StevenSon • ncaa DiviSion iii Men’S cHaMpion
MuStang MaDneSS
Stevenson made life tough on itself until the end — a very fitting end
BY JAC COYNE W teaM Mvp
PETER GREEN
A defensive middie for three seasons, Green became an All-American senior year. The
Renaissance Man still had the third-most ground balls and spent time on the defensive end.
48 LACROSSE MAGAZINE July 2013>>
hen the second yellow flag soared into the philadelphia dusk with just
over a minute left in the ncaa championship game, a collective groan rippled through the white- shirt clad Stevenson section at Lincoln Financial Field. the Mustang fans had a pretty good idea who
had drawn the ire of the officials. earlier in the game, coach paul cantabene drew an
unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that resulted in two Rit goals and keyed a 7-1 run in the third quarter that turned Stevenson’s three-goal halftime lead into a three-goal deficit heading into the fourth quarter. Sure enough, even after the Mustangs rebounded and clung to a two-goal lead with 74 seconds left, cantabene’s temper put his team two men down with the season on the line.
as odd as it sounds, this is how it needed to be for Stevenson.
cantabene was penitent afterward — “i have great WINNING PEDIGREE STEVENSON MUSTANGS
RECORD: 22-2 COACH: Paul Cantabene (9th year) UNSUNG HERO | Dimitri Pecunes
Thrust into the starting goalie spot as a rookie, Pecunes had his ups and downs. But when the lights were brightest he delivered. He was outstanding throughout the NCAA tournament and made 15 saves in the title game, including three in the waning moments to save his coach’s bacon.
TURNING POINT | The hire of university president Kevin Manning in 2000 When Manning came on board, he provided the vision to turn little Villa Julie College into a nationally recognized Division III athletics powerhouse. The name change to Stevenson University happened in 2008, and the Mustangs first NCAA championship came in 2013.
A Publication of US Lacrosse
©GREG WALL
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