Men's Lacrosse Earns Road Win at Colby as Broome Ties School Record

The men’s lacrosse team won its sixth consecutive NESCAC game as they took down Colby on the Mules’ own turf. Middlebury won by a convincing score of 12-6.

Eight Middlebury players contributed to the 12-goal tally. Adding more than one score were Jack Rautiola ’16, Stephen Seymour ’14 and Jon Broome ’16.

Broome was impressive during the game, tying a school record with six assists. This mark was last reached by a Middlebury player on March 24, 2009. As his scoring ability demanded the attention of the Colby defenders, Broome’s ability to set his teammates up was a significant factor in the Panthers’ win.

The Panthers started quick as they accumulated a 3-0 lead by the end of the first quarter.

Tallying first-quarter goals were, in order, Chase Clymer ’15, David Murray ’15 and Broome. To start off the second quarter, Middlebury added two more goals from Rautiola and Jack Cleary ’16.

Colby scored twice after the five-point Middlebury run to make it 5-2. The back and forth scoring continued the rest of the game as the score amounted to a final 12-6 win for the Panthers.

Senior goalie Nate Gaudio ’14 had eleven saves, four ground balls, and just one turnover to help the Panthers. Coach David Campbell commented on Gaudio’s play this weekend.

“Nate Gaudio played a terrific game both in and out of the cage,” Campbell said. “He was seeing the ball very well and showed why he’s the best goalie in the league.”

Broome reflected on the game as well.

“The team played well against Colby,” Broome said, “but there is definitely room for improvement. Our six-vs.-six offense and defense have come a long way in the past month and that showed on Saturday. Unfortunately, we did not play very well in transition, which resulted in several turnovers and cost us a few goals.”

Middlebury will take part in its last regular season game when it hosts NESCAC rival Williams at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23.

Broome also shared his thoughts on the importance of the team’s game against Williams.

“Williams will be a big test for us,” Broome said, “and we need to play the best game of our season to beat them. To prepare for the game on Wednesday, we need to work on our transition offense.”

Campbell reflected on the team’s play but specifically Broome’s level against Colby.

“Jon Broome started off slowly with a few uncharacteristic turnovers but bounced back to have one of his best games of the season,” Campbell said. “As a team we spend a lot of time talking about making the next play and getting past a mistake or two over the course of a game. The mental toughness Jon displayed up at Colby is exactly what we’re going to need across the board if we want to keep our season going past this weekend.”