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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 8, 2004
CONTACT: Chris Gondek, SUNYAC Publicist
GENESEO PULLS
UPSET OVER CORTLAND IN MEN'S LACROSSE
Knights defeat four-time defending champions 8-6 to claim SUNYAC title
CORTLAND, NY - The Geneseo men's lacrosse team pulled off
a historic upset Saturday night to capture the 2004 SUNYAC Men's Lacrosse
Championship. The Knights defeated four-time defending champion and nationally
second-ranked Cortland 8-6 on the Red Dragons' home field. The win is the
first over the Red Dragons by a conference team since men's lacrosse was reinstituted
as a SUNYAC sport in the year 2000.
The score was 1-1 after the 1st period and 2-2 at the half before the Knights
began to break the game open. Down 3-2 in the third, Chris Kelley (Syracuse/CBA)
scored twice and David Hilfinger (Tully/Tully) added another to
put Geneseo in front 5-3 with one quarter to play. Tim Killoran (Syracuse/Henninger)
opened the scoring in the fourth and Pat Riehlman (Skaneateles/Skaneateles)
made it 7-3 with just six minutes left in the game. Cortland senior Drew
Hyatt (Jamesville/Jamesville-DeWitt) tried to bring his squad back scoring
three times in the final four minutes, but the deficit was too much to overcome.
Tournament Most Valuable Player Andy Howk (Pittsford/Pittsford Sutherland)
made 11 stops for the Knights, including four in the fourth quarter.
With the victory, the Knights earn an automatic berth into the 17-team NCAA
Tournament field. Cortland will have to hope for an at-large "Pool C"
bid. The pairings will be announced on College Sports Television (CSTV) on
Sunday at 8:30 p.m. and posted on NCAAsports.com. The first round is set to
begin on Wednesday, May 12.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
| Ryan Hanretty | Potsdam |
| Chris Minei | Potsdam |
| Brad Gildersleeve | Oneonta |
| James Battaglia | Oneonta |
| Adam Hughes | Cortland |
| Kyle Lambert | Cortland |
| Frank Estrella | Cortland |
| Dave Spennacchio | Geneseo |
| Chris Kelley | Geneseo |
| Tom McDonald | Geneseo |
| Ryan McGee | Geneseo |
| Andy Howk | Geneseo - MVP |