Bear Lax Trax Fax as of 03/09/2014

by John Nichols

D-I

BEARS vs BEARS

• UVA (Mike Rhoads ’13) traveled up to Ithaca to take on Cornell (Joe Paoletta ’10, Will Joyce ’10, Marshall Peters ’13).  Cornell put together a 9 goal run to turn a 3 goal deficit into a 6 goal lead.  Joe contributed on goal and Marshall recorded 4 ground balls and one caused turnover.

Other games:

• Bucknell (Sam McDonough C ’10) fell to Lehigh 9-3.  Sam had 2 ground balls for the Bison.

• Colgate (Robby Dunigan ’13) was very consistent, beating Hobart and Boston U. by identical 7-5 scores.  Robby saw the field in both games and was credited with a ground ball in the Hobart game.

• Cornell (Joe Paoletta ’10, Will Joyce ’10, Marshall Peters ’13) trounced Canisius on Wednesday 19-6.  Marshall had 2 ground balls and a caused turnover and Will got a shift in goal.

• Delaware (Phil Pena ’13, Taylor Valencia ’13) had a big week, picking up wins over Lafayette and Binghamton.  Phil got off one shot against Lafayette and two against Binghamton.

• Denver (Harrison Archer ’10), after having suffered a couple of tough losses, came back this week and got a key win over Notre Dame at the Pacific Coast Shootout.  Denver scored first and never saw their lead disappear.  Harrison took 3 shots, 2 on goal, for the Pioneers.

• Drexel (Hank Brown ’12) had split results this week, rolling St. John’s 16-11 then falling to Bryant 12-6.

• Furman (Connor Lynch ’13) fell to Michigan 11-9.

Connor Lynch (#54) leads to Paladins into battle.

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• Georgetown (Alex Joyce ’12) lost to the Harvard Crimson 15-9.

• Marquette (Cullen Cassidy ’09) lost to Jacksonville 9-8 despite having an advantage in almost every statistical category.  Cullen dominated at the X, winning 14 of 20 faceoffs and gathering up 4 ground balls.

• Maryland (Kellen Miller ’11) continued to play like the #1 team in the nation, downing Stony Brook 11-8.  After building a 6 goal lead, Maryland survived a four goal run by Hofstra in the fourth quarter.

• Navy (Matt Morrison C ’09, Patrick Keena ’11) picked up another win this week, downing Lafayette 11-3, raising the Patriot League record to 2-1. Patrick recorded and assist and 2 ground balls.

• Ohio State (Luke Howard ’11, Charlie Schnider ’12) fell to Hofstra 7-5.

• Penn (Will Laco ’11, Garrett Fellows ’13, Peter Laco ’13) picked up 12-11 win over Philly rival Villanova. 

•  Princeton (Brian Reilly ’09, Jack Strabo C ’10, Justin Murphy ’11, Mark Strabo ’12) played host to North Carolina on Friday night.  The Tigers were tenacious, but fell 11-13.  In a game of runs, Carolina had the last run, scoring the final three goals to earn the win.  Justin had another good game at the X, winning 11 of 22 faceoffs and recording 5 ground balls.  Mark Strabo was credited with 2 ground balls in the loss.

• Vermont (Coach Ryan Curtis ’96) won one and lost in a pair of contest against Virginia based teams.  Vermont beat VMI 18-7 and then handed the Richmond Spiders their first win in D-I, falling 12-11.  Down 11-5 late in the third quarter, Vermont outscored Richmond 6-1 to make it close.

March 10 D-I Polls	USLIA Coaches Poll	Warrior Media Poll	Quint’s Top 20	Lax Power Forum Poll
Maryland	1	1	1	1
Virginia	7	6	5	6
Penn	12	11	9	12
Denver	9	9	10	9
Princeton	16	16	14	14
Cornell	8	8	3	8t
Ohio State	NR	NR	NR	V
Marquette	NR	NR	NR	NR
Bucknell	NR	NR	NR	V
Colgate	V	19	16	20t
Drexel	20	V	18	20t
Delaware	NR	V	NR	NR
Navy	NR	NR	NR	V

This coming week:

Bears vs. Bears:

• Furman (Connor Lynch ’13) travels to DC to face Georgetown (Alex Joyce ’12) on Tuesday—a game you can go see!  The game will also be streamed over CBS Sports ULive.   Also, Landon will play Paul VI at Georgetown before the Furman/Georgetown game.

• Ohio State (Luke Howard ’11, Charlie Schnider ’12) travels out to Denver (Harrison Archer ’10) to take on the Pioneers.  Last year these two teams split a pair of one goal games.  With these teams now in separate conferences, it may be their only meeting this year.

• Penn (Will Laco ’11, Garrett Fellows ’13, Peter Laco ’13) crosses the Delaware to play Princeton (Brian Reilly ’09, Jack Strabo C ’10, Justin Murphy ’11, Mark Strabo ’12) in the Ivy League opener for both teams.

Other games of interest:

• You can get a rare Tuesday double header on ESPN3 as Bucknell (Sam McDonough C ’10) takes on North Carolina at 4 and Marquette (Cullen Cassidy ’09) faces Duke at 7.

• UVA (Mike Rhoads ’13) faces Notre Dame at 5PM on Sunday on ESPNU

D-III

Bears vs. Bears

Colby College (Sam Lamson ’12) battled Hamilton (Sellers Garrett ’12) in the year’s first D-III Bears vs. Bears game.  Colby came away with the 10-9 win after scoring 5 of the games last 6 goals.  Sellers had 2 ground balls and one caused turnover.

Otherwise it was a rather dismal week for our D-III Bears as Dickinson (Austin Dodson ’10), Gettysburg (Wes Lincoln ’10), and Ohio Wesleyan (Tommy Minkler C ’11) all fell to highly ranked opponents.

• Dickinson (Austin Dodson ’10) fell to Roanoke 11-8. Austin had a goal for the Red Devils

• Gettysburg (Wes Lincoln ’10) lost to Lynchburg 12-6.

• Ohio Wesleyan (Tommy Minkler C ’11) was downed by perennial D-III power Salisbury in Tommy’s homecoming at Landon on Sunday.  Tommy scored one goal for the Battling Bishops.

• Hamilton (Sellers Garrett ’12) fell to Nazareth 16-11.  Sellers had one ground ball and one caused turnover.

This coming week:

Ohio Wesleyan (Tommy Minkler C ’11) sticks around the area, traveling a bit south to play Tim Keena’s alma mater, Hampden-Sydney, on Tuesday.