2004 IA Tournament Game Summaries

The 2004 US Lacrosse Intercollegiate Associates National Championships were held from May 11-15 in St. Louis, Missouri at the Anheuser-Busch Center. The championship games saw a new Men's Division champion as UC-Santa Barbara took down Colorado State while it was a familiar scene in the Women's Division as Cal Poly beat Santa Clara to win their fourth straight title. If you missed a game or want to re-live the tournament read the game summaries below. The Women's Division IA game summaries are below the Men's Division IA game summaries. Scroll down please!

Men's Division IA
Final
Saturday, May 15
#1 UC-Santa Barbara 8, #2 Colorado State 7
The second time around for top-seed #1 UC-Santa Barbara and 2nd seed Colorado State was more exciting in the US Lacrosse Men's Division Intercollegiate Associates National Championship game then last year. This time the roles were reversed as top-ranked UCSB held off a surging Rams squad in the final minutes to win 8-7 here before several thousand people. The championship is the first for the Gauchos as they lost 6-4 a year ago in the same title game against Colorado State. UCSB's balance attack, seven different goal scorers, and their strong defense allowed then to hold the Rams in check. Gaucho Will Patton was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament. Colorado State captain Nick Stanitz-Harper scored his third goal of the day with 5:42 left to go in the game to pull the Rams to within one. CSU had several opportunities in the waining minutes but they couldn't get anything past UCSB junior goalie Ryan Brittain (10 saves). The Rams were making their sixth straight appearance in the championship game having won three previous titles.

Consolation Round
#4 Arizona 8, #3 Colorado 5
#7 Michigan 7, #8 Oregon 5
#11 Florida State 16, #15 Simon Fraser 9

Semifinals
Friday, May 14
#1 UC-Santa Barbara 15, #5 Sonoma State 5
UC-Santa Barbara has lined themselves up for the rematch they have been waiting over a year for. The top-seed Gauchos took down 5th seed Sonoma State in the semifinals rather easily 15-5 in the US Lacrosse Men's Division Intercollegiate Associates National Championships this afternoon.  UCSB will now take on 2nd seed Colorado State in a rematch of last year's national championship. The Rams won that game 6-4. The temperatures dropped drastically this afternoon but that didn't keep Gaucho scoring machine Luke Wilson from cooling off. The junior attackman scored a game-high seven goals to lead the UCSB attack. Wilson broke open the second quarter with three goals, part of a 6-1 Gaucho quarter. UCSB led 9-2 at halftime. The Gauchos will be making their third appearance in the US Lacrosse MDIA Championship game. UCSB has never won the national title.

#2 Colorado State 16, #6 Brigham Young 10
For the sixth straight year the Colorado State Rams will be playing in the US Lacrosse Men's Division Intercollegiate Associates National Championship game. The Rams advanced to Saturday's title game by taking care of 6th seed Brigham Young in the semifinals this afternoon 16-10. Colorado State, the defending champions, will take on top-seed and No. 1 ranked UC-Santa Barbara here on Saturday afternoon. The national championship game will be a rematch of last season's title game that the Rams won 6-4. Colorado State has won three titles in their six tries. BYU went on a 4-0 run to close the second quarter and only trailed by one, 9-8, at halftime. In the third quarter the Rams threw up five goals on the scoreboard and never looked back. Junior attackman Nick Stanitz-Harper (4 goals) scored two goals in each half to lead the Rams.

Consolation Games
#9 Boston College 15, #12 Missouri 8
#10 Cal Poly 11, #13 Georgia Tech 3
#14 Minnesota-Duluth 9, #16 Texas 8

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, May 12
#1 UC-Santa Barbara 12, #8 Oregon 5
The postseason run for Oregon came to a close while the dream season for UC-Santa Barbara continued after the top-seed Gauchos took care of the 8th seed Ducks 12-5. Oregon, who was making their first appearance in the US Lacrosse MDIA National Championships, played a feisty first half and was only down 8-4 at halftime. UCSB pulled away in the second half and are in their second straight Final Four. Senior attackman Hank Caulkins (4 goals) did all of his damage in the first quarter as UCSB led 6-1. Oregon's Matt Connor (3 goals) scored his second goal of the game with 6:26 left before halftime off an assist from sophomore Chris Nelson (1,1). The Gauchos owned the second half outscoring the Ducks 4-1 with the final two goals coming off the stick of junior midfielder Will Patton (2,1). UCSB will now face 5th seed Sonoma State in the first semifinal game at Noon on Friday. 

