Simon Fraser Goes 2-1 in Fall Ball action in Utah
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Loading ...FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Simon Fraser University Men’s Lacrosse
EVENT: Men’s Lacrosse
SITE: Waterford School, Sandy, Utah
SCORE: Simon Fraser University 9, University of Utah 2
NEXT SFU GAME: Saturday, October 17, 2009, 3:00pm MST – vs. Brigham Young University – Provo, Utah (BYU North Field)
SANDY, UT (October 16, 2009) – Simon Fraser opened their 2009 fall schedule with a 9-2 win over Utah. Both teams worked in their entire rosters in front of approximately 200 fans at the Waterford School in Sandy, Utah.
The SFU defense started the game strong, holding off a long opening possession by the Utes, before Clan freshmen Colton Dow (Port Moody, BC / Heritage Woods) opened the scoring on an unsettled play in front of the Utah goal. Senior Adam Foss (Cochrane, AB / Cochrane) would make the score 2-0 on a feed from Russel Thomas (Nanoose Bay, BC / Ballenas). Thomas would then feed Dow on an SFU fast break to close out the first quarter and put the Clan on top 3-0.
Utah would strike first in the second quarter, converting an outside shot to capitalize on a broken Clan ride. Fraser was quick to answer back with junior Bryan Scott (Guelph, ON / John F. Ross) finishing a nice feed on a drive from freshman Josh Simons (Port Moody, BC / Dr. Charles Best). Foss would then score his second of the game for a halftime score of 5-1.
Foss would continue to lead the Fraser attack in the second half, scoring unassisted on the man-down and then converting his fourth goal of the game on a feed from junior Chris Tessarolo (New Westminster, BC / New Westminster). Utah would generate several quality scoring opportunities in the third quarter leading to their second goal of the game and cutting the Clan lead to five at 7-2.
SFU would hold the Utes scoreless in the fourth quarter with Foss assisting on goals by freshmen Stu Mills (Campbell River, BC / Timberline) and senior Thomas for a final score of 9-2.
SCORE BY QUARTER 1 2 3 4 Total
Simon Fraser 3 2 2 2 9
Utah 0 1 1 0 2
NOTES
- Seven (7) SFU players registered points: Foss 4g, 2a; Thomas 1g, 2a; Dow 2g, Mills 1g; Scott 1g; Simons 1a; Tessarolo 1a.
- Fraser dressed twenty-three (23) players including nine (9) freshmen, three (3) sophomores, six (6) juniors and five (5) seniors. Not dressed were seniors Ben Towner (Port Coquitlam, BC / Terry Fox) and Ben Johnson (Calgary, AB / Berkshire) and junior Ben Davies (New Westminster, BC / New Westminster).
- Three (3) goaltenders saw action for the Clan: junior Dean Stewart (Duncan, BC / Claremont) 30:00 minutes, 5 saves, 1 goal allowed; senior Mike Ripley (Saskatoon, SK / E.D. Feehan) 15:00 minutes, 5 saves, 1 goal allowed; freshman Kyle Middleton (Nanaimo, BC / Woodlands) 15:00 minutes, 2 saves, no goals allowed.
- SFU registered 33 ground balls. Sophomore midfield Ryan Hodge (San Antonio, TX / Texas Military Institute) led the Clan with 7 ground balls while long stick midfield Luke Genereux (Port Coquitlam, BC / Terry Fox) added 5.
QUOTES
SFU Co-Head Coach Brent Hoskins
On Utah: “Utah has added some good players to their returning core and Coach Morris continues to build a quality program. Both teams looked a little rusty as expected but I think that Utah may surprise some teams in 2010 as Coach Kladis has more time to work with some new offensive threats.”
SFU Co-Head Coach Jeff Cathrea
On Simon Fraser: “With lots of new faces in the line-up we are happy with the way our group competed today. Our defense played steady throughout and it was a great opportunity to see some new combinations on offense.”
EVENT: Men’s Lacrosse
SITE: BYU North Field, Provo, Utah
SCORE: Simon Fraser University 9, Brigham Young University 17
NEXT SFU GAME: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 11:00am MST – vs. Westminster College (MCLA Div. II) – Salt Lake City, Utah (Dumke Field)
PROVO, UT (October 17, 2009) – Simon Fraser played their second scrimmage of the 2009 fall season on Saturday, falling 17-9 to Brigham Young in front of approximately 300 fans on a sunny day in Provo, Utah.
