2008 Woodie Awards
Colby falls in final two games.
Men's lacrosse finish season 6-8 overall, 2-7 in conference play.
David Lowe
Issue date: 4/30/08 Section: Sports
Whit McCarty '10 did all he could to carry the Mules to victory in the last two regular season games. He led the Mules in scoring in both games against Keene State and Amherst College, netting four and three goals in the respective games. Despite his and the team's best efforts, Colby fell twice this past week in away games. Keene State (8-2) won the midweek matchup 11-10, and Amherst won the season finale in a high scoring 17-12 game. With the two losses, Colby closed the 2008 season with five losses after starting the season 5-0. Overall, Coach Rob Quinn in his sixth year guided the Mules to a 6-8 record and a 2-7 record in the New England Small College Athletic Conference. There were six seniors on this year's men's lacrosse team-midfielder Zach Goodnough, attack and captain Dana McNally, attack JoseLuis Mendoza, goalie Tim Patch, long stick midfielder Evan Phelps and midfielder and captain Drew Piekarski. This year's seniors were pivotal in turning around a 3-10 team from last year and doubling that win total this year.
Tuesday's game away at Keene State was a close one, with the Owls edging the Mules by one goal. "The difference was their goalie. He made some big saves down the stretch," Quinn said. Keene State started the game strong and led after the first quarter 2-1. The Owls had two stars during the game, Ryan Hazelton and Tony Santa Fe, who each scored three goals and two assists. Colby came back in the second quarter to dominate play and controlled the ball well.
"We scored some nice transition and settled goals in the first half," Quinn, whose Mules scored four goals and sat on a 5-4 lead at the half, said. Scoring for the Mules were McCarthy, Caddy Brooks '09 with three goals, Piekarski with two goals and Zach Goodnough with one.
The third quarter saw the Owls peck back, scoring three goals to Colby's two. This was due to "penalty troubles that allowed Keene State to get back into the game and ultimately take the lead," Quinn said. Piekarski notched his first goal early in the fourth to put Colby ahead for the last time 9-8. Keene State flew back into the game on attack and scored a flurry of goals to take an 11-9 lead. Piekarski notched his second goal of the game with just over a minute left, but the Owls staunched any chance of a comeback, and the game ended 11-10. McNally finished with three assists and Stew Brown '10 tallied two assists of his own. Quinn praised first-year Craig Bunker, who "had a great second half winning 6 of 8 face-offs."
Tuesday's game away at Keene State was a close one, with the Owls edging the Mules by one goal. "The difference was their goalie. He made some big saves down the stretch," Quinn said. Keene State started the game strong and led after the first quarter 2-1. The Owls had two stars during the game, Ryan Hazelton and Tony Santa Fe, who each scored three goals and two assists. Colby came back in the second quarter to dominate play and controlled the ball well.
"We scored some nice transition and settled goals in the first half," Quinn, whose Mules scored four goals and sat on a 5-4 lead at the half, said. Scoring for the Mules were McCarthy, Caddy Brooks '09 with three goals, Piekarski with two goals and Zach Goodnough with one.
The third quarter saw the Owls peck back, scoring three goals to Colby's two. This was due to "penalty troubles that allowed Keene State to get back into the game and ultimately take the lead," Quinn said. Piekarski notched his first goal early in the fourth to put Colby ahead for the last time 9-8. Keene State flew back into the game on attack and scored a flurry of goals to take an 11-9 lead. Piekarski notched his second goal of the game with just over a minute left, but the Owls staunched any chance of a comeback, and the game ended 11-10. McNally finished with three assists and Stew Brown '10 tallied two assists of his own. Quinn praised first-year Craig Bunker, who "had a great second half winning 6 of 8 face-offs."
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