4/5/2003
Providence, R.I. - Third-ranked Georgetown held off a furious fourth quarter rally by Brown to earn a 12-11 men's lacrosse win over the Bears.
Following an evenly played first quarter, Brown grabbed a two-goal lead, 5-3, early in the second quarter on goals by sophomore Chazz Woodson and Jon Thompson.
The Hoyas scored the last three goals of the second quarter to grab a 6-5 lead at the half on goals by senior Jordan Vettoretti (Carmel, N.Y./ Mahopac), senior Mike Hammer ( Fairfax, Va./ Robinson) and junior Walid Hajj (Baltimore, Md./ McDonogh). Georgetown continued its 6-0 scoring run by netting the first three goals of the third quarter on goals by senior Phil Vincenti (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./ Brother Rice), Hajj, and Vettoretti to take a 9-5 lead at the 5:16 mark of the third quarter.
After Thompson scored for the Bears, senior Trevor Walker (Haverford, Pa./ Episcopal Academy) tucked the ball in the Brown net just before the horn sounded to end the third quarter, giving the Hoyas a 10-6 lead after three quarters.
Brown Junior Rich Tuohey got Brown back in the game with two goals early in the fourth quarter to cut Georgetown's lead to 10-8. Hammer scored his third goal of the game to put Georgetown back up by three goals, 11-8. Freshman Kyle Wailes scored an extra man goal on as assist by sophomore Kirk Teatom and Thompson netted his six goal of the game to bring the Bears to within one goal of the Hoyas, 11-10, with 3:36 left to play.
Georgetown sophomore goalie Rich D'Andrea (Belle Mead, N.J./ The Peddie School) came up with the big play of the game with 3:10 remaining when he stopped a 2 on 0 Brown break by diving across the goal and making a save with his stick to stop Brown's Woodson. Neal Goldman (Ellicott City, Md./ Mount Hebron) scored an insurance goal for the Hoyas with 1:53 remaining to give Georgetown a 12-10 advantage.
The Bears came back once again with Thompson scoring his seventh goal of the game with 56 seconds left in regulation, to bring the Bears to within one goal, 12-11.
Both Brown goalie Mike Levin and the Hoyas' D'Andrea were brilliant all day. Levin stopped 14 shots for the Bears, while D'Andrea registered nine saves for the Hoyas.
Brown will be back in action on Wednesday evening when they face Harvard in an Ivy League battle in Cambridge, Mass.
Next up for the Hoyas is Loyola on Saturday, April 12th on Harbin Field.
SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 Total
GEORGETOWN (7-0) 3 3 4 2 12
BROWN (2-6) 3 2 2 5 11
GOALS:
Georgetown: Walid Hajj 4, Mike Hammer 3, Jordan Vettoretti 2, Phil Vincenti 1, Trevor Walker 1, Neal Goldman 1.
Brown: Jon Thompson 7, Rich Tuohey 2, Chazz Woodson 1, Kyle Wailes 1.
ASSISTS:
Georgetown: Phil Vincenti 1, Kyle Sweeney 1, Mike Hammer 1.
Brown: Rich Tuohey 2, Chazz Woodson 1, Kyle Wailes 1, Kirk Teatom 1.
SHOTS:
Georgetown: 42
Brown: 37
GROUND BALLS:
Georgetown: 46
Brown: 39
FACE-OFFS:
Georgetown: 10 of 26
Brown: 16 of 26
SAVES:
Georgetown: 9 Rich D?Andrea 9 (11 GA)
Brown: 14 Mike Levin 14 (12 GA)
PENALTIES:
Georgetown: 5 for 4:00 minutes
Brown: 2 for 1:30 minutes
EMO:
Georgetown: 0 of 2
Brown: 3 of 5
ATTENDANCE:
850
