Exeter 4 Deerfield 12
Saturday, May 15th - Exeter, NH - Two
of the best prep school lacrosse teams in New England met today, but Deerfield
was able to get off to a very quick start and never look back against a sluggish
looking Exeter team. Deerfield was fast, athletic, and skilled, and they played
extremely well as they jumped all over Exeter on their way to a 6-2 first
quarter lead. Despite Bobby Goulding's great faceoff effort, Exeter
could not come up with a ground ball and get to a settled offense. Deerfield
scored on settled offense, in transition, and they also took advantage of
two Exeter first quarter penalties to score twice in man-up situations. Exeter's
Tom Petty scored unassisted, and Tim Redmond scored off of a
nice Michael Scalise assist, but the first half highlights were few
and far between for the BIG RED. After giving
up two quick second quarter goals and falling behind 8-2, Exeter finally settled
down and started playing better. Julian Rodier was heroic between the
pipes as Exeter held Deerfield scoreless from the 9-minute mark of the 2nd
quarter to half way through the 3rd period. This 15-minute drought for Deerfield
gave Exeter a chance to try and climb back into the game, but the offense
was only able to manufacture one Tim Redmond goal against a tough and
tenacious GREEN defense. Deerfield managed to
score twice in the remaining minutes of the 3rd quarter after two of Exeter's
TEN penalties. Tim Redmond scored his third and Exeter's last goal
of the game to make it a 10-4 game after three quarters of play, but it would
never get any closer. The better team won, and unfortunately Exeter did not
play the high quality lacrosse they have been exhibiting most of this season.
There are two important and tough games remaining for Exeter to rebound and
show their true colors.
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pics
|
Team |
1st quarter |
2nd quarter |
3rd quarter |
4th quarter |
Game Total |
|
Exeter |
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
|
Deerfield |
6
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
12
|
Game Scoring - Goals - Redmond(3), Petty
Assists - Petty, Scalise
Saves/Shots on Goal - Rodier 18/30