2008 Woodie Awards
Men's lacrosse falls to Hofstra 20-3
Mikaela Reynolds
Issue date: 4/10/08 Section: Sports
The Sacred Heart men's lacrosse team suffered its second conference loss this past weekend, when it fell to Hofstra University, 20-3.
"We will prepare better for next game, and try not to harp on last weekend's loss. What's done is done and we have to move on if we want to achieve our goal of being in the playoffs at the end of the season. We have to go hard right from the opening whistle all the way to the closing seconds," said sophomore Evan Morgan.
The team's record is at 6-3 overall. However, the conference record suffered an undeniable blow, dragging the team down to a 1-2.
"It was a tough loss. We need to be much more patient with the ball on offense. We threw the ball away too many times and it killed us. We just have to move on and concentrate on our next game," said junior Bobby Karl.
"This loss was a huge step back for our team," said junior Nick Russo. "But, we are going to use it as a learning experience as well as for motivation for our upcoming league games."
Scoring first was junior Bobby Rushton off of a setup by senior Tony Tanzi. Sacred Heart's game starting goal was quickly matched by the Pride. The Pioneers refused to be outdone and recaptured the lead with a goal by Karl off of a feed from junior Dan Casciano. The first quarter ended at 2-2.
Hofstra gained the lead and ran away with it, scoring eight more goals in the second period. The Pioneers tallied their third and final goal by Tanzi off an assist by sophomore Timmy Katz, just before the first half concluded at 10-3 in favor of Hofstra.
The latter half of the game consisted of a dominant attack by Hofstra. The Pride out-shot the Pioneers 53-18. Vargas and Murtha came together for a combined total of 11 saves over Hofstra's seven. The game was lost, most notably, in penalties, of which Sacred Heart attained 10. Meanwhile Hofstra squeaked by with a mere five penalty count.
"During the game we got ourselves into a hole we couldn't dig ourselves out of. Ten penalties on us and Hofstra capitalized on eight of them which is huge in lacrosse," said Rushton.
"We will prepare better for next game, and try not to harp on last weekend's loss. What's done is done and we have to move on if we want to achieve our goal of being in the playoffs at the end of the season. We have to go hard right from the opening whistle all the way to the closing seconds," said sophomore Evan Morgan.
The team's record is at 6-3 overall. However, the conference record suffered an undeniable blow, dragging the team down to a 1-2.
"It was a tough loss. We need to be much more patient with the ball on offense. We threw the ball away too many times and it killed us. We just have to move on and concentrate on our next game," said junior Bobby Karl.
"This loss was a huge step back for our team," said junior Nick Russo. "But, we are going to use it as a learning experience as well as for motivation for our upcoming league games."
Scoring first was junior Bobby Rushton off of a setup by senior Tony Tanzi. Sacred Heart's game starting goal was quickly matched by the Pride. The Pioneers refused to be outdone and recaptured the lead with a goal by Karl off of a feed from junior Dan Casciano. The first quarter ended at 2-2.
Hofstra gained the lead and ran away with it, scoring eight more goals in the second period. The Pioneers tallied their third and final goal by Tanzi off an assist by sophomore Timmy Katz, just before the first half concluded at 10-3 in favor of Hofstra.
The latter half of the game consisted of a dominant attack by Hofstra. The Pride out-shot the Pioneers 53-18. Vargas and Murtha came together for a combined total of 11 saves over Hofstra's seven. The game was lost, most notably, in penalties, of which Sacred Heart attained 10. Meanwhile Hofstra squeaked by with a mere five penalty count.
"During the game we got ourselves into a hole we couldn't dig ourselves out of. Ten penalties on us and Hofstra capitalized on eight of them which is huge in lacrosse," said Rushton.
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