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No. 1 CSU Beats No. 13 Utah 16-5, Set For No. 3 BYU in RMLC Final
Greeley, CO
By Garrett Fitzgerald
April 29, 2005
On a snowy afternoon in Greeley, CO the Colorado State Rams jumped out to a 6-0 lead on
4th seeded Utah in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference semifinals. CSU's early flurry
of goals put the Rams ahead and they never looked back en route to a solid 16-5 victory.
The Rams were able to hold Utah off of the scoreboard for over 20:00 to start the game and
get a comfortable lead that they would not relinquish on the day. Ten different players
scored points in a win that will match up the Rams against 2nd seeded Brigham Young on Sunday
afternoon.
A pair of high school teammates teamed up to take over the game early on. Junior Tim Chorey
(Algonquin HS, MA) and sophomore Shay Cunningham (Algonquin HS, MA) combined for 10 points,
14 shots, and 15 groundballs in the game. Cunningham scored four goals and two assists while
Chorey had three goals and an assist. Second year midfield Pat Bird also another first-rate
performance. In his second game back in the lineup after missing five games with a knee
injury, Bird netted two goals and one assist. Danny Stevens (Suffern HS, NY) had a strong
showing with three goals and one assist.
The Rams dominated the statistical battle winning shots 54-28, groundballs 56-33, and clears
73% - 53%. Sophomore Ian Wilson (Arapahoe HS, CO) was unbeatable facing off going 6-6 as
State went 15-23 as a team. CSU converted on two of four extra-man attempts, while Utah
was not able to score on any of their three chances.
Junior goaltender Pete Jokisch recorded 10 saves for the victors while Utah's Jeremy Johnson
had a solid day by notching 21 saves of his own.
Despite being behind the entire game, the Utes did find some momentum when they scored
two quick goals to open the second half. Converting on back-to-back unsettled situations
they brought the score to 7-4 just 4:00 into the third quarter. Colorado State answered
quickly and decisively though as Flip Naumburg's squad rattled of four straight to put Utah
away. Chorey buried back-to-back goals of his own and the CSU run was punctuated when LSM
Matt Reiss (Sycamore HS, OH) ran the length of the field and got his second goal of the
year to put State up 11-4.
Colorado State scored four goals in the final quarter to put the game out of reach for
Utah. The Rams defense held the Utes' talented attack to just five combined points on the
day.
The Rams move on for a rematch against the BYU cougars in a game that will pit the #1 &
#3 teams in nation for the RMLC crown. BYU beat CU 9-8 in game that went down to the wire
in the other semi-final. It marks the first time since 2003 that the two teams will compete
for the RMLC crown. CSU's record is now 15-0 while Utah falls to 10-5.
Notes:
- This is the fifth consecutive victory for CSU over Utah since the Utes beat the Rams in
2003.
- Both teams did their best with the cold temperatures, it was in the mid 30s when the game
started and fell into the 20s by the fourth quarter.
- Shay Cunningham now has the outright team lead in both ground balls with 52 and points
with 56.
- Nick Stanitz-Harper has moved to #3 all time in scoring for the Rams, surpassing Pat Shanley
with 206 career points.
Statistics:
Attendance: 75+
Weather: Cold (20s-30s), Intermittent Snow
Goals by period 1 2 3 4 Total
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U of Utah........... 0 2 3 0 - 5
Colorado State...... 6 1 5 4 - 16
U of Utah SCORING: GOALS:
Rich Qualey 1; Stefan Turkula 1; Parker Ellison 1; 40
1; TEAM 1.
ASSISTS: Tom Fernandez 2.
Colorado State SCORING:
GOALS: Shay Cunningham 4; Danny Stevens 3; Tim Chorey 3;
Patrick Bird 2; Nick Stanitz-Harper 1; Tyler Bue 1; Matt Reiss 1; Ben Wallace 1.
ASSISTS: Shay Cunningham 2; Michael Murphy 2; Tim Chorey 1; Patrick Bird 1; Nick
Stanitz-Harper 1; Tyler Bue 1; Danny Stevens 1; Kellin Bershinsky 1.
Shots by period 1 2 3 4 Total
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U of Utah........... 5 7 7 9 - 28
Colorado State...... 11 15 15 13 - 54
Saves by period 1 2 3 4 Total
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U of Utah........... 3 6 6 6 - 21
Colorado State...... 2 4 1 5 - 12
Ground balls by prd 1 2 3 4 Total
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U of Utah........... 3 12 8 10 - 33
Colorado State...... 18 10 16 12 - 56
Face-offs by prd 1 2 3 4 Total
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U of Utah........... 2-7 1-3 4-8 1-5 - 8-23
Colorado State...... 5-7 2-3 4-8 4-5 - 15-23
Clears by period 1 2 3 4 Total
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U of Utah........... 4-6 6-9 3-7 3-8 - 16-30
Colorado State...... 7-10 3-3 6-7 6-10 - 22-30
Extra-man opps 1 2 3 4 Total
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U of Utah........... 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 - 0-3
Colorado State...... 1-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 - 2-4
PENALTIES - UTAH 4/3:30; CSU 3/2:30.
