Wesleyan Falls To Middlebury

The third quarter of the NCAA men's D III lacrosse quarter final was the most important quarter of the game between Wesleyan and Middlebury. This was predicted by Wesleyan's lacrosse coach, John Raba.

Wesleyan played against Middlebury on Wednesday of this week, with Middlebury coming out on top 13-5 final. Both teams knew that the first half would not be the deciding factor in the game. At the start of halftime, the score was Middlebury 6, Wesleyan 4. But, any of Wesleyan's attempts to make a comeback in the second half were stopped with a great performance by the Middlebury Panthers.

"We knew the third quarter was going to be the key and they took care of us then. They had the ball most of the quarter and they were really aggressive," said Coach Raba. Two goals in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter brought the Panther lead to 6 goals, with score 10-4. With 9:51 left in the fourth quarter, Wesleyan Cardinals Russ Follansbee scored the last goal for the Cardinals in the game. In the last six minutes, the Panthers scored three more to bring the final score to 13-5.

Although the Cardinals started the game out with a 3-0 lead, the will of the Panthers would not be kindled as they played hard and ended up winning the game. According to Middlebury coach, Dave Campbell, the Panthers have successfully responded to being down in a game early by sticking to their gameplan and keeping organized on the field.