Besse bags hat as Redmen tame NCAA's Cardinals
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PLATTSBURGH, NY -- Freshman Ryan Besse of Aurora, Ont., bagged three goals and set up another as ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ defeated the Plattsburgh State Cardinals 14-9 in a non-conference men's lacrosse game, Thursday.
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It marked the team's inaugural venture across the U.S. border and the Redmen, had to make do with Alex Kruse, their top sniper, who forgot to renew his passport.
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"Thankfully, we have so much depth on offence that we played the
fourth attackman," said head coach Tim Murdoch.
"We ended up with eight different players who scored, which is a
key element for us since our opponents have a difficult time trying
to isolate our top dogs."
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The game was knotted 2-2 afterÌýthe first quarter and ±«ÓãÖ±²¥Ìýheld a slimÌý5-4 lead at halftime.ÌýA potent Redmen offence exploded for six goals in the third quarter to surge ahead 11-6.
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Scoring two goals apiece for the Redmen was Scott Bailey of Calgary, Mike Ting of Boston, Jake Safarik of Vancouver, B.C., and Greg Henry of Halton Hills, Ont.
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The Redmen defence neutralizing the Cardinals scoring chancers for much of the contest and sophomore goalie Simon Hudson, a native of Seattle, Wash., registered the victory.
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±«ÓãÖ±²¥ had a strong performance on face-offs, led by Jake Winn of Falmouth, Maine and Jishan Sharples of Vancouver.
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The Redmen, who improved to 8-2 overall, including a 6-2 regular season record, will travel to Worcester, Mass., on October 17 to face a stiffer challenge against Holy Cross, an NCAA Division-I team that competes in the Patriot League. The game is set for 3 p.m.
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"I have a feeling that Holy Cross wil be a much differenet game," said Murdoch. "But if play as well as we did tonight and Holy Cross is not on top of their game, we may surprise 'em."
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SCORING SUMMARY
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 14, Plattsburgh State 9
(at Plattsburgh State University Lacrosse-Soccer Turf Field)
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SCORING BY QUARTER
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ : 2-3-6-3 --14
Plattsburgh : 2-2-2-3 -- 9
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McGILL SCORING HIGHLIGHTS:
Ryan Besse: 3 goals, 1 assist
Jake Safarik: 2 goals, 1 assist
Andrew Edell: 1 goal, 2 assists
Scott Bailey: 2 goals
Greg Henry: 2 goals
Mike Ting: 2 goals
Luke LaCava: 1 goal, 1 assist
Nick Moreau: 1 goal, 1 assist
Will Edwards: 2 assists
Jishan Sharples: 2 assists
Sean Simeson: 2 assists
Matt Jankowski: 1 assist
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Plattsburgh Scoring
(unavailable)
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GOALTENDING:
±«ÓãÖ±²¥: Simon Hudson (W, 9GA, 60:00) .
Plattsburgh: not available (L, 14GA, 60:00) .
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Athletics