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SVC Lacrosse
3/3 - VA Wesleyan

The Bearcats opened the season with a 16-12 loss on the road at Virginia Wesleyan College.

Wesleyan jumped out to quick lead nine seconds into the first quarter.   Saint Vincent quickly answered and took a 7-6 lead into halftime.

Shortly after the beginning of the 3rd quarter, Virginia Wesleyan took the lead for good.

Junior Neil Quinn and sophomores Jack Dick and Ryan Kearney each tallied three goals for Saint Vincent.  Freshman Will Delanoy added two goals and five assists.  Sophomore Pat Bursch rounded out the scoring with one goal.

3/8 - St. John Fisher

The Bearcats lost a neutral-site match to St. John Fisher by a score of 17-11 at Johns Hopkins University.

Fisher (3-0) got off to a fast start, scoring at the 14 second mark of the 1st quarter.  After a couple of Fisher goals, freshman Will Sellmayer got the Bearcats on the board.

After trailing 8-1 after the first, the Bearcats stepped it up in the 2nd quarter.  Junior Zach Wilfong and sophomores Pat Bursch and Jack Dick each scored in the 2nd, leading the Bearcats into the locker room down 11-4.

Sophomore Jack Dick scored his second goal of the contest in the third. Freshmen Mike Diggs and Alex Langton  also scored for the Bearcats in the quarter.

The Bearcats outscored Fisher 4-3 in the fourth quarter, with  Bursch added two more goals, bringing his total for the day to three.  Dick also scored his third of the contest and  Sellmayer added another to round out the scoring.

3/10 - Mt. St. Joseph

The Bearcats picked up their first win of the season in a big way, defeating visiting Mount St. Joseph 22-9 at Chuck Noll Field.

Freshman Will Delanoy and junior Zach Wilfong each scored five goals on the day, as the Bearcats outshot the Lions 56-29 on the afternoon.

Wilfong scored the day's first goal four minutes into play, assisted by Delanoy, and then Delanoy scored three goals over the next 90 seconds to give SVC a 4-0 lead with eight minutes remaining in the first quarter.

The Lions got on the board with 6:30 to go in the first frame, before SVC's Ryan Kearney found the net twice and Wilfong once again to give the Bearcats the 7-1 lead after the first 15 minutes.

The second quarter featured a flurry of scoring activity from both sides, as Kearney, Lou Fries, Pat Bursch, Vincenzo Disantis all scored in the first three minutes to increase the Bearcat lead to 11-2.

Mount St. Joseph answered with four unanswered goals ovver the next five minutes, before Delanoy, Wilfong, and Neil Quinn all found the net over the final 3:30 to put SVC up 14-6.

After the Lions scored two minutes into the third, SVC answered back in a big way yet again.  Bursch and Jake Dick scored for the Bearcats over the next two minutes, before Wilfong tallied a pair of goals over a 30-second span to push the SVC lead to 18-8 with two minutes left in the third.  Delanoy then scored his fifth just 45 seconds later, and after 45 minutes of play, the Bearcats led 19-8.

SVC outscored the Lions 3-1 over the fourth quarter, with Bearcat goals coming from Dick, Will Selmayer, and Nick Aspiotoes, as the Bearcats coasted to up their record to 1-2 on the year.

Delanoy enjoyed a monster game all around, as he added five assists to his five goals to finish with an SVC freshman record 10 points.  Wilfong finished with seven points, as he recorded a pair of helpers, while Neil Quinn (1 goal, three assists) and Kearney (three goals, one assist) each posted four-point days. 

With two goals and an assist, Dick tallied three points, while Aspiotes, Disantis, and Fries tallied a goal and an assist apiece to finish with two points each.

Jon McMahon earned the win in goal, posting nine saves.  Wilfong led SVC with seven ground balls, while Disantis, Mark Duman, Josh McCloskey, and Clark Williams scooping up three apiece.

3/14 - Adrian

The Bearcats were outscored 7-4 in the final quarter, losing to Adrian College on the road by a score of 13-12.