Colorado State
Pos. ## Player G A Sh SOG GB Face T/O CT Penalties
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1 Patrick Bird........ 2 1 5 3 - - 1 -
2 Nick Stanitz-Harper. 1 1 8 5 4 - - -
3 Pete Jokisch........ - - - - 1 - 1 -
4 Zach Snively........ - - - - - - 1 -
6 Brian Stone......... - - 3 2 - - 1 -
7 Ryan Trude.......... - - - - - - 1 -
9 Michael Murphy...... - 2 2 2 5 - 1 -
10 Matt Reiss.......... 1 - 1 1 3 - - -
11 Kurt Nakazono....... - - - - 1 - - 1
12 Theo Mooney......... - - - - 1 - - -
16 Tim Chorey.......... 3 1 5 4 7 - 4 -
18 Lee Cates........... - - - - 1 4-7 - 1
19 Tyler Bue........... 1 1 5 3 4 - - 1
20 Ryan MacDonald...... - - 4 1 1 - - -
21 Brian Vickery....... - - 1 - 1 - - - 1/ 1:00
28 Dylan Preble........ - - - - 2 - 1 -
29 Kellin Bershinsky... - 1 1 1 3 - - - 1/ 1:00
31 Kyle Rosa........... - - - - 1 5-10 1 -
32 Danny Stevens....... 3 1 7 6 4 - 2 -
33 Ryan Price.......... - - - - 2 - 3 -
34 Adam Schnirel....... - - 1 - 1 - - 1
35 Ian Wilson.......... - - - - 1 6-6 1 1
37 Reggie Hicks........ - - - - 1 - - -
39 Shay Cunningham..... 4 2 9 8 8 - - 1
43 Ben Wallace......... 1 - 1 1 - - 1 -
71 Adam Taylor......... - - - - - - - -
77 Ian Evans........... - - - - 3 - - - 1/ 0:30
88 Dylan Bowman........ - - 1 - - - - -
Totals.............. 16 10 54 37 56 15-23 20 7 3/ 2:30
Colorado State
## Player MIN GA Shots Saves
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3 Pete Jokisch........ 53:43 5 27 11
71 Adam Taylor......... 6:17 0 2 1
U of Utah
Pos. ## Player G A Sh SOG GB Face T/O CT Penalties
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1 Parker Ellison...... 1 - 2 1 - - 1 1
2 Stefan Turkula...... 1 - 5 2 2 - 2 - 1/ 0:30
3 Lawrence Wright..... - - - - 1 - - -
4 Rob McQuade......... - - - - 1 - - -
5 Rich Qualey......... 1 - 5 3 3 - 5 -
6 James Brand......... - - 6 4 3 - - -
7 Jason Johnson....... - - 1 1 - - 2 -
8 Destin Cox.......... - - - - 2 - - -
9 Tom Fernandez....... - 2 6 3 1 - 2 1
10 Mitch Diaz.......... - - - - 3 - 1 -
12 Jeremy Johnson...... - - - - 3 - - -
13 13.................. - - - - - - 1 -
15 15.................. - - 1 - 2 - - -
16 John Andrews........ - - 1 1 2 - 1 -
17 James Hardy......... - - - - 1 - - -
19 Stephen Sieb........ - - - - - - 1 - 1/ 1:00
20 Brent Bement........ - - - - - - 1 -
25 Clint English....... - - - - 1 - 2 - 2/ 2:00
26 Sott Shatzer........ - - - - 2 5-12 3 -
40 Tyler Ludwig........ 1 - 1 1 3 3-11 1 -
TM TEAM................ 1 - - 1 3 - 10 -
Totals.............. 5 2 28 17 33 8-23 33 2 4/ 3:30
U of Utah
## Player MIN GA Shots Saves
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12 Jeremy Johnson...... 60:00 16 54 21
SCORING SUMMARY:
Prd Time Team Type Goal Scorer Assists
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1. 1st 13:38 CSU EVEN Patrick Bird Unassisted
2. 1st 12:09 CSU EVEN Shay Cunningham Unassisted
3. 1st 11:16 CSU EVEN Danny Stevens Tim Chorey
4. 1st 6:09 CSU UP Nick Stanitz-Harper Shay Cunningham
5. 1st 4:05 CSU EVEN Danny Stevens Michael Murphy
6. 1st 3:52 CSU EVEN Shay Cunningham Danny Stevens
7. 2nd 13:41 CSU EVEN Danny Stevens Shay Cunningham
8. 2nd 7:58 UTAH EVEN OWN GOAL Unassisted
9. 2nd 0:56 UTAH EVEN Stefan Turkula Tom Fernandez
10. 3rd 13:18 UTAH EVEN Parker Ellison Unassisted
11. 3rd 11:59 UTAH EVEN Rich Qualey Tom Fernandez
12. 3rd 11:13 CSU EVEN Patrick Bird Unassisted
13. 3rd 7:27 CSU EVEN Tim Chorey Unassisted
14. 3rd 6:16 CSU EVEN Tim Chorey Tyler Bue
15. 3rd 4:18 CSU EVEN Matt Reiss Unassisted
16. 3rd 3:13 UTAH EVEN 40 Unassisted
17. 3rd 2:01 CSU EVEN Shay Cunningham Patrick Bird
18. 4th 14:32 CSU EVEN Tim Chorey Nick Stanitz-Harper
19. 4th 9:34 CSU UP Tyler Bue Unassisted
20. 4th 6:17 CSU EVEN Shay Cunningham Kellin Bershinsky
21. 4th 1:38 CSU EVEN Ben Wallace Michael Murphy
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