Holy Cross snaps Red Fox winning streak at four
Joseph Ferrary
Issue date: 4/19/07 Section: Sports
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The Marist men's lacrosse team had its four-game win streak snapped by Holy Cross as the Crusaders defeated Marist 10-6 on Saturday in Worchester, MA.
With the loss, Marist fell to 4-6 overall, but since this was a non-conference opponent, its 3-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) record remained the same. Holy Cross improved its record to 5-6.
Marist head coach, James Simpson, was disappointed in his team's letdown at Holy Cross.
"It's painful," Simpson said. "They are much more talented team than they usually show, and we just didn't come to play. We didn't come out with the same intensity as we would have if this had been a league game."
The Red Foxes found themselves down early and often as Holy Cross exploded to a 4-0 lead. Senior Paul LeBlanc scored twice for Holy Cross during its four-goal outbreak. The Red Foxes did not get on the board until the 12-minute mark of the second period as sophomore Paul Santavicca scored the only Marist goal of the first half.
After finding his team down 7-1 at the half, Simpson only had one thing to say to his team during halftime.
"I told the team to go out in the second half and play for one another," Simpson said. "I also told them that we couldn't play much worse than we did in the first half."
After another Holy Cross goal pushed the lead to 8-1, Marist responded with four goals in a span of two minutes in the third period. Junior attack man Nick Hautau scored two of the four goals while freshman Kevin Zorovich added two assists.
With the score 8-5 and one more period to go, Holy Cross scored two more times, while Marist scored only once more.
Simpson said there were some bright spots during the 10-6 setback against Holy Cross, like the return of Dan Needle, who had been sidelined for the last two weeks with an injury.
"One of the bright spots for our team was the return of Dan Needle," Simpson remarked. "Dan won 16 of 19 faceoff attempts and gave us a lot of possession opportunities."
For the game, Holy Cross had four players score two goals apiece while Marist was led by Hautau, who scored both of his goals during the third period.
Marist currently sits in fourth place in the MAAC with four league games to go before the MAAC Tournament. The Red Foxes finish their season with three straight home games, including their next contest on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. versus Manhattan on the North End Field.
With the loss, Marist fell to 4-6 overall, but since this was a non-conference opponent, its 3-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) record remained the same. Holy Cross improved its record to 5-6.
Marist head coach, James Simpson, was disappointed in his team's letdown at Holy Cross.
"It's painful," Simpson said. "They are much more talented team than they usually show, and we just didn't come to play. We didn't come out with the same intensity as we would have if this had been a league game."
The Red Foxes found themselves down early and often as Holy Cross exploded to a 4-0 lead. Senior Paul LeBlanc scored twice for Holy Cross during its four-goal outbreak. The Red Foxes did not get on the board until the 12-minute mark of the second period as sophomore Paul Santavicca scored the only Marist goal of the first half.
After finding his team down 7-1 at the half, Simpson only had one thing to say to his team during halftime.
"I told the team to go out in the second half and play for one another," Simpson said. "I also told them that we couldn't play much worse than we did in the first half."
After another Holy Cross goal pushed the lead to 8-1, Marist responded with four goals in a span of two minutes in the third period. Junior attack man Nick Hautau scored two of the four goals while freshman Kevin Zorovich added two assists.
With the score 8-5 and one more period to go, Holy Cross scored two more times, while Marist scored only once more.
Simpson said there were some bright spots during the 10-6 setback against Holy Cross, like the return of Dan Needle, who had been sidelined for the last two weeks with an injury.
"One of the bright spots for our team was the return of Dan Needle," Simpson remarked. "Dan won 16 of 19 faceoff attempts and gave us a lot of possession opportunities."
For the game, Holy Cross had four players score two goals apiece while Marist was led by Hautau, who scored both of his goals during the third period.
Marist currently sits in fourth place in the MAAC with four league games to go before the MAAC Tournament. The Red Foxes finish their season with three straight home games, including their next contest on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. versus Manhattan on the North End Field.
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