BOX SCORE
MEDFORD, Mass. - In a back-and-forth bout that saw seven ties in
the second half, Tufts University sophomore Kevin McCormick scored
33 seconds into overtime to give the seventh-ranked Jumbo men's
lacrosse team a scintillating 14-13 victory against Bowdoin College
in the last game of the 2010 regular-season on Friday night under
the lights at Bello Field.
Bowdoin's Owen Smith had scored with 58 seconds remaining in the
fourth quarter to tie the game at 13 apiece. Tufts sophomore Nick
Rhoads won the overtime face-off, and soon McCormick was darting
towards the right post and scoring the game-winning goal that gave
Tufts its most regular-season wins in program history.
The Jumbos head into the post-season at 13-1 overall. They earned
the #2 seed in the NESCAC Tournament with an 8-1 record and host
Williams College in the first round on Sunday at 1:00. Bowdoin
(8-6, 5-4 NESCAC) also secured a home game on Sunday and will play
Colby. Game time is to-be-announced.
On Seniors Night at Tufts, it was Bowdoin senior Adam Tracy who
stole the show early with four goals in the opening 13 minutes to
give the visitors a 4-0 lead. Tufts started to make its way back on
a goal by sophomore Sean Kirwan at 1:30 of the first quarter. That
started a stretch when Tufts scored six of the next seven goals to
take a 6-5 lead on junior Ryan Molloy's tally at 7:52 of the
second. The Jumbos had six different goal-scorers during the
comeback.
However, Bowdoin regained the lead by halftime, 7-6, on goals by
freshman Billy Bergner and sophomore Matthew Egan.
Into the second half, the teams traded goals three times.
Bowdoin's Russell HallIday scored twice and the Polar Bears led
10-9 at 14:48 of the fourth. The Jumbos scored the next two,
including Molly's man-up goal at 12:43 for an 11-10 advantage, and
the hosts would not trail again. Bowdoin tied the score at 11-11
and 12-12, but Tufts had answers both times. Junior Matt Witko put
the Jumbos up 13-12 at 1:42, leading to the dramatic
conclusion.
Molloy's three goals led Tufts, while Witko, McCormick, and Kirwan
scored two apiece. The Jumbos won the ground ball battle decisively
at 43-28, led defensively by four each from senior tri-captain
Eytan Saperstein and senior Evan Crosby. Rhoads won 16 of 29
face-offs for Tufts, and sophomore Steven Foglietta stopped eight
shots in goal. Tufts tallied twice on man-up situations.
Tracy's five goals were the game's high, while Halliday and Smith
each netted three. Junior Ben Chadwick finished with three assists
for Bowdoin. Sophomore Christopher Williamson was great in goal,
with four saves in each quarter for 16 total. Tracy also led the
Bears with four ground balls, while freshman Brian Durkin won nine
face-offs.
