Exeter 10 Thayer 6
Once again, it was a big 3rd quarter that included
5 unanswered goals that was crucial to Exeter overcoming a scrappy Thayer
team by a 10-6 score. The entire margin of victory came in the 3rd quarter
after a tie score at the half. Once the Big Red pushed out to an 8-3 lead
with 5 minutes remaining in the 3rd, there was too much of a gap for Thayer
to make up. After Exeter took a 3-1 lead in the 1st quarter, there was a letdown
and some mental errors that helped the hustling Thayer squad tie the game
at the half. Jeff Miller played well in the goal with 13 saves, and
the close defensive unit of Seth Coburn, Matt Perdoni, and Ben
Gage, and long pole middie Gabe Wood neutralized the Thayer attack.
In particular, game ball winner Matt Perdoni
made some punishing hits on Thayer attackers, denied his man offensive
opportunities, and did a nice job on ground balls and clears. On the offensive
side, Alan Eberstein (3 goals, 1 assist), Casey D'Annolfo (3
goals), Peter Monroe (1 goal, 1 assist), and Suresh Jones (1
goal, 1 assist) were the key players. Although it was not an overpowering
consistent display of lacrosse by Exeter, there
were certainly moments of brilliance at both ends of the field, and the outcome
keeps Exeter undefeated on the season. See
Game Pics
|
Team |
1st quarter |
2nd quarter |
3rd quarter |
4th quarter |
Game Total |
|
Exeter |
3
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
10
|
|
Thayer |
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
Game Ball Winner - Matt Perdoni
Game Scoring - Goals - Eberstein (3),D'Annolfo (3), Petty,Thune, Monroe, Jones
Assists - Eberstein, Monroe, Wood, Nurick, Jones
Saves/Shots on Goal - Miller 13/19