March 22, 2008
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Washington, D.C. - The tenth-ranked Georgetown University men's lacrosse team outscored top-ranked and previously unbeaten Duke, 8-2 after halftime and senior goalkeeper Miles Kass (Rye, N.Y./Rye) posted 18 saves, one shy of his career high as the Hoyas upset the Blue Devils in front of 2,412 fans on the Multi-Sport Field on Saturday afternoon. Georgetown improves to 4-2 overall while Duke falls to 8-1.
Kass and the Hoya defense held the nation's highest scoring offense to a season-low seven goals.
Craig Dowd (East Northport, N.Y./Northport), Brendan Cannon (Haverford, Pa./Haverford School) and Ricky Mirabito (Binghamton, N.Y./Chenango Forks) tallied two goals apiece while Cannon also dished out three assists, including two after halftime. Barney Ehrmann (Baltimore, Md.Gilman) compiled five ground balls and two caused turnovers.
The Hoyas converted on three of their five extra-man opportunities.
"We point to a couple of games on the schedule every year and this is one of them," said head coach Dave Urick. "The kids really dug down deep today. We had some self-inflicted errors but we overcame them. It was a great team effort."
Georgetown got off to a great start, taking a 3-1 lead after one period. GU tallied three goals in the first three minutes of the game. Junior Todd Cochran (Wayne, Pa./Conestoga) and Andrew Baird (Baltimore, Md./Loyola Blakefield) scored unassisted goals right off the bat. At the 11:11 mark of the first quarter, sophomore Chris Schuville (Lloyd Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor) scored with Cannon picking up an assist.
Georgetown really struggled in the second quarter as Duke then scored the game's next four goals and held a 4-3 lead with 2:15 to go in the period
Sophomore Max Quinzani scored three consecutive goals over a nine-minute stretch. Danowski was credited with assists on the first two markers.
With 7:14 to go before halftime, senior Matt Danowski fed Quinzani for a goal that knotted the game at 3-3.
Five minutes passed before Quinzani tallied an unassisted goal at the 2:16 mark of the second.
Danowski gave Duke a 5-3 advantage with just two seconds to go in the half. Off a broken play, Danowski ripped a low right-handed shot that slipped past Kass' ankles.
Georgetown stopped the Duke scoring streak on an extra-man opportunity with 13:23 to go in the third to make it 5-4. After a Blue Devil thirty-second penalty, the Hoyas cashed in immediately when sophomore Andrew Brancaccio (Bethesda, Md./Georgetown Prep) rifled a low shot eight seconds into the extra-man opportunity.
Duke upped their lead to 6-4 with 3:24 left in the third. Senior Dan Loftus made a terrific save on a point-blank Hoyas shot. Senior midfielder Brad Ross posted his 16th goal of the season on the other end following the ride.
Georgetown then scored their second extra-man goal of the game when Mirabito brought the Hoyas to within 6-5 with his first of two consecutive goals
One minute later, Hoya senior Dan D'Agnes (Manhasset, N.Y./Chaminade) assisted on Mirabito's second goal with 20 seconds to go in the third that tied the game at 6-6.
The Hoyas started the fourth period with a 3-minute advantage when Duke was charged with an illegal stick penalty that was ruled too short.
GU took the lead for good, 7-6 with 13:44 left in regulation during the EMO. Midway through the penalty, Brancaccio scored and Cannon notched his third assist of the game.
Cannon and Baird combined for a goal at 9:12 of the fourth as the Hoyas kept the pressure on. Cannon scored his first goal of the game as Baird picked up an assist for a 9-7 GU lead.
Danowski ripped an unassisted goal at 7:54 to bring Duke to within one, 8-7 but the Hoyas netted three goals over the final 4:07 to the delight of the crowd.
Georgetown travels to No. 8 Navy on Saturday, March 29 for a 5 p.m. contest.
