The Middlebury Campus

Issue date: 3/30/06 Section: Sports

Media Credit: Kate Dellas Senior Jonathan Sisto scored twice in an 8-6 victory over NESCAC rivals Connecticut College during the break.

While all of us enjoyed the sun and sand, the men's lacrosse team was hard at work competing in three games. The Panthers won the first game at home before going south for their annual spring break trip, during which they compiled a .500 record on the road.

On Saturday, March 18, Middlebury played host to 11th ranked Stevens Institute on Kohn Field. In a hard-fought battle, the Panthers prevailed 13-12. The first half was evenly scored, with the Panthers ending it with a 5-4 advantage. Both squads came out firing to begin the third quarter, with each team trading goals before the Panthers went up by a score of 12-8. Not conceding defeat, the Stevens Ducks scored the next three to bring the game down to the wire with Middlebury holding a 12-11 advantage. Aaron Herter '06, who earlier scored two goals, netted the game-winner with seven minutes to play. Stevens seemed poised to tie the game but time ran out. Henry Sheehan '06 led all scorers with four points, while Jim Cabrera '08 and Jon Sisto '06 each contributed two goals.

The following Wednesday, the Panthers played their first road game of the season at Gettysburg, in what now is an annual match-up between two of the top three teams in the nation.

Despite a strong effort by the defense led by Gabe Wood '06, the Panthers were on the wrong side of the contest, losing 7-4. According to Co-Captain J.P. Coviello '06, "We played well, but they managed to keep the ball out of our offense's hands for the majority of the game. When we had the ball, our possessions were often short-lived, which didn't help the situation."

Gettysburg opened the game scoring the first few goals before the Panthers rallied with goals by Captain Travis Meyer '06, Jeff Pello '06 and Frank Granara '08, who received a rare feed from Wood. The Panthers entered the second half down 4-3 before Gettysburg struck again to go up two goals.

Middlebury responded immediately as Cabrera rifled a shot to the back of the net, but that would be the end of the day for the Panthers as the Bullets played a possession game, denying Middlebury more scoring opportunities.

Hoping to end the trip on a positive note and pick up their first road victory, the team regrouped and traveled to Connecticut to take on the Camels of Connecticut College.

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