No. 7 UMBC Surges Past No. 17 Colgate
from staff reports
BALTIMORE, Md. - The seventh-ranked UMBC men's
lacrosse team broke open a tight contest with a 4-0 fourth quarter
surge and defeated 17th-ranked Colgate, 13-9 in a match-up of 2008
NCAA Tournament participants at chilly UMBC Stadium.
Junior midfielder Kyle Wimer (Lancaster, Pa.) led the Retrievers
with five points, coming on a pair of goals and three assists.
Junior attackman Chris Jones (Martinsville, N.J.) tied his career
high with three goals and senior midfielder Alex Hopmann
(Annapolis, Md.) also scored three goals.
Senior midfielder Peet Poillon (Cranberry Township, Pa.) added to
the balanced attack with a goal and three assists. 2008 Patriot
League Offensive Player of the Year Brandon Corp led all scorers
with three goals and three assists for the Raiders.
At 3-0, the Retrievers are off to their best start since 2001.
Colgate dropped its third straight to a top-ten ranked team and
fell to 1-3.
Neither team enjoyed more than a one goal lead as there were eight
ties until UMBC's decisive run. After Colgate sophomore midfielder
Rob Bosco tied the game at eight-all at the 13:06 mark of the final
quarter, Poillon scored his lone goal of the day, face dodging his
defender from 11 yards out and beating CU netminder Tim Harrington
at the 11:37 mark.
Sophomore midfielder Jamie Kimbles (Centreville, Md.) gave UMBC its
first two-goal lead of the day, converting a behind-the-net feed
from freshman midfielder Rob Grimm (Black River, N.Y.) with 8:12
remaining. , Wimer keyed the next two UMBC scores, which occurred
in a span of 12 seconds. He fed Jones for easy score in front of
Harrington at the 4:30 mark, then came up with a contested ground
ball on the ensuing face-off. With Harrington out of the net, Wimer
buried a 45-yard shot to put the hosts ahead, 12-8 with 4:18 to
play.
Wimer now has 10 goals and four assists in UMBC's 3-0 start. The
Retrievers outshot the Raiders, 39-37, and UMBC senior goalkeeper
Jeremy Blevins (Cockeysville, Md.) made 13 saves. Harrington was
credited with 10 saves for the visitors.
