South Bend, Ind. ? Peter Christman scored the game-winning goal with 23.7 seconds remaining to lift No. 6 Notre Dame past UAlbany, 7-6, on Saturday, March 1 at Loftus Sports Center. The Fighting Irish, who are also ranked 10th by Inside Lacrosse, improved to 3-0 on the season.
Notre Dame, who opened its schedule with wins over Loyola, Md. and Penn State, broke a 4-4 tie in the third quarter when Duncan Swezey converted a bounce shot in transition following a turnover in the defensive end. Swezey, a junior attack who tied a career-high with four goals, gave his team a 6-4 lead by connecting off a crossing pass from Alex Wharton early in the final period.
UAlbany (0-2) rallied to draw even on a pair of goals by Corey Small. The junior attackman finished off a play from in close on the right side after taking a Derek Dale's pass from behind the cage. Small, who had three goals, tied the contest with 50 seconds left. Steve Ammann drove to the midfield of the field before feeding Small who sent a blast into the net.
After Notre Dame won the subsequent face-off, Christman drove to the net, shot faked and then went to his backhand in beating goalkeeper Brett Queener to the left side. UAlbany's Jordan Levine had his last-second attempt deflected in an effort to send the game to an extra period.
The Fighting Irish, who have won 11 consecutive regular-season games and 15 straight at home, dominated the opening 20 minutes of action. Swezey scored twice in the first quarter before Grant Krebs gave his team a 4-0 lead with 11:37 remaining in the second quarter following a turnover. The Great Danes regrouped with four unanswered over a four-minute span. Mike Ammann sliced the deficit to one with a 10-yard shot from the right. Small drew his club even at four apiece after Queener started a fastbreak following one of his 11 saves.
Dale finished with three assists for the Great Danes, who fell to top-ranked Johns Hopkins in their season opener one week ago. Notre Dame goalkeeper Joey Kemp, last year's Great Western Lacrosse League Player of the Year and an honorable mention All-American, totaled 11 saves. The Fighting Irish are now 91-26 all-time in the Loftus Sports center, one of just six indoor Division I lacrosse facilities.
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#13 UAlbany (0-2) 0 4 0 2 - 6
#6 Notre Dame (3-0) 3 1 1 2 - 7
UAlbany ? Corey Small 3-0, Derek Dale 1-3, Mike Ammann 1-0, Matt Johnson 1-0, Joe Pompo 0-1, Tyler Endres 0-1, Steve Ammann 0-1; Goalkeeper(s): Brett Queener (60:00, 11 saves, 7 GA).
Notre Dame ? Duncan Swezey 4-0, Grant Krebs 1-1, Michael Podgajny 1-0, Peter Christman 1-0, Alex Wharton 0-1; Goalkeeper(s); Joey Kemp (60:00, 11 saves, 6 GA).
#6 Notre Dame 7, #13 UAlbany 6 (Mar 1, 2008)
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Albany (0-2) vs. Score by period 1 2 3 4 Tot
Notre Dame (3-0) -------------------------------------
Date: Mar 1, 2008 Attendance: 631 Albany.............. 0 4 0 2 - 6
Weather: Notre Dame.......... 3 1 1 2 - 7
Albany SCORING: GOALS: Corey Small 3; Derek Dale 1; Mike Ammann 1; Matt Johnson
1.
ASSISTS: Derek Dale 3; Steve Ammann 1; Tyler Endres 1; Joe Pompo 1.
Notre Dame SCORING: GOALS: Swezey, Duncan 4; Krebs, Grant 1; Podgajny, Michael
1; Christman, Peter 1.
ASSISTS: Krebs, Grant 1; Wharton, Alex 1.
Shots by period 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Albany.............. 6 8 1 9 - 24
Notre Dame.......... 11 5 12 11 - 39
Ground balls by prd 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Albany.............. 9 7 2 5 - 23
Notre Dame.......... 5 5 7 5 - 22
Face-offs by prd 1 2 3 4 Total
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Albany.............. 1-4 3-6 0-2 0-4 - 4-16
Notre Dame.......... 3-4 3-6 2-2 4-4 - 12-16
Clears by period 1 2 3 4 Total
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Albany.............. 6-7 5-6 5-7 7-8 - 23-28
Notre Dame.......... 6-6 5-6 5-6 6-6 - 22-24
Extra-man opps 1 2 3 4 Total
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Albany.............. 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 - 1-2
Notre Dame.......... 0-0 0-1 0-3 0-1 - 0-5
Saves by period 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Albany.............. 2 3 4 2 - 11
Notre Dame.......... 4 3 1 3 - 11
Turnovers by prd 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Albany.............. 0 0 0 0 - 0
Notre Dame.......... 0 0 0 0 - 0
PENALTIES - ALBANY 5/4:00; ND 2/1:30.
Officials: Ty Wilkinson; Brian Jackson; Rick Jackson.
