Boys lacrosse suffers tough losses

The boys lacrosse team suffered two tough losses this past week. Sisters lost 15-3 at South Eugene on Monday, March 28; and on Friday, April 1, they fell 16-3 at home against Marist.

In Monday's game against South Eugene, the Outlaws were held scoreless in the first quarter, while the Axemen tallied three goals to take the lead.

Ethan Morgan scored an unassisted goal in the second quarter to get Sisters on the scoreboard, but at the half the Outlaws trailed 7-1.

The Outlaws got a goal from Morgan again in the third, with an assist from Bennett Lewis. Coach Eric Wentzel told The Nugget that the goal was an example of the teamwork that the Outlaws have been working on in practice. Morgan cut through the slot and Bennett had a nice pass to Ethan in a tight space, which he was able to bury into the back of the net.

Freshman Jude Carhart scored unassisted for his first goal of the season - and Sisters' final goal of the game.

Senior Chase Lawrence did a great job at face-offs, and won 13 of 16 for over 80 percent. Samson Magnus led the team with nine ground balls.

"This was a tough game for the team, with several key players missing due to spring break," said Wentzel. "It is also the first time most of the team has played on a turf field, which is very different than grass.

"South Eugene was comprised of all juniors and seniors, and it was a little intimidating to our younger players. The good news is that they held their ground, especially toward the end of the game. I'm proud of our team and how we finished the fourth quarter, and held our opponent to one goal."

On Friday, the Outlaws suffered another big loss against the Spartans.

Sisters held their own at the start of the game, and at the end of the first quarter they were down by just one at 2-1. Sisters' goal came from Samson Magnus with an assist from Jude Carhart.

Marist completely took over and put in 14 additional goals before the buzzer finally sounded.

Sisters did have four shots go off the goal pipes, which if they had been just one inch inside, would have resulted in goals. What hurt the Outlaws the most was the unforced turnovers, which led to many of the Spartans' goals.

Ethan Morgan scored two goals for Sisters in the second half, the first with an assist from Spencer Bordonaro, and the second assisted by Samson Magnus.

Carhart led the Outlaws with 10 ground balls, followed by Matt Harris, who had nine. Goalie Casey Warburton had a great first quarter with seven saves, which held the score to 2-1 as they headed into the second quarter.

Wentzel told The Nugget he was pleased that all the goals that the Outlaws did get were due to great assists.

"We continue to see improvements with the team as a whole, even though the scoreboard doesn't always show this clearly," he said. "We did come out of halftime with renewed energy, but failed to get enough points on the board to turn the

tide."

The Outlaws will play at Churchill on Saturday,

April 9.