Smothering Ride, McIntyre Combine for UM Blowout of EMU
For Immediate Release—University of Michigan Lacrosse
March 15, 2010
YPSILANTI, Mich.—The University of Michigan men’s lacrosse team cruised to a 19-2 win over Eastern Michigan Sunday afternoon (March 14) in a cold and drizzly day in Ypsilanti, Mich. at Rynearson Field. The Wolverines dominated the contest in all aspects, but it was their smothering ride along with a career high five-goal effort from senior attackman Clark McIntyre (Little Silver, N.J./Rumson – Fair Haven) that was the difference in the end.
Senior midfielder Svet Tintchev (Rockville, Md./Bullis) got Michigan on the board 2:31 in on a dodge and fire from the left wing. Senior attackman Kevin Zorovich (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) followed on a dodge from the right GLE to make it 2-0 at the 10:32 mark. Junior long stick midfielder Matt Asperheim (Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids) scooped up a ground ball and fed junior attackman Trevor Yealy (Pittsburgh/Upper St. Claire) for the 3-0 lead more than five minutes later.
Sophomore midfielder Alex Vasileff (Birmingham, Mich./Seaholm) added his second career goal and second tally in as many games to increase the Wolverine lead to four at 2:53, followed by McIntyre’s first score to close out the first quarter scoring.
Senior midfielder Jordan Kirshner (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron) opened the second quarter with a man down tally, followed by Yealy’s second goal of the game at 10:23. Asperheim was on the receiving end of the next maize and blue goal, streaking down the middle on the transition and burying a feed from Zorovich for his second point of the game. Senior defensive midfielder and captain Michael Bartomioli (Pleasantville, N.Y./Pleasantville – Providence) got in on the action four minutes later on an end-to-end run, followed by goals from McIntyre and Yealy to wrap up the first half with Michigan leading 11-0 after 30 minutes.
McIntyre added his third goal of the game to open the second half just 36 seconds in on Michigan’s first possession before EMU finally got on the board with back-to-back goals at 11:05 and 10:51. Leading 12-2 midway through the third, freshman midfielder Willie Steenland (Minneapolis, Minn./The Blake School) scored his second career goal in as many games on a dodge down the left wing. McIntyre scored his fourth under a minute later, but neither team succeeded in finding the back of the net in the final 8:36 of the third.
The Wolverines banged home five more goals in the fourth, including tallies from senior attackman Josh Ein (Potomac, Md./Bullis), freshman attackman Thomas Paras (Lakewood, Ohio/St. Ignatius), McIntyre, Kirshner and Yealy. With the 19-2 win, Michigan opened its CCLA schedule 1-0.
Statistically, Michigan dominated every category. UM outshot the Eagles 61-12 and scooped 76 ground balls compared to 32 by EMU. UM was 17-25 on faceoffs and cleared the ball at an impressive rate, finishing 16-18 on clears. Michigan held Eastern Michigan to just 8-25 on clears with a strong ride, including allowing only two clears on nine attempts in the first quarter. The maize and blue scored twice on three man up attempts with EMU scoring once on two attempts.
The Wolverines are right back on the road again this weekend, taking on No. 8 Oregon in Dallas as part of the 2010 Patriot Cup March 20 at 7:00 p.m. CST. For all your Michigan men’s lacrosse needs, please visit mgobluelacrosse.com.
