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Bison Men's Lax Drops 13-9 Decision at Hobart
4/3/2004 7:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
April 3, 2004
GENEVA, N.Y. - Patrick Christensen had five goals and an assist, but it wasn't enough as the Bucknell men's lacrosse team dropped a 13-9 Patriot League decision at Hobart Saturday afternoon at rainy McCooey Field. Chris Cara added a goal and three assists for the Bison, who fell to 4-5 on the season, 2-2 in Patriot League play.
Hobart (4-4, 4-1) received four goals from Mike Conklin and two goals and five assists from Nate Hill.
Bucknell goalie Matt Baran made 16 saves, including eight in the second quarter to preserve a 4-4 halftime tie as the teams literally alternated goals throughout the opening 30 minutes. Christensen's third of the half, off a feed from Cara, knotted the game at 4-apiece, and the Bison finally took the lead for the first time on Cara's goal 49 seconds into the third period.
After Chris David tied it for the Statesmen, Cara fed Kirk Klett for a man-up goal at the 7:16 mark of the third quarter for a 6-5 Bison lead. But Hobart rattled off the next six goals in succession to take command of the contest.
David evened things at 6-all with 5:58 left in the third, and Conklin put Hobart ahead to stay with an EMO goal just under two minutes later. Rory Melvin and Hill added two more man-up tallies to open the fourth quarter, giving the Statesmen an 11-6 lead.
But the Bison weren't finished, as Christensen scored twice in 35 seconds midway through the fourth quarter to pull them within 11-8. The Hill-to-Conklin combo worked twice in succession in a 45-second span to restore Hobart's five-goal lead, and Christensen tacked on a late EMO goal off a Cara assist to make the final 13-9.
Hobart outshot Bucknell 40-35 and held a 42-27 ground ball edge. Both teams were excellent in man-up situations - the Bison were 3-for-5 and the Statesmen 3-for-4.
Dan Valente had 15 saves for Hobart, including seven in the fourth quarter.
Bucknell returns to action next Saturday, April 10, at Lafayette at 1 p.m.
