Black/White Scrimmage Re-Cap
MISSOULA, MT – On Saturday, March 20th, members of the Missoula Elite Lacrosse Men’s Varsity and Junior Varsity teams competed in the 1st Annual Black/White Scrimmage. Both teams played well for the fans, but in the end Team Black edged out Team White for the 6 – 3 victory on a beautiful day at Riverbowl Field.
The scrimmage started a bit slow for both teams, as both coaches were stressing working through the offenses to develop shots instead of going right to the goal. Team Black got on the board first with a goal from Matt Gosselin (SR, Big Sky) who, along with the rest of his line, really worked the ball well during the opening quarters. At the half Team Black had a 4 – 1 advantage, with 3 of the goals being assisted.
In the 3rd quarter Team White’s attack really started to push the cage. Hunter Brandt (SO, Big Sky) led the comeback charge with 2 goals as Team White’s defense also tightened things up. Team White won the 3rd quarter 2 – 0 to make it a 4 – 3 game heading into the 4th.
Team Black came out hot in the 4th, looking to put pressure on Team White goalie Colton Birdeau (SO, Sentinel) who had just replaced Keegan Adcock (SR, Hellgate). Coty Becker (JR, Valley Christian) and Caleb Brinton (JR, Sentinel) scored on the first 2 shots of the 4th for Team Black before Birdeau started to get comfortable and that would prove enough to seal the deal. Both coaches worked deep through their benches in the final minutes and the game ended very positively for both teams.
Thank you to all the parents and fans who made it out to the scrimmage to support the boys! We’re looking forward to another great week of practice before we take on Sandpoint next Saturday!
TEAM BLACK
Goals – Matt Gosselin, Colter Lear, Jack Lundin, Trevor Johnson, Coty Becker, Caleb Brinton
Assists – Coty Becker, Jack Lundin, Trevor Johnson
Saves – Rian Tuttle (6)
TEAM WHITE
Goals – Hunter Brandt (2), Lance Altmaier
Saves – Keegan Adcock (5), Colton Birdeau (4)
