Men's Lacrosse
Big First Period Leads Argos Past Dominican
March 21 – The NDNU lacrosse team improved to 8-2 on the season with a 24-4 defeat of Dominican University. The Argos scored ten goals in the first period, including the last nine unanswered to bust the game wide open. The second was much of the same with the Argos scoring four more and taking a 14-2 lead into halftime. NDNU would go on to tack on seven goals in the third and three in the fourth to close out the game. The Argos took 60 shots to just seven from the Penguins and also picked up 64 groundballs to 18 from Dominican.
Brad Matzek (four goals, four assists) and Tim Campeau (three goals, five assists) led NDNU with eight points each while Keegan Davidson (five goals, one assist) tacked on six. Mark Scherman and Justin Der added three goals each with Jesse Painter scoring two more. The Argos are back in action Saturday for an exhibition game with the Marin Lacrosse Club at noon. BOX SCORE
NDNU Topples Whittier By One Goal Again
March 10 – The Notre Dame de Namur lacrosse team picked up their second one goal victory of the season over Whittier with a 12-11 win at the First Four. The Argos improved to 3-0 all-time against the Poets and moved to 7-2 overall on the season. Whittier jumped out to an early lead, leading 5-1 after one and 8-5 at halftime. The Argos closed with one goal going into the fourth before taking the lead for good at 11-10.
Cam Foss and Justin Der led the Argos with three goals each while Tim Campeau added two goals and two assists. Keegan Davidson scored twice and Mark Scherman tacked on a goal and an assist. The Argos are back home on March 21st against Dominican College for the first of three home games.
Argos Finish Florida Trip at 2-1
March 7 – The NDNU lacrosse team finished up their five day, three game Florida road trip with a 13-5 win over Eastern University. The Argos, playing their sixth game in eight days finished the trip with a 2-1 record. The two wins came against Eastern and St. Leo's while the loss was at the hands of Catawba.
The trip started off well as the Argos downed St. Leo's 8-3. Mike Ferrari came up big, making a season high 17 saves. Mark Scherman and Matt Marr scored two goals each with Tim Campeau adding a pair of assists.
The second game did not go as well with the Argos falling to Catawba 9-7. The Argos trailed for much of the game and could not make up an 8-6 deficit going into the fourth period. Justin Der recorded a hat trick with three goals and two assists while Campeau added two goals and two assists.
The Argos returned to form in the final game of the road trip, handling Eastern 13-5. NDNU used seven unanswered goal in the second and third periods to pull away. Campeau finished with two goals and five assists while Der, Scherman, Cam Foss and Jon Black each scored twice. The Argos improved to 6-2 on the season.
NDNU Rallies Past BYU
February 28– The Notre Dame de Namur lacrosse team rebounded from a slow start to comeback and defeat BYU 17-11. The Argos got on the board first, scoring the games first goal with 12:22 left in the first quarter. BYU quickly responded with four straight goals, including two in the final 30 seconds of the first. The Argos would rebound in the second, scoring six goals and taking a one goal lead into halftime. Each team netted three goals in the third as the game moved into the fourth with the Argos up 10-9. NDNU would run away with the game in the fourth, scoring seven goals, including three in a row from Mark Scherman.
Scherman, Matt Marr and Brad Matzek led the Argos with four goals each with Matzek adding a pair of assists. Tim Campeau added a pair of goals and five assists while Jon Black, Cam Foss and Justin Der each scored a goal and added an assist. Mike Ferrari made 10 saves on the way to his fourth victory of the season. Mark Davis led the Cougars with four goals, including the team's first three scores. Corey Gunderson and Ted Ferrin added a pair of goals apiece. Goalie Christian Kikumoto made 13 saves, eight of which came in the first half. The Argos improved to 4-1 on the season and are off to Florida to begin their first road trip. The trip includes games against Division II schools; St Leo's, Catawba and Eastern University before going to San Diego to face Whittier. BOX SCORE
Argos Storm Past Westminster 22-2
February 26– The NDNU lacrosse team easily handled visiting Westminster College, defeating the Griffins 22-2. The Argos scored the games first 17 goals before Westminster got on the board in the third quarter. The Argos rattled off 46 shots and picked up 61 groundballs to just 13 and 22 from the Griffins. NDNU also won 17 of the games 26 faceoffs.
