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#1 Colorado State Suffers 8-7 Loss to #3 Brigham Young in RMLC Final
Greeley, CO
By Alex Smith
April 30, 2005
The Colorado State University lacrosse team had its three-year run as conference champions
ended by Brigham Young University in Greeley, CO Saturday afternoon. BYU did not trail for
the final 39:00 of the game and held off CSU's fourth quarter comeback attempt to win their
first RMLC title since 2001. BYU's 8-7 victory over the Rams is their first since 2002 and
was the first loss by the Rams to someone other than UC-Santa Barbara since the 2003 season.
BYU held a 7-4 lead at one point in the fourth quarter before seniors Tim Farquhar (Collegiate
HS, VA) and Nick Stanitz-Harper (Eaglecrest HS, CO) pulled the Rams within one with 3:34
remaining. But BYU's impressive freshman midfielder Dan Cole was able to answer back on
a spinning left handed shot to the far lower corner with 3:00 left to give the Cougars enough
cushion to take home the victory. Colorado State had a chance in the final minute to tie
but was unable to get one home and watched BYU take the field in celebration of an RMLC
championship.
BYU's Cole started the scoring just :30 into the contest, but goals would not be so easy
for either team as the game progressed. A late season cold front blasted the Front Range
and light rain and snow fell intermittently throughout the contest. Both defenses and goaltenders
were aided by wet field conditions and cold weather as players lost their footing on numerous
occasions. Colorado State took the lead as the first quarter was winding down thanks to
goals from sophomore midfielder Ryan Trude (Mt. Lebanon HS, PA) and freshman attackman Shay
Cunningham (Algonquin HS, MA) to make it 2-1 after one.
BYU goalie Chris Powers had a sensational first quarter, turning away six CSU shots and
keeping his team in the game while the Rams unleashed 13 shots at the freshman goalie. Junior
goaltender Pete Jokisch (Rockhurst Jesuit HS, MO) had another very good game for the Rams
as well, making several point blank stops to bail out his team. Both goalies certainly had
their moments in this game. Powers turned away 16 shots in the win while Jokisch recorded
13 saves of his own.
With the game tied 3-3 at the half, BYU's Jordan Theurer and Kellen Gunderson scored two
late third quarter goals just over a minute apart to push the Cougar lead to 5-3. But CSU
junior midfielder Michael Murphy cut through the middle of the BYU defense and put one away
with :24 seconds remaining to set up the exciting final quarter.
Face-offs were certainly the story of the day. BYU owned the 'x' by winning an astounding
14 of 17 draws. Phil McClure and Walker Bateman handled just about everything the Rams threw
at them to give the Cougars valuable possessions. The rest of the stats were relatively
even with BYU winning groundballs 43-36 and CSU out shooting BYU 34-31.
After BYU got a goal to get the lead back up to two in the fourth, an ill-advised CSU shot
led to a BYU fast break goal by Josh Austin to make it a 7-4 game with only 8:35 remaining.
But the Rams weren't done yet. Farquhar ripped one home from the left side of the cage and
Stanitz-Harper muscled his way to the net to pull CSU within one before Cole answered for
BYU. Stanitz-Harper got his second goal of the game off a looping feed from Cunningham with
1:18 remaining, but CSU could not muster the tying goal as time ran out.
Stanitz-Harper led all scorers with 2 goals and 2 assists. Cunningham (1g, 1a) was the
only other multi-point contributor for the Rams on the afternoon. BYU got two points apiece
from Cole, Mark Tschaggeny, Walker Bateman, Jordan Theurer and Pete Stevenson.
The loss moves the Rams to 15-1 and they will have to wait to find the seeds for the MDIA
tournament on Monday. BYU goes to 14-3. Both teams are likely locks for a top 4 seed but
could fall anywhere from 1-4 depending on voting. The MDIA playoffs start on May 10, 2005
in Blaine, MN.
Game Notes:
- The RMLC Championship Tournament was a classy event on the campus of the University of
Northern Colorado. Despite the bad weather, all games were played and the fields were in
relatively good shape throughout the weekend.
- Goaltender Pete Jokisch was called for a trip midway through the second quarter. Freshman
Adam Taylor stepped into net for the 6 on 4 opportunity, which BYU was able to capitalize
on.
- CSU's man-up was unsuccessful in three attempts while BYU went 1/5.
