McCHESNEY LEADS LAX TIGERS PAST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN, 11-7

Game Box Score

NORFOLK, VA (March 30, 2005)—Hampden-Sydney College senior attackman Sean McChesney (Charlottesville, VA/St. Anne’s-Belfield) scored five goals to lead 18^th-ranked Hampden-Sydney to an 11-7 victory over Virginia Wesleyan Wednesday night.  With the win, the Tigers improve to 4-3 overall and 1-1 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, while the Marlins fall to 2-6 overall and 0-1 in league play. 

McChesney scored four of his goals in the second half to help the Tigers pull away after holding a one goal advantage, 5-4, at halftime.  Meanwhile, sophomore attack Thomas Jennings (Murfreesboro, TN/Webb School) and senior midfielder Ryan Fassnacht (Fairfax, VA/Robinson) added a goal and an assist, while junior Vince Smith (Palmyra, VA/St. Anne’s-Belfield) tacked on two goals and Michael Via (Virginia Beach, VA/Norfolk Academy) tacked on two assists. 

The two teams traded goals over the first 15-plus minutes of action with VWC’s Dan Hofmeister and Brendan Rooney offsetting goals by Vince Smith and Colin Dunn (Chevy Chase, MD/Trinity Pawling) for the Tigers.  Ryan Fassnacht’s goal at the 12:14 mark of the second quarter gave the Tigers a brief, 3-2, lead, but Hofmeister tied the game for the Marlins with his second strike with just over nine minutes to play in the half.  McChesney and Smith added two goals to the Tiger tally midway through the quarter to give the Tigers a 5-3 advantage, but Hofmeister kept the Marlins alive with his third goal of the half with just four seconds to play before intermission. 

Hampden-Sydney’s Ryan Harrington (Dallas, TX/Plano) started things off in the second half with a goal at the 10:03 mark of the third quarter.  McChesney then followed with his first of four second-half goals with 3:23 left in the period.  Doug Colonell added the Marlins’ fifth goal of the contest with 18 seconds left in the quarter, but McChesney pushed the Tiger lead to 9-5 with two quick goals to start the fourth.  Dan Feathers added a goal for the Marlins at the 11:40 mark, but McChesney’s fourth of the half, followed by Jennings’ lone goal, put the game away for the Tigers.  Dan Hofmeister finished off the scoring for both teams with the Marlins’ final goal with 35 seconds left to play. 

Overall, Hampden-Sydney held a 44-25 advantage in shots and a 58-28 advantage in ground balls.  Tiger keeper Jeremy Bull (Raleigh, NC/Ravenscroft) recorded nine saves, while Virginia Wesleyan’s Tyler Sothoron collected 12. 

The Tigers return to action Saturday, April 2, as they host Old Dominion Athletic Conference foe Guilford College at 1 pm at Hundley Stadium and Fulton Field.

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