Archive for April 4th, 2008

FLC lacrosse deep, talented

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April 4, 2008Herald Staff Report
The nationally ranked Fort Lewis College men’s lacrosse club will showcase its 7-1 record at home this weekend.

Team Website
For more information go to fortlax.org

The FLC men’s club team, ranked No. 7 this week, will host the University of Wyoming at 1 p.m. Sunday after hosting rival Western State College at 7 p.m. Saturday on the FLC campus.

The second game will pit two West Division teams from the Rocky Mountain Region of the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association.

The public is invited to attend both of Saturday and Sunday’s games.

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Pioneers Battle No. 7 Notre Dame on Saturday

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Game Overview
The Pioneers are coming off a 10-9 overtime win against Harvard on Saturday. Freshman Jamie Lincoln (St. Cathariens, Ontario) led the way for DU with four goals against the Crimson but junior Cliff Smith (Surrey, B.C.) scored the game-tying and game-winning goals on Saturday. Lincoln has 23 goals on the season, the third highest goal total for a freshman in DU history, trailing sophomore Ilija Gajic (Burnaby, B.C.), who had 24 last year and assistant coach Matt Brown, who had 32 in his freshman campaign. The Pioneers improved to 2-0 in overtime games this season and 5-4 under head coach Jamie Munro.

Notre Dame is coming off a 19-7 win over Bellarmine to begin GWLL play. A trio of Irish contributed four points apiece in the win, with four goals from Michael Podgajny. Alex Wharton leads the Irish with 27 points this season, while Ryan Hoff is the team’s leading goal scorer with 19.

The Series vs. the Fighting Irish
DU trails the all-time series with Notre Dame, 9-2. The Irish won the first eight meetings before the Pioneers posted back-to-back wins in 2005 and 2006. Notre Dame won the 2007 meeting, 14-6, in South Bend. This is the second neutral site contest between the two teams. The Pioneers lost 12-7 at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., on March 8, 1998. DU is 1-5 against ND in GWLL season openers.

Streakin’ at the Right Time
DU is riding a three-game winning streak going into the Great Western Lacrosse League season opener with Notre Dame, its longest of the season and best since a seven-game winning streak in the 2006 season. The Pioneers’ season-high win streak a season ago was two games.

GWLL Time
The Pioneers are 3-7 in GWLL openers, including a 1-5 record against the Fighting Irish in those openers.

Freshman on Top
Freshman Jamie Lincoln (St. Cathariens, Ontario) recorded eight points this past week, to increase his season total to a team-high 25 points. Lincoln leads the team with 23 goals. Lincoln has eight multi-goal games on the season, including two four-game goals, Feb. 16 vs. Colgate and March 29 vs. Harvard.

Game Winners
The Pioneers have gotten game-winning performances from six different players this season. Sophomore Charley Dickenson (Dallas, Texas) leads the way with two on the season.

The Assist Goes to
Charley Dickenson is the team leader with 11 assists on the season, part of the 15 points on the year. Dickenson had six assist in all of 2007.

Everyone Gets a Piece of the Action
Denver has received goal contributions from 17 players so far this season. Six of DU’s newcomers have added goals this season.

Overtime Thrillers
DU is 2-0 in overtime games this season after the 10-9 win over Harvard on Saturday. Junior Cliff Smith (Surrey, B.C.) recorded the game-winner at 1:03 remaining in the overtime period. Senior Brett Koll (Fort Collins, Colo.) scored the game-winner against Penn on March 9.

Movin’ Up
Lincoln has 23 goals on the season, the third highest goal total by a freshman in Denver history. Lincoln trails sophomore Ilija Gajic’s (Burnaby, B.C.) total from 2007 by one goal. Assistant Coach Matt Brown leads the way, after having scored 32 goals in his rookie campaign in 2002.

Ranked Opponents
Denver is 1-3 against ranked opponents this season, defeating then No. 16 Colgate and losing to then No. 9 North Carolina, then No. 20 Towson and No. 7 Cornell.

Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Nominee
Senior attackman Brett Koll (Fort Collins, Colo.) is a candidate for the men’s lacrosse division of the 2008 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. Koll is among 20 collegiate lacrosse players who have combined excellence in athletics, academics and community service. From the current list of 20 nominees, a national media committee will select 10 finalists in late March 2008. Those ten names will be placed on the official ballot for a nationwide vote that will include coaches, media and fans. The award winner will be announced and recognized at the 2008 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships in Foxboro, Mass.

Pioneer Lacrosse Online
DU’s home game with Bellarmine is the final game to be webcast live on Pioneer Vision this season. Visit www.denverpioneers.com for more information.

Gary Gait: Lacrosse Legend

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THE JORDAN OF … LACROSSE

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Gary Gait: Lacrosse Legend
In the Cherokee language, the term for lacrosse translates as “little brother of war.” Originally a training technique used by Native American tribes to whip their warriors into shape, and, in some cases, to prevent war altogether, the game has seen significant changes since its days as a tribal ritual, but its core values remain.

That’s why Gary Gait is a warrior.

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CYLA And CLF Announce Unified Tournament Teams

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Exciting News! As a result of the two Boy’s Youth Leagues (the CLL and the CJLA) merging this year into the Colorado Youth Lacrosse Association (CYLA), the post season try-outs will be UNIFIED and will pick two teams at the U-15, U-13, and U-11 levels. There WILL NOT BE separate Team Colorado and Colorado Select teams. The teams will play as Colorado Select and the try-outs will be run by the Colorado Lacrosse Foundation (CLF). As in the past, the try-outs are open to anyone that plays or resides in Colorado.

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BOULDER-FAIRVIEW SUMMER LACROSSE LEAGUE 2008

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Join us SUMMER 2008 for our 2nd Annual Season! Boys and Girls Summer Lacrosse League for ages 7-18!

For more information or to register, visit our website at www.SummerTimeLacrosse.com.

The head coaches of the Fairview Knights and Boulder Panthers are teaming up again this summer to build a better lacrosse player. The coaches from both of these outstanding programs have modeled this camp after a proven New York system. By teaching solid fundamentals the experienced staff will help the players develop skills, build field awareness and game savvy. The goal is to provide the foundation that every player needs from which to build a successful lacrosse career.

June 23 - 27
* Free Introductory week for all interested “first time” players.

June 30 - July 31
* 5 WEEK Summer Lacrosse League.
* Will run Monday - Thursday every week!
* Youth Level Lacrosse Session (age 7 to incoming 8th grade)
* High School Level Lacrosse Session (incoming 9th grade to 12th grade)

For more information or to register online, please visit our website at www.SummerTimeLacrosse.com

East Denver Lacrosse Camp

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The East Denver Lacrosse Camp announces its summer schedule. EDLC will again host two sessions, June 9-12 and July 21-24. Both sessions will be held at Robinson Park at 3rd and Fairfax in Denver and the base cost is just $175 per session. The camp welcomes kids from 2nd through 8th grade. This is the 14th annual year for the local camp, now run by the Murray brothers. For any questions or to request a brochure, please contact Dan Murray at 303.506.9214 or email to eastdenverlacrosse@gmail.com

NASH BACKSTOPS MAMMOTH VICTORY OVER KNIGHTHAWKS

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National Lacrosse League All-Star Gee Nash turned in his best performance of the season and the Colorado Mammoth punched its ticket to the postseason with an 11-8 victory over the Rochester Knighthawks on Thursday night.

A Pepsi Center crowd of 16,860 grew louder and more appreciative with each of Nash’s 46 saves, as the former NLL goaltender of the year held the high-powered Knighthawks to their lowest goal output of 2008.

“What can you say? Gee was on his game tonight,” Mammoth coach Bob McMahon said. “He was seeing the ball well and feeling confident.”