#2 Colorado State 11, #7 Michigan 7
The opportunities were plentiful and handed to 7th seed Michigan in their quarterfinal game against 2nd seed Colorado State but the Wolverines failed to take advantage and in the end lost their lead and the game, 11-7. Michigan entered the fourth quarter with a two-goal advantage up 6-4. A very physical and penalty filled final quarter, a combined 11 penalties, saw the Rams rally to outscore the Wolverines 7-1 and secure their 7th straight Final Four appearance at the US Lacrosse MDIA National Championships. Colorado State committed an eye-popping eight penalties in the fourth quarter but Michigan could only come up with one goal. Sophomore midfielder Derek Koll (2 goals, 1 assist), senior attackman Kelten Johnson (1,2) and junior midfielder Tim Farquhar (0,3) all registered three-point games for the Rams. Michigan's Mike O'Leary (2,0) was the only Wolverine to score multiple goals. The Rams will play a familiar foe in Brigham Young on Friday afternoon in the semifinals. CSU and BYU have met three times previously in the US Lacrosse MDIA National Championships; twice in the semifinals and in the 2000 national championship game which the Cougars won 17-13.

#5 Sonoma State 14, #4 Arizona 9
A driving rain and the 4th seed Arizona defense could not stop 5th seed Sonoma State as they advanced to their fifth Final Four with a 14-9 victory. The Laxcats had pulled within one goal, 10-9, early in the fourth quarter but the Seawolves closed the door on the game with a 4-0 run to end Arizona's season. The teams played a tightly contested first half and it showed on the scoreboard at halftime when the teams were tied at 5 apiece. Arizona's Harrison Crawford (3 goals, 1 assist) tied the game with two seconds left before the end of the second quarter. Sonoma's sophomore midfielder Brian Johnson stepped up in the second half and scored a team-high three goals to secure the victory. The road doesn't get easier for the Seawolves as they face-off against top-seed UC-Santa Barbara at Noon on Friday.

#6 BYU 16, #3 Colorado 9
The 6th seed Brigham Young Cougars pulled the first major upset of the US Lacrosse MDIA National Championship as they took down 3rd seed Colorado 16-9 this afternoon. Cougar freshman Mark Davis (6 goals, 1 assist) continued to be the go-to-guy on offense as he scored six goals for the second straight day. Fellow freshman Justin Heir (3,4) tied Davis with a seven-point game of his own. Colorado's Brian Morgan paced the Buffalo attack with four goals and an assist. BYU will be making their fifth consecutive appearance in the semifinals and face 2nd seed Colorado State. The Cougars, two-time national champions, last won the US Lacrosse MDIA National Championship in 2000. The Buffaloes were making only their second appearance in the quarterfinals; they lost 15-7 to arch-rival Colorado State in 2001.

Losers Bracket
#13 Georgia Tech 12, #12 Missouri 4
#11 Florida State 21, #14 Minnesota-Duluth 14
#9 Boston College 15, #16 Texas 11
#10 Cal Poly 14, #15 Simon Fraser 11

First Round
Tuesday, May 11
#1 UC-Santa Barbara 15, #16 Texas 6
Top-seed UC-Santa Barbara coasted to their 15-6 victory over 16th seed Texas in the last game of the first round on Tuesday afternoon. The Gauchos broke out a 10-goal lead on the Longhorns right before halftime leading 11-1. UCSB sophomore attackman Steve Christensen capped off the 10-0 run with two goals in a two-minute span. Texas tacked on two quick goals but still trailed by eight, 11-3 at the break. UCSB will play in the last quarterfinal game on Wednesday against 8th seed Oregon. Texas will play Wednesday morning against Boston College.

#2 Colorado State 23, #15 Simon Fraser 6
The 15th seed Simon Fraser Clan was overmatched and outmanned as defending US Lacrosse MDIA National Champion Colorado State demolished the team from British Columbia, Canada this afternoon with a whopping 23-6 victory. The Clan's Steve Kojima got his team on the board first, 1:17 into the first quarter, but they would never lead again. The Rams went on a 9-0 run, spanning two quarters, and led 15-4 at halftime. CSU's depth and the Midwest heat ran down Simon Fraser in the second half. The Rams will now face Michigan in tomorrow's afternoon quarterfinal match-up. Simon Fraser will take on Cal Poly in the morning.

