It was a great day to be a Panther yesterday up in Canton. We were welcomed to some unseasonably warm weather as it was around fifty degrees at game time last night. It was also great to see some familiar faces on the sideline with Mike and Sara Jennings there to watch their middle son Charlie play, and then the DiLisio's as well (Bob '80, Kelli, and Ned '13) were there to catch Luke play against Middlebury for the final time.

St. Lawrence has some nice pieces on offense this year with some dangerous attackmen and a crafty midfield group under the coaching of Tom Ryan

(Bowdoin) the past few years. They came out flying and quickly took a 5-3 lead after the first and an 8-6 lead at halftime. The Saints did a great job throughout the game of coming up with most of the 50/50 balls and caused some turnovers in the middle of the field thanks to their hustle on the ride.

Fortunately for us, we've played in a number of close games already this year which helped our group stay focused in the 2nd half. We're starting to build the mindset that all good teams share where it's only a matter of time until we tilt the field in our favor. We went on a 5-0 run to start the 2nd half that lasted into the 4th quarter and held on for the win 13-11.

Once again, Will Ernst was excellent in the cage and made a few saves he shouldn't have which helped frustrate the Larries. The game ball went to first year face off specialist John Jackson, who by our count, went 17-25 on the day.

We definitely have some things to clean up in the middle of the field and in terms of getting the ball off the ground but this group has a big upside this spring. So far the leadership from our senior class has been outstanding and hopefully they can continue to help push this group to another level. We'll need it this Saturday against Wesleyan at home, game time is 2pm.

Thanks for all of the emails/texts last night! We appreciate the support!