2008 Woodie Awards
Men's lacrosse off to hot start
Redmond Zmudzien
Issue date: 3/26/08 Section: Sports
The Quinnipiac University men's lacrosse team had a chance to finish the 2007 season with a record above .500, but lost their final two games to finish with a record of 6-7. The 2008 edition has the seen the Bobcats match last year's win total, starting the season 6-0 for the first time since 2001.
Last year, the Bobcats surrendered 9.5 goals a game. Thus far this season, the Bobcats have relied on their defense more than ever, which is currently ranked fourth in the nation allowing just 5.17 goals per game.
Head coach Eric Fekete was determined to sure up his team's defensive problems added, 15 freshman and 3 sophomore transfers to this year's team.
Depth is something that Fekete preaches about this year's squad.
"It's a whole new team almost," Fekete said. "I think we probably play more players than we've ever played. We've obviously lost a lot of experience last year but I think the trade-off has been we have so much more depth from A-Z."
The Bobcats need to find a way to compensate for losing 68 percent of its scoring from a year ago. Graduated is top scoring midfielder Mike Stottler, who netted 31 goals last year, and attackman Tucker Prudden who scored 24 goals. Their loss left Fekete wondering where his scoring would come from.
The Bobcats have dealt with the loss of firepower well, relying on the positive play of some of their top returning players.
Sophomore attackman Todd Kaiser is one of the top returning scorers. He finished last year's campaign with 13 goals and has 3 goals and 5 assists this year. This year Kaiser ranks 8th on the team in points so far in the young season.
Junior midfielder Gary Messina, who netted two goals last year, already has four goals and six assists.
Sophomore Garrett Kerr leads the Bobcats in goals and points with 13 goals and 14 points. Classmate and Butler University transfer Ted Dimond is second on the team with six goals.
Sophomore goaltender Kevin Benzing has played all but five minutes between the pipes for the Bobcats so far this season. Like Dimond, Benzing also is Butler transfer.
Last year, the Bobcats surrendered 9.5 goals a game. Thus far this season, the Bobcats have relied on their defense more than ever, which is currently ranked fourth in the nation allowing just 5.17 goals per game.
Head coach Eric Fekete was determined to sure up his team's defensive problems added, 15 freshman and 3 sophomore transfers to this year's team.
Depth is something that Fekete preaches about this year's squad.
"It's a whole new team almost," Fekete said. "I think we probably play more players than we've ever played. We've obviously lost a lot of experience last year but I think the trade-off has been we have so much more depth from A-Z."
The Bobcats need to find a way to compensate for losing 68 percent of its scoring from a year ago. Graduated is top scoring midfielder Mike Stottler, who netted 31 goals last year, and attackman Tucker Prudden who scored 24 goals. Their loss left Fekete wondering where his scoring would come from.
The Bobcats have dealt with the loss of firepower well, relying on the positive play of some of their top returning players.
Sophomore attackman Todd Kaiser is one of the top returning scorers. He finished last year's campaign with 13 goals and has 3 goals and 5 assists this year. This year Kaiser ranks 8th on the team in points so far in the young season.
Junior midfielder Gary Messina, who netted two goals last year, already has four goals and six assists.
Sophomore Garrett Kerr leads the Bobcats in goals and points with 13 goals and 14 points. Classmate and Butler University transfer Ted Dimond is second on the team with six goals.
Sophomore goaltender Kevin Benzing has played all but five minutes between the pipes for the Bobcats so far this season. Like Dimond, Benzing also is Butler transfer.
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