VAIL LACROSSE SHOOTOUT 2006 DAY 10: July 3, 2006

VAIL LACROSSE SHOOTOUT 2006
DAY 10: July 3, 2006
Contact: Alex Smith – alex@rock-itpocket.com

Vail, CO – On a day that was marred by several long lightening and rain delays, semifinal action was finally completed at about 7:00 pm. Team Canada – err, Team Mammoth struggled a little with GMH before finally dispatching the defending champs 10-7 while Go Fast defeated Lacrossewear/Jammin’ Salmon in a truncated 6-3 game. Detailed reports by John Schuett are below.

On the women’s side of things, the reLAXers and PA Express moved through their groups to the finals.

Detailed game reports and stats can be found at www.vaillacrosse.com.

Monday July 3rd's Men's Elite Semifinals @ Ford Field:
#2 Go Fast 7, #6 Lacrossewear/Jammin’ Salmon 3
It seemed as if the game might never start, as the first semifinal between Go Fast and Jammin' Salmon was repeatedly delayed by rain and lightning. Originally scheduled for 1pm, the game finally started around 3:30pm and officials were forced to use running clocks for the first three quarters.

The goals in this game came in bunches for each team. After a tight game for the majority of the first quarter, the Salmon broke the silence with a pair of goals from Peter Troup (Salisbury, 1999) to take a 2-0 lead by the end of the quarter. They continued the assault, adding another goal just three minutes into the second, with a tally from midfielder Alex Hufnagel (Dartmouth, 07).

That was all that would come from the Salmon, as Go Fast would start their attack that would eventually score seven unanswered goals to end the game. Contributing to the effort was Spencer Cooperman(Colgate, 2009), Evan Kay (UMBC, 2007), and Greer Hanlon (Denver, 2005) with a pair of goals each. Dillon Roy (Denver, 2010) also added a goal.

Go Fast will advance to meet Team Mammoth in the Men's Elite Championship tomorrow at 2:30pm at Ford Field.

#5 Team Mammoth 10, #1 GMH 7
The second semifinal of the day was also pushed back due to the rain delay earlier in the day. The game got underway about 5:30pm, and featured what many considered to be the premier match-up of the tournament. Joining Team Mammoth for the first time in the tournament was superstar attackman John Grant Jr. (Deleware, '01) and all-star midfielder Brodie Merrill (Georgetown, '05).

Both teams started the game anxious and determined, but it was GMH that would strike first on an unassisted goal from Pete Cannon (Georgetown, '06). The Mammoth would respond with three consecutive goals from Grant Jr., Gavin Prout (Loyola, '98) and Colin Doyle (Kitchener, ON). The sides would trade goals one more time before halftime, as Mark Morley (UMass, '02) tallied for GMH and Doyle responded with his second of the game for Mammoth. The score at halftime had the Mammoth leading 4-2.

The scoring doubled in the 3rd quarter, with each team recording three goals. Morley recorded two more goals and Pete Cannon had his second for GMH, who started to get the momentum swinging in their favor towards the end of the quarter. Gary Gait (Syracuse, '92) got on the board for Mammoth with his first of the game, as did Jordan Hall (Deleware, '07) and Billy Dee Smith (St. Catherines, ON).

After an early Mammoth strike from Andrew Turner (Lakehead, '00), GMH would pull within a goal midway through the 4th quarter on shots from Cannon and Mike Holloway (Villanova, '02). However, the team ultimately hurt themselves with a pair of slashing penalties that lead to Colin Doyle's third strike of the game. That gave Mammoth a two goal lead that they would not surrender. Grant Jr. added an additional tally with 1:11 remaining to make the final score Mammoth 10, GMH 7.

The Mammoth will advance to the championship game tomorrow at 2:30pm to take on Go Fast at Ford Field.

Men’s Championship Bracket Consolation Games @ Ford Field
Merrill Lynch 10, 5280/Tap Room 7
Team 21 13, Rocky Mountain Oysters 9

Men’s Consolation Semifinals @ Edwards Field
City Grille/Flying Dog 9, Rock-it Pocket 7
The A-Team 8, Club All-Stars 3

Other Consolation Games @ Edwards Field
IAS Select 16, The Foot Clan 4
Vineyard Vines 6, The Tigers 3
Team Guttman 13, The Generals 10

Tuesday Match-ups:

Men’s Elite Championship
#2 Go Fast vs. #5 Team Mammoth

3rd Place Game
GMH vs. Lacrossewear/Jammin’ Salmon

5th Place Game
Merrill Lynch vs. Team 21

7th Place Game
5280/Tap Room vs. Rocky Mountain Oysters

Consolation Championship (9th Place Game)
City Grille/Flying Dog vs. The A-Team

Women’s Elite – Day 3 Results:

Women’s Semifinals:
PA Express 7, MadLax 5
Two rain delays and continuing foul weather moved the game down the valley to Edwards. This was the most exciting game of the day as two very evenly matched teams battled back and forth until PA Express pulled ahead and secured the win. Katie Doolittle of PA and Lauren Gallagher of MadLax led the scoring with 2 goals apiece.

ReLAXers 12, Lockton Loaded 7
reLAXers continued to fool everyone by playing anything but relaxed. After a 3 hour weather delay and moving teams to different locations, the last game of the day was to determine who would play in the championship game. Lockton Loaded just couldn't get their sights set on the reLAXers and watched the team in red pull away slowly and steadily for the victory. Allison Evans scored 4 goals for reLAXers and Laura Dosdall had 2 in the losing effort.

Other Women’s Games
Lakeshore 11, Ski+Bar 7
Team Ohio 9, Juan's Mexicali 4
Rammit 12, Liquid Lax 11
Detroit 14, Last Chance 2
Ski+Bar 7, Juan's Mexicali 6
Liquid Lax 13, Last Chance 4
Lakeshore 4, Team Ohio 3
Detroit 8, Rammit 7
PA Express 11, Hootenannies 8
MadLax 13, Team Wild 8
ReLAXers 19, Colorado Chillax 3
Lockton Loaded 8, Tap This 7
Team Wild 9, Hootenannies 7
Tap This 1, Colorado Chillax 0

Monday Women’s Elite Championship Game
ReLAXers vs. PA Express