In a game played at M&T Stadium in which they never had the lead – and it may be the only time that has happened in this century – the Sea Gulls were outplayed for most of the game by those Jumbos from Tufts, which won its first national lacrosse title. The best player on each team was probably its goal keeper – both were very good and the one from Tufts was truly outstanding. The Jumbos opened early, taking a 6 goal lead in the second quarter, which the Gulls had reduced to 3 goals (7-4) at halftime. The Gulls rally seemed to be continuing early in the third quarter, when they cut the lead to just 2 goals, but they scored only once more in the 2nd half.
Hats off to Tufts, the better team in this particular game. And they beat the top seeded team in each bracket to win the NCAA Division III title.
Congrats to SU men’s lacrosse and coach Jim Berkman for another great year. We are already looking forward to the 2011 season.
Lacrosse fans can see the Division I title game on Memorial Day between Notre Dame and Duke on ESPN, starting at 3:30 PM.
I saw the game and although SU came up on the losing side I was still impressed. This team overachieved all season and played together. My understanding is they were hampered by key injuries in the final two or three games. Kudos to the other guys for stepping up. Nice job Jim!
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