record at that time.

March 10, 2004

WINGATE, NC—The St. Andrews Presbyterian College men’s lacrosse team scored four third-quarter goals to take a 9-8 Deep South Conference win over host Wingate University Wednesday afternoon at Irwin Belk Stadium and John R. Martin Field on the Wingate campus.

With the win, St. Andrews Presbyterian improves to 4-2 overall and 3-0 in the DSC. Wingate is 1-3 overall and 0-1 in the DSC.

Wingate led 6-5 at halftime. Bulldog senior attack Steve Maxwell scored the first goal of the third quarter to give the hosts a 7-5 lead at the 12:04 mark. St. Andrews responded with four goals to take the lead and the win.

St. Andrews freshman attack Dalen Crouse (St. Albert, Alberta, Canada) scored two of the Knights’ four goals during the crucial run. Fellow freshman attack Zach Mryncza (Baltimore, MD) led the Knights with three goals and two assists on the afternoon. Mryncza improved his team and conference leading point total to 29 points in six games. Kyle Weiher (St. Albert, Alberta, Canada), Dan Hartzell (Lacombe, Alberta, Canada), and Pat Fitzgerald (Baltimore, MD) each added a goal for St. Andrews.

Knight junior attack Jimmy Herberson (Oakland Mills, MD) scored the final goal of the 4-0 run to put St. Andrews up 9-7 with 33 seconds remaining in the third quarter. Wingate midfield John Martin tallied on an assist from Chris Manwaring to cut the lead to 9-8 with 14:35 to go in the fourth quarter.

Martin’s goal would be the last score of the contest, allowing Herberson’s tally to hold up as the game winner. On the afternoon, Martin led the Bulldogs with a career-high three goals. Blake Taylor had two goals and one assist for the hosts. Maxwell had one goal and two assists, while Manwaring also contributed one goal and two assists.

In goal, St. Andrews sophomore netminder Kevin Woods (Setauket, NY) went the distance, notching 16 saves. Wingate goalie Jonathan Cofer also played 60 minutes recording eight saves.

The Knights will travel to Baltimore, MD on Saturday for a neutral site contest against Long Island University – Southampton at 2:00 p.m.

March 5, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—Four different Knights scored three goals as the St. Andrews Presbyterian College men’s lacrosse team coasted to an easy 15-5 victory over Dominican Friday afternoon on ‘The Moat’.

St. Andrews jumped out early scoring the first four goals of the game. Rob Decarlo finally put the Chargers on the board with 1:26 left in the first quarter. The Knights then put the game away in the second period scoring the next seven goals, building the lead up to 11-1.

Dominican scored three late goals to make the score look closer than it really was. Starting goalie Kevin Woods (Setauket, NY) only allowed one goal in his 27 minutes of playing time for the Knights. All three other SAPC goalies saw some playing time.

Zach Mryncza (Baltimore, MD), who leads the Knights with 24 points, led the scoring attack with three goals and four assists. Jimmy Herberson (Oakland Mills, MD), Kyle Weiher (St. Albert, Alberta, Canada), and Dalen Crouse (St. Albert, Alberta, Canada) each tallied three goals. Crouse added three assists and Weiher was 14-for-15 on face-offs. Sean Juresic (Mt. Laurel, NJ) and Dan Hartzell (Lacombe, Alberta, Canada) finished the scoring barrage with two and one goals, respectively.

St. Andrews jumped back over .500 at 3-2 with the victory while Dominican fell to 0-3.

The Knights will next travel to Deep South Conference rival Wingate University on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m.

March 1, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The Notre Dame de Namur (Belmont, CA) lacrosse team escaped with a 13-10 victory over host St. Andrews Presyberian College on ‘The Moat’ Monday afternoon.

