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Box)
WATERVILLE, Maine - After battling to a 2-2 tie
through one quarter, the Colby College men's lacrosse team scored
nine unanswered goals on the way to a 12-6 non-conference victory
over Plymouth State University Tuesday at Bill Alfond Field.
The Mules move to 2-0 on the season, while PSU was playing its
season opener.
Whit McCarthy (Darien, Conn.) and Mark Squicciarino (Titusville,
N.J.) scored goals in the first quarter for Colby, while Steve
Engel (South Windsor, Conn.) and Brian Giroux (Wolfeboro Falls,
N.H.) answered for Plymouth State.
Alex Boches (Beverly, Mass.) gave the Mules the lead for good with
an unassisted goal with 11:10 left to halftime. The score stayed
that way until Caddy Brooks (Darien, Conn.) scored with 52.3
seconds left for a 4-2 lead. After a PSU turnover gave the Mules
the ball back with 12 seconds remaining, Boches added his second
goal with only 2.8 seconds to play to give Colby momentum and a 5-2
lead at the break.
The Mules scored all four goals of the third quarter and added the
first two scores of the fourth quarter to break the game open.
McCarthy had two goals in the third quarter, while Brooks and Jamie
Wallace (Marblehead, Mass.) both added one. Boches tallied again to
start the final quarter and minutes later Stew Brown (Wilton,
Conn.) made it 11-2.
Plymouth State cut into the lead over the final 10 minutes once the
Mules started substituting liberally.
McCarthy finished with three goals and one assist, while Brooks and
Squicciarino both had two goals and two assists. Boches also had
three goals for the winners. Craig Bunker (Topsfield, Mass.) won 11
face-offs and had 10 groundballs for the Mules.
Junior Brett Zebrowski (Bayville, N.Y.) led the
Panthers with a pair of goals.
Alex Farmer (Madison, Conn.) played 55 minutes and made 11 saves
for the Mules.
PSU is back in action next Monday, Mar. 16, facing Saint Anselm
College at the Hampshire Dome in Milford, N.H. (12:30 p.m.)
(Courtesy of Colby Sports Information)
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