FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(March 4, 2000)
Contact: Jamie Joss at (315) 228-7566

NEW CANAAN, Conn
. -- The Dartmouth men's lacrosse team opened the 2000 campaign on a positive note, capturing a 10-7 win over the Colgate Red Raiders (0-2) in a neutral site game played in Connecticut.

Dartmouth saw seven players scoring goals in its first game, three of which tallied twice. Sophomore Ross Johnson and juniors Schuyler Minert and Chris O'Hara each scored a pair.

The Big Green jumped out to a three-goal lead in the first quarter before Colgate could beat Mike Gault in the Dartmouth cage. Johnson opened the scoring for the Green, followed by Minert and Connor Price. The Red Raiders made it 3-1, but Dartmouth would strike again before the quarter was out.

By the half, Dartmouth had built an 8-2 bulge.

For the final two quarters, Dartmouth relied on its freshman goaltender, as Gault made 10 big saves in the half for a game total of 13. The Green would score just two more goals, both coming in the third. Junior Danny Grady led the Red Raiders with three goals and an assist, while Paul Abrahimzadeh made six saves in the loss, three in each half.

SCORE BY QUARTER

TEAM 1 2 3 4 Final
Dartmouth (1-0) 4 4 2 0 -- 10
Colgate (0-2) 1 1 2 3 -- 7

Dartmouth Scoring
Goals -- Ross Johnson 2, Schuyler Minert 2, Chris O'Hara 2, Scott Roslyn, Connor Price, David Farber, Gregg Edell
Assists -- Johnson, Minert, Jeremy Desor

Colgate Scoring
Goals -- Danny Grady 3, Matt Cihon, Brendan Sandel, Dave Dobbins, Ryan Asher
Assists -- James Franke 2, Grady, Cihon

Saves
Dartmouth -- Mike Gault, 13 saves/7 goals (60:00).
Colgate -- Paul Abrahimzadeh, 6 saves/10 goals (60:00).