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Mike
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SANFORD, Fla. -- The Williams College men's lacrosse team
dropped a 7-6 decision to conference foe Connecticut College
Saturday to fall to 1-3 on the season.
The Ephs led 6-2 in the second half, but the Camels scored five
straight goals to take the victory.
"Just too many penalties," said Ephs head coach George
MacCormack. "We were outworked and outhustled in the end."
Conn. College outshot the Ephs, 36-33, in the contest. Williams
goalkeeper Michael Gerbush came up with 18 saves. David Hawley led
the way for the Ephs with two goals and one assist. First-year
Tommy Murray had one goal and two assists, and Kevin Connolly
scored twice.
Williams jumped out to a 3-0 lead early. Murray set up Hawley
and then Connolly for the first two scores. He then scored off an
assist from Bryan Wrapp. Williams took a 3-1 lead into the halftime
break.
Early in the third quarter, Connolly scored his second
goal of the game, off an assist from Dixon Hargrove. Hargrove then
scored off a pass from Hawley to make it a 5-1 Williams lead.
Hawley scored his second goal of the game with 2:43 remaining in
the third quarter to give the Ephs a 6-2 advantage.
Conn. College came roaring back over the final 17:43. With 3:04
to go in the game, Steve Dachille put the Camels up for good, 7-6.
The Eohs had two point-blank shots in the final two minutes, but
could not get the equalizer.
