March 23, 1999

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - After a slow first quarter in which it scored a single goal, the University of Virginia men's lacrosse team erupted for eight second quarter tallies en route to a 21-0 win over visiting Ohio State this afternoon at Klckner Stadium. The win raises Virginia's record to 4-1, while Ohio State falls to 3-1 this season.

The shutout is the sixth in school history and the Cavaliers' first since a 27-0 whitewash of Virginia Tech in 1986.

Midfielder Hanley Holcomb tallied the first two goals for Virginia, giving him six goals in the last two games. Holcomb broke a scoreless tie with 4:39 left in the first quarter by beating Buckeye goalie Mike Abelas on a dodge in front.

Holcomb scored again in an extra-man situation early in the second period as the Cavaliers scored five goals in the first five minutes of the quarter to take control and set the tone for the remainder of way.

Tucker Radebaugh scored a career-high five goals to lead the Cavaliers, while Jamie Leachman reached the back of the net four times. Freshman attackman Conor Gill registered a career-high five assists, while fellow attackman Drew McKnight tied his season high three assists. Virginia placed 43 of its 50 shots on goal.

Virginia's starting defense of Ryan Curtis, Doug Davies and Mark Koontz stymied the Buckeye offense. Ohio State took only 10 shots during the game and didn't get its first good look until the final quarter. Virginia's starting goalie, Derek Kenney, faced only three shots and had one save. Reserve goalie Matt D'Urso had two saves in the fourth quarter to preserve the shutout.

The Cavaliers return to action Saturday at Johns Hopkins at 2 p.m.

OSU 0 0 0 0 -  0
UVa 1 8 9 3 - 21

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Scoring: Goals-UVa: Tucker Radebaugh 5, Jamie Leachman 4, David Baruch 2, Hanley Holcomb 2, Drew McKnight 2, Mark Murphy 2, David Bruce, Jay Jalbert, Henry Oakey, Aaron Vercollone.

Assists-UVa: Conor Gill 5, McKnight 3, Bruce 2, Radebaugh 2, Jalbert, David Jenkins, Michael Leahy, Murphy, Peter Ragosa, Nick Russo, Court Weisleder.

Faceoffs-UVa 16, OSU 7.

Saves-UVa 3 (Derek Kenney 1 save, 0 goals allowed, 3 shots, 32 minutes; Ben O'Neil 0 saves, 0 goals, 2 shots, 13 minutes; Matt D'Urso 2 saves, 0 goals, 4 shots, 8 minutes; Hannon Wright 0 saves, 0 goals, 1 shot, 7 minutes). OSU 22 (Mike Abelas 16 saves, 16 goals allowed, 37 shots, 36 minutes; Ben Kochalski 6 saves, 5 goals, 13 shots, 22 minutes; Pete Dillon 0 saves, 0 goals, 0 shots, 2 minutes).

Clearing-UVa 19 of 21, OSU 11 of 27.

Faceoffs-UVa 16, OSU 7.

Ground Balls-UVa 83, OSU 42.

Penalties-UVa 4 for 3:30, OSU 6 for 5:00.

Extra-Man Opportunities-UVa 2 of 6, OSU 0 of 4.