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PLATTSBURGH, NY -- Freshman Ryan Besse of Aurora, Ont., bagged three goals and set up another as McGill defeated the Plattsburgh State Cardinals 14-9 in a non-conference men's lacrosse game, Thursday.

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It marked the team's inaugural venture across the U.S. border and the Redmen, had to make do with Alex Kruse, their top sniper, who forgot to renew his passport.

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"Thankfully, we have so much depth on offence that we played the fourth attackman," said head coach Tim Murdoch. "We ended up with eight different players who scored, which is a key element for us since our opponents have a difficult time trying to isolate our top dogs."

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The game was knotted 2-2 after听the first quarter and McGill听held a slim听5-4 lead at halftime.听A potent Redmen offence exploded for six goals in the third quarter to surge ahead 11-6.

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Scoring two goals apiece for the Redmen was Scott Bailey of Calgary, Mike Ting of Boston, Jake Safarik of Vancouver, B.C., and Greg Henry of Halton Hills, Ont.

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The Redmen defence neutralizing the Cardinals scoring chancers for much of the contest and sophomore goalie Simon Hudson, a native of Seattle, Wash., registered the victory.

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McGill had a strong performance on face-offs, led by Jake Winn of Falmouth, Maine and Jishan Sharples of Vancouver.

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The Redmen, who improved to 8-2 overall, including a 6-2 regular season record, will travel to Worcester, Mass., on October 17 to face a stiffer challenge against Holy Cross, an NCAA Division-I team that competes in the Patriot League. The game is set for 3 p.m.

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"I have a feeling that Holy Cross wil be a much differenet game," said Murdoch. "But if play as well as we did tonight and Holy Cross is not on top of their game, we may surprise 'em."

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SCORING SUMMARY

McGill 14, Plattsburgh State 9

(at Plattsburgh State University Lacrosse-Soccer Turf Field)

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SCORING BY QUARTER

McGill : 2-3-6-3 --14

Plattsburgh : 2-2-2-3 -- 9

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McGILL SCORING HIGHLIGHTS:

Ryan Besse: 3 goals, 1 assist

Jake Safarik: 2 goals, 1 assist

Andrew Edell: 1 goal, 2 assists

Scott Bailey: 2 goals

Greg Henry: 2 goals

Mike Ting: 2 goals

Luke LaCava: 1 goal, 1 assist

Nick Moreau: 1 goal, 1 assist

Will Edwards: 2 assists

Jishan Sharples: 2 assists

Sean Simeson: 2 assists

Matt Jankowski: 1 assist

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Plattsburgh Scoring

(unavailable)

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GOALTENDING:

McGill: Simon Hudson (W, 9GA, 60:00) .

Plattsburgh: not available (L, 14GA, 60:00) .

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SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman

Communications Officer

McGill Athletics