#4 Arizona 13, #13 Georgia Tech 7
Georgia Tech shook off any jitters of being in their first US Lacrosse MDIA Tournament and for one half of play were better then 4th seed Arizona. The 13th seed Yellow Jackets faltered in the second half as the Laxcats came back to win 13-7. Arizona trailed 5-4 at halftime but outscored Georgia Tech 6-1 in the decisive third quarter to squash any chance of a first round upset. Arizona attackmen Adam Paris (5 goals, 1 assists) and Greg Polheber (4 goals) keyed the third quarter turn around for the Laxcats. The Yellow Jackets were led by freshman attackman Ryan Wilkinson (2,1). Arizona moves onto the quarterfinals where they meet Sonoma State in a rematch of their 2002 quarterfinal game that Sonoma State won 12-11. Georgia Tech will meet Missouri in the first game on Wednesday morning.

#3 Colorado 10, #14 Minnesota-Duluth 3
Third seed Colorado roared into the US Lacrosse MDIA Tournament with a solid victory over 14th seed Minnesota-Duluth 10-3 this afternoon. The Buffaloes cruised in their game as they led 8-1 after three-quarters of play. Sophomore midfielder Jeremy Kellog (3 goals, 1 assist) scored Colorado's first and last goals of the game en route to a three-goal performance that led his team. The Bulldogs had three different goal scorers in the defeat. Colorado returns to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2001 where they will meet border state rival BYU. Minnesota-Duluth will meet Florida State on Wednesday morning.

#6 BYU 23, #11 Florida State 14
It was a rough MDIA Tournament debut for Florida State as the 6th seed BYU Cougars trounced the 11th seed Seminoles 23-14 this afternoon. The Cougars fell one goal short of tying the US Lacrosse MDIA record for most goals scored in a game by a team. Auburn scored 24 goals against Texas A&M in 1999. The Cougars were led offensively by senior midfielder Jordan Peel (7 goals, 2 assists) and freshman attackman Mark Davis (6,3) who combined for 13 BYU goals. Florida State sophomore attackman D.J. Romanchuk (3,3) pulled the 'Noles within two, 6-4 to start the second quarter but the Cougars closed out the quarter on a 7-2 run to lead 13-6 at halftime. BYU moves on to the quarterfinals where they will meet Colorado who took down Minnesota-Duluth 10-3. Florida State will meet Minnesota-Duluth tomorrow.

#5 Sonoma State 13, #12 Missouri 6
Fifth-seed Sonoma State, two years removed from their last and only US Lacrosse MDIA National Championship, advanced into the quarterfinals as they took down local crowd favorite Missouri 13-6 this afternoon. The 12th seed Tigers, making their first MDIA championship appearance, jumped out early on the Seawolves thanks to two goals in a 1:10 span to lead 2-1. SSU answered back with three straight goals before Missouri threw one more in off the stick of freshman attackman Brad Brown. The Seawolves then used a pivotal second quarter to pull away from the Tigers for good. Sonoma State had five different scorers net a goal as the Seawolves outscored Missouri 5-2 to lead 9-5 at the break. SSU will face Arizona who defeated Georgia Tech 13-7. Missouri will face-off against the Yellow Jackets on Wednesday.

#7 Michigan 7, #10 Cal Poly 3
Right out of the gate the Michigan Wolverines showed they were ready to play this morning as they edged out Cal Poly 7-3. The 7th seed Wolverines took a quick 4-0 lead at the 9:20 mark in the second quarter as sophomore Jim Constantine scored his second goal, a team-high for the game. The 10th seed Mustangs were only able to score one goal apiece in the second, third and fourth quarters. The Wolverines advance to their sixth straight quarterfinal game where they will meet Colorado State. Cal Poly will face Simon Fraser on Wednesday morning. Colorado State is the defending champion of the US Lacrosse MDIA National Tournament.

#8 Oregon 14, #9 Boston College 10
It was an impressive debut for the Oregon Ducks at the US Lacrosse MDIA National Championships as they took down Boston College 14-10 in the first game of the day. The 8th seed Ducks got the tournament started off on the right foot as freshmen Ryan Warren and Julian Coffman scored four goals each to pace the Oregon offense. Boston College was led offensively by a freshman of their own in midfielder Mark Hammit who equaled the Oregon rookie duo total of four goals. The Ducks will enter the quarterfinals and meet top-seed UC-Santa Barbara. Boston College will take on Texas.