Saint Vincent scored first, with Zach Wilfong scoring at the 11:22 mark of the first quarter.  After Adrian College tied the game, Lou Fries put SVC ahead 2-1, then Wilfong added a pair of goals that made it 4-1 with 3:36 left in the first.  The Bulldogs added a goal less than a minute later that made it 4-2 at the end of the first.

In the second quarter, SVC again scored the first goal, as Jake Dick's goal less than 90 seconds into play made it 5-2.  However, Adrian scored three unanswered goals over the next 10 minutes, tying the game at 5-5 with 3:43 left in the half.

Saint Vincent returned fire quickly, with Vinnie DiSantis scoring an unassisted goal at the 2:45 mark, athen Will DeLanoy set up a goal by Will Selmayer with just 52 seconds remaining, and the Bearcats took a 7-5 lead into the halftime break.

The game turned into a defensive battle in the third, with each team posting just one goal.

The Bearcats started quickly in the fourth quarter, with Ryan Kearney scoring just ten seconds into play to make it 9-6.  However, Adrian scored the next three goals to tie the game, 9-9, with 11:56 left to play.  DeLanoy scored at the 8:36 mark to give the Bearcats the lead once again, but the celebration was short-lived, as the Bulldogs' Ryan Knautz tied it up at 10-10 just 18 seconds later.

Knautz then took over the game, scoring three more goals over the next five minutes to give the hosts a 13-10 lead. 

With less than two minutes left, SVC's Vinnie DiSantis fired a shot past the Adrian goalie, but the goal was waved off, as the officials determined that a Bearcat player was inside the crease.  Kearney scored with 18 seconds left in the game, and DeLanoy connected as the horn sounded to end the game, and the Bearcats settled for a 13-12 loss.

On the day, Wilfong led the team with six points, tallying four goals and a pair of assists.  Kearney had two goals and an assist, as did DeLanoy, who missed part of the game after suffering an ankle injury in the second quarter.  Jake Dick and Lou Fries each had a goal and an assist, while Jon McMahon made 14 saves in the net for Saint Vincent (1-3).   

3/15 - Trine

The Bearcats defeated Trine University on the road in Indiana by a score of 16-11.

The Thunder scored first, a little over four minutes into the game, but Saint Vincent answered with three goals -- by Ryan Kearney, Jake Dick and Zach Wilfong -- in the next six minutes, to take a 3-1 lead.  After Trine narrowed the gap to one, Dick and Vinnie DiSantis added two quick goals to make it 5-2.  Kearney's second goal ended the scoring in the first, with SVC up by a 6-3 tally.

Trine scored early in the second quarter, but it would be their only point before the half, and the Bearcats increased the lead to 10-4, led by a pair of goals from Pat Bursch.

The teams traded goals throughout much of the third quarter, with SVC carrying a 14-7 lead into the final 15 minutes.

Trine scored four more times in the fourth quarter, but Bursch had another two goals to keep SVC in front, and the Bearcats held on for the 16-11 win.

Bursch' five goals led the team, while Wilfong collected three goals and four assists.  Kearney had 4 goals and an assist, while Dick posted a pair of goals to go along with 2 assists.  DiSantis and Neil Quinn were the other SVC goal scorers.

Jon McMahon posted 13 saves in the net for Saint Vincent (2-3).

3/21 - Wittenberg

The Wittenberg University Tigers scored twice in the final two minutes to defeat Saint Vincent by a score of 14-13 at Chuck Noll Field.

Wittenberg jumped to the early lead, taking a 4-1 advantage at the end of the first quarter, with Zach Wilfong posting the lone Bearcat score.

The visitors added two goals midway through the second quarter to run the lead to 6-1, before SVC mounted a comeback.  Vinnie DiSantis, Pat Bursch and Wilfong scored to cut it to a 6-4 game, before the Tigers added a goal to end the first half scoring, taking a 7-4 lead into the break.

