Moreau fires five markers as ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ manhandles Queen's
KINGSTON, ONT --Ìý Team captain Nick Moreau of Trumbull, Conn., scored five times and freshman Alex Kruse of Oakville, Ont., added a hat-trick and two assists as ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ hammered Queen's 15-5 to open the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association regular season in Kingston, Ont., Saturday.
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Rounding out the scoring for ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ was senior Scott Bailey (2-2-4) of Calgary, rookie Ryan Besse (2) of Aurora, Ont., sophomore Matt Jankowski (1-3-4) of Carmel, N.Y., freshman Jishan Sharples (1-3-4) of Vancouver, B.C., and Greg Henry, a rookie from Halton Hills, Ont.
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A stingy ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ defence was anchored by starting goalie Guy Fox of Glen Rock, N.Y., and strongman Jeff O'Neill, a sophomore defender from Toronto.Ìý Fox, a 5-foot-10 senior who was credited with the win, was only beaten three times in 60 minutes before being replaced in thr final quarter by freshman Simon Hudson, a native of Seattle, Wash.
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Attackman Nathan Leader paced the Queen's offence with three points, including one goal.
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±«ÓãÖ±²¥ (1-0) now heads to Peterborough, Ont., to face the Trent University Excaliber on Sept. 19. Trent went 10-0 last year to finish first in CUFLA's Eastern Conference ahead of second-place ±«ÓãÖ±²¥. While the Redmen dropped both of their meetings with Trent, they were one-goal affairs. The Trent-±«ÓãÖ±²¥ confrontation will be the marquee match-up of the CUFLA's Great Canadian Lacrosse Bash, an event that will also feature a Toronto-Carleton match, as well as a Bishop's-Queen's affair.
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SCORING SUMMARY: ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 15, Queen's 5
(@ Kingston, Ont., Sept. 12, 2009)
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Scoring by Quarter:
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ : 2-5-4-4 -- 15
Queen's : 2-1-0-2 -- 5
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PENALTIES:
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 10
Queen's 14
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±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Scoring Highlights:
Nick Moreau : 5 goals
Alex Kruse : 3 goals, 2 assists
Scott Bailey : 2 goals, 2 assists
Matt Jankowski : 1 goal, 3 assists
Jishan Sharples : 1 goal, 3 assists
Ryan Besse : 2 goals
Greg Henry : 1 goal
Luke LaCava : 1 assist
Jason Martin : 1 assist
Jake Safarik : 1 assist
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GOALTENDING:
±«ÓãÖ±²¥:
Guy Fox Ìý(START,Ìý W, 3GA; 60:00)
Simon Hudson (ND,Ìý 2GA; 20:00)
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Queen's:
(not available)
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012