March 2, 2006

Stats

Salisbury, N.C. - Junior Adam Mulherin (Syracuse, NY) scored three goals as Mercyhurst tallied seven times in the third quarter to defeat host Catawba 10-3 in men's lacrosse action on Thursday afternoon at Shuford Stadium and Kirkland Field. The Lakers won their opener, while Catawba falls to 2-1.

Catawba took the lead 1-0 after a quarter on Brent Smith's tally with 4:02 on the clock. Mercyhurst tied the 1-1 with 9:35 before the half on a goal by Jim Mullaley (Syracuse, NY). The teams would head to break knotted at 1-1.

Mulherin scored his first goal a minute into the second half and Bryon Lindler (Webster, NY) scored the first of his two at the 11:12 mark for a 3-1 edge. The Lakers went on to grab an 8-2 lead at the end of the third quarter. Mulherin scored twice in the fourth quarter for a 10-2 lead with Mark Van Hoever (Pleasant Garden, NC) closing out the scoring for the Tribe with 1:14 to play.

Mercyhurst outshot the Indians 40-19. Catawba held a 12-4 edge on face-offs. Senior Mike Bringley (Rochester, N.Y. ) made seven saves for the Lakers while Ben Huber made 15 saves for Catawba.

Mercyhurst will visit St. Andrews College Saturday.

SCORE BY QUARTER

MERCYHURST (1-0): 0 1 7 2 -- 10

CATAWBA (2-1): 1 0 1 1 -- 3

Composite Scoring (Goals-Assists)

Mercyhurst: Mulherin 3-0, Tandoi 1-2, Lindner 2-0, Mullaley 2-0, Janssen 2-0, Arnold 0-2, Stocks 0-1, Woolshlager 0-1.

Catawba: Smith 1-0, Riley 1-0, Van Hoever 1-0.

Goaltending: Min, Allwd, Saves, W/L

Mike Bringley (M): 60, 3, 7, W
Ben Huber (C): 60, 10, 15, L

Shots: Mercyhurst 40, Catawba 19.
Faceoffs: Catawba 12-16, Mercyhurst 4-16.

Ground Balls: Mercyhurst 36, Catawba 32.
Man-up: Catawba 0-4, Mercyhurst 0-0.

Penalties-Minutes: Mercyhurst 4-5:00, Catawba 0-0:00.