SU MEN’S LACROSSE WINS IN OVERTIME TO SET UP 3RD GAME WITH STEVENSON

Last night the Gulls barely managed to get by Haverford, 12-11, and will play Stevenson on Sunday at Sea Gull Stadium for the South Bracket slot in the NCAA (Div. III) championship game. Stevenson also won in overtime over Roanoke, 15-14, to set up the second rematch with the Gulls. SU and Stevenson split their two games earlier this year, each winning on the road.

SU took the lead early, but Haverford, led by a Worcester Prep grad, Travis Gregory, soon came back and the game remained close throughout, with Haverford ahead in the last quarter until SU forced overtime on a goal by Shawn Zordani with less than a minute left. Just a few seconds into overtime, Ryan Finch scored the winning goal.

Sunday’s contest will be the 6th game between the Gulls and Stevenson in the past two seasons, in which the latter leads 3-2. Look for a slugfest for the ages and a huge crowd, including lots of fans for each team. Sports don’t get any better than this.

The North Bracket slot in the NCAA championship game, to be played in Baltimore on May 30, will go to the winner of the Cortland-Tufts game, also this Sunday.