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Lacrosse Ends Their Season at the Beantown Classic

The lacrosse team ended their season on a high note as they produced great results at the Beantown Classic. The team won their first two games and although they played a great game they dropped their last. With their fall season all wrapped up the team will start their off season training. They will work hard all winter to prepare for the coming spring.

Player Profile: Jeff Christiano

HOMETOWN: River Vale, NJ

IN HIGH SCHOOL: I played four years of football and lacrosse and was a two time lacrosse captain

HEARD ABOUT BA: My coach recommended it

GOALS AT BA: I want to get my grades up and get a scholarship to play in college

BA IS DIFFERENT THAN HIGH SCHOOL: Because it gives you freedom while still teaching you

BEST THING ABOUT BA: The lacrosse team

WORST THING ABOUT BA: The food and the snow I know we are going to get this winter

ACTIVITIES AT BA: Lacrosse

OUTSIDE OF BA: I like to hang out with my friends and my little brother

ROLE MODEL: My Uncle John

FAVORITE BOOK: I like them all

FAVORITE MOVIES: Too many to choose from, but I love anything with Will Ferrell in it

FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: The New York Jets

FAVORITE ATHLETE: Curtis Martin

FAVORITE MUSIC: Anything but country

MY FRIENDS WOULD BE SURPRISED TO KNOW: Since they know everything about me they would be surprised to know I have no secrets

BA PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS SHOULD KNOW: This is the best thing that could happen to you- it’s a second chance

Showcase Change

The Wolverine Lacrosse team will now be traveling to Thayer Academy on Sunday for the Beantown Classic not Saturday.

BA Tops the Hill Academy

The lacrosse team had a very busy weekend as they left for Albany, NY on Thursday night. The next morning they continued their journey to Syracuse, NY where they faced a very talented Hill Academy. After hours of driving the guys came out strong. Sean Fosse (New York, NY) wasted no time getting the team on the scoreboard. Matt Stango (Jupiter, FL) capitalized on a pass from Nate Nichols (Penn Yan, NY) to go ahead 2-0. The Hill Academy attempted a comeback, tying things up 2-2. Alec Westerhoff (La Grange Park, IL) made sure that didn’t happen and scored BA’s third goal of the night with Nichols assisting the goal. Nichols then scored an unassisted goal, then assisted Westerhoff’s second goal of the night bringing the score 5-2. Jeremy Buckley (Norwell, MA) scored the last goal of the half.

Going into the second half with a lead of 6-2, BA’s play got a little sloppy. The Hill Academy came out strong with three goals right away bringing the score to a close 6-5. Ian Farley (Camillus, NY) capitalized on a pass from Nichols giving the Wolverines a small lead. The Hill Academy tallied one more goal, but could never pull ahead of the Wolverines. Stango finished a pass from Storm Stockstill (Jupiter, FL) and Cody Leaf (Waquoit, MA) took the ball the length of the field to score the last goal of the night.

Coach Bamann was very pleased with the way his team came together. “I thought it was the best we played all year,” said Bamann. He then added, “The Hill Academy was a very talented team and we proved ourselves against them. We took the lead and kept it the whole game. While they made a late comeback, they never went ahead. I am very proud of our guys and they played some great lacrosse. It was also great to see them perform in front of about 35 college coaches from Division I, II, and III schools.”

Venue Change

On Friday November 5th the Lacrosse game against Hill Academy will be played at Homer High School, NOT Suny Corland. Also game time has been pushed back 15 minutes and will start at 6:15 pm. Homer high school is 5 minutes from Suny Cortland.

Click this link for a map to Homer High School.

For the GPS the address for Homer High school is:

80 South West Rd.

Homer, NY 13077

Thank you and hope to see you there.

-Garrett

BA Tops the Terriers

The lacrosse team had a successful match this weekend as they traveled to Merrimack College to face Boston University’s Club team. While BA dominated the start of the game, BU was lucky enough to slip two goals by Colin Nesdale (Cheshire, CT) and take a 2-1 lead at the end of the first quarter. BA’s lone goal at that point was scored by Matt Stango (Jupiter, FL) and assisted by Alec Westerhoff (LaGrange Park, IL) and Chris Barney (Cheshire, CT).

Going into the second quarter BA took the field ready to turn things around, and in the next few minutes they did just that. Stango netted two more goals with assists from Ian Farley (Camillus, NY) and Spencer Matches (Sammamish, WA). Storm Stockstill (Jupiter, FL) followed with an unassisted goal. Farley then set up Jeff Pearce (Stonington, CT) to score BA’s fifth goal. Dom Crowley (Bainbridge Isle, WA) fired a shot for another unassisted goal. Jeremy Buckley (Norwell, MA) scored BA’s last goal of the half putting them ahead 7-2 at the break.

If BU had any thoughts of a comeback in the second half, they were mistaken. BA kept pounding the Terriers goalie. Westerhoff and Buckley each added two more goals for hat tricks, while Stockstill tallied his second for the night. Tucker Drimal (Weston, CT) and Brooks Billingham (Martha’s Vineyard, MA) also added a goal apiece.

Coach Bamann only had good things to say after the game. “We started off really well moving the ball for some very unselfish play. As a team we were up and down field and made sure they weren’t in the game from the start. It was really great to see that eight of the fifteen goals we scored were assisted- it shows us working as a team,” said Bamann.

“Even the opposing team saw us come together and work as a unit,” Bamann added. “Matt Burke ’99 who was on the sidelines for BU said we were a great team. That’s always good to hear from alumni.”

The Wolverine Lacrosse team is hitting the road Thursday night so they will be fresh and ready to take on the Hill Academy on Friday at SUNY Cortland at 6:00 P.M. After returning to Bridgton Friday night, they will leave again Sunday morning to travel to Harvard and take part in the Crimson Classic Showcase.