April
11, 2007
Peterson & Tcheyan Lead Haverford Past Ursinus, 9-4 HAVERFORD, PA - Senior goalie K.C. Peterson made 17 saves
while senior attack Max Tcheyan registered a career-high five
goals and dished out an assist to lift host Haverford past visiting
Ursinus, 9-4, Wednesday afternoon in Centennial Conference men's
lacrosse action. The Fords improve to 6-4 overall on the season
and 3-2 in Centennial play with the win while the Bears drop to
7-3 and 3-2.
The Fords opened the game with a 1-0 lead after the first quarter
of play on an unassisted goal by junior midfielder Shane Hafer.
Haverford opened the second quarter with two goals in the opening
3:18 of the period. Tcheyan netted both goals for the Fords early
on in the second quarter. Tcheyan's first goal was assisted by
senior defender Steve Selsor and came when Haverford was a man
down, 23 seconds into the quarter. Tcheyan followed with a man
up goal 1:55 later off a pass from freshman attack Alex Guy to
give Haverford a 3-0 edge. Ursinus responded with two unanswered
goals over the final 2:58 of the half to make the score 3-2 at
the break.
Tcheyan netted an unassisted goal 1:13 into the half, but the
Bears Mike Tori responded with a goal of his own 17 seconds later.
Freshman midfielder Andrew Kim put the Fords back up, 5-3 on a
goal assisted by Tcheyan.
Haverford broke the game open in the fourth quarter, out scoring
Ursinus 4-1 in the period. Junior midfielders Dean Granoff and
Matt Thorne-Fitzgerald each posted goals in the fourth quarter,
along with two more goals by Tcheyan. Selsor dished out his second
assist of the game on Tcheyan's fourth goal, while junior defenseman
Joel Cesner recorded his first assist of the season on Thorne-Fitzgerald's
goal.
In addition to his five goals and one assist, Tcheyan also led
all players with five ground balls in the game. Sophomore midfielder
Peter Hannapel was almost unbeatable in face offs, winning 15-of-17
in the game.
Peterson made ten first half saves and seven second half saves
to earn his fourth victory of the 2007 season.
Haverford went 1-for-2 on extra man opportunities while Ursinus
converted on 0-of-5 opportunities. Ursinus successfully cleared
the ball 22-of-28 times, while Haverford was 18-of-25 on its clear
attempts.
The Fords improved their all-time record vs. the Bears to 5-1
with today's win.
The Fords will travel to Centennial foe Franklin & Marshall
on Saturday for a 1:30 p.m. showdown.