The Clan would win possession off of the opening face-off but a forced shot would quickly turn the ball over to the hungry Cougars. BYU would go on to dominate the first quarter, firing 6 unanswered goals and controlling possession through patient offensive sets and strong play at the face-off x.
Looking to establish some rhythm, Fraser came out hard to start the second quarter and began to settle the ball down in the offensive end. Senior attack Adam Foss (Cochrane, AB / Cochrane), would again look to lead the Clan charge, beating several Cougar defensemen on a drive around the back of the cage, before firing a shot past the BYU keeper to finally get SFU on the board. Fraser would continue to chip away at the Cougar lead on goals by freshmen Eric Dufresne (Surrey, BC / Ecole Gabrielle-Roy) and junior Bryan Scott (Guelph, ON / John F. Ross). After a tough opening 15 minutes, the Clan defense also respond well, holding BYU scoreless until the final minute of the second quarter…with only 20 seconds left, senior Elliot Grow (Salt Lake City, UT / Highland) would take the ball himself off of a BYU time-out, and convert on a drive from the side of the net to give the Cougars a 7-3 advantage at the half.
Junior Dean Stewart (Duncan, BC / Claremont) went the opening half in goal for SFU making 7 saves.
Fraser would strike first again to start the third quarter with senior Russel Thomas (Nanoose Bay, BC / Ballenas) scoring off a fast break feed from sophomore Ryan Hodge (San Antonio, TX / Texas Military Institute) to close the Cougar lead to 3. BYU would answer back before junior Chris Tessarolo (New Westminster, BC / New Westminster) made the score 8-5 on a Clan man-up. With both teams now playing with intensity, BYU would re-extend their lead to 5 on back-to-back goals before Clan freshmen Colton Dow (Port Moody, BC / Heritage Woods) and Stu Mills (Campbell River, BC / Timberline) continued their impressive play with consecutive goals of their own to make the score 10-7 BYU. Trying to hold-off the Fraser attack, the Cougars would score again to close out the third quarter and hold on to a 4 goal lead with a score of 11-7.
Senior Mike Ripley (Saskatoon, SK / E.D. Feehan) played the third quarter in goal for the Clan making 2 saves.
Still looking for the comeback, sophomore Rick Bezuidenhout (Campbell River, BC / Timberline) would score his first of the game off of a BYU give-away to open the fourth quarter. Grow responded for the Cougars before SFU’s Tessarolo again made it a three-goal game at a score of 12-9. That would be as close as Fraser would get as a return to sloppy play would allow BYU to pull away the rest of the game with 5 more unanswered goals for a final score of 17-9.
Freshman goaltender Kyle Middleton (Nanaimo, BC / Woodlands) played the final 15 minutes for SFU making 2 saves. Senior Will Hilton (Glenview, IL / Glenbrook South) played all four quarters in goal for Brigham Young.
SCORE BY QUARTER 1 2 3 4 Total
Simon Fraser 0 3 4 2 9
Brigham Young 6 1 4 6 17
NOTES
- Nine (9) SFU players registered points: Tessarolo 2g, 1a; Kevin Riley (Coquitlam, BC / Gleneagle Secondary) 3a; Foss 1g, 1a; Bezuidenhout 1g; Dow 1g; Dufresne 1g; Mills 1g; Scott 1g; Thomas 1g.
- Fraser once again dressed twenty-three (23) players comprised of nine (9) freshmen, three (3) sophomores, six (6) juniors and five (5) seniors. Not dressed were seniors Ben Towner (Port Coquitlam, BC / Terry Fox) and Ben Johnson (Calgary, AB / Berkshire) and junior Ben Davies (New Westminster, BC / New Westminster).
- The Clan continued to play all three (3) goaltenders: Stewart 30:00 minutes, 7 saves, 7 goals allowed; Ripley 15:00 minutes, 2 saves, 4 goals allowed; Middleton 15:00 minutes, 2 saves, 6 goals allowed.
