Top-Ranked & Defending National Champion Johns Hopkins Spoils Lacrosse's Season Debut

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information

Baltimore, Md. – Senior attackman Kevin Huntley had four goals, including three in the second half, in leading top-ranked and defending national champion Johns Hopkins to a 10-5 victory over UAlbany in the season opener for both teams on Saturday, Feb. 23 at Homewood Field.

The Blue Jays, who captured the program’s ninth national championship last year, turned a two-goal halftime advantage into a 6-2 lead in the third quarter. Michael Doneger netted his second goal of the game when he spun to his left shoulder after taking a diagonal pass from Huntley. Paul Rabil, a first-team All-America midfielder, then rifled a shot from the right point high into the net with 7:47 remaining in the period.

UAlbany (0-1) still trailed by four heading into the fourth quarter, but then mounted a comeback attempt. Steve Ammann converted a bounce shot from the right side with a penalty flag down on the field. His twin brother, Mike, then scored 38 seconds later to draw his team within 7-5 with 12:10 to play. Ammann drove around a midfielder from the right side to find the cage.

Johns Hopkins (1-0) ended the threat with three unanswered over the next seven minutes. Huntley scored twice in the stretch. He came uncovered from right of the net and deposited Mark Bryan’s feed. Stephen Peyser connected on a hard angle to far post, before Huntley took a pass from behind and finished off a blast from the left side.

Jordan Levine scored a pair of goals for the Great Danes, who were bottled up most of the day by a stifling Johns Hopkins’ defense. The Blue Jays’ Stephen Boyle had two goals and one assist. Sophomore goalkeeper Michael Gvozden stopped 11 shots in his first career start.


“It was a tough day offensively, but they played well on defense,” said UAlbany coach Scott Marr, whose team was ranked 11th in the USILA preseason national poll after reaching the NCAA quarterfinals last year. “They got to all the 50-50 balls and that was the game in our eyes. I was happy with our effort and passion, but we just didn’t execute on offense and did not have as much movement as we would like.”



#1 Johns Hopkins 10, #11 UAlbany 5 (Feb. 23, 2008)
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#11 Albany vs #1 Johns Hopkins (Feb 23, 2008 at Baltimore, MD)



Albany (0-1) vs. Score by period 1 2 3 4 Tot
Johns Hopkins (1-0) -------------------------------------
Date: Feb 23, 2008 Attendance: 1993 Albany.............. 2 0 1 2 - 5
Weather: 36 degrees, overcast Johns Hopkins....... 3 1 3 3 - 10

Albany SCORING: GOALS: Jordan Levine 2; Mike Ammann 1; Joe Pompo 1; Steve Ammann
1.
ASSISTS: Corey Small 1.

Johns Hopkins SCORING: GOALS: Kevin Huntley 4; Steven Boyle 2; Michael Doneger
2; Paul Rabil 1; Stephen Peyser 1.
ASSISTS: Steven Boyle 1; Mark Bryan 1; Brian Christopher 1; Kevin Huntley 1;
Michael Kimmel 1.




Shots by period 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Albany.............. 12 3 5 6 - 26
Johns Hopkins....... 9 8 8 4 - 29

Ground balls by prd 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Albany.............. 8 5 10 6 - 29
Johns Hopkins....... 10 10 13 7 - 40

Face-offs by prd 1 2 3 4 Total
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Albany.............. 3-6 0-2 2-5 3-6 - 8-19
Johns Hopkins....... 3-6 2-2 3-5 3-6 - 11-19

Clears by period 1 2 3 4 Total
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Albany.............. 5-6 7-8 4-4 4-4 - 20-22
Johns Hopkins....... 6-6 6-6 6-7 6-6 - 24-25

Extra-man opps 1 2 3 4 Total
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Albany.............. 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 - 1-2
Johns Hopkins....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 - 0-1


Saves by period 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Albany.............. 2 3 0 1 - 6
Johns Hopkins....... 5 2 3 1 - 11

Turnovers by prd 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Albany.............. 1 6 3 4 - 14
Johns Hopkins....... 3 6 6 4 - 19





PENALTIES - ALBANY 4/3:00; JHU 2/2:00.
Officials: Hans Wittlesberger; Mike Hyland; Bob Manhuso; Vince Russo. Scorer: Jill Olsen.
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#11 Albany vs #1 Johns Hopkins (Feb 23, 2008 at Baltimore, MD)



Johns Hopkins
Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB Face T/O CT Pen-Min
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G 6 Michael Gvozden..... - - - - - 6 - - -
D 7 Matt Bocklet........ - - - - - 7 - - -
M 9 Paul Rabil.......... 1 - 1 5 1 4 - - -
A 10 Steven Boyle........ 2 1 3 3 2 3 - - -
M 12 Stephen Peyser...... 1 - 1 2 1 3 4-10 - -
A 14 Michael Doneger..... 2 - 2 3 3 - - - -
M 15 Michael Kimmel...... - 1 1 3 1 1 - - -
D 16 Eric Zerrlaut....... - - - - - 2 - - -
A 24 Kevin Huntley....... 4 1 5 9 6 1 - - -
D 33 Michael Evans....... - - - - - 1 - - - 1/ 1:00
---------- Substitutes ----------
3 Andrew Miller....... - - - 1 1 - - - -
8 Ben O'Neill......... - - - - - - - - -
11 George Castle....... - - - - - 2 - - -
13 Josh Peck........... - - - - - 1 - - -
18 Austin Walker....... - - - 2 1 1 - - -
19 Brian Christopher... - 1 1 - - - - - -
25 Tim Donovan......... - - - - - - - - -
26 Mark Bryan.......... - 1 1 - - 1 - - -
30 Dave Spaulding...... - - - - - - - - -
35 Matt Dolente........ - - - - - 6 7-9 - -
39 Mark Goodrich....... - - - 1 - - - - -
42 Kyle Wharton........ - - - - - - - - -
43 Max Drenan.......... - - - - - 1 - - - 1/ 1:00
44 Sam DeVore.......... - - - - - - - - -