Women's Division IA
Final
Saturday, May 15
#2 Cal Poly 15, #8 Santa Clara 4
The name won't change off the US Lacrosse Women's Division Intercollegiate Associates National Championship trophy for a fourth year in a row as the 2nd seed Cal Poly Mustangs defeated 8th seed Santa Clara 15-4 this afternoon. Cal Poly is the only champion the US Lacrosse WDIA Tournament has ever had since the tournament is only four-years-old. The Mustangs came out of the gate quick and scored the game's first four goals and never looked back. Cal Poly built a 10-3 lead going into halftime. The Mustang defense led by 2004 National and Defensive Player of the Year Lindsay Kanewischer clamped down on the Santa Clara offense and held them to only one goal in the second half. Santa Clara, who was making their first appearance in the US Lacrosse WDIA Tournament, couldn't get much going on offense and had a hard time slowing down the Cal Poly offense; nine different goal scorers. The Broncos took down top-seed Navy and 4th seed Florida to advance to the final game. Sophomore Meryl Rodgers (3 goals, 1 assist) led the Mustang attack.

Consolation Games
#1 Navy 10, #6 UC-Santa Barbara 8
#3 Michigan 10, #4 Florida 8
#9 Pittsburgh 14, #7 New York University 10
#10 Colorado State 10, #5 Texas A&M 2
#12 Oregon 10, #11 Texas 9 (OT)

Semifinals
Friday, May 14
#8 Santa Clara 10, #4 Florida 5
The Cinderella run continued for 8th seed Santa Clara as they took down 4th seed Florida 10-5 in today's semifinal game in the US Lacrosse Women's Division Intercollegiate Associates Championships. The Broncos will now face the winner of the other semifinal game between three-time defending national champion Cal Poly and Michigan on Saturday with the national title on the line. Santa Clara goalie Teresa Martini (14 saves) played a great second half and stopped any chance of a Florida rally as she turned away shot after shot. Freshman Rebecca Milo led the SC attack with four second half goals. Florida led 3-2 at halftime.

#2 Cal Poly 8, #3 Michigan 7
The 2nd seed Cal Poly Mustangs are back in familiar territory; playing for the national championship. For the fourth year in a row Cal Poly will be in the US Lacrosse Women's Division Intercollegiate Associates National Championship game. The Mustangs held off a tough Michigan squad and prevailed with a 8-7 victory. The 3rd seed Wolverines pulled to within one with 1:23 left in the game but couldn't get the ball in the back of the net again before time expired. Cal Poly's Bridget Mulhern scored five goals a day ago but her three goals today were just as big and important. Mulhern scored the Mustang's last goal at the two-minute mark. That goal would later become the game-winning goal. Michigan's Danielle Zwirn led the Wolverines with three goals. Cal Poly will face 8th seed Santa Clara on Saturday afternoon for the US Lacrosse WDIA National Championship.

Consolation Games
#1 Navy 11, #5 Texas A&M 5
#6 UC-Santa Barbara 7, #10 Colorado State 6
#9 Pittsburgh 8, #12 Oregon 7
#7 New York University 7, #11 Texas 2

Quarterfinals
Thursday, May 13
#8 Santa Clara 12, #1 Navy 11
Santa Clara freshman Rebecca Milo scored the game-winning goal with six seconds left in the game to give the 8th seed Broncos their biggest win in program history 12-11 over top-seed Navy. Santa Clara battled back from a six-goal halftime deficit and several rain and lightning delays to sink the Midshipmen from the tournament. Junior Kendall Reedy (3 goals) tied the game for the Broncos with 34 seconds left in the game. The loss snaps Navy's three-year run of making it to the semifinal round. Santa Clara will face 4th seed Florida in Friday's semifinal game.

#2 Cal Poly 14, #10 Colorado State 8
Cal Poly, the only champion the US Lacrosse Women's Division Intercollegiate Associates Championships has ever known in their brief three years existence, strutted their stuff on a rainy afternoon against 10th seed Colorado State. The Mustangs took down the upstart Rams with a 14-8 victory. Cal Poly senior Bridget Mulhern scored five goals and tacked on an assist in the winning effort. Fellow senior Liz Mejia scored four goals on 10 shots. Colorado State's Kate Sebesta had her second straight four-goal performance but it wasn't enough for the Rams. Cal Poly will play 3rd seed Michigan in Friday's semifinal. The Rams will be back in action on Friday afternoon against 6th seed UC-Santa Barbara.