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Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB Face T/O CT Pen-Min
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G 1 Kemp, Joey.......... - - - - - 1 - - -
A 2 Swezey, Duncan...... 4 - 4 6 4 2 - - -
D 10 Dougherty, Sean..... - - - - - - - - -
M 12 Krebs, Grant........ 1 1 2 3 2 - - - -
D 16 McDermott, Regis.... - - - - - 4 - - -
A 27 Hoff, Ryan.......... - - - 2 1 1 - - - 1/ 1:00
A 29 Wharton, Alex....... - 1 1 3 2 - - - -
D 33 Zimmerman, Ross..... - - - - - 3 - - -
M 34 Podgajny, Michael... 1 - 1 13 7 1 - - - 1/ 0:30
M 44 Christman, Peter.... 1 - 1 3 1 1 - - -
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3 Gibson, Dan......... - - - 2 - - - - -
5 Felicetti, Adam..... - - - - - - - - -
9 Creighton, Mike..... - - - - - 1 - - -
11 Hicks, Neal......... - - - 1 - - - - -
13 McKenna, Kelly...... - - - 2 - - - - -
18 Maloney, Patrick.... - - - - - - - - -
19 Malera, Davey....... - - - - - 1 - - -
23 Clagett, Taylor..... - - - - - 5 12-16 - -
28 Brenneman, Zach..... - - - 4 1 - - - -
31 Igoe, Colin......... - - - - - 1 - - -
32 Barnes, Sam......... - - - - - 1 - - -
Totals.............. 7 2 9 39 18 22 12-16 0 0 2/ 1:30
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
Notre Dame Minutes GA W/L 1 2 3 4 Saves
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1 Kemp, Joey.......... 60:00 6 W 4 3 1 3 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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Albany
Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB Face T/O CT Pen-Min
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G 23 Brett Queener....... - - - - - 5 - - -
M 22 Jordan Levine....... - - - 6 2 4 3-6 - -
D 25 Chris Schongar...... - - - - - 4 0-1 - -
A 26 Derek Dale.......... 1 3 4 2 1 1 - - - 1/ 0:30
D 34 Garrett Pedley...... - - - - - 2 - - - 1/ 1:00
D 38 Mark Phelan......... - - - - - 2 - - -
A 39 Matt Johnson........ 1 - 1 1 1 - - - - 1/ 1:00
M 40 Kevin Courtney...... - - - - - - 1-4 - -
A 43 Corey Small......... 3 - 3 8 7 1 - - - 1/ 0:30
D 45 Mike Banks.......... - - - - - - - - -
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4 Dan McKeon.......... - - - - - - - - -
6 Joe Pompo........... - 1 1 1 1 - - - -
8 Tyler Endres........ - 1 1 - - - - - -
9 Derek Kreuzer....... - - - 1 1 - - - -
10 Mark Cometti........ - - - - - - - - -
12 John Alpizar........ - - - 1 1 2 - - -
16 Mark Kelly.......... - - - - - - - - -
20 Steve Ammann........ - 1 1 - - - - - -
21 Kyle Brunk.......... - - - - - - - - -
29 Mike Finnegan....... - - - 1 - - - - -
30 Kyle Crotty......... - - - 2 2 - - - -
32 Brendan Gleason..... - - - - - - - - - 1/ 1:00
33 Mike Ammann......... 1 - 1 1 1 1 - - -
41 Rob Mendizabal...... - - - - - - 0-5 - -
46 Derek Speziale...... - - - - - 1 - - -
Totals.............. 6 6 12 24 17 23 4-16 0 0 5/ 4:00
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
Albany Minutes GA W/L 1 2 3 4 Saves
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23 Brett Queener....... 60:00 7 L 2 3 4 2 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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SCORING SUMMARY:
Prd Time Team Type Goal Scorer Assists
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1. 1st 8:52 ND EVEN Podgajny, Michael Krebs, Grant
2. 3:51 ND EVEN Swezey, Duncan Unassisted
3. 3:36 ND EVEN Swezey, Duncan Unassisted
4. 2nd 11:37 ND EVEN Krebs, Grant Unassisted
5. 8:01 ALBANY UP Derek Dale Joe Pompo
6. 6:24 ALBANY EVEN Matt Johnson Derek Dale
7. 5:31 ALBANY EVEN Mike Ammann Derek Dale
8. 4:17 ALBANY EVEN Corey Small Tyler Endres
9. 3rd 7:01 ND EVEN Swezey, Duncan Unassisted
10. 4th 10:54 ND EVEN Swezey, Duncan Wharton, Alex
11. 9:41 ALBANY EVEN Corey Small Derek Dale
12. 0:50 ALBANY EVEN Corey Small Steve Ammann
13. 0:23 ND EVEN Christman, Peter Unassisted
PENALTY SUMMARY:
Prd Time Team ##-Player Min Offense
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2nd 09:14 ALBANY 34-Garrett Pedley 1:00 PP SLASHING................................
08:14 ND 27-Hoff, Ryan 1:00 PP TRIPPING................................
08:14 ND 34-Podgajny, Michael 0:30 PP HOLDING.................................
3rd 09:48 ALBANY 43-Corey Small 0:30 PP INTERFERENCE............................
03:11 ALBANY 26-Derek Dale 0:30 PP OFFSIDE.................................
00:40 ALBANY 39-Matt Johnson 1:00 PP SLASHING................................
4th 08:07 ALBANY 32-Brendan Gleason 1:00 PP TRIPPING................................
