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<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n(Easton, Pa. \u2013 April 13, 2013) All it took was one heck of a halftime speech to pave Colgate\u2019s way into the Patriot League Tournament.<\/p>\n
Colgate exploded for four goals in the opening two minutes after intermission to spark a 10-goal second half that rallied the Raiders past Lafayette 14-10 here Saturday. With the victory, Colgate clinched its third straight Patriot League Tournament berth and eighth bid in the event\u2019s 10-year history.<\/p>\n
Peter Baum scored three goals and provided the halftime bark that led to the Raiders\u2019 second-half bite.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was frustrated,\u201d said Baum, whose hat trick was No. 34 of his vaunted career. \u201cI missed a shot or two early on that I thought I should have had, but overall I hadn\u2019t been too involved. And we had been turning the ball over too quickly and having trouble getting from offense to defense.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt halftime, I kind of ripped into the guys and said this is not how we are going to go out. Something needed to change.\u201d<\/p>\n
That something was the Fisher Stadium scoreboard, which read 5-4 Lafayette at the half but changed to 8-5 Raiders by the 13:03 mark of the third quarter. Baum tallied his first right before intermission, and then scored Colgate\u2019s first and third markers of the second half.<\/p>\n
Baum now has team-highs of 33 goals and 45 points this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe came out and got some quick ones,\u201d Baum said. \u201cI wanted to be a little more aggressive and we shot it a little better in the second half. Obviously, 10 goals in the second half as opposed to four in the first half; we turned it on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lawrence Shows His Range<\/strong><\/p>\n Lafayette rallied to forge an 8-8 tie later in the third, but Eric Foote and Brendon McCann picked up goals in the final 2:33 of the period to reestablish Colgate\u2019s lead heading to the fourth. Foote and McCann joined Baum on the hat-trick parade list as Colgate improved to 8-4 overall and 3-2 in the Patriot League.<\/p>\n Just 36 seconds into the fourth quarter, Bobby Lawrence provided the eventual winning goal when he scored in transition from the midfield stripe. It was Lawrence\u2019s first goal of the season and third of the defenseman\u2019s career, but it wasn\u2019t planned.<\/p>\n \u201cThey were playing a 10-man ride where their goalie leaves the net to cover somebody,\u201d Lawrence said. \u201cI was going to try and dodge a guy and find someone to pass to, but nobody came to me and I just decided to shoot it from the 50 (yard line).\u201d<\/p>\n The junior\u2019s rifle-shot from about 130 feet out found nothing but net.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t believe it went in, although I probably should work on celebrating better,\u201d Lawrence said with a laugh. \u201cI was right there by our bench and just let them go crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n Lawrence also went nuts in the ground-ball column, grabbing a career-high eight of Colgate\u2019s 23 for the day and sparking the Raiders transition efforts on several occasions. The previous career best for Lawrence was seven ground balls last month at Cornell.<\/p>\n \u201cBobby was very good,\u201d Raiders head coach Mike Murphy said. \u201cHe struggled a little bit last week off the ground but came back with a vengeance. He sparked our transition on a couple of goals today.\u201d<\/p>\n Colgate forced 17 Lafayette turnovers while committing only 13.<\/p>\n \u201cTo see our transition game start to pick its spots a little bit was good for us,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cWe made a living on those last year and they\u2019ve been few and far between this year. My hope is we can start to generate some more scoring opportunities in transition as we get into the Patriot League Tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n That four-team affair takes place April 26 and 28 at Lehigh, which defeated Bucknell 11-7 Friday night in Lewisburg, Pa., to clinch to No. 1 seed and hosting duties. Bucknell and Colgate have qualified, with the final berth decided next Saturday when Army visits Holy Cross.<\/p>\n Holy Cross with a win would be locked into the fourth seed, but Colgate, Bucknell and Army could all finish second through fourth based on the final weekend\u2019s outcomes.