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A look at Delaware athletics during Spring Break
by Michael LoRe
Issue date: 4/10/07 Section: Sports
Men's lacrosse - The Hens (6-4, 1-1 Colonial Athletic Association) went 1-1 during Spring Break, defeating Hofstra 6-5 on March 24 and losing 12-6 to No. 5 Duke just six days later. After defeating the Pride in its conference opener, Delaware moved up the polls from No. 14 to No. 12, but the loss to the Blue Devils dropped the Hens back to No. 14.
The game against Hofstra snapped the Hens' two-game losing streak and was their 13th win in the last 14 games at Rullo Stadium. The Hens were without senior attackman Cam Howard (knee injury), senior midfielder Jordan Hall (one-game suspension) and junior midfielder Vincent Giordano (foot injury) but were led by sophomore attackman Chris Hichborn who scored two goals. Senior midfielder Dan Deckelbaum extended his point-scoring streak to 17 straight games by adding a goal and an assist.
In Durham, N.C., a slow start resulted in a 12-6 loss to the Blue Devils. Delaware, which has not played Duke since 1989, scored five of its six goals in the final period. The loss to Duke was the third of the season to a top-10 opponent. Freshman Kevin Kaminski and sophomore Nick LoManto each scored twice for Delaware who was down 5-0 after the first period. Hall returned from his suspension and added a goal and an assist while Deckelbaum scored a goal.
Drexel shut out Delaware in the April 7 game's final 21 minutes giving the Hens their second-straight loss. The 7-11 loss had some bright spots as the Hens led in almost every category and Hall's point-scoring streak improved to 23 games and Deckelbaum's moved to 19.
The next game for Delaware is at Rullo Stadium against Towson on April 11.
Women's lacrosse - The Hens' three wins during spring break helped bring the sub-.500 Hens up to a respectable 5-3 and 1-0 in the CAA. The team, was on a four-game winning streak - its longest since starting the 2000 season 8-0 - was ranked No. 20 in last week's Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Top 20 poll. It was the first time the Hens were nationally ranked since May 1, 2005.
The game against Hofstra snapped the Hens' two-game losing streak and was their 13th win in the last 14 games at Rullo Stadium. The Hens were without senior attackman Cam Howard (knee injury), senior midfielder Jordan Hall (one-game suspension) and junior midfielder Vincent Giordano (foot injury) but were led by sophomore attackman Chris Hichborn who scored two goals. Senior midfielder Dan Deckelbaum extended his point-scoring streak to 17 straight games by adding a goal and an assist.
In Durham, N.C., a slow start resulted in a 12-6 loss to the Blue Devils. Delaware, which has not played Duke since 1989, scored five of its six goals in the final period. The loss to Duke was the third of the season to a top-10 opponent. Freshman Kevin Kaminski and sophomore Nick LoManto each scored twice for Delaware who was down 5-0 after the first period. Hall returned from his suspension and added a goal and an assist while Deckelbaum scored a goal.
Drexel shut out Delaware in the April 7 game's final 21 minutes giving the Hens their second-straight loss. The 7-11 loss had some bright spots as the Hens led in almost every category and Hall's point-scoring streak improved to 23 games and Deckelbaum's moved to 19.
The next game for Delaware is at Rullo Stadium against Towson on April 11.
Women's lacrosse - The Hens' three wins during spring break helped bring the sub-.500 Hens up to a respectable 5-3 and 1-0 in the CAA. The team, was on a four-game winning streak - its longest since starting the 2000 season 8-0 - was ranked No. 20 in last week's Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Top 20 poll. It was the first time the Hens were nationally ranked since May 1, 2005.
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