#1 CSU Overcomes Slow Start to Defeat #17 Oakland 14-5
Colorado State University Men’s Lacrosse
By Alex Smith (970-377-1390)
April 8th, 2006
Fort Collins, CO - The #1 Colorado State Rams outscored the visiting #17 Oakland Grizzlies
10-2 in the second half to come away with a 14-5 victory on a sunny Saturday afternoon in
Fort Collins, CO. CSU was plagued by penalties throughout the tightly officiated game, but
finally started to get things going their way after a sluggish start to the game.
Holding a slim 4-3 lead at halftime, Colorado State was having trouble with Oakland's defense,
especially goaltender Chris Wood, who recorded 10 first half saves. Oakland switched to a
zone in the second quarter, but the Rams slowly began to find the holes and wear down the
defense as the second half wore on. CSU scored the first three goals of the third quarter
to push their lead to 7-3 and never looked back.
Twice after Oakland goals, CSU answered in less than fifteen seconds to take any momentum
away from the scrappy visitors. CSU can credit the quick tallies to sophomore face-off man
Joel Tromburg (Heritage HS; Littleton, CO), who went 15/23 from the face-off 'x' and scooped
up nine grounders on the day. Speedy long stick midfielder Matt Reiss (Sycamore HS, Cincinnati,
OH) fired in two goals of his own as the CSU "specialty" players were stellar
throughout.
The Grizzlies were paced by attackman Joe Opron III, who netted two goals and one assist,
but Oakland's best player was clearly Wood in the first half. Wood's ten first half saves
gave his team a lot of life heading into the break, but OU was simply unable to penetrate
CSU's stout defense and take advantage of extra possessions gained by their goaltender.
Wood finished with 14 saves on the day.
Senior Kellin Bershinsky (Poudre HS; Fort Collins, CO) had a great game at close defense
for the Rams by picking up five groundballs and causing numerous turnovers. Junior Adam
Schnirel (Mt. Lebanon HS; Pittsburgh, PA) and senior Kurt Nakazono (George Washington HS;
Aurora, CO) also did their part in holding the high powered Oakland offense at bay. Pete
Jokisch (Rockhurst Jesuit; Overland Park, KS) made 11 saves, including a couple in tight
against good looks.
Junior attackman Danny Stevens (Suffern HS; Suffern, NY) had another productive day, scoring
two goals to along with his five assists. Stevens and his fellow attackmen were solid as
Tyler Treece (Upper Arlington HS; Columbus, OH), scored three goals while Campbell Diebolt
(Central Bucks East HS; Doylestown, PA) added one goal and one assist.
The Rams outscored the Grizzlies 6-1 in the final frame as their depth finally began to
wear Oakland down. The Rams got key points from deep into the midfield as well.
Freshmen Steven Lundberg (Cherry Creek HS; Centennial, CO) and Will Cantwell (Lakewood HS;
Lakewood, CO) each netted a goal while juniors Brian Stone (Air Academy HS; Colorado Springs,
CO) and Ryan Trude (Mt. Lebanon HS; Pittsburgh, PA) had one a piece.
Colorado State (10-2 overall; 1-0 RMLC) will now focus its attention back on conference
play for the remainder of the regular season. #13 Utah comes to Fort Collins on Sunday before
CSU takes on Brigham Young and Colorado in Denver, CO.
Game Notes:
- The game marked the first ever match-up between the two teams. Oakland, playing out of
the CCLA, had never tripped out to Colorado before today.
- Reiss's output today was the second straight game in which the LSM has scored a goal.
He netted one against DU Club last weekend as well.
- Goaltender Pete Jokisch continues to play well, pushing his save percentage to 60% with
today's performance.
- Stevens continues to lead the team with 57 points on the year. He is also third in groundballs
with 40.
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
Oakland (MI) vs Colorado State (Apr 08, 2006 at CSU)
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Oakland (MI)........ 0 3 1 1 - 5
Colorado State...... 1 3 4 6 - 14
Oakland (MI) SCORING:
GOALS: Joseph Opron III 2; Matt Savage 1; Nate Reynolds 1; James Gregg 1.
ASSISTS: James Brams 1; Joseph Opron III 1.
Colorado State SCORING:
GOALS: Tyler Treece 3; Danny Stevens 2; Matt Reiss 2; Campbell Diebolt 1;
Ryan MacDonald 1; Steven Lundberg 1; Ben Wallace 1; Ryan Trude 1; Will Cantwell 1; Brian Stone 1.
ASSISTS: Danny Stevens 5; Campbell Diebolt 1; Andy LeSavage 1; John Tomlinson 1.
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
Colorado State Minutes GA W/L 1 2 3 4 Saves
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3 Pete Jokisch........ 60:00 5 W 3 3 4 1 11
Oakland (MI) Minutes GA W/L 1 2 3 4 Saves
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13 Chris Wood.......... 60:00 14 L 6 4 1 3 14
SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Oakland (MI)........ 4 8 9 4 - 25
Colorado State...... 10 10 9 12 - 41
SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Oakland (MI)........ 6 4 1 3 - 14
Colorado State...... 3 3 4 1 - 11
GROUND BALLS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Oakland (MI)........ 7 8 8 4 - 27
Colorado State...... 11 14 9 11 - 45
TURNOVERS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Oakland (MI)........ 12 6 4 8 - 30
Colorado State...... 10 5 3 7 - 25
FACE-OFFS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Total
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Oakland (MI)........ 0-2 3-7 2-6 3-8 - 8-23
Colorado State...... 2-2 4-7 4-6 5-8 - 15-23
CLEARS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Total
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Oakland (MI)........ 9-13 4-5 1-1 4-6 - 18-25
Colorado State...... 5-6 5-6 3-4 7-8 - 20-24
EXTRA-MAN OPPS 1 2 3 4 Total
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Oakland (MI)........ 0-0 1-2 1-4 0-0 - 2-6
Colorado State...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 - 1-2
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