Middlebury vs. Tufts
May 4, 2003

| Saves | |
|---|---|
| Eric Krieger | 11 (0.524) |
| Current Record | |
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| Middlebury | 13-1 |
| go to Middlebury page | |

| Scoring | |
|---|---|
| Devin Clarke | (4, 3) |
| Bryan Griffin | (2, 0) |
| Mike Obrien | (1, 0) |
| Chris Kollar | (1, 0) |
| Alex Kerwin | (1, 0) |
| David Taylor | (1, 0) |
| Saves | |
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| Luke Chicco | 19 (0.559) |
| Current Record | |
|---|---|
| Tufts | 10-5 |
| go to Tufts page | |
| The Game Story: | |||||
| MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - Middlebury used eight different goal scorers on
its way to the team's third consecutive NESCAC Championship. The three-time
defending NCAA Champions will make their seventh NCAA Tournament appearance
when the pairings are announced on Sunday night. Tufts ends its season at
12-5. Following a scoreless 6:14, Middlebury ran off four straight goals in a 2:42 span to take a 4-0 first quarter lead. Tufts answered with a pair in the final 3:53 of the quarter to make it a 4-2 contest. The lead grew to 6-2 in the second quarter before the Jumbos answered again to make it 6-3. Christopher Davis scored with just 33 seconds left in the first half to make it a 7-3 game at the half. Devin Clarke opened the second half scoring just 1:00 into the second half for the Jumbos as they cut the lead to three. Davis and Ben Toby scored 10 seconds apart for Middlebury to increase the lead to 9-4. The lead grew to 10-4 before Tufts scored three of the next four goals in the third quarter to cut the margin to 11-7. Bryan Griffin scored two goals during the run for Tufts. Clark, who had scored the final goal of the third quarter, opened the fourth quarter with a goal 1:02 in the session to cut the lead to 11-8. Middlebury answered with a big three goal run to regain a comfortable 14-8 lead with 9:01 remaining. The team's exchanged the final three goals of the game to make it a 15-10 final. Howe led Middlebury with four goals and two assists on the day, while Davis also scored four. Clark paced Tufts with four goals and three assists, while Griffin added a pair. |
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