MacDonald's Three Goals lead #4
Rams Over #10 UCSB 8-3 - 3/27/07
Fort Collins, CO - The #4 Colorado State University men's lacrosse team got a gritty defensive effort
and three goals from junior midfielder Ryan MacDonald (Smoky Hill HS; Aurora, CO) to down #10 UC-Santa
Barbara on a pleasant afternoon in Fort Collins. CSU led 5-2 at the half and kept UCSB off the scoreboard
for the final 17:47 to secure a big non-conference win over the Gauchos. The 8-3 victory was CSU's
third straight over UCSB going back to the 2004 National Championship game and moves their record
to 7-2 on the season.
The teams combined for 5 goals in the first period of play, but the rest of the game was decidedly
defensive. After UCSB took a 2-1 lead with 6:28 remaining in the first period, the Rams held the
Gauchos to just one goal over the remainder of the game. CSU long poles Adam Schnirel (Mt. Lebanon
HS; Pittsburgh, PA) and Ian Wilson (Arapahoe HS; Littleton, CO) were stellar as they made life
difficult on the UCSB shooters. The Gauchos had only four shots in the first half as CSU stretched
their lead to 5-2 after 30 minutes.
The Rams were the beneficiary of three first half Gaucho penalties. Both of CSU's second quarter
goals came on the man-up as midfielders Pat Bird (Bishop O'Dowd HS; Oakland, CA) and John Tomlinson
(Smoky Hill HS; Aurora, CO) tallied heading in to the break. Senior Brian Stone (Air Academy HS;
Colorado Springs, CO) also added a man-up goal to give the Rams three goals on three EMO opportunities.
Despite the first half penalties, the game was cleanly played for the remainder and neither team
drew a flag for the rest of the way.
CSU goaltender Tyson Ehinger (Heritage HS; Littleton, CO) was good when he had to be, particularly
in the fourth quarter. Ehinger had 7 saves, 4 of which came in the final frame to snuff out a
potential comeback. UCSB goaltender Juan Carlos Almerido was solid as well, making 12 saves in
a very steady effort.
Tomlinson added two helpers to his second quarter goal to give him 1 goal and 2 assists on the
afternoon. Senior attackman Danny Stevens (Suffern HS; Suffern, NY) had an identical line to tie
for the team lead. CSU also got two goals from Bird. UCSB's three goals were all unassisted as
Nick Stratton, Brent Ryan and Daryl Lambert got in the scorebook.
After the Chico State game was rained out on Saturday, this marked CSU's first game action since
a March 13 contest with Minnesota-Duluth. The win moves the Rams to 7-2 overall and they remain
2-1 in conference play. They have a day off before tangling with another WCLL opponent as the
UC-San Diego Tritons come to town on Thursday afternoon. UCSB drops to 9-3 and will take on the
University of Colorado on Thursday before heading back home.
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
UC-Santa Barbara vs Colorado State Univ. (Mar 27, 2007 at Colorado State Univ.)
UC-Santa Barbara (9-3) vs. SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
Colorado State Univ. (7-2) -------------------------------------
Date: Mar 27, 2007 Attendance: 175 UC-Santa Barbara.... 2 0 1 0 - 3
Weather: Nice and Pleasant Colorado State Univ. 3 2 1 2 - 8
UC-Santa Barbara SCORING:
GOALS: Stratton, Nicholas 1; Brent, Ryan 1; Lambert, Daryl 1.
ASSISTS: None.
Colorado State Univ. SCORING:
GOALS: MacDonald, Ryan 3; Bird, Pat 2; Stevens, Danny 1; Tomlinson, John 1; Stone, Brian 1.
ASSISTS: Stevens, Danny 2; Tomlinson, John 2.
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
UC-Santa Barbara Minutes GA W/L Saves
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34 Almerido, Juan Carlo 60:00 8 L 12
Colorado State Univ. Minutes GA W/L Saves
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18 Ehinger, Tyson...... 60:00 3 W 7
SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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UC-Santa Barbara.... 3 1 5 9 - 18
Colorado State Univ. 12 12 6 4 - 34
SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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UC-Santa Barbara.... 4 6 2 0 - 12
Colorado State Univ. 1 1 1 4 - 7
GROUND BALLS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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UC-Santa Barbara.... 10 4 11 16 - 41
Colorado State Univ. 10 11 15 9 - 45
TURNOVERS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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UC-Santa Barbara.... 7 8 8 10 - 33
Colorado State Univ. 3 5 7 10 - 25
FACE-OFFS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Total
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UC-Santa Barbara.... 3-6 1-3 2-3 3-3 - 9-15
Colorado State Univ. 3-6 2-3 1-3 0-3 - 6-15
CLEARS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Total
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UC-Santa Barbara.... 4-6 4-7 5-6 4-5 - 17-24
Colorado State Univ. 6-6 7-7 6-7 7-9 - 26-29
EXTRA-MAN OPPS 1 2 3 4 Total
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UC-Santa Barbara.... 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 - 0-1
Colorado State Univ. 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 - 3-3
PENALTIES - UC-Santa Barbara 3/3:00; Colorado State Univ. 1/0:30.
Officials: Johansen, Bill; Doyle, J.D.; Tyler, George. Scorer: Andy Flax.
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