The Muhlenberg Weekly

Issue date: 4/5/07 Section: Sports

The schedule for the Men's Lacrosse Team has not been kind so far, but the Mules have made the best of a tough situation. Playing ranked teams and competing on the road has not seemed to faze them, and their season has started out fairly successfully.

On Wed., March 21, Men's Lacrosse traveled to Moravian to take on the Greyhounds. The Mules came out strong and held a big lead for the majority of the game. Senior Sean Thoohill, junior Kyle Farris and freshman Ivan Asplundh each recorded hat tricks, leading the Mules to a solid 15-6 victory. Toohill's four points gave him 93 total for his career, putting him in second place on the program's all-time scoring list.

Defensively, freshman goalie Andrew Bell made 22 saves, the most by a Muhlenberg goalie since Men's Lacrosse was reinstated as a varsity sport four years ago. Junior Tim Dwyre also contributed defensively by picking up six ground balls, and sophomore John DeLuca added five ground balls of his own.

After five straight road games to begin the season, the Mules prepared for a tough home opener against seventh-ranked Gettysburg on Sat., March 24. The Mules barely avoided a shutout, thanks to the Bullets' goalie who is ranked first in Division III. But Muhlenberg's goalie provided some offense, earning a rare assist on the lone goal by Farris. Gettysburg took the victory, 11-1.

Next up was Haverford on Wed., March 28. The Mules once again faced tough competition, as the Fords are ranked 16th in Division III. The game was tight as the Mules stuck with the Fords, tying the game up with just 12:24 left, but they were unable to clinch the win and ended up with their second straight loss, 7-5. The Mules even outshot the Fords 28-18, but it was not enough. Farris had another strong game, netting four goals, as senior Kyle Hart grabbed five ground balls.

Three days later on Sat., March 31, the Men's Lacrosse Team headed to Swarthmore looking to snap their loosing-streak at two games. The Mules came out sharing the goals, as several players found the back of the net. Dwyre scored his first goal of the season, and sophomore Andrew Lolley added two more. Toohill continued to impress with five points, including his fourth hat trick of the season.

Defensively, Hart picked up seven ground balls to make him the program's all-time leader with 163 career ground balls. The Mules took the victory 9-6 and are back on track. The win against Swarthmore was their first Conference victory of the season, and hopefully, the first of many.

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