Men's Lacrosse Falls in NCAA Division III Second Round, 17-4, to Middlebury
Boxscore/Play-by-PlayMIDDLEBURY, Vt., May 13, 2006 – Middlebury jumped out with a 5-0 first quarter run and cruised to a 17-4 win over Springfield College in an NCAA second round game. The Panthers advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals to play the winner of the Cortland State/Stevens Institute game played later this evening at Cortland. The quarterfinal game will be played on Wednesday, May 17th at a site and time to be determined. SC, the Pilgrim Lacrosse League champions, ends its season with a 13-5 record.
Jim Cabrera sparked the first quarter scoring with two goals as Henry Sheehan contributed a goal and two of his game-high six assists during the 5-0 run. Both of Cabrera’s goals were point-blank shots in front of the the Pride's cage.
In the second, SC broke a 19:33 scoring drought when junior defenseman Paul Voegeli (Cheshire, Conn.) grabbed a pass near midfield and dodged his way deep into the Panther defense to put a shot past Middlebury goalie Alex Palmisano at the 10:27 mark. That was the only goal for the PRide in the half, while Middlebury countered with three more goals, two assisted by Sheehan, taking an 8-1 lead into the break.
The third period saw the Panthers tack on one more goal before sophomore midfielder Steve Krasco (Medford, Mass.) scored with 12:35 remaining, cutting the Panther lead to 9-2. Middlebury answered with another three-goal run building a 12-2 lead with 6:23 remaining third quarter.
SC cut the lead to 12-4 with 13:24 left in the fourth when sophomore midfielder Greg Welch (Peabody, Mass.) scored with a long shot through traffic. Middlebury, who out shot the Pride 50-27 for the game, responded with another 5-0 run, including a man-up goal by Aaron Herter.
Cabrera led all scorers with three goals, Herter, Jonathan Sisto, Mike Stone and Nick Bastis each had two tallies. Sheehan collected six assists, while five other Panthers added one apiece. Voegeli, Krasco, Welch and freshman attackman Pat Cavanaugh (Wayland, Mass.) each scored for the Pride.
Palmisano was impressive in goal for Middlebury, making 11 saves on the afternoon, while junior goalkeeper Kyle Cloutier (South Hadley, Mass.) made 15 stops for SC.
The win by Middlebury avenges an early season road loss to the Pride (11-10) back in March. Middlebury’s 17 goals scored were the highest offensive output of the season, while the four goals allowed tied its season mark for fewest goals allowed. In defeat, SC allowed a season-high 17 goals, while tying its mark for the fewest goals scored in a game.
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Keith Bugbee enters his 27th season as head men's lacrosse coach at Springfield College in 2010. Under his direction, the Pride is one of the top programs in the country. Bugbee's coaching record stands at an impressive 279-133 (.675 winning percentage). Read more.