The St. Michael's College men's lacrosse team traveled to Troy, NY on Saturday, Oct. 23 to face off against the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers.
The teams faced off at 5:30 pm. in RPI's brand new East Campus Athletic Village. Two scrimmages took place throughout the night with both teams putting their 2010 fall ball experience to the test against each other.
The Purple Knights lost the first scrimmage 12-4 however the scoreboard is not indicitive of how the game was played. St. Mikes opened with a two goal lead after Sophomore Attackman Pete Donnally scored twice off of assists from Juniors Max Zuccarini and Andrew Buccellato.
The Knights weren't able to capatalize on the momentum however as they surrendered six straight goals from RPI's high powered offense. The Knights were not able to regain their composure as the final score was 12-4.
Freshman Goalie Theo Furguson got the start in net and played very well. He gave up his duties at halftime to Freshman Chris DeMairo, who also made many key stops. Other positives for the Purple Knights included a good man-down percentage in the first half although there were too many minutes spent in the penalty box.
The two other goals were scored by Buccellato and Marty Vanzo coming off of assists from Nate Etre and Kevin Hunt respectively. Although the Purple Knights were on the losing end of the scoreboard, there are many positives they'll be able to take away from the scrimmage such as knowing that they played hard.
The teams faced off in a second scrimmage with four, 10 minute quarters. The Purple Knights were again on the losing end of a 4-1 game but many young players gained important experience.
Freshman Goalie Andrew Landers played for the first time in net this Fall and had a successful first outing. The defense worked hard and played physical and although the offense was not able to put up many points, there were many good posessions.
This was the second scrimmage of the Fall for the mens' team. Earlier, they were victorious in an exhibition against Bishops University, a Canadian team. The RPI scrimmage marked the end of the 2010 Fall ball schedule for the Purple Knights and they will not return to team action until after Chrismas break. Until then, they will have a workout schedule as well as individual skill sessions.
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