First time for everything
After 10 losses to start the season, lacrosse makes their first appearance in the win column
Matt Choquette, Staff Writer
Issue date: 4/16/08Section: Sports
The teams traded goals for the better half of the second quarter St. John's received goals from Rob Gannon, who finished with a hat-trick, and Tom Michaelsen, while Penn State scored two of their own.
After Penn State committed another slashing penalty, O'Donnell assisted Trevor Michaelsen's tenth goal of the season. A minute later, Trevor's twin brother, Tom, netted his second of the day. St. John's headed into halftime with a 7-5 lead.
Penn State scored quickly in the third, but the Red Storm offense remained resilient. O'Donnell scored again, finding an opening in the left side of the net.
Penn State's slashing problems continued and Gannon scored his second after being left open in the middle of the field, sending St. John's into the fourth quarter with a 9-6 lead.
With a three-goal lead and starving for a win, the fourth quarter strategy was laid out by Miller. "We just talked about being disciplined and not making mistakes, and we were able to do
that," he said.
Penn State did cut the lead to two when senior Bubba Scott zigzagged his way to the net, but a comeback was not to be. junior Malcolm Miles picked up a loose ball in front of the Nittany Lion net, and extended the lead back to three.
And finally, Gannon had the last word, scoring his third.
St. John's relied on keen possession of the ball and stellar goalkeeping throughout the game. Sophomore goalie Gavin Buckley got the start on Saturday and recorded 11 saves, most of which came at pivotal points in the game and allowed St. John's to hold the lead.
"[Buckley] gave us the spark we needed," Miller said. Dan Goldberg, the team's regular keeper, got the day off.
"Danny has done a pretty good job," Miller added. "I just felt that sometimes at that position, if you make a change, it can give you a spark."
After Penn State committed another slashing penalty, O'Donnell assisted Trevor Michaelsen's tenth goal of the season. A minute later, Trevor's twin brother, Tom, netted his second of the day. St. John's headed into halftime with a 7-5 lead.
Penn State scored quickly in the third, but the Red Storm offense remained resilient. O'Donnell scored again, finding an opening in the left side of the net.
Penn State's slashing problems continued and Gannon scored his second after being left open in the middle of the field, sending St. John's into the fourth quarter with a 9-6 lead.
With a three-goal lead and starving for a win, the fourth quarter strategy was laid out by Miller. "We just talked about being disciplined and not making mistakes, and we were able to do
that," he said.
Penn State did cut the lead to two when senior Bubba Scott zigzagged his way to the net, but a comeback was not to be. junior Malcolm Miles picked up a loose ball in front of the Nittany Lion net, and extended the lead back to three.
And finally, Gannon had the last word, scoring his third.
St. John's relied on keen possession of the ball and stellar goalkeeping throughout the game. Sophomore goalie Gavin Buckley got the start on Saturday and recorded 11 saves, most of which came at pivotal points in the game and allowed St. John's to hold the lead.
"[Buckley] gave us the spark we needed," Miller said. Dan Goldberg, the team's regular keeper, got the day off.
"Danny has done a pretty good job," Miller added. "I just felt that sometimes at that position, if you make a change, it can give you a spark."
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