{"id":43484,"date":"2013-03-13T16:30:32","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T20:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=43484"},"modified":"2013-03-13T11:33:23","modified_gmt":"2013-03-13T15:33:23","slug":"baum-raiders-deep-six-bearcats-12-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=43484","title":{"rendered":"Baum, Raiders Deep-Six Bearcats, 12-5"},"content":{"rendered":"

Senior Peter Baum scored a season-high six goals to lead Colgate to a 12-5 win over Binghamton Tuesday afternoon. (Photo by Bob Cornell)<\/em><\/p>\n

By John Painter<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

(Hamilton, NY \u2013 March 12, 201\"ColgateE2612\"<\/a>3) Colgate\u2019s first homestand of the season couldn\u2019t have come at a better time.<\/p>\n

The Raiders routed Binghamton 12-5 here Tuesday afternoon with the help of six Peter Baum goals to complete a two-game Spring Break sweep at Andy Kerr Stadium. Combined with Saturday\u2019s 14-6 pasting of Holy Cross, Colgate improved to 5-2 this season.<\/p>\n

Just maybe, the lamb-like start to the month is turning into more of the Colgate lion everyone expected.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were really disappointed following that week with Cornell and Hobart; we certainly didn\u2019t play the way we wanted to play,\u201d Baum said. \u201cBut we went back to work and tightened the screws, found some things we could improve upon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese last two games have been a much better direction for the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colgate\u2019s senior captain made things easier for his squad Tuesday by finding the net six times for the fifth time in his collegiate career. In the process, Baum broke Colgate\u2019s all-time scoring record of 200 points set by Derek Laub from 1990-93.<\/p>\n

Baum is up to 205 points and counting.<\/p>\n

Earlier this season, the defending Tewaaraton and Lt. Raymond J. Enners award winner set the career goal-scoring records both for Colgate and the Patriot League. Tuesday\u2019s final goal was his 150th.<\/p>\n

McCann Clicking with Baum<\/b><\/p>\n

Baum scored Colgate\u2019s first two goals midway in the first quarter, added three more in the third and then capped his afternoon with a final tally in the fourth. Brendon McCann assisted on three of the goals, and the other three were solo efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome days you\u2019re feeling it shooting it,\u201d Baum said. \u201cI felt good despite the weather, so it was good to be able to find some corners and find some space. Brendon did a really good job getting me the ball.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were clicking today, and I was just shooting the ball well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colgate combined to outscore their two home opponents 26-11. The Holy Cross win began the Patriot League season with a blast, and then Tuesday\u2019s handling of Binghamton cooled off a hot club. The Bearcats were riding wins over Hobart and at Delaware after a five-goal loss at Cornell.<\/p>\n

All three of those decisions certainly had Colgate\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really challenged them because of the way Binghamton had come in \u2013 the way they played Cornell and then the Hobart and Delaware wins,\u201d Raiders head coach Mike Murphy said. \u201cAnd our guys today did a very good job of matching that intensity, and even bringing it up a level.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a good team win, and I was very impressed with our guys there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Balanced on Both Ends<\/b><\/p>\n

The Raiders were balanced throughout, scoring at least two goals in every quarter while limiting the Bearcats to single tallies each of the first three periods. Scores for the quarter breaks were 3-1, 6-2 and 10-3.<\/p>\n

Ryan Walsh added four goals to keep his terrific season on track. The sophomore attacker scored in each quarter Tuesday and now has 17 for the season, just three behind Baum\u2019s team-leading 20. Walsh is the only Raiders player with goals in all seven games this year.<\/p>\n

Baum matched his best scoring game of the season, which was a four-goal, two-assist afternoon at Dartmouth back on Feb. 23. Previous games of six goals for the senior captain were at Dartmouth on Feb. 26, 2011; at Army on March 31, 2012; and against Hobart on March 6, 2012.<\/p>\n

Baum\u2019s career high of eight goals took place at Robert Morris on March 3, 2012.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a good game plan and I was able to slide around into some different spots above the goal, behind the goal, and find some seams,\u201d he said. \u201cIt just worked out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Murphy noticed his squad\u2019s improvement on both sides of the midfield stripe. Colgate outshot Binghamton 42-20, won the ground balls category 30-19 and controlled face-offs 13-8. No extra-man goals were scored in the game \u2013 Colgate 0-of-3; Binghamton 0-of-4 \u2013 and the Bearcats committed 13 turnovers to Colgate\u2019s season-low of seven.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was happy with the way we played offensively Saturday, really happy with the way we played offensively today,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cAnd our defense is getting better. You look at that Binghamton team \u2013 their midfield is fantastic. We were really nervous going into the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cConor Murphy played much better today than he did Saturday. That was good, because they are a dangerous shooting team. They don\u2019t take a lot of shots, but they are relentless in the way they play.\u201d<\/p>\n

James Queeney and Kevin Boyle picked up four ground balls apiece for the Raiders, while Matt Yeager had three. Face-off specialist Robert Grabher won 13 of his 21 attempts at the X.<\/p>\n

Binghamton, now 2-3, was led by two goals from Kelly Donigan, a junior from nearby Skaneateles.<\/p>\n

Big-League Showcases<\/b><\/p>\n

Two big-league venues are next on the Colgate docket. The Raiders travel this Sunday to the New York Mets\u2019 Citi Field for a date with Michigan as part of the Metropolitan Lacrosse Classic. Start time is 3 p.m. after Navy meets Holy Cross in the first game of that noon doubleheader.<\/p>\n

Then on March 23, it\u2019s the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic and a Patriot League matchup against Navy at Baltimore\u2019s M&T Bank Stadium, home of the Super Bowl-champion Ravens. Colgate and the Mids play the 2 p.m. opener ahead of a Johns Hopkins-Virginia nightcap.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really excited,\u201d Baum said. \u201cI\u2019ve played in a couple of big venues \u2013 last year in the quarterfinals, for instance. But Citi Field certainly will be something else and then going down to M&T in Baltimore. We\u2019re definitely excited.\u201d<\/p>\n

Murphy\u2019s job is to keep the focus on the field and not on the surrounding superstructure.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re doing a good job of continuing to get better every day, and we\u2019re looking forward to getting back to work and getting ready for Michigan,\u201d he said. \u201cOur guys will be excited to play down at Citi Field, but we\u2019ve got to remember that it\u2019s a business trip. We\u2019re going down there to finish off our out-of-conference schedule with Michigan.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colgate 12, Binghamton 5<\/p>\n

Binghamton (2-3):\u00a0Kelly Donigan 2-0, Shane Warner 1-0, Matt Springer 1-0, Michael Antinozzi 1-0, Tucker Nelson 0-1. Totals: 5-1.<\/p>\n

Colgate (5-2):\u00a0Peter Baum 6-0, Ryan Walsh 4-0, Jimmy Ryan 1-0, Geoffrey Sullivan 1-0, Brendon McCann 0-3, Connor Brown 0-1. Totals: 12-4.<\/p>\n

Saves:\u00a0Binghamton 11 (Max Schefler); Colgate 7 (Conor Murphy).<\/p>\n

Halftime:\u00a0Colgate 6-2.<\/p>\n

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