2008 Woodie Awards
Men's lax drops two league matches
David Lowe
Issue date: 4/23/08 Section: Sports
The men's lacrosse team suffered two defeats last week against New England Small College Athletic Conference rivals. The Mules (6-6, 2-6 in NESCAC) fell to the 7-4 Bowdoin Polar Bears and the 8-5 Connecticut College Camels. Even with the two losses this week, the Mules still have a chance to make the NESCAC playoffs. Colby travels to Keene State on Tuesday, and finishes the regular season next weekend against the Lord Jeffs of Amherst. The Mules will try to end their three-game skid and gain momentum heading into the postseason.
The Mules traveled down to Bowdoin for the midweek game missing some defenders and midfielder Jason Forino '09, who suffered a shoulder injury in the previous game against Wesleyan. Playing with a smaller defensive unit forced Colby "to play more zone defense against Bowdoin than we normally do," Head Coach Rob Quinn said. Even playing with a different type of defense than usual, Quinn thought that the team "played well defensively for most of the first half." In fact, both teams played great defense in the first quarter, with neither team allowing a goal.
Mark Squicciarino '11 scored early in the second half to put Colby in front 1-0. The Polar Bears came firing back, putting four goals past Alex Farmer '09 before the end of the half. Farmer finished the game with nine saves, including some spectacular ones, according to Coach Quinn. Bowdoin made good use of the man-up possessions, scoring three goals in four chances.
Coming out of halftime Bowdoin led 4-1, and added one goal before the Mules fought back. Whit McCarthy '10 scored the second of the two goals in the third with under a minute left, to bring Colby within two goals. The final quarter started with another Bowdoin rush. The Polar Bears scored four goals in a row, despite the best efforts of James Brady '10, who had "an impressive game" on defense, according to Quinn. Colby pulled back within three, scoring thrice in the fourth. Scoring included two goals from Squicciarino and Dana McNally '08 with Drew Piekarski '08 and McCarty tacking on one each. Todd Boertzel '09 and Caddy Brooks '09 topped the Mules with two assists each. Bowdoin scored another goal to seal the game for the Polar Bears 10-6.
The Mules traveled down to Bowdoin for the midweek game missing some defenders and midfielder Jason Forino '09, who suffered a shoulder injury in the previous game against Wesleyan. Playing with a smaller defensive unit forced Colby "to play more zone defense against Bowdoin than we normally do," Head Coach Rob Quinn said. Even playing with a different type of defense than usual, Quinn thought that the team "played well defensively for most of the first half." In fact, both teams played great defense in the first quarter, with neither team allowing a goal.
Mark Squicciarino '11 scored early in the second half to put Colby in front 1-0. The Polar Bears came firing back, putting four goals past Alex Farmer '09 before the end of the half. Farmer finished the game with nine saves, including some spectacular ones, according to Coach Quinn. Bowdoin made good use of the man-up possessions, scoring three goals in four chances.
Coming out of halftime Bowdoin led 4-1, and added one goal before the Mules fought back. Whit McCarthy '10 scored the second of the two goals in the third with under a minute left, to bring Colby within two goals. The final quarter started with another Bowdoin rush. The Polar Bears scored four goals in a row, despite the best efforts of James Brady '10, who had "an impressive game" on defense, according to Quinn. Colby pulled back within three, scoring thrice in the fourth. Scoring included two goals from Squicciarino and Dana McNally '08 with Drew Piekarski '08 and McCarty tacking on one each. Todd Boertzel '09 and Caddy Brooks '09 topped the Mules with two assists each. Bowdoin scored another goal to seal the game for the Polar Bears 10-6.
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