Men's Lacrosse Outlasts Hartwick, 15-14
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., March 15, 2003-Springfield College freshman attack
Taylor Brown (Portsmouth, R.I.) had three goals, all in the first quarter, and two assists in his collegiate debut as the Pride defeated Hartwick, 15-14, this afternoon in its season opener at Benedum Field.
With the victory, SC head coach
Keith Bugbee becomes just the fourth active Division III coach to win 200 games. Bugbee, who is in his 20th season at SC, now has a 200-91 record.
"This is one of the best wins since I've been coaching here, and its not just because it is my 200th," said Bugbee, who was inducted into the New England Men's Lacorsse Hall of Fame last fall. "We were facing an excellent team that beat us 25-11 last season. To respond the way we did this afternoon says a lot about our guys."
SC sophomore
Jason Beal (Homer, N.Y.) scored the game-winner with 6:51 to play off a pass from junior
Paul Purdy (Brewster, N.Y.). Sophomore
Shawn Cofrin (Londonderry, N.H.) added two third-quarter goals and an assist for the Pride (1-0), and sophomore
Adam Cost (Lake Katrine, N.Y.) chipped in with a pair of goals.
Hartwick freshman attack Mike Debrossy (Westfield, N.J.) had for goals and two assists for the Hawks (1-1). Junior attack Kevin Geraghty (Massapequa, N.Y.) added two goals and four assists.
Scoring Summary:
1st Quarter:
SC- Adam Cost (Derek Pedrick), 2:32
H- Ryan Maloney (Brett Raboy), 3:39
SC-Taylor Brown, 4:49
SC-Paul Purdy (Shawn Cofrin), 5:20
SC-Taylor Brown, 6:46
H-Kevin Geraghty, 9:38
H- Paul Fogel (Devin Poole), 10:26
SC-Taylor Brown, 10:55
SC-Derek Pedrick, 11:45
H-Brian Prescott (Kevin Geraghty), 13:25
2nd Quarter:
SC- Kevin Warnock, 1:03
H- Mike Debrossy, 3:09
SC-Brian Endicott, 3:39
SC-Craig Gibson, 8:11
H-Brett Raboy (Kevin Geraghty), 10:14
H-Ryan Maloney (Mike Debrossy), 12:26
SC-Mike Bartol (Taylor Brown), 12:47
3rd Quarter:
H-Travis White (Kevin Geraghty), :14
SC-Shawn Cofrin, 3:29
H- Mike Debrossy (Noah Hollander), 7:44
H-Mike Debrossy (Tom Dachile), 9:41
SC-Shawn Cofrin, 10:36
H-Noah Hollander (Paul Fogel), 11:33
4th Quarter:
SC-Craig Gibson (Taylor Brown), 1:53
SC-Adam Cost (Jason Beal), 2:36
H-Mike Debrossy (Kevin Geraghty), 4:29
H-Ryan Maloney (Mike Debrossy), 6:39
SC-Jason Beal (Paul Purdy), 6:51
H-Kevin Geraghty (Brett Raboy), 12:00
Goalie Saves: SC-P.J. Rovinelli (15, 60 mins.); Hartwick-Mark Colite (11, 60 mins.)
Shots: SC 44; Hartwick 38
Face-offs wins: SC 17; Hartwick 16
Ground Balls: SC 26; Hartwick 21
Man-up: SC (0-1); Hartwick (2-4)
Keith Bugbee enters his 30th season as head men's lacrosse coach at Springfield College in 2013. Under his direction, the Pride is one of the top programs in the country. Bugbee's coaching record stands at an impressive 317-149 (.680 winning percentage). Read more.