Flying Dutchmen

Towson managed to dominate possession, but continually threw its opportunities away. The Tigers also contained the goal scoring of Hofstra's Brian Langtry, yet seemed to forget about the open Flying Dutchman on the crease.Another incomplete effort. Another frustrating loss to a top 10 team.Langtry registered a career-best six assists and added two goals as No. 10 Hofstra downed Towson, 15-11, before 691 at Minnegan Stadium last night. The game, which was originally scheduled to start at 7: 30 p.m., had two lightning-related delays totaling an hour, 30 minutes and didn't end until 11: 05 p.m.The Flying Dutchmen (5-2, 3-0)

Ben McCarty (South Carroll) scored a career-best six goals to lead Towson to an 11-8 victory over Drexel in a Colonial Athletic Association men's lacrosse semifinal Wednesday night at the Penn State Lacrosse Field. The Tigers (9-7) face the host, top-seeded and No. 9 Penn State, in Friday's championship at 3 p.m. McCarty's six goals led all scorers. Andrew Hodgson scored twice and Justin Mabus had three assists. Andrew Wascavage made 14 saves for Towson. Robert Church led Drexel (11-4)

Coach: Pat Flannery, third yearAssistant coaches: Don FridayLast year's record: 15-12 overall, 4-8 in the Middle Atlantic Conference-Southwest Div.Top returnees: Juniors -- guard/forward Reggie Hall, guards Rich Tinucci and Mike Yordy; sophomores -- guard/forward John Harper, forwards Dan Hartzman and Bobby Thompson, centers Mike Morrison and Scott Stephenson, guards Steve Zalbor and Eric Mushrush, center/forward Mark WootenTop newcomers: Freshmen --...

Becky Martin will have to wait for her 300th win. Her McDaniel women's basketball team controlled most of the game last night, but Lebanon Valley came back and handed the Green Terror a 62-61 loss. The loss ended a 13 game home-winning streak for McDaniel (4-1). The Flying Dutchmen (5-0) took their first lead with 2:50 remaining on a jump shot by Jennifer Northcott. The Terror fought back to tie it twice, but a combination of missed free throws and an accumulated 31 turnovers ended their chances.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Navy hadn't competed in an NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament game in five years. Some could argue yesterday that it's now been six.The surprise selection of the playoffs, the unseeded Midshipmen only shocked the crowd of 4,450 by not surfacing until the second half, falling hard to No. 7 Hofstra, 15-7, in a first-round game at Brown Stadium.The Flying Dutchmen (13-2) cranked out six consecutive goals in the second half to easily extend the nation's longest win streak to 13 games and advance to Saturday's quarterfinals, where they will play host to No. 2 Johns Hopkins.

Blake Miller had several unresolved questions entering his senior season at Hofstra. The Flying Dutchmen had hired a new offensive coach and were relying heavily on Miller, their leading returning scorer who had played only 14 Division I games.But Miller seems to have a better handle on the season after yesterday.Miller scored five goals and added two assists, including scoring the eventual game-winner with eight minutes left in the game, as Hofstra edged Towson State, 13-12, before 483 at Johns Hopkins' Homewood Field.

Johns Hopkins (5-3) at Hofstra (5-4)Time: 7: 30 p.m.Site: Hofstra Stadium, Hempstead, N.Y.Radio: WWLG (1360 AM)Skinny: Hopkins hasn't lost to the Flying Dutchmen in seven meetings, and won last season, 15-11.Pub Date: 4/23/96

Mike Rhoades and John Harper sparked a second-half Lebanon Valley rally, as the Flying Dutchmen ended Johns Hopkins' 13-game winning streak with a 58-54 victory over the host Blue Jays in a Middle Atlantic Conference South Division semifinal last night.Lebanon Valley (17-9, tied for fifth in Middle Atlantic Region rankings) advances to the MAC South championship tomorrow at Franklin & Marshall, a 67-52 winner over Widener in the other semifinal last night.Johns Hopkins (19-6 overall, third in Middle Atlantic rankings)

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Senior attackman David Donatello led Hofstra with five goals and the Flying Dutchmen (5-1) held off a fourth-quarter Loyola comeback to record a 13-12 upset victory over the Greyhounds (3-3) last night at Hofstra Stadium.After a 3-3 tie at the end of one period, Hofstra outscored Loyola 4-1 in the second to build a 7-4 halftime lead.The Flying Dutchmen, ranked 17th in the USILA coaches' poll, increased the margin to 9-5 at the end of three quarters before Loyola, ranked fourth by The Baltimore Sun, began its late rally.

Sophomore attackman Jarred Testa scored his third goal of the game with 40 seconds left to lift No. 12 Hofstra to a 10-9 victory yesterday over No. 2 North Carolina in men's lacrosse in Hempstead, N.Y.Paul Judge also had three goals for the Flying Dutchmen (9-4). Jason Wade led the Tar Heels (12-4) with three goals.The game was tied at 7-7 early in the fourth quarter when Wade gave North Carolina the lead, only to have Hofstra answer with a goal from Judge with 10: 34 remaining to make it 8-8. Justin Bowman's goal with 9: 33 left again gave the Tar Heels the lead, 9-8, but the Flying Dutchmen scored the final two goals to secure their seventh NCAA tournament appearance.