Things tightened up in a hurry in the third quarter.  Mike Diggs scored just over a minute into play, then Jake Dick set up a Will DeLanoy goal two minutes later.  With 7:25 left, Ryan Kearney tied the game, with help from Wilfong.

However, Wittenberg refused to quit, scoring the game's next four goals, taking an 11-7 lead, before Wilfong scored with just over 90 seconds left in the quarter to make it 11-8.

Wilfong added another goal with 12:51 left in the fourth, off an assist from DeLanoy, that made it a 2-goal game.  Bursch scored just 17 seconds later to make it 11-10, then DeLanoy and Wilfong teamed again - this time with Wilfong setting up DeLanoy - to tie the game with 11:13 remaining.

Wittenberg scored three minutes later to temporarily take the lead, but Bursch evened the game at 12-12 at the five minute mark.  With 2:58 remaining, DeLanoy scored off a Bursch pass, giving Saint Vincent a 13-12 lead.

With 1:15 left on the clock, Wittenberg's Mitch Cohagan tied the game, and the Tigers' Brady Christensen scored with just 26 seconds remaining to lift the visitors to the 14-13 win.

Wilfong's six points (four goals, two assists) led SVC in the day, while DeLanoy and Bursch each added three goals and an assist.  Jon McMahon posted 16 saves in the net for the Bearcats (2-4).

3/28 - Kenyon

Kenyon College used a big third quarter rally to defeat the Bearcats 12-9.

The Bearcats enjoyed a 7-3 lead midway through the third quarter, before the Lords erupted, ending the game on a 9-2 run.

Zach Wilfong scored three goals and two assists to lead the Bearcats, while teammate Will Delanoy added a pair of tallies and Jon McMahon made 16 saves in net in the losing effort.

Saint Vincent jumped out to a 3-0 lead at the end of the first quarter, with two goals from Wilfong and one by Jake Dick.  After a Ryan Kearney goal gave the Bearcats a 4-0 advantage midway through the second quarter, Kenyon scored three of the next four goals of the game, which entered halftime with the Bearcats up 6-3.

Mike Diggs gave SVC a 7-3 lead in the opening moments of the third quarter, but the Lords then erupted, ending the quarter on a 6-2 run to tie the game at nine heading into the fourth quarter.

SVC was unable to find the net over the final 15 minutes, while the Lords added a trio of insurance goals to secure the 12-9 comeback win.

3/31 - Wooster

The College of Wooster defeated the Bearcats in Latrobe by a score of 18-7.

Wooster scored twice in the opening quarter while keeping Saint Vincent off the board, and build the lead to 3-0 before Ryan Kearney scored with 12:33 left in the second quarter to make it 3-1.

However, the Fighting Scots extended the lead to 6-1 over the next eight minutes before taking an 8-3 lead into halftime.

SVC scored twice in the third quarter and appeared to be in position for a late comeback, but Wooster added a pair of goals in the final minute of the third quarter, then scored five more unanswered goals to start the fourth, putting the game away.

Kearney led SVC with two goals on the day, while Alex Langton, Jake Dick, Vinnie DiSantis, Will Selmayer and Kevin Murray each scored once.  Will DeLanoy, Langton and Zach Wilfong posted assists.

4/3 - W&J

The Bearcats' first game on Saint Vincent's new artificial turf was a success, as they downed visiting Washington & Jefferson 21-9.

Ten different players scored at least one goal for the Bearcats, while six had two or more, led by six from Will Delanoy and four from Pat Bursch.  Delanoy added a pair of assists for an eight-point day, while Ryan Kearney finished with six points, on two goals and four assists.

SVC jumped out to a fast start, with Jake Dick opening the scoring on an unassisted tally just two minutes into play.  W&J tied the score a minute later, but the Bearcats stormed back, scoring five of the game's next six goals over the final eight minutes of the first quarter, including three from Delanoy in a 90-second span, and the hosts led 7-2 after 15 minutes of play.

