Middlebury
defeated St. Lawrence 19-2 yesterday.
You may have read this
fall that St.
Lawrence had to kick a number of upperclassmen off their team
due to some
hazing. They were not the team they
expected to be, needless to
say.
It was never a
game, as we rode them hard early, picking up some easy goals
with the attack.
The big pre-game emphasis was on playing against our own
standards and not
worrying about St. Lawrence's level, and we played that
way, jumping out
to a 9-1 first quarter lead. The usual
cast of characters
led the way for us
in the first half, with the first 4 attackmen and our
first midfield
line all getting goals. Dave Seeley led
the way with 3 goals
and 2
assists. Holt Hopkins, Greg Carroll,
Matt Dunn and Andrew Gault each
netted 2, while
Curt Goldman had a goal and 3 assists.
The tough thing
for St. Lawrence was that our subs would have beaten them
soundly, so when
we subbed we didn't drop off. Our depth
is very strong and
the subs played
very well when they went in. The game
ball went to Junior
Scott
Goldman. He is playing for us for the
first time this year. He broke
his leg his senior
year in high school at Lawrenceville, and after hockey
ended his freshman
year here, he did not feel ready to try lacrosse. Same
feeling his
sophomore year, but this year he wanted to give it a shot. He
was a short stick
middie until a week ago when we threw a long stick at him.
He won the game
ball on tenacity and hustle.
A Couple Notes
About the Weekend:
The Middlebury vs.
Trinity game is in the stadium. Some
folks have asked
why we would not
play the game on the turf since we are dedicating it this
weekend. The turf was dedicated as a practice and
back-up game facility.
It has served us
extremely well this year, but it is not our primary game
field.
Game time is
1:00. Post-game reception and
dedication in the tent near the
turf field. The dinner is probably going to be in the
basketball gym due to
the high number of
people attending. If not, it would be
in the lobby to
Kenyon Arena. The dress is casual. Our players will be shirt and tie, you
can dress
comfortably and use your discretion. A
shirt and tie is not
required but would
not be out of place.
The alumni game is
11:00AM on Sunday. We will play on the
Kohn Field so
bring
sneakers. If you own cleats for grass
bring them as well in the event
that the weather
makes the Astroturf footing treacherous.
The weather
forecast for the
weekend is actually pretty good: Saturday cloudy in the
50's, Sunday
partly sunny in the 60's.
If you need
equipment for the alumni game meet in our locker room in the new
area of the Field
House at around 10:15. It is on the
lower level past the
equipment
room. This is where you can dress and
shower even if you do not
need
equipment. Park in front of Fletcher
Field House and walk through the
front
entrance. Please try to be at the field
by 10:45 at the latest (read,
younger alums get
your hungover butts out of bed), so we can check our
numbers, pick
teams, and get started at 11:00.
Kelly Cray, our
trainer, will be available for taping before the game, and
will be playing in
the game with us.
Hopefully I have
covered most of your questions. If not,
please email and I
will respond.
I look forward to
seeing many of you this weekend.
Best Wishes,
Erin