The Argonauts rallied to tie the game from four different deficits before scoring six goals in the fourth quarter and winning by three. James Mutscheller (Sandy, UT) gave NDNU an 11-9 lead with 5:21 left in the last period, scoring on a Marc Mackrides (Media, PA) pass. That goal was the third of the game for Mutscheller and proved to be the game-winning tally.

The Knights Zach Mryncza (Baltimore, MD) increased his team leading points total to 17 with one goal and four assists. Dalen Crouse (St. Albert, Alberta, Canada), Pat Fitzgerald (Baltimore, MD) and Jimmy Herberson (Oakland Mills, MD) each tallied two goals for St. Andrews.

Mackrides led NDNU with four goals and two assists while Cody Hart (Boise, ID) and Neil Butterfield (Monroe, WA) followed with two goals apiece.

Goalie Nick Ries (West Linn, OR) picked up the win in net allowing 10 goals on 40 shots while making 20 saves. Kevin Woods’ (Setauket, NY) 18 saves were not enough for the Knights as the Argonauts scored 13 goals on 40 shots.

Both teams hold a 2-2 overall record after the game. St. Andrews will host Dominican on Friday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.

February 21, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—Zach Mryncza’s (Baltimore, MD) team-high six points helped the St. Andrews Presbyterian College men’s lacrosse team cruise to a 12-4 Deep South Conference victory over Pfeiffer University Saturday afternoon on ‘The Moat”.

Mryncza’s two goals and four assists helped the Knights retain the Laurinheimer Jug and improve to 2-1 overall and 2-0 in the DSC. The Falcons begin their season 0-1 overall and 0-1 in the DSC.

Two late first period goals gave SAPC a 3-0 lead after the first 15 minutes. The Knights maintained the momentum scoring the first nine goals including two shorthanded.

Sophomore goalie Kevin Woods (Setauket, NY) kept a shut out going until deep into the third period when Ryan Chandler (Woodbridge, VA) finally put Pfeiffer on the board. Woods (1-1) picked up the win allowing three goals while making 13 saves in 54 minutes. Brian Plamer (Wooster, Ohio) picked up the loss in his first game of the season.

Pat Fitzgerald (Baltimore, MD) had a game-high four goals on seven shots and Kyle Weiher (St. Albert, Alberta, Canada) scored three goals, one assist, snatched eight ground balls and went 5-for-7 on face offs. Kohl Smith (Wilmington, NC) was perfect on face off, 6-for-6, while Kris Hartzell grabbed a game high 10 ground balls.

Head coach John Brubaker was pleased with the teams performance stating, “its great to get the momentum rolling with another Deep South victory by playing a full hard game after Wednesday’s performance (a 16-6 loss to NYIT). The third midfield line stepped up for us, led by Ray Gayhardt.”

“We have a young team with a lot of valuable players,” concluded Brubaker, which should make the rest of the season exciting.

The Knights will host Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU) out of Belmont, California on March 1st at 3:00 p.m. The Falcons entertain St. Vincent University on Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 p.m.

February 18, 2004

PALM COAST, FL—Senior Sean Meagher scored a game high four goals and added an assist as New York Institute of Technology defeated St. Andrews Presbyterian College 16-6 in men’s lacrosse action on Wednesday afternoon at neutral Palm Coast High School.

Pre-season all American Jimmy Herberson (Oakland Mills, Maryland) scored his first goal of the season at the 5:08 mark in the first quarter giving the Knights an early 1-0 lead. The Bears tied the game at 1-1 going into the second quarter. Senior Sean Juresic tallied his first goal of the season on the man advantage with 12:35 left in the second, providing St. Andrews with their last lead of the game.

NYIT, who are the defending division II national champions, responded by scoring six of the next seven goals. Herberson recorded his second goal of the game during that stretch. The Knights pulled to within three, 7-4, at the 3:02 mark in the second as Juresic scored his second of the game.

The Bears (1-0) then pulled away scoring the next eight goals and coasting to the 10-goal victory.

