2008 Woodie Awards
Lynch Goals Can't Stop 7th Consecutive Defeat
Travis Flynn Staff Reporter
Issue date: 4/28/05 Section: Sports
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"Chris played extremely well," said Thomas Hind, a junior goalkeeper from Farmingdale, NY. "He's been playing great for us offensively when given the opportunity."
"[Chris] was making nice plays all game and was a leader on the field. It was a nice way for a senior to display his leadership on senior day," said Tony Tanzi, a freshman from Mahopac, NY.
With four goals in the first quarter and another four goals just from Lynch in the second half, the Sacred Heart Pioneers were not able to beat the Villanova Wildcats who dominated the second quarter, outscoring SHU 5-0.
Sacred Heart were unable to close the lead to within two goals in the second half.
"Over time Villanova made a few adjustments on defense. What we couldn't do well was stop the one-on-one defense in the midfield," said Kiel Adams, a junior from Rome, NY.
"We had too many mental mistakes, which led to 'Nova going on runs that we couldn't come back from. We also could have finished the ball better, because I believe we outshot them, but we just weren't putting our shots away," said Lynch, a senior from Northport, NY.
The Pioneers outshot the Wildcats 39-36, but only 20 of their shots were on goal. Villanova scored on 60 percent of their 25 shots on goal.
Lynch opened the scoring for SHU at 9:22 of the first quarter to bring them to within one goal of the Wildcats.
"[The goal] was created by our team riding well and I just happened to be there when Villanova missed a pass, and I was able to pick up the ground ball and take it down the field for a one-on-one with the goalie," said Lynch.
The breakaway goal provided a spark for the Pioneers, who scored three straight to pull even at 4-4 to end the first quarter. Peter Greco, Rory Morse, and Adams scored in the closing five minutes of the quarter while Kevin Walker and Matthew Robideau recorded assists.
The Wildcats countered in the second quarter, scoring a goal in each of the first three minutes and adding two more to mount a 9-4 lead to end the half.
"Villanova is a great team that's headed into the playoffs, and it's hard to match their level of play this late in the season," said Jeff Monaco, a senior from Carmel, NY.
"We've been struggling recently to play consistently. Regardless of the outcomes of the past few games, we always play hard and with a high level of intensity," said Monaco.
Sacred Heart have lost seven straight after winning four in a row, including a come from behind win against Fairfield University.
"We renewed our rivalry with Fairfield for the first time in a decade, and beating Fairfield was the biggest upset in Sacred Heart lacrosse history," said Monaco.
Sacred Heart will close out their season on the road versus the University of Hartford on Saturday at 7 p.m.