Game Statistics
Marty O'Brien in action against Bowdoin.
DALLAS, Tex. - Senior attacker
Tim Santye (Skillman, NJ) scored the game-winner with 2:19 left in the second overtime period as the Western New England College men's lacrosse team upset No. 12 Bowdoin 11-10 Monday evening (March 15) at the Parish Episcopal School in an opening game of the Patriot Cup Tournament.
The Golden Bears, who dropped out of the USILA Top 20 poll despite winning two games last week, now have a 3-2 record. The Polar Bears fall to 1-1.
"I was extremely impressed with the effort this team made in battling back from a poor third quarter," said Western New England College coach
John Klepacki. "This young team is learning how to compete at a high tempo. This unified effort in the overtime periods was a great moment in WNEC history."
Junior attacker
Joe O'Keefe (Branford, CT) had the assist on the winning shot to cap a six-point performance. He finished with four goals and two assists in his best performance since returning to the lineup after missing last year with an injury.
The teams played to a 2-2 tie after the opening period before Western New England College took their biggest lead at 6-2 following a goal by sophomore midfielder
Patrick White (Milton, MA) with 6:58 remaining before halftime.
Senior midfielder
Steve Thomas (Lutherville, MD) made it a three-goal game by scoring with 13 seconds left before the break.
Bowdoin tied the game at 6-6 by scoring three goals in a 1:05 span to begin the third quarter.
Thomas (who had a team high four goals) started things with a goal at 11:19 followed by a shot that hit the net by junior attacker
Russell Halliday (Sudbury, MA) just 26 seconds later. Sophomore midfielder
Mark Flibotte (Cohasset, MA) tallied his goal at the 10:14 mark.
O'Keefe put the Golden Bears ahead for a brief time with a shot at 8:53 before the Polar Bears answered with three straight goals, the last coming by junior midfielder
Ben Chadwick (Needham, MA) for a 9-7 advantage with a little more than four minutes left in the period.
Western New England College came back by scoring the first three goals of the final stanza. O'Keefe found the net at the 11:50 mark and sophomore attacker
Andrew Mariani (East Brunswick, NJ) tied the game 59 seconds later.
Junior midfielder
Mike Santare (South Salem, NY) then put the Golden Bears ahead with 8:14 left to play. Santare enjoyed one of his best game for the Blue and Gold with three goals.
Bowdoin senior attacker
Adam Tracy (Providence, RI)) sent the game into overtime by firing in the equalizer with 1:53 left in regulation.
WNEC made only one penalty in the game, but it came at a bad time with 46 seconds left in the fourth quarter. The Golden Bears were able to kill the minute miscue and set the stage for their comeback win.
Halliday and sophomore attacker
Nathan Fritts (Portland, OR) each had a goal and assist for the Polar Bears. Tracy and senior defender
Henry Andrews (Owings Mills, MD) each picked-up five grounds.
Junior middie
Gregory Kamford (Darien, CT) won 10-of-12 face-offs while junior goalie
Jake McCampbell (Medfield, MA) compiled 10 saves.
Western New England College sophomore
Brewster Knowlton (Somers, CT) stopped 15 shots in another terrific performance.
Santye had two goals and an assist while White contributed a goal and assist. Senior defender
Nick Zaleski (Somers, CT) and freshman defender
Brian Leistikow (Fort Collins, CO) each recorded five ground balls.
Bowdoin dominated the final stats in shots (49-33), ground balls (38-22), and face-offs (18-for-26), but the Golden Bears had enough at the end to gain their first win over a nationally-ranked opponent this season.