Colorado State Mens Lacrosse Rams Race Out to 18-3 Halftime Lead On Way to 22-8 Thrashing of Texas A&M
Colorado Springs, CO
By Alex Smith
February 28, 2004
Last years quarterfinal contest between the Colorado State Rams and Texas
A&M Aggies was one of the most exciting in the tournament. The teams were
tied late until the Rams went on a three goal run to win 12-9. This year
would tell a different story. The Rams offense got on track in a big way,
jumping out to an 8-2 first quarter lead on the way to an 18-3 halftime
score. All players got in the game as the redshirts saw their last action
for the year.
Derek Koll (Fort Collins, CO) got the first goal of the game jus t over a
minute and a half in and the #1 Rams got two more in the next two minutes
from Tim Farquhar (Collegiate, VA) and Michael Murphy (Lake Oswego, OR)
before Jason Dunn was able to answer for the #9 Aggies. Murphy and Farquhar
both had good games, scoring 2 goals and 2 assists and four goals and one
assist respectively.
The second quarter was once again good to Colorado State, as they outscored
the Aggies 10-1 to effectively put the game out of reach. Pete Jokisch
(Rockhurst, MO) was solid in cage in the first half and ended up with nine
saves in about three quarters worth of action.
Nick Stanitz-Harper (Eaglecrest, CO) had his way with the Texas A&M defense,
registering a hat trick on the day. Danny Stevens (Suffern, NY) and Tim
Chorey (Algonquin, MA) also scored three goals.
The Rams goal scoring spree in the first half can be largely credited to
the face-off dominance of Dave Clark (Cherry Creek, CO), who won 12 of 18
draws in the first thirty minutes. During the first quarter, Clark won 9 of
10 to keep the Rams on offense.
Defensively, Ryan Price (Arapahoe, CO) played very well against Dunn,
holding the All-American attackman to just two goals. Kellin Bershinsky
(Fort Collins, CO), Michael Greeson (East Grand Rapids, MI) and Adam
Schnirel (Mt. Lebanon, PA) all had gritty defensive efforts as well. The
majority of the Aggie goals came against second and third string defensive
players for CSU.
Long stick middie Mark Plonkey (Golden, CO) played a very good game in his
three quarters of action, scoring two goals, one on transition and one on a
set dodge.
The Aggies outscored CSU 5-4 in the second half, but the closest they got
was 20-7 late in the third. The game was cleanly played and only saw three
penalties all day. The Aggies were penalty free on the day.
Colorado State will prep to meet Division III Colorado College on Sunday,
while the Aggies will get ready to meet the Colorado Buffaloes at home next
weekend.
Game Notes:
- The game was played on Colorado Colleges newly renovated Washburn Field,
which now features Field Turf, quite an improvement from their previous
field.
- Danny Stevens had his third hat trick in a row against the Aggies.
- Every Ram on the roster got time in the game, including redshirts, who saw
their last game action of the year.
Goals by Quarters:
CSU: 8 10 3 1 = 22
TAMU: 2 1 4 1 = 8
Goals:
CSU Farquhar (4), Stanitz-Harper, Stevens and Chorey (3), Plonkey and
Murphy (2), Johnson, Disney, Koll, Bird, Everett (1)
TAMU Turnbow, Dunn and Dowell (2), Tabb, Mazzolini (1)
Assists:
CSU Murphy and Chorey (2), Johnson, Clark, Farquhar, Robinson, Reiss, Jo.
Newell (1)
TAMU Turnbow, Dowell, Dufour (1)
Goaltenders:
CSU Jokisch (45:00 minutes, 9 saves, 5 goals against), Fitzgerald (5:30
minutes, 3 saves, 3 goals against), Bisnette (4:30 minutes, 2 saves, 0 goals
against).
TAMU Hughes (45:00 minutes, 7 saves, 21 goals against), Markelhoff (6
saves, 1 goal against)
Face-Offs Won:
CSU 18/32
TAMU 14/32
Shots:
CSU 54
TAMU - 30
Ground Balls:
CSU 46
TAMU 31
Extra Man:
CSU 0/0
TAMU 1/3
Penalties:
CSU 3 for 2:30
TAMU 0 for 0:00
Attendance: 50 |