- BYU's RMLC Championship was had thanks to two one-goal victories as they beat Colorado
9-8 in the semifinals.
- Several CSU players were honored with All-League selections after the game, including
first-team attackmen Nick Stanitz-Harper and Shay Cunningham, first-team midfielders Tim
Farquhar and Pat Bird, first-team defenseman Kellen Bershinsky and first-team goaltender
Pete Jokisch. Flip Naumburg was also named RMLC Coach of the Year.
- Cunningham and Stanitz-Harper finished the year with 58 and 56 points respectively. Farquhar
was next on the list with 47 points while sophomore attackman Danny Stevens notched 44.
- The last time CSU lost was by this same score to UCSB in the 2004 national championship
game.
Statistics:
Brigham Young vs. SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
Colorado State -------------------------------------
Date: Apr 30, 2005 Attendance: 150 Brigham Young....... 1 2 2 3 - 8
Weather: Light Drizzle, Cold (High 20s-Low 40s) Colorado State...... 2 1 1 3 - 7
Brigham Young SCORING: GOALS: Dan Cole 2; Walker Bateman 1; Mark Tschaggeny 1;
Pete Stevenson 1; Jordan Theurer 1; Josh Austin 1; Kellen Gunderson 1.
ASSISTS: Walker Bateman 1; Phil McClure 1; Tyler Monteath 1; Pete Stevenson 1;
Jordan Theurer 1; Mark Tschaggeny 1.
Colorado State SCORING: GOALS: Nick Stanitz-Harper 2; Shay Cunningham 1; Tim
Farquhar 1; Patrick Bird 1; Michael Murphy 1; Ryan Trude 1.
ASSISTS: Nick Stanitz-Harper 2; Shay Cunningham 1.
SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Brigham Young....... 6 9 7 9 - 31 Brigham Young....... 6 4 3 3 - 16
Colorado State...... 13 7 6 8 - 34 Colorado State...... 2 4 4 3 - 13
GROUND BALLS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot TURNOVERS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Brigham Young....... 10 9 10 14 - 43 Brigham Young....... 7 8 9 10 - 34
Colorado State...... 10 10 9 7 - 36 Colorado State...... 3 7 8 4 - 22
FACE-OFFS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Total
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Brigham Young....... 3-4 3-3 3-4 5-6 - 14-17
Colorado State...... 1-4 0-3 1-4 1-6 - 3-17
CLEARS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Total
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Brigham Young....... 3-5 4-7 5-6 4-6 - 16-24
Colorado State...... 6-8 7-10 5-9 6-7 - 24-34
EXTRA-MAN OPPS 1 2 3 4 Total
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Brigham Young....... 0-1 1-3 0-1 0-0 - 1-5
Colorado State...... 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 - 0-3
PENALTIES - BYU 3/3:00; CSU 5/4:30.
Colorado State
Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB Face T/O CT Pen-Min
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1 Patrick Bird........ 1 - 1 5 3 1 - - 1 2/ 1:30
2 Nick Stanitz-Harper. 2 2 4 5 4 1 - 1 -
3 Pete Jokisch........ - - - - - 3 - - - 1/ 1:00
7 Ryan Trude.......... 1 - 1 1 1 1 - - -
9 Michael Murphy...... 1 - 1 3 2 1 - 3 -
10 Matt Reiss.......... - - - 1 - - - - -
11 Kurt Nakazono....... - - - 1 - - - - -
13 Tim Farquhar........ 1 - 1 8 5 1 - 2 -
16 Tim Chorey.......... - - - 5 5 1 - 2 -
18 Lee Cates........... - - - - - 3 3-13 - 1
20 Ryan MacDonald...... - - - 1 1 - - 1 -
21 Brian Vickery....... - - - - - 3 - 1 -
28 Dylan Preble........ - - - - - 1 - 1 1 2/ 2:00
29 Kellin Bershinsky... - - - - - 4 - 1 4
31 Kyle Rosa........... - - - - - - 0-3 - -
32 Danny Stevens....... - - - 2 1 5 - 4 -
33 Ryan Price.......... - - - - - 3 - 2 -
34 Adam Schnirel....... - - - - - 2 - 2 -
