Lacrosse: Utes sweep Colorado teams
By: Tim Haslam
Issue date: 3/31/08 Section: Sports
Last weekend might just have been the greatest 48 hours in the history of Utah lacrosse.
The Utes (5-6, 2-0 Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference) went into their Colorado road trip as huge underdogs -- they had a 1-15 overall record against Colorado and Colorado State over the past six years -- but escaped as the top dogs.
Utah started by traveling to Boulder, Colo., to play the University of Colorado on Friday. Colorado has dominated Utah as of late, beating them six times in the last six years by a combined score of 76-45. The closest Utah has come to beating the Buffaloes was a 10-8 loss in Salt Lake City in 2003.
Utah started the game off well but still trailed the Buffaloes 2-1 after the first period. The Utes bounced back in the second quarter with three goals and took a 4-3 lead into the break. Utah then scored three goals in the third then five in the fourth for their first win in years over Colorado, 12-7.
Junior attackman Matt Qualey scored two goals and notched two assists to lead Utah with four points. Junior midfielder Jon Owens scored two goals and recorded one assist while junior midfielder Cory Merrell scored one goal and had two assists. Three Utah players -- Adam Grow, Ryan Watts and Mike Calvert -- had one goal and one assist each while four other Utes had one goal each.
Freshman goalie Andrew Martinelli recorded 14 saves and allowed seven goals for a save percentage of 0.667.
"Ten of (our) guys scored goals, which is a good sign," Utah head coach Rich Levi said. "It's nice to know if one player gets hurt or taken out, you can rely on the others to keep the offense going."
On Saturday, Utah traveled to Fort Collins, Colo., to play Colorado State. In the past 10 meetings between the two teams, CSU holds a 9-1 record while outscoring Utah by a combined score of 146-47.
The two teams played to a 4-4 tie at halftime and stayed competitive right down to the final whistle. The fourth quarter was key as CSU took a 10-7 lead with 4:45 remaining in the game.
The Utes (5-6, 2-0 Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference) went into their Colorado road trip as huge underdogs -- they had a 1-15 overall record against Colorado and Colorado State over the past six years -- but escaped as the top dogs.
Utah started by traveling to Boulder, Colo., to play the University of Colorado on Friday. Colorado has dominated Utah as of late, beating them six times in the last six years by a combined score of 76-45. The closest Utah has come to beating the Buffaloes was a 10-8 loss in Salt Lake City in 2003.
Utah started the game off well but still trailed the Buffaloes 2-1 after the first period. The Utes bounced back in the second quarter with three goals and took a 4-3 lead into the break. Utah then scored three goals in the third then five in the fourth for their first win in years over Colorado, 12-7.
Junior attackman Matt Qualey scored two goals and notched two assists to lead Utah with four points. Junior midfielder Jon Owens scored two goals and recorded one assist while junior midfielder Cory Merrell scored one goal and had two assists. Three Utah players -- Adam Grow, Ryan Watts and Mike Calvert -- had one goal and one assist each while four other Utes had one goal each.
Freshman goalie Andrew Martinelli recorded 14 saves and allowed seven goals for a save percentage of 0.667.
"Ten of (our) guys scored goals, which is a good sign," Utah head coach Rich Levi said. "It's nice to know if one player gets hurt or taken out, you can rely on the others to keep the offense going."
On Saturday, Utah traveled to Fort Collins, Colo., to play Colorado State. In the past 10 meetings between the two teams, CSU holds a 9-1 record while outscoring Utah by a combined score of 146-47.
The two teams played to a 4-4 tie at halftime and stayed competitive right down to the final whistle. The fourth quarter was key as CSU took a 10-7 lead with 4:45 remaining in the game.
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Kevin Fitzgerald
posted 3/31/08 @ 2:24 PM MST
What an Incredible Game!!! The Utes would not give up!!! The Rams were Stunned with the loss and as they were slamming their sticks against the goal posts - The Utah players were Cheering with Excitement. (Continued…)
Jake Vadeboncoeur
posted 3/31/08 @ 3:24 PM MST
Effin right. Go UTES!
Julianne Fitzgerald
posted 3/31/08 @ 5:46 PM MST
5 O.T's!!! Not only played like skilled athlete's but also behaved like Gentlemen before & after both games. I'm proud of the UTES!!!
Debbie Katz Levi
posted 3/31/08 @ 6:12 PM MST
Way to go Utah Lacrosse! You guys are awesome!!
Dave Glauser
posted 4/02/08 @ 12:01 PM MST
Way to play! Go Utes! now beat the team down south
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