FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(March 18, 2000)
Contact: Jamie Joss at (315) 228-7566

COLGATE FALLS TO HARVARD, 18-5

Cambridge, Mass. - The Red Raider men's lacrosse team remains winless after a tough 18-5 loss to Harvard University on Saturday. Colgate drops to 0-5 overall while Harvard improved to 2-0.

The Crimson built a comfortable 10-0 lead at halftime behind the efforts of Matt Primm, and Dana Sprong who each netted four goals in the contest. For Colgate, John Menton led his team with two goals. Also scoring for the Red Raiders were Eamon DePeter, Trevor O'Reilly and Parker Gibson. James Frank had two assists.

Colgate will host the University at Albany on Saturday at Tyler's Field. Face off is schedule for 2 p.m.

Shots by Quarter
CU 7-8-8-6-29
HU 9-13-13-8-43

Saves
CU 2-2-4-3-11
HU 4-7-4-2-17

Ground Balls
CU 6-7-5-8-26
HU 5-7-12-10-34

Clears (good/total)
CU 5/5 1/4 7/9 4/7 17/25
HU 7/9 4/7 7/7 7/7 25/30

Faceoffs Won
CU 4-4-1-5-14
HU 1-3-7-2-13

Man-Up Attempts (goals/att.)
CU 0/1 0/1 0/2 0/0 0/4
HU 0/0 1/1 0/1 0/0 1/2

Scoring Summary
Colgate: John Menton M2-0, James Frank 0-2, Eamon DePeter 1-0, Trevor O'Reilly 1-0, Parker Gibson 1-0.
Harvard: Matt Primm 4-1, Dana Sprong 4-1, Lawson DeVries 3-3, Geoff Watson 3-3, Mike Baly 2-0, Roger Buttles 0-2, Doub Logigian 1-1, Adam McGowan 0-2, Scott Brooks, 1-0.

Goalies:
Colgate: Paul Abrahimzadeh, 57:38, 10 saves, 18 GA. Chris Hettler, 2:22, 1 save, 0 GA.
Harvard: Keith Cynar, 47:18, 16 saves, 2 GA. Ely Kahn, 6:26, 0 saves, 0 GA. Ghris Mattieni, 6:16, 1 saves, 3 GA.