Exeter 11  Tabor Academy 4
Sat, 5/3 Tabor Academy - Led by an overwhelming defense, the BIG RED played its most complete game of the season as they defeated the Seawolves of Tabor by the score of 11-4. Although the entire defensive unit played inspired lacrosse, game ball recognition goes to Will Tuttle. Will's assignment was Tabor's offensive star attackman, and he shut him down completely. Will and his defensive mates Wiley Dornseif and Stew Stout caused many turnovers, intercepted long passes, gobbled up ground balls, and did a great job of clearing the ball to the offense. The offense was led by Tom Petty(3g, 3a), Mike Hines(2g, 3a), and Sloan Smith(2g, 1a). Tom and Mike either assisted or scored on nine of Exeter's eleven goals. An important statistic that indicates how well the offense moved the ball in this game is that ten of Exeter's eleven goals were assisted. Exeter struck first five minutes into the game, and never relinquished the lead as they went ahead 3-1 at the quarter and 5-3 at the half. Two of Tabor's three goals were scored when they had gained a man advantage situation on an Exeter penalty. Otherwise, the defense limited Tabor's offensive opportunities, and goalie Julian Rodier(8 saves) came up big with a key save when needed. The midfield units did a nice job between the restraining lines on ground balls and kept tremendous pressure on Tabor. Exeter came out and scored three unanswered 3rd quarter goals to take a commanding 8-3 lead with just one period to play. Although Tabor would score the first goal of the 4th quarter on another man-up situation, their hopes of a comeback were quickly squelched when captain Gavin Nurick scored off a Tom Petty feed to increase the lead back to five. Senior John Rollo finished out the Exeter scoring with two nice goals within a minute of each other, and Exeter just held the ball the remainder of the game. This was a very solid performance by Exeter, and a well earned victory against a tough opponent. Click here to see game pics.

Team	1st quarter	2nd quarter	3rd quarter	4th quarter	Game Total
Exeter	3	2	3	3	11
Tabor Academy	1	2	0	1	4

Game Ball Winner(s) - Will Tuttle

Game Scoring - Goals - Petty(3),Hines(2),Smith(2), Rollo(2),Nurick, Horan

                           Assists - Petty(3), Hines(3), Smith, Beer, Horan, Dornseif

Saves/Shots on Goal - Rodier 8/12, Hassett 0/1