Men's Lacrosse

Men's Lacrosse Defeats Penn in Double Overtime Thriller

April 13, 2000

PHILADELPHIA, PA.--- On Wednesday, April 12, in Philadelphia, the Villanova men's lacrosse team won for the seventh time in the last eight games, coming back from a four-goal second quarter deficit to defeat the University of Pennsylvania, 15-14, in double overtime. The Wildcats improve to 7-3 with the victory, while the Quakers fall to 5-6.

Down 8-4 in the second quarter, Villanova scored three consecutive times to end the half, cutting the Penn lead to 8-7 at intermission. In the third quarter, the Wildcat offense resumed its stellar play, scoring four straight goals and six out of the first seven to start the second half, as Villanova pulled out to a 13-9 lead. Eric Dauer scored three goals during the Wildcats' second and third quarter runs.

With Penn trailing 13-10 in the fourth, the Quakers went on a run of their own, scoring four fourth quarter goals including one by Todd Minerley with 28 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 14-14 and send the contest into overtime.

With both teams unable to put the ball in the net during the first extra session, the game went into a second overtime stilled tied at 14-14. With 1:53 to go in the second extra frame, Dauer struck again drilling a shot past Penn goalie Ryan Kelly to give Villanova the 15-15 victory.

Villanova got five goals from Dauer and also two goals apiece by Tom Hourican, Andrew Bogle and Chris Larson. Wildcat goalie Matt Wilk had 20 saves on the evening on 51 Quaker shots.

The Wildcats will get back into action on Saturday, April 15, traveling to St. Joseph's to take on the Hawks at 1:00 p.m.

Scoring Summary

Qtr. Team Scoring Time Score of Game Goal By Assist By1 Villanova 14:21 Villanova, 1-0 Chris Larson UA1 Penn 13:35 Tied, 1-1 Pete Janney UA1 Villanova 11:30 Villanova, 2-1 Andrew Bogle UA1 Penn 10:46 Tied, 2-2 Pete Janney UA1 Penn 9:16 Penn, 3-2 Billy Reidy UA1 Penn 7:37 Penn, 4-2 Todd Minerley Pete Janney1 Penn 7:26 Penn, 5-2 Todd Minerley UA1 Villanova 5:03 Penn, 5-3 Mike Holloway UA1 Penn 4:16 Penn, 6-3 Pete Janney UA2 Villanova 7:54 Penn, 6-4 Tom Hourican Jack McTigue2 Penn 7:01 Penn, 7-4 Pete Janney Billy Reidy2 Penn 5:10 Penn, 8-4 Adam Solow Scott Solow2 Villanova 4:28 Penn. 8-5 Eric Dauer UA2 Villanova 2:08 Penn, 8-6 Eric Dauer Brian Marks2 Villanova 1:40 Penn, 8-7 Tom Lasky Jack McTigue3 Penn 12:55 Penn, 9-7 Todd Minerley UA3 Villanova 12:45 Penn, 9-8 Chris Larson UA3 Villanova 11:24 Tied, 9-9 Tom Hourican UA3 Villanova 8:51 Villanova, 10-9 Eric Dauer UA3 Villanova 5:02 Villanova, 11-9 Andrew Bogle Justin Loonie3 Penn 3:51 Villanova, 11-10 Billy Reidy UA3 Villanova 1:00 Villanova, 12-10 Brian Marks Andrew Bogle4 Villanova 12:48 Villanova, 13-10 Jack McTigue UA4 Penn 10:57 Villanova, 13-11 Pete Janney Mike Kehoe4 Penn 9:03 Villanova, 13-12 Todd Minerley UA4 Penn 8:17 Tied, 13-13 Alex Kopicki Kevin Cadin4 Villanova 2:04 Villanova, 14-13 Eric Dauer Andrew Bogle4 Penn :28 Tied, 14-14 Todd Minerley UA2ndOT Villanova 1:53 Villanova, 15-14 Eric Dauer UA


SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 2OT TOTPenn 6 2 2 4 0 14Villanova 3 4 5 2 1 15

INDIVIDUAL SCORING SUMMARY
Goals Scorers
Penn -- Todd Minerley 5, Pete Janney 5, Billy Reidy 2, Adam Solow 1 & Alex Kopicki 1.

Villanova -- Eric Dauer 4, Tom Hourican 2, Andrew Bogle 2, Chris Larson 2,Brian Marks 1, Jack McTigue 1, Mike Holloway 1 & Tom Lasky 1.

Assists
Pennsylvania -- Scott Solow 1, Pete Janney 1, Mike Kehoe 1, Billy Reidy 1 & Kevin Cadin 1.

Villanova -- Andrew Bogle 2, Jack McTigue 2, Brian Marks 1 & Justin Loonie 1.

SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 3 4 OT TOTALPenn 15 8 8 14 6 51Villanova 8 8 12 6 3 38

SAVES 1 2 3 4 OT TOTALPenn 3 3 4 2 2 14Villanova 6 4 4 4 2 20

FACEOFFS WON 1 2 3 4 OT TOTALPenn 4 4 5 2 1 16Villanova 6 3 2 5 1 17

GOALKEEPER SUMMARYPenn Min. Pl. Saves Goals All.Ryan Kelly 66:07 14 15
Villanova Min. Pl. Saves Goals All.Matt Wilk 66:07 20 14

GROUND BALLS 1 2 3 4 OT TOTALPenn 8 9 9 9 3 38Villanova 11 6 5 9 3 35

Penalties Quarter Length PlayerPenn 2 1:00 Peter ScottPenn 2 1:00 Peter ScottPenn 3 1:00 Kevin CadinPenn 2OT 1:00 Bill Fowler
Villanova 1 1:00 Brian O'HaganVillanova 2 1:00 Richard CarterVillanova 3 1:00 Chris BowmanVillanova 2OT 1:00 Richard CarterATTENDANCE: 300
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