With only Wal-Mart and Playstation to keep them occupied, the men’s lacrosse team had plenty of time to fine-tune its game over spring break in North Carolina. The team came out victorious in both of its meetings with a score of 8-7 on Wednesday, March 5 against Wingate University and a score of 8-4 on Saturday, March 8 against Greensboro College.
The training, which lasted from Saturday, March 1 to Saturday, March 8, consisted of practices twice a day that started at 9 a.m. and lasted until 11 a.m. and then resumed again at 3 p.m. and ended at 5 p.m.
“Our expectations going into the week were to play well as a team,” head coach Steve Colfer said. Colfer added that the team had been practicing in the Dixon Center due to the inclement weather and in North Carolina, they had a chance to practice on grass fields instead of the Dixon Center gym.
The team was not given a chance to showcase what they were working on in what was supposed to be their first game scheduled on Saturday, March 1 against Mary Washington College. The game was cancelled because of too much snow on the field.
“We were all disappointed in the first cancellation,” Colfer said. “It’s a good group of kids who want to play. Anytime that gets taken away from them, they get disappointed.”
The team played their first game of the 2002-03 season on Wednesday, March 5 against Wingate University. The team was down 5-4 going into the fourth quarter, but then came back to outscore the Bulldogs 4-2 in the fourth quarter with goals by junior attack Mike Piccoli, freshman attack Matt Campbell, senior midfielder Mike Pape and freshman midfielder Kevin Rayer.
On Saturday, March 8, the Cavaliers played Greensboro College. Colfer said Cabrini’s entire defense did exceptionally well against Greensboro, especially seniors Tom Grosse, David Johanson and Brandon Lawler, sophomore Brian Felice and junior goalie Antonio Masone, who had 20 saves against Greensboro.
“It was a lot better showing on Saturday against Greensboro,” Felice said. “We played much better as a whole.”
The team came back from their trip with high expectations.
“The team is very clear on what they want,” Colfer said. “We expect nothing less than a Pennsylvania Athletic Conference championship and a return trip to the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament.”
The men’s lacrosse team plays its first PAC game of the season at Neumann College on Wednesday, March 26 at 4 p.m.
With only Wal-Mart and Playstation to keep them occupied, the men’s lacrosse team had plenty of time to fine-tune its game over spring break in North Carolina. The team came out victorious in both of its meetings with a score of 8-7 on Wednesday, March 5 against Wingate University and a score of 8-4 on Saturday, March 8 against Greensboro College.
The training, which lasted from Saturday, March 1 to Saturday, March 8, consisted of practices twice a day that started at 9 a.m. and lasted until 11 a.m. and then resumed again at 3 p.m. and ended at 5 p.m.
“Our expectations going into the week were to play well as a team,” head coach Steve Colfer said. Colfer added that the team had been practicing in the Dixon Center due to the inclement weather and in North Carolina, they had a chance to practice on grass fields instead of the Dixon Center gym.
The team was not given a chance to showcase what they were working on in what was supposed to be their first game scheduled on Saturday, March 1 against Mary Washington College. The game was cancelled because of too much snow on the field.
“We were all disappointed in the first cancellation,” Colfer said. “It’s a good group of kids who want to play. Anytime that gets taken away from them, they get disappointed.”
The team played their first game of the 2002-03 season on Wednesday, March 5 against Wingate University. The team was down 5-4 going into the fourth quarter, but then came back to outscore the Bulldogs 4-2 in the fourth quarter with goals by junior attack Mike Piccoli, freshman attack Matt Campbell, senior midfielder Mike Pape and freshman midfielder Kevin Rayer.
On Saturday, March 8, the Cavaliers played Greensboro College. Colfer said Cabrini’s entire defense did exceptionally well against Greensboro, especially seniors Tom Grosse, David Johanson and Brandon Lawler, sophomore Brian Felice and junior goalie Antonio Masone, who had 20 saves against Greensboro.
“It was a lot better showing on Saturday against Greensboro,” Felice said. “We played much better as a whole.”
The team came back from their trip with high expectations.
“The team is very clear on what they want,” Colfer said. “We expect nothing less than a Pennsylvania Athletic Conference championship and a return trip to the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament.”
The men’s lacrosse team plays its first PAC game of the season at Neumann College on Wednesday, March 26 at 4 p.m.
