May 7, 2008
NESCAC Men's Lacrosse All-Conference Teams Announced
HADLEY, Mass. - Middlebury junior midfielder Mike Stone (Boston, Mass.) has been named the 2008 NESCAC Player of the Year, as determined by the conference coaches. Stone has helped the Panthers record a 12-2 record this season along with an 11th-consecutive appearance in the NCAA Mens Lacrosse Tournament. He becomes the first Middlebury player to earn the conferences top award since Matt Dunn received the honor in 2002.
May 7, 2008
Bowdoin Earns 11-5 Victory Over Mt. Ida in NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Bowdoin senior captain Mike Giordano scored a season-high five goals to lead the Polar Bears to a victory in their first-ever NCAA Tournament game Wednesday, 11-5 over visiting Mt. Ida College. Bowdoin (12-6) advances to the second round of the Men's Lacrosse Tournament where they will face NESCAC foe Middlebury on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
May 5, 2008
Men's Lacrosse Weekly Release #9
HADLEY, Mass. - Williams junior goalkeeper Michael Gerbush (Glen Head, N.Y.) came away with NESCAC Player of the Week honors for May 5, 2008. Gerbush combined for a .674 save percentage over two games to help the Ephs win the 2008 NESCAC Mens Lacrosse Championship, the first title in program history. During Saturdays semifinal at Middlebury, Gerbush stopped 16 shots in an 11-10 overtime win for Williams. On Sunday, he made 13 saves in a 9-4 victory against Bowdoin for the 2008 NESCAC crown.
May 4, 2008
Williams Wins 2008 Men's Lacrosse Championship
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. Williams jumped out to a 4-1 lead over Bowdoin and cruised to a 9-4 victory over the Polar Bears in the final of the 2008 NESCAC Men's Lacrosse Championship held at Middlebury College on Sunday afternoon. With the win, the 10-5 Ephs earn the conferences automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
May 3, 2008
Williams Upsets Middlebury in Overtime in Men's Lacrosse Semifinals
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. Richard Reuter converted a quick pass from Michael Vrla with 1:52 left in overtime to lift Williams to an 11-10 win over top-seeded Middlebury in the first semifinal of the 2008 NESCAC Men's Lacrosse Championship. The Ephs will take on Bowdoin, an 11-9 winner over Wesleyan, Sunday at noon.