Totals.............. 10 5 15 29 16 40 11-19 19 0 2/ 2:00

GOALTENDER SUMMARY
Johns Hopkins Minutes GA W/L 1 2 3 4 Saves
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6 Michael Gvozden..... 60:00 5 W 5 2 3 1 11


Legend: Sh=shots SOG-shots on goal G=goals scored A=assists Face=faceoffs T/O=turnovers
CT=caused turnover SC=stick check INT=interception BLK=blocked pass/shot DCH=drawn charge
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#11 Albany vs #1 Johns Hopkins (Feb 23, 2008 at Baltimore, MD)



Albany
Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB Face T/O CT Pen-Min
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G 23 Brett Queener....... - - - - - 6 - - -
D 19 Craig McDonald...... - - - 1 - 3 - - -
M 20 Steve Ammann........ 1 - 1 1 1 - - - -
M 22 Jordan Levine....... 2 - 2 6 5 4 6-14 - -
M 25 Chris Schongar...... - - - - - 7 2-5 - - 1/ 0:30
A 26 Derek Dale.......... - - - 1 1 - - - -
A 28 Brian Caufield...... - - - 3 2 1 - - -
D 34 Garrett Pedley...... - - - - - 1 - - -
D 38 Mark Phelan......... - - - - - - - - -
A 43 Corey Small......... - 1 1 6 3 - - - -
---------- Substitutes ----------
4 Dan McKeon.......... - - - - - - - - -
6 Joe Pompo........... 1 - 1 1 1 - - - -
8 Tyler Endres........ - - - - - - - - -
10 Mark Cometti........ - - - - - 1 - - -
12 John Alpizar........ - - - 1 1 2 - - -
16 Mark Kelly.......... - - - - - - - - -
21 Kyle Brunk.......... - - - 1 - - - - -
27 Scott Raffensperger. - - - - - - - - - 1/ 1:00
29 Mike Finnegan....... - - - - - - - - -
30 Kyle Crotty......... - - - - - - - - - 1/ 1:00
32 Brendan Gleason..... - - - - - 2 - - -
33 Mike Ammann......... 1 - 1 5 2 1 - - -
36 Jordan Dubose....... - - - - - 1 - - -
39 Matt Johnson........ - - - - - - - - -
40 Kevin Courtney...... - - - - - - - - -
45 Mike Banks.......... - - - - - - - - - 1/ 0:30

Totals.............. 5 1 6 26 16 29 8-19 14 0 4/ 3:00

GOALTENDER SUMMARY
Albany Minutes GA W/L 1 2 3 4 Saves
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23 Brett Queener....... 58:35 10 L 2 3 0 1 6
4 Dan McKeon.......... 1:25 0 0 0 0 0 0


Legend: Sh=shots SOG-shots on goal G=goals scored A=assists Face=faceoffs T/O=turnovers
CT=caused turnover SC=stick check INT=interception BLK=blocked pass/shot DCH=drawn charge
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#11 Albany vs #1 Johns Hopkins (Feb 23, 2008 at Baltimore, MD)



SCORING SUMMARY:
Prd Time Team Type Goal Scorer Assists
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1. 1st 14:24 ALBANY EVEN Jordan Levine (1) Unassisted
2. 13:18 JHU EVEN Steven Boyle (1) Michael Kimmel
3. 11:32 JHU EVEN Steven Boyle (2) Unassisted
4. 8:04 JHU EVEN Michael Doneger (1) Brian Christopher
5. 0:06 ALBANY EVEN Jordan Levine (2) Unassisted
6. 2nd 13:40 JHU EVEN Kevin Huntley (1) Unassisted
7. 3rd 12:56 JHU EVEN Michael Doneger (2) Kevin Huntley
8. 7:49 JHU EVEN Paul Rabil (1) Unassisted
9. 3:03 ALBANY UP Joe Pompo (1) Corey Small
10. 1:13 JHU EVEN Kevin Huntley (2) Unassisted
11. 4th 12:48 ALBANY EVEN Steve Ammann (1) Unassisted
12. 12:10 ALBANY EVEN Mike Ammann (1) Unassisted
13. 11:29 JHU EVEN Kevin Huntley (3) Mark Bryan
14. 7:05 JHU EVEN Stephen Peyser (1) Unassisted
15. 4:44 JHU EVEN Kevin Huntley (4) Steven Boyle

PENALTY SUMMARY:
Prd Time Team ##-Player Min Offense
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3rd 03:33 JHU 33-Michael Evans 1:00 PP ILLEGAL BODY CHECK......................
4th 04:37 JHU 43-Max Drenan 1:00 PP SLASHING................................
02:22 ALBANY 25-Chris Schongar 0:30 PP HOLDING.................................
00:45 ALBANY 45-Mike Banks 0:30 PUSHING.................................
00:45 ALBANY 27-Scott Raffensperger 1:00 SLASHING................................
00:45 ALBANY 30-Kyle Crotty 1:00 SLASHING................................


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