HISTORY — AND A SCOOTER
BULLDOG
BREAKTHROUGH Georgia, which had not advanced past the quarterfinals in nine previous WCLA National Championship appearances, defeated Minnesota 8-7 in the Division I final May 7 in Winston-Salem, N.C. Arden Birdwell had two goals and two assists during a seven- goal run that allowed Georgia to then go into stall mode against the transition-minded Gophers. “We did not want to get into a shootout with Minnesota,” coach Adam Weinstein said.
In the Division II final, Kaitlin Ball scored 1:09 into overtime to lift Denver Club to an 11-10 victory over Utah. UCLA’s Gretchen Kiep and
Oakland’s Lindsay Barrett received the Amtahcha Award, presented by US Lacrosse to the WCLA’s top scholar-athletes.
Taylor Cummings became the first player, male or female, to win three Tewaaraton Awards, as announced June 2 at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian. Quite a 22nd birthday present. “Our season didn’t end the way that we wanted it to, but I would lose again to get 60 more minutes with you,” said Cummings, trying to hold back tears. “This is for you. This award isn’t for me. I have loved every single second. It’s because of you. I’m forever a Terp.” Meanwhile, Brown junior Dylan Molloy, who had the fourth-most points in a season (116) by a Division I men’s player, won the Tewaaraton men’s honor. It was five days after he played against Maryland with a Jones fracture in his foot, and two days after having surgery to repair the injury. Molloy accepted the award on stage, riding a four-wheeled scooter with his leg
elevated. “You almost had the Hollywood movie here,” Brown coach Lars Tiffany said. “To see him do it on the biggest stage of our sport against a great team and actually score goals, you know the kid is talented and truly courageous.”
— Matt Hamilton and Megan Schneider
OCC DETHRONED The days of the Onondaga dynasty are over. Pat Van Bortle scored in overtime to lift Genesee to a 13-12 win over the Lazers in the NJCAA men’s final May 15 in Syracuse, N.Y.
Onondaga set an all-sports junior college record with 107 straight wins before Nassau, the team Genesee upset in the semifinals, ended the streak March 12. Van Bortle tied it late in regulation and then won it in OT. “Our goal was to peak at the end of the season,” Cougars coach Dave Hoover said. “That’s what happened. We took it all.” Onondaga had won 10 of the previous 11 NJCAA championships, including each of the last seven. — Stephen Bailey
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PERFECT STORM
Chapman picked the perfect year for a perfect season. The Panthers, host of the MCLA championships, finished 22-0 with a 9-5 victory over Cal Poly in the Division I final May 14. Chapman, which lost to
Michigan in the 2008 and 2009 finals, got a lift from
goalie Gus Gradinger, who made 16 saves after missing three previous tournament games due to injury. Simon Jenkin won 12 of 17 faceoffs. Dylan Garner and Dave Apruzzese scored four goals apiece. St. Thomas (14-0) also went undefeated with
a 10-7 win over Grand Valley State in the Division II final, securing their fifth MCLA title. Georgia Tech’s
Christopher O’Brien and St. Thomas’ Pat Mines received the Godekeraw Award, presented by US Lacrosse to the MCLA’s top scholar-athletes.
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