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Men’s Lacrosse Takes Medaille to School
Goalie Smolev Scores Second Goal
of the Season
BY BROOK WHITMORE
There is a phrase that comes to mind when a team deconstructs another’s
defense, shuts down their offense and wins the game. The phrase is “beat
down.”
A fine example of this was exhibited last Saturday as the Oberlin men’s
lacrosse team ripped apart the visiting Medaille squad from New York
in a 15-7 victory.
(photo by Claire Sturm)
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“A couple of guys had the game of their
lives Saturday. Erik [Vachon] had a great game with something like four
goals, Mike [Wexler] had a great game, he took smarter shots than he
had been in previous games, and they paid off. He scored a season high
six goals in the game. His haircut might have actually been good for
his game,” junior goalkeeper David Smolev said.
“Logan Hegg, Tyler Smith, Noah Hoskins-Forsythe, and Gabe Hendricks
all played pretty solid defense. And even our resident connie, Bryan
‘the ghetto-ass’ Lange scored a couple of goals,” Smolev continued to
say. Oberlin was in scoring mode from the get go, in the first quarter
alone they posted more goals than in the entire last game.
The visiting Medaille team started well in the first quarter, racking
up three goals of their own, but Medaille’s luck was soon coming to
an end. Going into the second quarter the game was tied at three apiece.
The scoring continued, and Oberlin came with a barrage of attacks that
stunned the struggling Medaille defense.
The men scored on a variety of shots and plays, passing well and keeping
up the hustle factor. The surge produced three more scores in the second,
giving Oberlin a taste of having the lead and the scent of possible
victory. The scrappy Medaille team was able to hold on by the strings
of their sticks, posting another three of their own before halftime,
tying the score, 6-6.
Head Coach Jim Donovan must have put something in the water at halftime
because the Yeomen entered the third quarter on fire. The squad came
out with a flare of tenacity that hasn’t been seen in quite some time.
In the third quarter the defense shut down Medaille’s offense — completely.
OC put up some numbers in the third that have been rarely seen, they
scored five times. This gave them a runaway lead and created some breathing
room, allowing people to work in positions that they are unfamiliar
with.
Even with the mixed lineup the scoring couldn’t be stopped. Oberlin
goal keeper David Smolev even got a chance to play offense. He proved
that goalies can move too, quickly slamming one into the back of Medaille’s
net.
Smolev modestly said, “Yeah I scored my second goal of the year off
a nice pass from Erik Vachon.”
As the last few minutes of the third quarter ticked away it was clear
what the outcome of the game was going to be. The Yeomen had stepped
up their level of play and gotten the job done.
Going into the fourth quarter the game was obviously already over —
Oberlin had a commanding five-goal lead and Medaille looked like they
wanted to quit and go home. This didn’t stop the attacks, though. Oberlin
continued to score, netting four more goals before the final whistle
blew.
Medaille was able to squeeze off one more goal in the fourth, but no
damage was done. Oberlin had officially taken the Medaille team, exploited
their defense, shut down their offense, and came out with a strong victory.
After the game, Smolev said, “It felt nice to win, we’ve been having
some trouble doing that this year and it’s nice to finally see some
payoff for what we’ve been doing all along.”
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