Men's Lacrosse Drops 11-7 Decision At Middlebury
MIDDLEBURY, Vt., March 19, 2003 - Top-ranked Middlebury held off a late-charge from visiting Springfield College and posted an 11-7 victory on Wednesday at Kohn Field.
SC junior
Paul Purdy (Brewster, N.Y.) paced the Pride (1-1) with three goals, and freshman
Taylor Brown (Portsmouth, R.I.) added a goal and two assists. Junior
Craig Gibson (South Salem, Mass.), junior
Shawn Harrington (Suffern, N.Y.) and sophomore
Brian Endicott (Malden, Mass.) each had a goal.
For Middlebury (3-0), Mike Saraceni scored three times.
The Panthers jumped out to a 3-0 lead, but SC rallied back to score a late first-quarter goal and an early second-quarter goal to close the gap to 3-2. Middlebury scored the next four goals to extend the lead to 7-2, and held a 7-3 advantage at the half.
The Panthers maintained a five-goal lead (9-4) heading into the fourth quarter. SC scored three times in the fourth, however, including Purdy's tally early in the quarter to make it 9-5. Middlebury responded with two goals to push its lead to 11-5 with 10:03 to play.
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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).
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