Brad Matzek, making his first appearance of the season scored five goals and added an assist. Mark Scherman scored four of his own while Tim Campeau tacked on three goals and two assists. Justin Der, Owen O'Shea and Josh Russell had two scores each for the Argos, with Der adding three assists as well. Mike Ferrari earned his third win of the season making a pair of saves. Brad Watkins and Ben Haverkost each scored a goal for Westminster. BOX SCORE
Argos Fall to NYiT in Final Minutes
February 24 – The Notre Dame de Namur lacrosse team could not finish off a magnificent comeback, falling to the New York Institute of Technology 14-13. The Argos did not lead all game long, but constantly fought back to keep the score close. The two teams alternated goals in the first quarter with each side scoring three times before the Bears went ahead in the second netting three goals while the Argos managed just one. After each team scored two more times, the Bears rattled off three straight to push their margin to five goals at 11-6. However, the Argos were far from out of it, scoring five of the next six goals and moving to within one. After a NDNU penalty, Austin Carino scored his fourth goal of the half to give the Bears a 13-11 lead but it did not last long as the Argos once again responded by scoring a pair of goals in eight seconds to tie the game with 4:21 left. NYiT would cap off the scoring on an unassisted goal by Al Maione with 2:16 left. The Argos got one last chance but Tim Campeau’s shot with two seconds left was saved and ended the game.
Tim Campeau led all players with five goals for the Argos, upping his season total to nine. Campeau also added a game high three assists while Cam Foss tacked on three goals and two assists. Keegan Davidson had his third straight two goal game with Matt Marr adding a pair of goals as well for NDNU. Kevin Hennessy and Austin Carino scored four goals each for New York Tech while Jake Delillo added three scores. Dan Goosk came up big in the net for the Bears, making 19 saves while Mike Ferrari made 10 for the Argos. BOX SCORE
Argos Prevail Over Whittier in Final Three Seconds
February 10 – The Notre Dame de Namur lacrosse team won in dramatic fashion, using a last second goal by Tim Campeau to defeat Whittier College 14-13. The Argos and Poets battled back and forth all game long until Campeau’s goal with three seconds left sealed the game for the Argos. That would be Campeau’s lone goal of the day, but he did add a team high four assists. Cam Foss scored four times for NDNU while Mark Sherman, Jessie Painter and Keegan Davidson added two goals apiece. Justin Der tacked on one goal and three assists and Jon Black added a goal and two assists. Nick Reis picked up a game high seven groundballs and Mike Ferrari once again earned the win in the net by making 11 saves. Anthony Lackey scored five goals for Whittier while Christian Wright added three of his own. The Argos are back in action in two weeks when they take on NCAA powerhouse NYIT at Koret Field. BOX SCORE
Argos Open Season with Victory Over UC Davis
February 3 - The NDNU men's lacrosse team started out the 2007 season strong with a 15-4 victory over visiting UC Davis. The Argos used ten straight second half goals to keep the Aggies playing from behind. UC Davis struck first, scoring the first goal just two minutes into the game. NDNU responded back, scoring the next five goals, including two with a man up. The Aggies made the game close, scoring three straight to cut the Argo lead to one thirty seconds into the third period. However, that would be as close as UC Davis would get. The Argos fired off ten straight goals, including six unanswered to end the third quarter.
Tim Campeau led the NDNU attack, picking up a hat trick and added four assists and five groundballs. Justin Der added two goals and two assists, while Keegan Davidson, Mark Scherman and JC Vera each tacked on a pair of goals. Jon Black and Cam Foss each scored a goal and added an assist. Goalie Mike Ferrari picked up the win, making seven saves for the game. Conrad Clevlen won 11 of 13 face-offs and had a game high eight groundballs. Daniel Vilar scored a pair of goals for the Aggies who were out shot 46-20. The Argos are back in action with a game against rival Whittier College next Saturday at 1:00 pm at Koret Field. BOX SCORE
Argos Prepare for 2007
The 2007 NDNU Men’s Lacrosse Team is poised for a huge season this year. The Argos schedule includes two trips to the east coast to take on schools in Pennsylvania and Florida. NDNU will take on Mercyhurst College, a National Semi Final participant last year, Catawba College and St. Leo’s University. The Argos will also welcome in national powerhouse New York Institute of Technology as well as Whittier College, UC Davis and BYU to their newly remodeled state-of the-art playing surface. Coach Romano returns a core group of seniors led by last season’s captains Mark Scherman, Justin Der, and Geoff Farrer. Mike Ferrari will once again anchor the Argos in the cage, with junior Tim Campeau leading the team offensively.