- SFU registered 29 ground balls. Junior long stick midfield Luke Genereux (Port Coquitlam, BC / Terry Fox) led the Clan with 5.
QUOTES
SFU Co-Head Coach Brent Hoskins
On Brigham Young: “We have a ton of respect for BYU lacrosse and have developed a rivalry that has become a measuring stick for our two teams the last few seasons. Coach Schneck is preparing his team well and we look forward to playing the Cougars again this spring”
SFU Co-Head Coach Jeff Cathrea
On Simon Fraser: “We had a rough start today but we were able to battle back and establish some positive building blocks heading into the season. Even though the game got away from us in the end we were able to get our freshmen class some valuable experience playing against one of the MCLA’s elite programs.”
EVENT: Men’s Lacrosse
SITE: Dumke Field, Salt Lake City, Utah
SCORE: Simon Fraser University 13, Westminster College 8
NEXT SFU GAME: Sunday, October 25, 2009, 11:00am-4:00pm PST – Scrimmages vs. Pacific Lutheran, Central Washington and Western Washington (MCLA Div. II) – Bellingham, Washington (Wade King Recreation Centre)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (October 18, 2009) – Playing their third game in as many days, Simon Fraser concluded their fall trip to Utah with a 13-8 scrimmage win over Westminster College. The Clan were led by senior attack Adam Foss (Cochrane, AB / Cochrane) with 5 goals and 1 assist and senior midfield Russel Thomas (Nanoose Bay, BC / Ballenas) with 3 goals. Colton Dow (Port Moody, BC / Heritage Woods) led all freshmen in scoring with 2 goals.
All twenty-three players, including three goaltenders, saw significant minutes for the Clan as Co-Head Coaches Jeff Cathrea and Brent Hoskins continued to provide their underclassmen with some valuable game experience. Fraser will wrap-up their fall schedule next Sunday, October 25 in Bellingham, WA with scrimmages against regional PNCLL Div. II opponents Central Washington, Pacific Lutheran and Western Washington.
SCORE BY QUARTER 1 2 3 4 Total
Simon Fraser 3 4 3 3 13
Brigham Young 0 4 1 2 8
NOTES
- Eight (8) SFU players registered points: Foss 5g, 1a; Thomas 3g; Dow 2g; Chris Tessarolo (New Westminster, BC / New Westminster) 2g, 1a; Mark Hilker (Bowmanville, ON / Clarington Central) 1a; Stu Mills (Campbell River, BC / Timberline) 1a; Kevin Riley (Coquitlam, BC / Gleneagle Secondary) 1g; Josh Simons (Port Moody, BC / Dr. Charles Best) 1a.
- Fraser once again dressed twenty-three (23) players comprised of nine (9) freshmen, three (3) sophomores, six (6) juniors and five (5) seniors. Not dressed were seniors Ben Towner (Port Coquitlam, BC / Terry Fox) and Ben Johnson (Calgary, AB / Berkshire) and junior Ben Davies (New Westminster, BC / New Westminster).
- The Clan continued to play all three (3) goaltenders: junior Dean Stewart (Duncan, BC / Claremont), 3 saves, no goals allowed; senior Mike Ripley (Saskatoon, SK / E.D. Feehan) 22:30 minutes, 1 save, 4 goals allowed; freshman Kyle Middleton (Nanaimo, BC / Woodlands) 22:30 minutes, 5 saves, 4 goals allowed.
- SFU registered 29 ground balls. Freshman midfield Hilker led the Clan with 4 while Foss, freshman Taylor MacIntosh (Oakville, ON / Holy Trinity) and Riley each chipped in with 3.
QUOTES
SFU Co-Head Coach Brent Hoskins
On Westminster: “A former MCLA Div. II National Champion, the Griffin coaching staff always has their team ready to compete and we would like to thank Coach Goodhand and Coach Long for their hospitality in hosting us this week.”
SFU Co-Head Coach Jeff Cathrea
On Simon Fraser: “We asked our freshmen and sophomores to really step in and contribute this weekend and we are impressed with the way that they responded to that challenge. We wanted this fall to be an opportunity for every player to try and carve out a role for themselves in our line-up and they got that chance versus three quality opponents this weekend.”