Colorado improved to 7-4 overall and 5-2 at home, securing one of four West Division playoff spots on the strength of a remarkably balanced offensive attack. Brian Langtry, Gavin Prout, Jamie Shewchuk and Jason Wulder registered two goals and two assists apiece and Nenad Gajic matched the four-point effort with a goal and three assists.

Rochester’s John Grant was typically productive, notching four goals, while Ken Millin added two goals and two assists.

The Mammoth dominated the early stages of the third quarter, as Shewchuk scored twice and Langtry added one in a span of less than two minutes. The Knighthawks got one back late in the quarter to cut the Mammoth advantage to 9-5.

Nash took over in the fourth quarter, making 17 saves to improve to 6-3 on the season. Rochester’s Pat O’Toole took the loss in goal, stopping 32-of-43 shots.

After each team scored just once in the first quarter, the offense opened up at both ends of the floor in the second. Wulder scored twice on one-touch shots and Langtry, Prout and Catton each added one. Rochester managed three goals in the quarter and trailed 6-4 at halftime. Catton’s tally was his first of the season. He picked up a loose ball that was jarred away from O’Toole by Prout, dashed down the left side and buried his chance to give the Mammoth a 4-2 lead.

The Mammoth travels to Buffalo for a Saturday showdown against the Bandits on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. Mountain time at the HSBC Arena.

Rams Topple Wildcats 11-8

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Fort Collins, CO – Coming off a heartbreaking 11-10 loss in 5 overtimes last Saturday against unranked Utah, the #4 Colorado State Rams bounced back to defeat the #25 Arizona Wildcats 11-8 at home in a non-conference match-up between two storied programs in the MCLA. Much like their game against Utah, CSU led 10-7 midway through the fourth quarter, but this time they held on for the victory, playing smart and physical down the stretch. Sophomore defenseman Andrew Stein (Columbine HS; CO) was on point in the defensive end and even pitched in with a goal and an assist to help propel the Rams to their ninth victory on the season with an 11-8 win.

Arizona jumped out to an early 3-1 lead thanks to some precision shooting, but CSU roared back with 4 goals in less than 3 minutes to take a lead they would not relinquish for the rest of the day. The Rams got balanced scoring in the first half as 6 different players scored the team’s 7 goals. Arizona hung tough in the second quarter only to watch as senior midfielder Dylan Bowman (Fairview HS; CO) scored a huge goal with just :13 left in the half to put the Rams up 7-5 at the break.

Arizona knotted the score at 7-7 midway through the third quarter on consecutive goals by Curtis Fillmore. After that however, CSU’s offense outscored the Wildcats 4-1 over the final 21:24 of the contest to secure the win. Freshman Paul Larson (Columbine HS; CO) had a game-high 3 goals on the afternoon while Bowman had 2 goals. Arizona had five players tally two points, including Eric Poole, who had 2 goals and 1 assist to lead the Wildcats.

CSU found some success at the face-off ‘x’ as Scott Gelston (Air Academy HS; CO) and Pat Miller (Air Academy HS; CO) combined to go 16/23. Freshman long stick midfielder Mark Moskovics (Monarch HS; CO) had 4 groundballs on the afternoon, but the groundball award for the day went to CSU’s senior midfielder Ryan MacDonald (Smoky Hill HS; CO). While MacDonald had one goal, his 12 grounders far outpaced anyone on either team.

Half of Arizona’s 8 goals were scored on the man-up as CSU was flagged for 7 penalties on the day, but the six on six defense was good enough for the Rams to hold U of A at bay. The win marks CSU’s second straight over Arizona by this 11-8 score as the Rams defeated the Wildcats in the national quarterfinals in 2006.

Colorado State (9-3 overall; 0-1 RMLC) has one of their biggest games of the year on Saturday afternoon as the #6 Brigham Young University Cougars come calling for a crucial RMLC match-up. CSU has not defeated the Cougars since the 2006 MCLA semifinals and will need to play well to beat BYU in the country’s premiere rivalry.