39 Shay Cunningham..... 1 1 2 2 1 4 - - 1
71 Adam Taylor......... - - - - - - - - -
77 Ian Evans........... - - - - - 2 - - -
Totals.............. 7 3 10 34 23 36 3-17 22 8 5/ 4:30
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
Colorado State Minutes GA W/L 1 2 3 4 Saves
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3 Pete Jokisch........ 59:42 7 2 4 4 3 13
71 Adam Taylor......... 0:18 1 0 0 0 0 0
Legend: Sh=shots SOG-shots on goal G=goals scored A=assists Face=faceoffs T/O=turnovers
CT=caused turnover
Brigham Young
Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB Face T/O CT Pen-Min
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1 Zach Davis.......... - - - 1 1 2 - 2 -
2 Chirs Powers........ - - - - - 4 - 2 -
4 Curtis Salmon....... - - - - - 8 - - -
6 Tyler Monteath...... - 1 1 3 1 - - 2 -
10 Randall Cone........ - - - 1 - 1 - 1 -
11 Scott Lalor......... - - - 1 1 2 - 1 -
12 Dan Cole............ 2 - 2 4 2 3 1-1 2 1
13 Mark Davis.......... - - - 2 - 2 - 4 -
15 Jon-Michael Dreher.. - - - 1 1 - - 1 -
16 Mark Tschaggeny..... 1 1 2 4 3 5 - 3 - 1/ 1:00
17 Brian Kubesh........ - - - - - - - - - 1/ 1:00
19 Josh Austin......... 1 - 1 3 3 2 - 3 -
25 Kellen Gunderson.... 1 - 1 3 3 - - 1 - 1/ 1:00
26 Jared Rife.......... - - - - - - - - 1
27 Jordan Theurer...... 1 1 2 1 1 1 - - -
30 Pete Stevenson...... 1 1 2 3 2 - - - -
31 Phil McClure........ - 1 1 - - 5 6-6 1 -
32 Walker Bateman...... 1 1 2 4 3 3 6-9 - -
37 Taylor Redd......... - - - - - 2 - 1 -
40 Matt Wheatley....... - - - - - 2 - - 1
Totals.............. 8 6 14 31 21 43 14-17 34 3 3/ 3:00
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
Brigham Young Minutes GA W/L 1 2 3 4 Saves
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2 Chirs Powers........ 60:00 7 6 4 3 3 16
Legend: Sh=shots SOG-shots on goal G=goals scored A=assists Face=faceoffs T/O=turnovers
CT=caused turnover
SCORING SUMMARY:
Prd Time Team Type Goal Scorer Assists
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1. 1st 14:30 BYU EVEN Dan Cole Unassisted
2. 6:46 CSU EVEN Ryan Trude Unassisted
3. 1:01 CSU EVEN Shay Cunningham Unassisted
4. 2nd 12:58 BYU EVEN Walker Bateman Mark Tschaggeny
5. 9:01 BYU UP Mark Tschaggeny Walker Bateman
6. 0:48 CSU EVEN Patrick Bird Unassisted
7. 3rd 3:30 BYU EVEN Jordan Theurer Unassisted
8. 2:21 BYU EVEN Kellen Gunderson Phil McClure
9. 0:23 CSU EVEN Michael Murphy Nick Stanitz-Harper
10. 4th 11:08 BYU EVEN Pete Stevenson Tyler Monteath
11. 8:35 BYU EVEN Josh Austin Jordan Theurer
12. 7:10 CSU EVEN Tim Farquhar Nick Stanitz-Harper
13. 3:34 CSU EVEN Nick Stanitz-Harper Shay Cunningham
14. 3:00 BYU EVEN Dan Cole Pete Stevenson
15. 1:18 CSU EVEN Nick Stanitz-Harper Unassisted
PENALTY SUMMARY:
Prd Time Team ##-Player Min Offense
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1st 03:06 BYU 17-Brian Kubesh 1:00 PP SLASHING................................
02:30 CSU 1 -Patrick Bird 0:30 PP PUSHING.................................
2nd 15:00 BYU 25-Kellen Gunderson 1:00 PP ILLEGAL CROSSE..........................
09:19 CSU 3 -Pete Jokisch 1:00 PP TRIPPING................................
09:19 CSU 28-Dylan Preble 1:00 PP SLASHING................................
05:38 CSU 1 -Patrick Bird 1:00 PP ILLEGAL BODY CHECK......................
3rd 10:16 BYU 16-Mark Tschaggeny 1:00 PP SLASHING................................
00:01 CSU 28-Dylan Preble 1:00 PP ILLEGAL BODY CHECK......................
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