Box Score
April 14, 2001
Notre Dame, Ind. --- The sixth-ranked Notre Dame men's lacrosse team scored
four unanswered goals in the final 5:18 of the contest to defeat Army
17-13. The win improves the Irish to 9-1 on the season, its second best
start in school history.
Junior Devin Ryan (Kensington, Md.) scored a career-high four goals
and seniors Tom Glatzel (Ellicott City, Md.) and Jon Harvey (Winchester,
Mass.) each tallied three scores to lead the Irish to their largest
goal-scoring output of the season as eight different Notre Dame players
scored in the game.
The 13 goals given up by the Irish in the contest also were the
most scored by an Notre Dame opponent this season. It also marked only the
second time in 10 games that the Irish allowed 10-plus goals in a game.
The setback was the fifth for the Cadets against a ranked opponent
this season as they fell to 5-5 with the loss. Army was led by five
players who scored two goals each in the contest - Joe Fernandez, Mike
Kamon, Tim Pearson, John Ryan and Jimmy Vlahakis. Pearson and Vlahakis
also were credited with an assist in the game.
Steve Bishko (West Islip, N.Y.) and John Flandina (West Islip,
N.Y.) scored two goals help secure the victory. Glatzel led the Irish with
three assists in the contests, while David Ulrich (Baltimore, Md.) and Todd
Ulrich (Baltimore, Md.) each added a goal and two assists in the game.
With the score tied at 13-13 following Tim Pearson's man-up goal
for Army with 9:28 remaining in the contest, the Irish took the lead on
David Ulrich's unassisted goal at the 5:18 mark. Todd Ulrich pushed the
lead to 15-13 on an assist from Glatzel and then Harvey tallied the final
two insurance goals of the contest with 2:14 and 24 seconds remaining in
the game.
Momentum shifted throughout the entire contest as offensive seemed
to be the name of the game for both teams.
Glatzel tallied the first three goals of the game for Irish who
jumped out to an early 3-1 lead with 7:14 remaining in the first quarter.
Army scored three unanswered goals with scores coming from Kamon, Fernandez
and Pearson as the Cadets built a 4-3 lead with 3:59 left in the first
quarter. Bishko's goal with 50 seconds remaining knotted the game at 4-4
after one period.
Fernandez gave the Cadets an early 5-4 advantage in the second
quarter, but Ryan first of three goals for the Irish tied the game for the
third time with 11:29 remaining. Chris Woods put Army up 6-6, but
back-to-back goals by Devin Ryan and David Ulrich gave the Irish a 7-6
advantage with 2:05 left before halftime.
John Ryan's second goal of the game tied the contest for the fifth
time at 7-7 with 1:37 remaining, but Harvey and Devin Ryan tallied scores
in the final 1:37 as Notre Dame headed into the halftime break with a 9-7
advantage.
The Irish extended the lead to 11-7, its largest of the game, when
they opened the third quarter with back-to-back scores by Bishko and
Flandina. Army, however, would not quit as the Cadets pulled to within
11-10 on two goals by Vlahakis and a score by Kamon. Vlahakis assisted on
Kamon's goal as Army trailed 11-10 with 9:43 remaining.
Devin Ryan pushed the Irish lead to 12-10 at the 9:23 mark, but
Ryan Hanrahan and Marko Kostovic's back-to-back scores tied the game for
the sixth time with 4:17 left in the third quarter. Flandina's goal with
27 seconds remaining in the third quarter gave the Irish the 13-12
advantage heading into the final period.
Pearson tied the game for the seventh and final time with his
man-up goal at the 9:28 mark, but following that score the Irish defense
held the Cadets in check to record their third straight victory over the
team from West Point, N.Y.
Both goalies went the distance in the contest with Irish goalie
Kirk Howell coming up with 9 saves and Army's Dominic Nogic making 16 stops.
Notre Dame returns home to Moose Krause Stadium on Wed., April 18
when they play host to Great Western Lacrosse League foe Butler at 4:00 p.m.