#4 Florida 17, #5 Texas A&M 9
The 4th seed Florida Gators and the 5th seed Texas A&M Aggies battled through the rain and played a tightly contested first half before the game got out of hand. Florida kept their focus through a lightning delay and outscored the Aggies 7-3 in the final 26 minutes to win 17-9. The game was delayed due to lightning with 26:47 left in the game with the Gators leading 10-6. Florida got four goals from junior Erin Hogan and sophomore Mills Wallace in the victory. Texas A&M's Megan Korce did all she could for the Aggies but her five goals were not enough to take down the Gators. Florida moves onto their first ever semifinal game where they will face 8th seed Santa Clara. Texas A&M will take on top-seed Navy on Friday afternoon.

#3 Michigan 13, #6 UC-Santa Barbara 11
This was the game that got away from 6th seed UC-Santa Barbara. The 3rd seed Michigan Wolverines scored the final three goals in the second half to comeback and defeat UCSB 13-11 in a long rain soaked game. Like the Florida-Texas A&M quarterfinal game this game was delayed midway through the second half due to lightning. UC-Santa Barbara led 10-9 when the delay came but the game was not official, it was three-minutes short of being official. When play resumed the Wolverines tied up the game and later went on their 3-0 run to seal the victory. Sophomore Danielle Zwirn scored four goals for the Wolverines in the win. Michigan will now face three-time defending national champion Cal Poly on Friday afternoon in the semifinals. UCSB will play 10th seed Colorado State on Friday afternoon.

First Round
Thursday, May 13
#5 Texas A&M 16, #12 Oregon 9
Aggie Megan Korce scored half of 5th seed Texas A&M's goals in their 16-9 first round victory over 12th seed Oregon this morning. Korce also had an assist to go with her eight-goal performance. Senior Lesley Williams and junior Lucy Moore added three goals apiece for the Aggies. Oregon was making their first appearance in the US Lacrosse Women's Division National Championships. Traci Geist led the Ducks on the offensive end with three goals. Texas A&M moves onto this afternoon's quarterfinals where they will meet 4th seed Florida. Oregon will play 9th seed Pittsburgh on Friday morning.

#6 UC-Santa Barbara 19, #11 Texas 2
The 6th seed UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos overwhelmed the 11th seed Texas Longhorns with a 19-2 win this morning. The Gauchos' Shanna Mota and Colleen Hackney scored four goals apiece and Katie Gong and Brooke Julicher added three goals each to lead the UCSB offense. UCSB led 13-0 midway through the second half before the Longhorns got on the board. Elizabeth Robertson (2 goals) scored the first of Texas' two goals of the day. The Gauchos will now face 3rd seed Michigan this afternoon in the quarterfinals. Texas will face 7th seed New York University on Friday morning.

#10 Colorado State 21, #7 New York University 9
The 10th seed Colorado State Rams got the first upset of the US Lacrosse Women's Division National Championships this morning with a 21-9 romp over 7th seed New York University. Colorado State's Juli Ramirez scored five goals and Kate Sebesta scored four goals and added an assist in the 12-goal victory. The Rams had 10 different goal scorers in the win. New York University's Jena Smith netted five goals of her own in the loss. The Rams advance to this afternoon's quarterfinal against three-time defending national champion Cal Poly. New York University will be back in action on Friday morning against 11th seed Texas.

#8 Santa Clara 13, #9 Pittsburgh 9
Eighth seed Santa Clara were the last women's team to arrive for this year's US Lacrosse Women's Division National Championships but that didn't stop the Broncos from becoming the first team to win in the first round. Santa Clara took down 9th seed Pittsburgh in the first game of the day 13-9. The Broncos didn't get to their hotel until one in the morning on Thursday after being delayed in their trip to St. Louis. Kendall Reedy led the Bronco attack with three goals scored. Pittsburgh's Jill Ciotta netted a hat trick of her own to lead the Panthers. Santa Clara is making their first appearance in the US Lacrosse WDIA National Championships. The Broncos now have the stern task of taking on top-seed Navy in the afternoon. Pittsburgh will play on Friday morning against 12th seed Oregon.