Delanoy and Bursch each scored in the first two minutes of the second quarter, pushing SVC ahead 9-2.  The Presidents then scored a pair of unanswered tallies, before Bursch scored twice more and Zach Wilfong once, giving SVC a 12-4 halftime lead.

The Bearcats then opened up the third quarter in the same fashion as the second, with Bursch and Delanoy finding the net over the first two minutes of play to put the hosts ahead 14-4. Kearney, Vincenzo DiSantis, and Nick Aspiotes all scored for SVC over the final nine minutes of the third quarter, and the Bearcats entered the final stanza ahead 17-7.

SVC defender Marty Teynor started the fourth quarter off in fine fashion, going coast-to-coast to score his first collegiate goal, while the Bearcats were a man down due to penalty, at the 12:40 mark.  The hosts then cruised down the stretch, with Delanoy, Wilfong, and Kevin Vawter scoring late insurance goals, helping SVC snap its three-game losing streak and improve to 3-6 on the season.

Wilfong and Dick each scored two goals for the Bearcats, with Wilfong adding two assists.  SVC goalie Jon McMahon was strong between the pipes, making nine saves, while the Bearcats owned a 43-32 advantage in shots.  Clark Williams paced the Bearcats with seven ground balls, while Mike Diggs and Brendan Cannon each tallied six.

4/8 - Ohio Wesleyan

The Bearcats were defeated on the road 25-7 by a powerful Ohio Wesleyan squad.

Ohio Wesleyan dominated the opening quarter, opening up a 7-0 lead after 15 minutes of play, then stretched the lead to 12-2 at the half and 18-4 after the third quarter.

Saint Vincent goals were scored by Ryan Kearney (2), Will DeLanoy (2), Zach Wilfong, Jake Dick and Neil Quinn.

4/18 - Greensboro

The Bearcats lost on the road in North Carolina to Greensboro College by a score of 12-9.

Saint Vincent got off to a good start, jumping out to a 5-1 lead midway through the second quarter, but Greensboro outscored the Bearcats 11-4 over the final 35 minutes to earn the comeback win.

Freshman Will Delanoy finished the day with four points to lead the Bearcat scoring attack, as he tallied three goals and one assist.  Jake Dick also posted a hat trick for SVC, scoring three goals, while Zach Wilfong, Kevin Vawter, and Ryan Kearney each scored one goal apiece.

Kearney finished with three points, as he added two assists, while Kearney also tallied one helper on the afternoon.

Jon McMahon started and played all 60 minutes in goal, tallying 13 saves in the losing effort.

Greensboro (9-3) was led on the scoresheet by Brad Gesser, who came off the bench to score three times.  Teammate Bryan Mercer added two goals and two assists, while goalie Mike Foderaro made 15 saves for the win.

4/23 - Oberlin

Led by the duo of Will Delanoy and Zach Wilfong, the Bearcats picked up a 19-9 win under the lights at Oberlin College.

Delanoy scored five goals and added four assists, while Wilfong tallied three goals and five assists, as the Bearcats outshot the Yeomen 61-35 en-route to the 10-goal win.

A total of five Bearcats scored at least two goals, as Jake Dick and Pat Bursch found the net three times apiece and Neil Quinn twice.

Oberlin scored the game's first goal, 50 seconds into the opening quarter, but the Bearcats then stormed back, scoring the next six goals, beginning with a Dick tally with 10:43 left.  Wilfong had a hand in SVC's first five goals, assisting on the first four before putting the Bearcats up 5-1 with his first marker of the game, scored with 3:11 left in the first half.  Eleven seconds later, Quinn's first goal of the night, assisted by Clark Williams, pushed the SVC lead to 6-1.

After the Yeomen closed out the first stanza with a pair of quick goals, Kevin Vawter and Bursch scored in the second quarter for SVC, and the Bearcats entered the intermission ahead 8-4.

SVC then blew the game wide open in the third quarter, outscoring the Yeomen 8-2, with three goals coming from Delanoy, to increase its lead to 16-6 heading into the final 15 minutes of play.

