Mar. 17th, 2004 - Colorado State Beats Pacific Lutheran 24-4
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 13, 2004
Colorado State Men's Lacrosse
Tacoma, WA - In the shadow of Mount Rainier, the Colorado State Rams played their first ever game in the state of Washington against the Pacific Lutheran Lutes. The Rams got the entire roster in the game in the first half and cruised to an easy 24-4 win against a hard-fighting Pacific Lutheran squad. Sixteen Rams got in the scoring column as Colorado State reached the halfway point of their arduous Spring Break trip 3-0.
CSU dominated the statistical battle, outshooting the Lutes 56-19 and picking up 70 groundballs to PLU's 25. But the biggest discrepancy came at the face-off 'x,' where CSU gathered up 26/30 draws.
Kelten Johnson (Bainbridge HS, WA) continued to score a high volume of points by notching three goals and three assists to lead all game scorers.
Four different Rams registered hat-tricks, including Johnson, Matt Disney (Heritage HS, CO), Nick Stanitz-Harper (Eaglecrest HS, CO) and Tim Farquhar (Collegiate HS, VA).
Pacific Lutheran was clearly outmatched, but the Lutes fought hard throughout. PLU was flagged for 11 penalties while CSU committed 6 fouls.
CSU led 6-0 at the end of the first quarter and 11-3 at halftime on their way to victory. Next up for the 9-0 Rams is a game against a ranked opponent on Thursday. The Rams will play the #20 Chico State Wildcats.
Game Notes:
- CSU had never played in state of Washington before this game, but will have played four games by the end of the trip.
- The game marked the first time on the road trip that CSU had less penalties than its opponent.
- CSU converted on 5/11 man-up opportunities while holding the Lutes scoreless in five attempts.
Goals by Quarters:
CSU: 6 - 5 - 9 - 4 = 24
PLU: 0 - 3 - 1 - 0 = 4
Goals:
CSU Johnson, Stanitz-Harper, Farquhar and Disney (3), Robinson and Reiss (2), Clark, Bird, Eichhorn, Johns, Stevens, Everett, Snively
PLU Jensen, Zupezarata, Burke, Team Goal
Assists:
CSU Johnson (3), Murphy and Farquhar (2), Disney, Stanitz-Harper, Plonkey, Disney, Stevens, Chorey, Reiss
PLU Jensen
Goaltenders:
CSU Jokisch (5:00 minutes, 3 saves, 0 goals against), Bisnette (25:00 minutes, 2 saves, 3 goals against), Fitzgerald (30:00 minutes, 4 saves, 1 goals against).
PLU Bartell (60:00 minutes, 10 saves, 24 goals against)
Face-Offs Won:
CSU 26/30
PLU 4/30
Shots:
CSU 56
PLU 19
Ground Balls:
CSU 70
PLU 25
Extra Man:
CSU 5/11
PLU 0/5
Penalties:
CSU 6 for 5:00
PLU 11 for 9:00
Attendance: 75