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m glad we\u2019re in the tournament,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cI\u2019m not satisfied because I still don\u2019t think we\u2019ve played our best 60 minutes. This team is still a work in progress. We\u2019re still trying to make sure we\u2019re playing Colgate lacrosse the right way. We still have a lot of work to do.\u201d<\/p>\n Foote Moving Fast<\/strong><\/p>\n Colgate broke on top to start the game with a pair of midfielder goals inside the first six minutes. Jimmy Ryan scored his 15th of the season off an assist from Foote with 12:47 showing on the clock. And then Matt Clarkson scored his ninth unassisted straight away from 45 feet out to make it 2-0 Raiders.<\/p>\n Foote went from making his collegiate debut 21 days ago in Baltimore \u2013 in an NFL stadium, no less \u2013 to scoring twice the following week against Army. Saturday, he earned his first Raiders start and responded with his first collegiate hat trick.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m definitely trying to improve every day, but I\u2019ve also been put in really good positions to succeed,\u201d Foote said. \u201cThere are a lot of really good players around me, and that\u2019s the key.\u201d<\/p>\n The Greenwich, Conn., freshman found out Monday he was drawing the starting nod in midfield. He just wanted to do his part for the senior class in Saturday\u2019s key tilt.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone realized how important the game was,\u201d Foote said. \u201cThis game meant so much to our seniors that everyone picked it up and began working as a team. That\u2019s the kind of energy we need for the full 60 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n Lafayette scored three straight goals spilling over into the second period before Ryan Walsh re-tied the score on his 29th of the season wrapping around from behind the net. Lafayette pushed its lead to 5-3 with goals one minute apart midway through the second quarter, but Baum trimmed the margin to one with a bounder past Lafayette\u2019s Jake Hyatt with 2:48 left before half.<\/p>\n Colgate\u2019s flurry to open the third quarter saw Baum, Foote, Baum again and then Walsh find the net in the first 1:57. After Foote and McCann connected to end the period and Lawrence hit from downtown to start the fourth, Foote added his third of the day and McCann goals No. 14 and 15 for the season to conclude the scoring.<\/p>\n Aiding the cause all day was Robert Grabher, who finished 20-of-27 on draws to keep the Raiders offense cooking.<\/p>\n \u201cThey weren\u2019t able to gain any momentum because Robbie was able to dominate at the face-off X,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cIt\u2019s something we\u2019ve been in need of as we get ready for a talented Bucknell team. Hopefully that can carry over for next Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n Shots were 47-34 in favor of Colgate. The Raiders converted 13-of-14 clears to Lafayette\u2019s 15-of-17. Colgate also was 1-of-2 on extra-man opportunities, while allowing the Leopards to convert 2-of-6 on their man-up tries.<\/p>\n Lafayette dropped to 3-9 overall and 0-5 in the Patriot League.<\/p>\n Senior Day is next for the Raiders when they host Bucknell in a Saturday noon start. The game is being televised by the CBS Sports Network.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s good to know you have a couple of more games,\u201d Baum said. \u201cYou\u2019re only guaranteed 14 as a senior and you want to play as long as you can, so it feels good to get that.<\/p>\n \u201cBut we\u2019ve got a lot of work to do. We\u2019ve got a good Bucknell team coming in and we\u2019ll be excited for that. A win would be huge, not only for our seeding but also to have two wins and some momentum going in. That\u2019s what this week is going to be all about.\u201d<\/p>\n Colgate 14, Lafayette 10<\/p>\n Colgate (8-4, 3-2):\u00a0Peter Baum 3-1, Eric Foote 3-1, Brendon McCann 3-0, Ryan Walsh 2-0, Jimmy Ryan 1-2, Matt Clarkson 1-0, Bobby Lawrence 1-0. Totals: 14-4.<\/p>\n Lafayette (3-9, 0-5):\u00a0Brian Bock 2-2, Sonny Round 2-1, Kevin Wanke 2-0, Cory Scheuerle 1-1, Morgan Westby 1-1, John Floyd 1-0, Greg Rau 1-0. Totals: 10-5.<\/p>\n Saves:\u00a0Colgate 7 (Conor Murphy); Lafayette 14 (Jake Hyatt).<\/p>\n Halftime:\u00a0Lafayette 5-4.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Trio of Hat Tricks, 130-Foot Goal Key Second-Half Comeback \u00a0By John Painter (Easton, Pa. \u2013 April 13, 2013) All it took was one heck of a halftime speech to pave Colgate\u2019s way into the Patriot League Tournament. 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