Brian Boyle and Paul Montali each added two goals and two assists for NYIT and Tom Zummo and Matt Miller scored twice and dished out an assist. Anthony Letterel (1-0) made eight saves in the net for the Bears.

Sophomore goalie Kevin Woods (Setauket, NY), who fell to 0-1, kept the Knights in the game early recording 16 of his 23 saves in the first half. Sophomore Kyle Weiher (St. Albert, Alberta, Canada) tallied two late goals for St. Andrews pulling his team high goal total to seven.

The Knights (1-1) will resume their Deep South Conference play on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. as they host Pfeiffer University.

February, 17, 2004

ROCK HILL, SC—St. Andrews Presbyterian College sophomore midfielder Kyle Weiher has been named the Deep South Lacrosse Player of the Week, the league announced today.

Weiher helped spark St. Andrews to a season opening 14-6 victory over Lees-McRae on Saturday. Weiher scored five even strength goals on five shots against the DSC rival. The St. Albert, Alberta, Canada native also won 7 out of 10 face offs and collected six ground balls. The Knights are 1-0 overall and 1-0 in the DSC due in part to Weiher’s play.

February 14, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The St. Andrews Presbyterian College men’s lacrosse team started its 2004 season off with a solid home win over Deep South Conference rival Lees-McRae, 14-6, on very rainy Saturday afternoon.

Madison Thompson (Durham, North Carolina) finished off a Jason Walker (Columbia, Maryland) pass on the power play for the Bobcats with 7:52 left in the second quarter to tie the game at 5-5.

That would be the last goal LMC would see for a while as the Knights went on to score the next nine goals including the game winner by Pat Fitzgerald (Baltimore, Maryland) at 5:45 in the second period.

Fitzgerald finished with three goals including two on the man advantage. Sophomore midfielder Kyle Weiher (St. Albert, Alberta, Canada) sparked St. Andrews momentum with five even strength goals on five shots. Freshman Zach Mryncza (Baltimore, Maryland) chipped in with four assists including one on the game winner to Fitzgerald. Kris Hartzell (Lacombe, Alberta, Canada) had game high 13 ground balls.

Lees-McRae was led by Josh Spriggs’ (Downingtown, Pennsylvania) two goals on two shots.

Junior Chris Sherman (Bel Air, Maryland) picked up his first win in net for the Knights after making six saves in 54 minutes while Chris Fielder, who is also from Bel Air, took the loss.

St. Andrews will play the New York Institute of Technology on Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. The match will be played at the Palm Coast High School in Florida. Lees-McRae hosts Briar Cliff next Saturday at 2:00 p.m.

October 26, 2003

The Calgary Roughnecks drafted St. Andrews Presbyterian College alumni Peter Gut in the 2003 National Lacrosse League (NLL) entry draft. Gut, a 2003 SAPC graduate, was selected as the first pick in the sixth round of the draft (54th overall).

Gut will be playing with another St. Andrews lacrosse alumni, Brad MacArthur. Gut and MacArthur are the only two former SAPC student athletes in the NLL. MacArthur was a first-round (fifth overall) pick in the ’99 NLL draft.

As a defender for the Knights in ‘03, Gut lead the team with 70 ground balls while tallying one goal and one assist.

Peter built up a big resume at St. Andrews including Verizon Academic All- American (2003), STX-USILA Academic All-American (2003), 2nd team All-Conference (2001), 1st team All-Conference (02 and 03), Deep South Conference tournament team (01, 02, and 03), USILA All-American (02 and 03), and 2002 NCAA Final Four Participant

Gut and MacArthur had similar amateur careers. Both were Canadian Junior National team players, two time All-Americans at St Andrews, Academic All-Americans at St Andrews, and First Team All-Conference (Deep South) players.

Gut, an Edmonton, Alberta native, earned a bachelor’s degree in international business. Peter’s academic achievements are just as impressive as his on-field ones including being the senior class valedictorian in 2003 (Highest GPA in college’s graduating class, 3.94).