The Fairfield men’s lacrosse team ended its first season in the ECAC with a 12-7 road win over St. John’s. The Stags ended the 2006 season 6-7 overall and 4-3 in conference play.
The ECAC is arguably the toughest conference in the country as eight teams are ranked in the nation’s top 20. The Stags had a chance at an at-large NCAA bid and a tie for second place in the conference, but fell to No.10 UMass 7-6 last week.
“We had high expectations coming into this season,” said co-captain Josh Thornton ’06. “This season wasn’t unsuccessful, but I think it is a building block for the team next year. ”
The Stags were led by Travis Nelson ’08 and Mike Bocklet ’07 with three goals apiece. Nelson also recorded two assists, to finish with five points for the third straight game.
“Our goal is always to win the conference championship and make it to the NCAA tournament,” said Head Coach Ted Spencer.
“I think that we underachieved as a group, but we ended the season very well. Our last three games were the three best games we played all season, and to finish, 4-3, our first year in the conference is a tremendous accomplishment. It was a lot of fun being in the ECAC league this year and we learned a lot.”
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