Sewickley, Pa. - May 29 - The inaugural game of the Morgantown Lizards got off to a great start at Quaker Valley Stadium on Sunday versus Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Lacrosse (3RL). Da Lizards David Campbell scored the game's first goal with an assist from Andy Koepke. Three Rivers outlasted the Lizards for a 13-9 victory. The Morgantown team held the lead throughout the first quarter with goals by Rob Miranov, Corey Snyder, and Andy Koepke. Penalty trouble and the heat began to take is toll on the understaffed team as 3RL pulled ahead in the second quarter and kept the lead for the remainder of the game.
    Da Lizards take their unique name from their sponsor, Da Lazy Lizard, a bar on High Street in Morgantown. The owner of the bar paid for the team's jerseys, but sadly, the bar is not open during the summer, so the team has had to hold it's post game meetings elsewhere. Da Lizards hope to host Three Rivers for a rematch in a few weeks at Morgantown High, but the date has not yet been set.
DA LIZARDS           4    1    1    3    =    9
THREE RIVERS    3    4    5    1    =    13
GOALS: L - Rob Miranov 3 (UHS 98), Andy Koepke 2 (UHS 04), David Campbell (UHS 04), Corey Snyder (UHS 05), Drew DeVincent (MHS), Robert Wilson (MHS 03). 3RL - n/a.
ASSISTS: L - Miranov 2, Snyder 2, Campbell, A. Koepke, Wilson, Dan Koepke (UHS 02).
SAVES: L - Ian Twardus (UHS '04) No stat chicks were present

Lizard goalie, Ian Twardus, sets his sights on Three Rivers

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