Susquehanna Men's Lacrosse

(3-12, 1-5 Landmark Conference)

Susquehanna sees off 12 seniors during season finale against Goucher Box Score

SELINSGROVE, PA – Senior Ryan Walters (Easton, Pa./Easton) (right) scored four of Susquehanna’s five goals on Saturday, to end his college career with a total of 97 points in his Crusader uniform. Fellow senior Greg Burns (Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg) added the fifth of the day for the orange and maroon in the 19-5 loss to conference opponent, Goucher College.

In the season finale, the teams were competitive in the first period as the 15 minutes dwindled from the clock with Goucher leading 2-1 entering the second stint of play.

Amidst the second and third shifts, the Gophers managed to upend the Crusaders 13-1. Despite scoring woes early in the game, Susquehanna finished strong with three Walters goals in the fourth with the final goal at 4:38 coming from a Greg Norris (St. Catharines, Ontario/Denis Morris) assist.

In addition to Walters’ efforts, Susquehanna was led by seniors Luke Burtnett (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) and Dan Torie (Wexford, Pa./North Alleghany) with five ground balls apiece, while Jamie Houghton tallied 10 for the Gophers. Torie (left) finishes his tenure with 147 career ground balls. The Gophers were led by Dave Duff with five goals and an added assist.

Senior Kirk Ryan (Wayne, PA/Radnor), junior Mike Finne (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) and freshman Stefan Morelli (Golden, Colo./Golden) all shared time in goal for Susquehanna. Ryan made 16 saves, yet suffered the loss in his final suit up as a Crusader. Chris Stricklin played 46 minutes in goal for the Gophers to record the win.