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Reporting A Score? | | | | | Archives | | |
| | | |  |  | | Hobart | 10 | | Bucknell | 9 | | | | Scoring: | Scoring: | Mike Conklin
Patrick Meade
Mark Williamson
Chris Scanlon
Nate Hill
Matt Kanellis
Brian Joy
Chris David
| (3, 0)
(2, 1)
(1, 2)
(1, 1)
(0, 1)
(1, 0)
(1, 0)
(1, 0)
| Chris Cara
Patrick Christensen
Kirk Klett
Wes Fetchet
Steve Case
Brendan Fitzgibbons
| (2, 2)
(3, 0)
(2, 0)
(1, 1)
(1, 0)
(0, 1)
| | | | Saves: | Saves: | Dan Valente
| 13 (0.591)
| Matt Baran
| 15 (0.600)
| | | | Current Record : (8-5) | Current Record : (6-8) | | | | Team Page For 2004 | Team Page For 2004 | | | | | | The Game Story: | ANNAPOLIS, Md.- The 19th-ranked Hobart College lacrosse team advanced to the
Patriot League Championship game with a dramatic 10-9 victory over Bucknell
this afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Statesmen erased a
three-goal third quarter deficit and a two-goal fourth quarter deficit to earn
a berth in the conference title tilt with host Navy.
â^À^ÜGood teams win ugly and it doesnâ^À^Ùt get much uglier than that for
us,â^À^Ý Hobart Head Coach Matt Kerwick said.
Hobart (8-5) looked out of sync in the first half, matching a season low with
just two goals (Penn State). The Bison expanded their 4-2 halftime lead in the
early going of the third quarter with three goals, including a man-down score.
The Statesmen trailed 7-4 late in the third quarter, when sophomore midfielder
Pat Meade (Schenectady/Schenectady, N.Y.) strapped the team on his back. He
fired home back-to-back blistering shots 22 seconds apart to get Hobart within
one to close the frame.
In the fourth quarter, junior midfielder Nate Molinari (Oswego/Oswego, N.Y.)
completed the comeback with a 20-yard dart to the upper right corner of the
cage.
The 7-7 deadlock didnâ^À^Ùt last long. The Bison (6-8) won the ensuing faceoff
and went straight to goal, reclaiming the lead with just 13 ticks run off the
clock. Bucknell made it 9-7 at the 9:04 mark, but the Statesmen wouldnâ^À^Ùt go
away.
Sophomore attackman Mike Conklin (West Genesee/Syracuse, N.Y.) deposited a
crease pass from Meade to get Hobart back within a single score with 8:26
remaining.
The Statesmen evened the contest with 5:02 to go. Conklin raced into the attack
zone in an unsettled situation, shot, and hit the post. He pulled the ground
ball out of the scrum in front of the Bison cage and ripped his 22nd goal of
the season. Conklin finished with a team-high three goals.
At the 2:50 mark, first-year midfielder Chris David (Georgetown Prep/Silver
Springs, Md.) gave Hobart its first lead since netting the contestâ^À^Ùs
opening goal, finishing a falling down shot from 10-yards out.
The Statesmen faced one last charge from the Bison. Just inside the final
minute, Hobart was flagged for a cross checking penalty, but an errant
centering pass was intercepted by sophomore defenseman Matt Murphy
(Haverford/Havertown, Pa.) and the Statesmen ran out the final 35 seconds.
First-year midfielder John Soden (Delbarton/Chester, N.J.) was a beacon of
consistency at the faceoff X, winning 17-of-23 restarts, while first-year
defenseman Chris Keough (Hicksville/Hicksville, N.Y.) picked up a game-high
nine ground balls.
In goal, junior Dan Valente (Mt. Hebron/Ellicott City, Md.) made 13 saves to
pick up his eight win of the season.
The Statesmen and the Midshipmen will square off at 2 p.m., on May 2, for the
Patriot League Championship and the accompanying automatic bid to the NCAA
Tournament.
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