Men's Lacrosse Falls Short Against Team USA, 17-12
Photo courtesy of Harvard Athletic Communications.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Harvard men's
lacrosse team hosted the U.S. National Team in an exhibition before
1,223 fans at Harvard Stadium Sunday afternoon. Dean Gibbons tallied
four goals and assisted on two others, while Matt Hull added a hat
trick, but the Crimson fell by a score of 17-12. Harvard
goalkeeper Harry Krieger made
17 saves, while Brian Dougherty and Kip Turner recorded seven stops
apiece for Team USA.
Max Siebald netted five goals for Team USA, while Paul Rabil scored
four times to lead the Team USA offense.
Harvard and Team USA were tied, 2-2, at the end of the first
quarter, as Gibbons found Jeff Cohen for a
Crimson goal with only one second remaining on the clock. In
the second, Gibbons netted two goals and Hull tallied a man-up
score, as Harvard kept the game tied, 5-5, with two minutes left to
play in the half. After Team USA pulled ahead, 7-5, Daniel DiMaria cut
the Crimson deficit to 7-6 just before halftime.
Gibbons, Hull and Cohen each notched goals for Harvard in the third
quarter, but Team USA scored four times to hold an 11-9 advantage
entering the final 15 minutes of action. The Crimson offense
surged in the beginning of the fourth quarter, as Kevin Vaughan and
Hull tallied back-to-back goals to tie the game, 11-1, with 13:26
remaining. Team USA netted the next six scores to take a
commanding lead before Vaughan netted the game's final goal with
two seconds to play.
Team USA outshot Harvard, 53-42, and held the advantage in ground
balls, 32-28. Andrew Parchman
won 11-of-28 faceoffs for the Crimson, who controlled 13-of-31
faceoffs overall. Harvard was 19-of-22 on clear attempts,
while Team USA went 22-of-23. The Crimson was also 2-of-4 on
extra-man opportunities. John Rose led Harvard
with five ground balls on the day.