College coaches don't often go to Carver High in Baltimore looking for football players. The school doesn't have much of a track record for producing athletes who spend Saturday afternoons on a football field. So how did Joel Gamble find his way from Carver to Shippensburg University in central Pennsylvania? "My father [Ricardo] took videotapes of me playing at Carver and sent them to a lot of coaches," said Gamble, a tight end who just completed a solid sophomore season for the Division II Raiders.

The Worrell 1000, an ocean drag race up the Eastern seaboard for 20-foot catamarans, is developing into free-for-all between international crews with one-third of the 1,000 miles covered. Winning their second straight leg in the 12-leg race, Dutch pro sailors GerardA. Loos and Mischa A. Heemskerk held a cumulative 17-minute, 42-second lead after four legs, having added 1:05 yesterday. In second last night was U.S. favorite, Olympic medalist and five-time Worrell winner Randy L. Smyth and partner Matt H. Struble.

Ashley Staines scored a conference tournament record eight goals to power UMBC past Sacred Heart, 14-8, in the semifinals of the Northeast Conference women's lacrosse tournament yesterday in Staten Island, N.Y. The win advances the Retrievers (9-7) to the final for a third straight appearance, where they will face Monmouth today at 2 p.m.. Keri Remington led the Pioneers (9-7) with four goals. Monmouth 11, Mount St. Mary's 8: Stephanie LaGrossa and Meg Brown each scored three times to lift the Hawks (13-3)

Senior All-Americans Joe High and Chris Turner scored four goals each to power host Salisbury State to a 26-10 win over St. Mary's in the championship game of the Capital Athletic Conference tournament yesterday in men's college lacrosse. Scott Chandler finished with three goals for the Sea Gulls (14-0), and Craig Rhodey and Ryan Fisher added two goals apiece for the Salisbury. Steve Vallandingham had three goals for the Seahawks (10-4), and goalie Mike Watkins had a career-high 18 saves.

Chris Hartofilis fed his brother, Nick, for the game-winning goal with 2: 38 left as No. 10 Duke handed No. 3 Georgetown its first loss, 13-12, in a men's lacrosse game yesterday in Durham, N.C. Duke (5-2) scored the first four goals of the game over a nine-minute span, including two by Greg Patchak (Timonium). Georgetown (6-1) went on a 5-2 scoring run in the third quarter to knot the score at 7-7, and the teams traded three goals each in the third quarter. No. 12 Hofstra 8, No. 13 Notre Dame 7: Joe Kostolansky scored three goals as the visiting Flying Dutchmen (2-3)

Senior attack Dan Denihan had a career-high six assists, five of which came in the first half, to lead No. 5 Johns Hopkins past host No. 8 Hofstra, 12-6, at Hofstra Stadium at Hempstead, N.Y. in men's college lacrosse yesterday. The Blue Jays (1-1) dominated the first half, outshooting the Flying Dutchmen, 31-9 on their way to a 9-3 lead at the half. Freshman attackman Bobby Benson scored all three of his goals in the first half, including back-to-back scores 25 seconds apart. Junior attackman Christian Pforr added three goals for the Blue Jays.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Freshman attackman Chris Georgalas scored a career-high five goals as No. 6 Loyola toppled No. 13 Hofstra, 15-7, last night before 2,276 at Hofstra Stadium. Junior midfielder Brian Duffy also contributed a career-high four goals with one assist.The Flying Dutchmen closed within 9-6 on an extra-man goal by Paul Judge with 12:21 remaining in the third quarter. Georgalas then scored two goals in a 6-0 fourth-quarter run as the Greyhounds took a 15-6 lead with 12:51 left in the game.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- The Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team craved redemption.But the Blue Jays' hunger didn't revolve around overtime losses that ended their previous two seasons in the NCAA quarterfinals or restoring their program to final four prominence. Yesterday, the motive was more personal and immediate.Redeeming itself after an embarrassing loss at Hofstra only two weeks ago, No. 2 Hopkins made the plays in the second half instead of fumbling them, advancing to its first final four since 1996 with an 11-7 victory over the No. 7 Flying Dutchmen at Hofstra Stadium.

Today's men's gamesNCAA Div. I tournamentQuarterfinalsHofstra Stadium, Hempstead, N.Y. No. 2 Johns Hopkins (10-2) at No. 7 Hofstra (12-2)Time: NoonRadio: WJFK (1300 AM)Outlook: The Blue Jays are still fuming over their mistake-prone effort in a 9-8 overtime loss to the Flying Dutchmen two weeks ago. Meanwhile, Hofstra has continued to reel off wins, cruising past Navy, 15-7, in last weekend's first round for its school-record 13th straight victory. Freshman Joe Kostolansky scored the game-tying and winning goals against Hopkins, tarnishing a 19-save effort by Jays keeper Brian Carcaterra.