Men's Lacrosse Drops Season Opener at Dickinson, 12-5

CARLISLE, PA. -- Susquehanna University's sophomore attack Dustin Breakey (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) scored two goals in the first quarter, but visiting Susquehanna lost to Dickinson College, 12-5, in a non-conference men's lacrosse game at Biddle Field on Feb. 24. The game was both teams' 2010 season opener.

Susquehanna (0-1 overall) notched the first goal of the contest just 3 minutes, 43 seconds into the game on an unassisted goal by sophomore attack Tim Pastore (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood).

Breakey's first goal for SU tied the game at 2 with 3:25 left in the first quarter off a pass from sophomore midfielder Rory Meagher (Allentown, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic).

Dickinson (1-0 overall) regained the lead at 3-2 before Breakey notched his second goal of the quarter with just 21 seconds to go. This time, sophomore midfielder Luke Delavan (Madison, N.J./Madison) notched an assist on the goal.

After Dickinson scored three straight goals to start the second period, Delavan registered his first goal of the season a man-up to cut the score to 6-4, with 8:07 to go in the quarter. Crusaders sophomore midfielder Billy Spack (Arlington, Va., Yorktown) tallied the assist.

Junior midfielder Henry Weismantel (Chatham, N.J./Chatham HS) netted the final goal for Susquehanna late in the fourth quarter.

Pastore and Crusaders senior defender Eric Burkhard (Randolph, N.J./Randolph) each picked up three ground balls in the loss, while freshman midfielder Nick Morrell (Aston, Pa./Sun Valley) won two faceoffs.

Sophomore Jordan Daney (Wynnewood, Pa./Lower Merion) suffered the loss in goal despite making a game-high 21 saves in 57:33 of action. Anthony Maiorella (Mountain Lakes, N.J./Mountain Lakes) played the other 2:27 and allowed three goals.

Next Game: Saturday, March 6, at Randolph (non-conference game), 1:30 p.m.