By John Painter 
(Hamilton, NY – Feb. 18, 2013) Gordon Santry’s continued solid play in goal for Colgate men’s lacrosse earned him Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors.
The freshman from Chestnut Hill, Mass., owns a pair of victories in as many starts for the 10th-ranked Raiders. The latest was a 13-7 triumph Saturday at Vermont, where Santry and the Colgate defense limited the Catamounts to just two goals in the second half to help snap a 5-5 tie.
“Gordon settled down and made some big saves in the second half when we needed him to make them,” Raiders head coach Mike Murphy said.
Santry in the game faced 30 Vermont shots and finished with nine saves. He held the Catamounts scoreless on five extra-man opportunities.
For the season, Santry owns 9.85 goals-against average and .524 save percentage, with 22 saves against 67 shots.
RAIDERS RANKED 10TH: Colgate bumped up one spot to 10th in this week’s Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll, matching their position for the second straight coaches poll ranking from the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association.
The Raiders are off to a 2-0 start for the second year in a row and visit Dartmouth this Saturday in a 1 p.m. start. Last year, Dartmouth defeated Colgate 9-6 in Hamilton.
The last time Colgate began a season with three consecutive wins was 1993.
Nike/Inside Lacrosse 2013 Media Poll
Team, Record, Votes (First Place)
1. Loyola 1-0 483 (16)
2. Maryland 2-0 471 (5)
3. Notre Dame 1-0 466 (4)
4. Johns Hopkins 1-0 424
5. Cornell 0-0 387
6. Virginia 1-0 343
7. Massachusetts 2-0 334
8. Lehigh 2-0 306
9. Penn State 2-0 292
10. COLGATE 2-0 264
11. Denver 1-1 255
12. North Carolina 1-1 228
13. Duke 1-2 225
14. Princeton 0-0 174
15. Fairfield 1-0 143
16. Albany 1-0 113
17. Ohio State 2-0 79
18. Syracuse 0-1 78
19. Hofstra 1-0 63
20. Yale 0-0 54
Receiving Votes: Navy, St. John’s, Bucknell, Lafayette, Penn, Delaware, Drexel, Bryant, Marist, Mt. St. Mary’s, Army and Bellarmine.
U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association
2013 Coaches Poll
1. Maryland 2-0 208 (5)
2. Loyola 1-0 206 (4)
3. Notre Dame 1-0 205 (1)
4. Johns Hopkins 1-0 190 (1)
5. Massachusetts 2-0 167
6. Virginia 1-0 166
7. Cornell 0-0 156
8. Penn State 2-0 142
9. North Carolina 1-1 118
10. COLGATE 2-0 114
11. Denver 1-1 112
12. Lehigh 2-0 111
13. Princeton 0-0 87
14. Duke 1-2 78
15. Fairfield 1-0 53
16. Albany 1-0 44
17. Yale 0-0 43
18. Syracuse 0-1 31
19. Ohio State 2-0 27
20. Hofstra 1-0 22
Receiving Votes: Drexel, Bryant, Lafayette, Villanova, Bucknell, Harvard, Penn, Air Force, Navy and Mt. St. Mary’s.