April 14, 2009    

WINGATE, N.C. - The pairings are set for the 2009 Deep South Conference men’s lacrosse tournament, league officials announced today. The two-day event will be held Friday and Sunday at Irwin Belk Stadium and John R. Martin Field on the Wingate campus. The semi-final games will be held at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Friday. The 2009 DSC championship game is slated for 2 p.m. Sunday.

Defending DSC tournament champion Mars Hill College is the number one seed.  The regular season champion Lions are 10-3 overall and 5-0 in the DSC. The number seven team in the USILA top 10 poll, Mars Hill will face number four seed Catawba (3-7 overall, 2-3 DSC) in the first of two Friday semi-final contests. The MHC Lions and the Catawba Indians will battle at 1 p.m. Friday. In 2008, Mars Hill won its first-ever DSC tournament title with a 9-7 championship game victory over Saint Leo (Fla.) University.

Saint Leo is the number two seed in this year’s DSC event. The SLU Lions (9-3 overall, 4-1 DSC) will battle host Wingate University (8-7 overall, 3-2 DSC) at 4 p.m. Friday. Interestingly enough, the Lions eliminated 2008 regular season champion Wingate 8-7 (in double overtime) in a semi-final contest last year. Current junior midfield Kyle Marceau (Concord, N.H.) scored the winning goal for the SLU Lions.

During the 2009 regular season, Mars Hill picked a 17-6 road victory over Catawba on March 7. MHC Lion senior attack David Hodgins (Windsor, Ontario) had five goals to lead the visitors. Saint Leo topped visiting Wingate 16-11 on March 3, thanks to five goals by Marceau.

A live pay-per-view video stream will be available for the 2009 Deep South Conference tournament. The Wingate University Sports Network will provide the live pay-per-view video streams in cooperation with Internet Consulting Services, Inc. (ICS).

DSC fans can purchase the video lacrosse contests for $4.95 each. Please note a short registration process is required prior to purchasing the video stream. Registration is required to view the contest. Each game is a separate purchase.

In addition to the pay-per-view video stream, DSC fans can listen to the lacrosse action on Stretch Internet. The 2008-09 Internet audio broadcasts are free; however, listeners must have QuickTime Player installed on their computer. Please note QuickTime is a free download; the QuickTime link can be also accessed via the Stretch Internet web site.

Wingate University graduates Ryan Brown (class of 2006) will provide the play-by-play for the broadcasts. Former Wingate head coach John Dodd will supply the color analysis for the 4 p.m. contest Friday and the championship contest Sunday. Wingate senior Drew Boone (Rockingham, N.C.) produces the video broadcasts for the Network.

Wingate University Sports Network sponsors include Best Western, Cold Stone Creamery, Country Inn & Suites, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Hampton Inn Monroe, Holiday Inn Express Matthews, Jersey Mike’s, Medicap Pharmacy, Ortho Carolina, Papa John’s, Quincy’s Steakhouse, Sagebrush Steakhouse, Signs Now, Subway, Sun Trust Bank and Tire Country.

Multi-media for the '09 DSC tournament

Live Wingate University Sports Network pay-per-view video:
http://wingate-allaccess.internetconsult.com/member/aa_signup.aspx

Live Wingate University Sport Network Audio (Free):
http://secure.stretchinternet.com/demo/games.php?user=wingate&o=cal_stamp&sd=today

Lacrosse live statistics:
http://www.sidearmstats.com/wingate/mlax/

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