Lacrosse men cruise to victory

Written by James Pope Wednesday, 22 October 2008 11:14

University of Edinburgh 17
University of Aberdeen 5

Edinburgh’s Lacrosse men cruised to a emphatic victory in their second league match of the season. Having beaten Stirling in the opening match of their campaign, they made sure that they retained top spot in the group. The visitors, Aberdeen University, were hoping for more success on the road than they saw at home when they lost to St Andrews 17-1. But in Edinburgh they found the only side in Scotland who compete with (and regularly beat) St Andrews.

It was Aberdeen who started brightly and managed to score straight from the start inside 30 seconds, with their best player breaking free on his own and giving his side an early advantage. Aberdeen could only hold onto their lead for all of two minutes, however, as Edinburgh equalised quickly and edged into the lead soon after with some slick play. The first quarter was an edgy affair and finished with Edinburgh narrowly 3-2 in front. From then on though, Edinburgh started to stamp their dominance on the game. Fast and intricate play with some excellent passing moves and strong challenges saw Edinburgh open up a 9-4 lead at the halfway point.

The third quarter proved to be tighter as Aberdeen looked to smother the Edinburgh attack but it was again the home side who dominated and their level of skill and aggression turned out to be too much for the Aberdeen team. Although Edinburgh managed just two further goals, their dominance was clear to see. Any hopes of a comeback from their northern rivals were soon put to bed in the final quarter. Although Aberdeen pulled a goal back, Edinburgh rose to a different level, adding six further strikes as they cruised to a comprehensive 17-5 victory.

It was a bitter blow for the Aberdeen side who suffered another heavy defeat but the blend of freshers and experienced players saw Edinburgh through with ease. A less blustery day would probably have seen Edinburgh score twice as many, as a number of excellent efforts which drifted just wide, along with a good performance from the Aberdeen keeper (who was not at fault for the scoreline), kept the home side’s tally down. The goal scorers on the day were West Pointer Nadler and Captain Spann who were assisted with efforts from Williams and Carley.

This crop of players could be just what the team need this year to push on and win that coveted BUCS national title, which they are clearly hungry for. There is a huge amount of confidence within the team and with the exception of St Andrews there is almost certainly not a team in Scotland who can compete with the Lacrosse men this year. They will then be looking to extend that to the whole of Britain.

This week also saw the Women’s Lacrosse seconds travelled to Aberdeen to take on their first team and they left having secured another victory. Having comprehensively outplayed Stirling last week, they again impressed with a dominant 18-0 victory.

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