A Bad Loss

(Tuesday, April 7, 2009)

The University of Vermont men’s lacrosse team lost today to The Cross. For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, I’m referring to the Jesuit school in Worcester, MA – Holly Cross. The Crusaders came to Burlington carrying a 4 game losing steak and a 1-10 record overall.

 I had the opportunity to watch the Cats go up 3 to 1 just as the first quarter winded down. I had to leave but thought for sure Vermont would pull away. And they did. Vermont built a 5 to 1 lead with 11 minutes left in the first half but managed to let it slip away. The Catamounts let in 6 goals in the fourth, were forced into 2 OT’s and in the end fell to 4 -7 on the season.

 Prior to the game I thought Holly Cross would be an easy win. Perhaps I should have looked more closely at the Crusaders’ lone win before making my prediction. The Crusaders’ 1 win and Vermont’s last win, came against a common foe, The Hartford Hawks. Holly Cross put a beat down on Hartford, 7-3, where as Vermont barely beat the Hawks by 1. My oversight but still a bad loss.