(Story courtesy of Colorado College)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado College came from behind in the second half for an 8-6 victory over Birmingham-Southern College and claimed the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference’s inaugural playoff title in men’s lacrosse.
Junior midfielder James Mauk fueled the triumph with three
goals, including a pair just 99 seconds apart that turned a 5-4
deficit into a 6-5 lead midway through the third period.
When senior midfielder Buck McKenna and sophomore attackman Steve
Rijo added unassisted tallies in the final minute of that third
quarter and 1:36 into the fourth, producing a the final 8-6
cushion, the comeback was complete.
The Tigers, 12-0, out-shot BSC by a 54-21 margin overall.
Sophomore goalie Andrew Huffman steered away 19 of the 27 that
reached him.
“We ran into another hot goaltender,” said head coach
Guy Van Arsdale. “We had looks we wanted and he made some big
saves that kind of kept the game the way it was. But I was proud
that our guys just kept battling and playing hard. That was a hard
fought, physical game.”
Freshman Zach Steedman made only five saves for Colorado College,
but came up with a huge one on Panthers attackman Matt Ivie late in
the contest to preserve the triumph.
The Tigers got a pair of goals on from freshman midfielder Jack
Kreitler, along with a solo effort by freshman midfielder Will
Harris.
Colorado College, which will receive the program’s
first-ever NCAA tournament bid on May 8, plays host to Mesa
State College next Saturday in the first of three non-conference
games to close out the regular season.
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