The deficit was too large to overcome for Oberlin, as the Bearcats put it away with fourth quarter goals from Wilfong, Delanoy, and Quinn to ice the win.

Jon McMahon played all 60 minutes in goal for SVC, and recorded nine saves for the win.

4/26 - Medaille

The Bearcats earned a 22-10 Senior Day victory over Medaille College in a game that saw Will DeLanoy set a new SVC record for points in a season by a freshan.

The visiting Mavericks took the early lead, scoring twice in the game's first four minutes.  SVC got back on track with goals from Pat Bursch and Ryan Kearney to tie the game.  However, Medaille scored with 1:25 left in the quarter and held the lead after 15 minutes, 3-2.

Saint Vincent's Kevin Vawter tied the game less than a minute into the second quarter, but the next two goals went to the visitors.

Trailing 5-3, Saint Vincent then went on a tear, scoring eight unanswered goals to end the half and never looked back.  

In the third quarter, Saint Vincent outscored Medaille 7-1 and continued to keep up the pressure in the fourth, pulling away to a 12-goal victory.

Delanoy, a freshman from Landsdale, PA, picked up a pair of assists early in the second quarter, then scored a goal with 4:22 left in the half.  The goal, his first of four on the day, gave him a total of 56 points on the season, setting a new freshman school standard and erasing the mark set by Ian Poole back in 2003.

Delanoy's six points led the Bearcat, while Jake Dick added three goals.  Other goal scorers were Neil Quinn (2), Lou Fries (2), Ryan Kearney (2), Vawter (2), Bursch (2), Mike Fishman (1), Zach Wilfong (1), Vinnie DiSantis (1), Marty Teynor (1) and Alex Langton (1).

Wilfong added five assists on the afternoon for Saint Vincent (5-8).  Jon McMahon earned the win in the net for Saint Vincent, posting 8 saves. 

4/29 - Denison

The Bearcats were overpowered in their 2009 season finale, falling 24-6 to Denison University at Chuck Noll Field.

The Big Red, the 13th-ranked team in NCAA Division-III, broke open a close game midway through the second quarter, and ended the game on a 12-1 run over the final 30 minutes.

Denison scored the game's first two goals, before the Bearcats answered back.  With 7:08 left in the opening stanza, Ryan Kearney put the Bearcats on the board, assisted by Zach Wilfong, and then 90 seconds later, SVC took advantage of a Denison penatly, with Will DeLanoy tying the game at two, with the assist again credited to Wilfong.

The Big Red then scored the game's next two goals, going up 4-2, before Wilfong and DeLanoy hooked up again, pulling the Bearcats to within one with 2:27 remaining in the opening quarter.

Just 20 seconds later, Denison closed the quarter's scoring out, taking a 5-3 lead after 15 minutes, and the Big Red then scored twice in a two-minute span to open up play in the second, and take a 7-3 lead.

Kearney then stopped the Denison run with his second goal of the game, assisted by DeLanoy, with just under 10 minutes left in the second quarter, and after a quick Denison tally, Pat Bursch scored for the Bearcats, assisted by Jake Dick, to cut the Denison lead to 8-5 with eight minutes left in the half.

The Big Red then took control over the final portion of the first half, scoring four goals over the final six minutes to take a 12-5 advantage into the intermission.

In the opening stages of the second half, the Bearcats again took advantage of a Denison penalty, with Dick scoring just 50 minutes into play, assisted by DeLanoy, to cut the score in half, 12-6.

Denison then responded in a big way, scoring seven unanswered goals over the final 10 minutes of the third to go up 19-6 heading into the final stanza.   The Big Red then put the game away with five fourth quarter goals.

DeLanoy led the Bearcats on the scoresheet, posting two goals and two assists, while Wilfong had three assists, Kearney two goals, and Dick a goal and an assist.  Brendan Cannon led the way with three ground balls, while Jon McMahon stopped 16 shots in goal.

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