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Knights men's lacrosse opens CVAC play with commanding 'W' February 24, 2007 MISENHEIMER, N.C.—Senior Zach Mryncza (Baltimore, Md.) and sophomore Cole Howell (St. Albert, Alberta, Canada) each had nine points as St. Andrews Presbyterian College coasted past Pfeiffer University, 19-6, in the Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference opener for both teams on Saturday. The Knights, who improved to 2-0 on the season and 1-0 in the CVAC, have scored 19 goals in each of their first two games and retained the “Laurinheimer Cup” for the fifth straight year. The Falcons fell to 0-2 overall and 0-1 in the league. Behind strong play by sophomore goalkeeper Nate Hull (Millersville, Md.) and its defenders, St. Andrews shutout Pfeiffer in the first half. The Knights scored seven goals in the opening quarter and four more in the second 15 minutes to hold a dominating 11-0 lead at halftime. With most of St. Andrews reserves seeing playing time in the second half both teams scored four goals in the third stanza before the Knights out scored the Falcons 4-2 in the fourth to roll to the 13-goal victory. Mryncza and C. Howell (both attackmen) each scored six goals while adding three assists apiece for the nine-point performances. Senior Midfielder Dan Hartzell (Lacombe, Alberta, Canada) tallied four goals and senior Dalen Crouse ( St. Albert, Alberta, Canada) recorded a hat trick. Crouse also added two helpers while sophomore Kyle Loda (Vienna, Va.) chipped in with one assist. SAPC dominated the scorebook with a 58-30 shot advantage, snagging more ground balls (58-42), winning more face offs (15-of-25), and scoring on 2-of-3 extra-man opportunities. Hull (2-0) made 11 saves in net to earn the win while sophomore backstop Phil Hardy (Cincinnati, Ohio) made two stops. St. Andrews will host Wheeling Jesuit University on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. |