2008 Woodie Awards
Men's lacrosse opens against Colgate; season looks bright
Paul Rutigliano
Issue date: 3/2/06 Section: Sports
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Colgate's Brian Robinson scored 5 goals in what was a tough defeat for the Pioneers.
Attackman Peter Greco lead all SHU players with 3 goals while adding an assist.
Midfielder Matthew Robideau started the scoring 45 seconds into the game before Colgate went on a four-goal run to take a commanding lead deep into the first quarter.
Following a late first quarter goal by midfielder Kevin Walker, Colgate pushed its lead up to 7-4 heading into halftime.
The Pioneers came out of the break hitting and dominating the third quarter with a solid scoring duo of attackmen Greco and Kiel Adams. They each pitched in with two goals and fed each other a pair of assists.
SHU took the lead 8-7 heading into the final period but was unable to hold onto the lead as Colgate went on to score five goals in the last quarter.
"We played well on both parts of the field," Robideau, a senior from Massena, N.Y., said. "We had a lot of close calls where we should have finished but we didn't."
"Any close game that doesn't play out in your favor is going to hurt even more," Greco, a junior from Hamburg, N.Y., said.
After being up heading into the fourth period, the defense couldn't contain Colgate's potent offensive attack and let the game slip out of their grasp.
"We beat ourselves today," Robideau said.
The season is very young and the Pioneers will have many opportunities to bounce back from this tough loss.
"We have a lot of young guys that are going to have to step up, but this is the best offense I have played with here at Sacred Heart," Robideau said.
"I think we can do some damage this year," Greco said.
Goalie Thomas Hind pitched in with 15 saves in Saturday's loss to Colgate.
The Pioneers are led by head coach Tom Mariano, who is in his tenth season, and assistant coaches Robb Chambers and Chris Lukowski.
Their next game will be Saturday, March 4 at 12 p.m. at Campus Field against Manhattan.