Oberlin Lacrosse

Three Yeomen named to All conference Team

2010-05-18T14:32:00.000-07:00

Oberlin College - Three Yeomen Garner Conference Honors

Westlake, Ohio – Sophomore Dylan Holmes was named as the North Coast Athletic Conference Men’s Lacrosse Sportsman of the Year, while first-years Thomas Hake and Eli Clark-Davis garnered All-NCAC Honorable-Mention honors, the league office announced on Tuesday.

Yoko Ono visits Oberlin

2010-05-12T15:26:00.000-07:00

Yoko Ono bounded on to Finney Chapel's stage last Thursday, flashing the peace sign to the audience that had come to hear her deliver the academic year's last Convocation address.

ARCADE: A NEW STAR FOR OBERLIN: Cosby, Wonder and others jazz it up for music building - Morning Journal Entertainment: Serving Lorain, Erie, Huron and western Cuyahoga counties

2010-05-03T13:22:00.001-07:00

ARCADE: A NEW STAR FOR OBERLIN: Cosby, Wonder and others jazz it up for music building - Morning Journal Entertainment: Serving Lorain, Erie, Huron and western Cuyahoga counties

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recruit making an impact during his senior year

2010-04-19T08:12:00.000-07:00

Spotlight on: Mainland senior Elliot Rollins

Lacrosse accomplishments: Considered among the best defenders in South Jersey, Rollins is a four-year varsity player and was a first-team all-conference selection last season.

Lacrosse history: He has played the sport for nearly nine years, and actually got his start by attending a high school girls' lacrosse clinic.

"It was me and a bunch of girls running around, and I liked it," he said. "That is my earliest lacrosse memory."

Future: He will attend Oberlin College in Ohio, and will play lacrosse for the Division III program. A member of the National Honor Society, Rollins plans a dual major in creative writing and cinema.

"They have a growing cinema studies program and a strong creative writing program," Rollins said. "And I liked the coach and the lacrosse team."

Did you know? Rollins has written a one-act play called All the World's a Stage Dive. He will be staging it in June during Mainland's one-act festival.

"It's an off-the-wall comedy," he said. "I'm doing everything - writing, directing, and acting in it."

About Mainland's team: "Lacrosse is relatively new here, and we have a lot of people who are excited and work so hard to improve," he said. "They all get into it, and it's pretty neat."

The final word: "I love the quickness and amount of intelligence it takes to be really good at lacrosse," he said. "For lacrosse, you have to be a student of the game and know how the game works to be an effective player."

- Marc Narducci

Another Oberlin Alum inducted into the Ohio Chapter of the United States Lacrosse Association Hall of Fame

2010-04-08T08:55:00.000-07:00

Bill Webster OC class of '61 is being inducted this year into the Ohio chapter of the US lacrosse hall of fame. Below is his lacrosse resume while at Oberlin

ALL AMERICAN1961 [ when there was only one AA team for all schools ]

SELECTED to NORTH-SOUTH NATIONAL ALL STAR GAME 1961 [ when there was only one game for all schools ]

ALL MIDWEST LACROSSE ASSOCIATION THREE TIMES

HIGHEST SCORING MIDFIELDER in the NATION in 1961

O.C.TEAM CAPTAIN

PLAYED on FOUR M.L.A. CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS, two of which were undefeated . Oberlin's record in the four years that he played lacrosse was 39-5-1

Spring Break 2010 Update: 3/30/2010

2010-04-01T15:19:00.000-07:00

Whether it’s Connor Jackson trying to track down one of those elusive alligators, Nick Bermeo catching some sun in his sleek, black European bathing suit, or Glen Gerbush eating half the cookie-dough in his respective house, the Oberlin College Yeomen have found plenty of ways to fill the time in between practices and meals in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Several teammates participated in an intense game of bocce ball on the beach, with the duo of Jon Weisburst and Erik Strand pulling in a hard fought victory. After the game was finished, the competitors enjoyed a nice, cold swim in the shark-infested waters of the Atlantic. Strand claimed several times, to have seen a “man in a shark-fin costume” swimming in the waters beyond the shore. His fellow Yeomen responded with laughter, and continued to swim.
At the Bond household that evening, Dan Cook managed to cook 4 pounds of pasta, enough food to feed James Kriz for the rest of the evening.
There will be more adventures for the Yeomen ahead, with a day-trip to Savannah, and games against SCAD and Guilford looming later on during the week.

- Edward James "Daniel Boone" Kriz

NOT YOUR BUBBY'S PESACH

2010-03-30T10:25:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Passover Seder of the Space Age. From the deserts of Egypt to the manicured dunes of Hilton Head, it is Sunday night in the universe and we are having Passover in a rented duplex somewhere along the coast of South Carolina. Alex has been in the kitchen all day marinating short ribs and roasting chicken. Jon chops fruit by his side while Nick Bermeo gyrates in the corner, wearing the shortest shorts you ever did see. I have been on the couch with a sprained ankle watching American Pie, which has stood the test of time better than you ever thought it would. The pallor of Ohio winter has begun to darken and on this our high holiday we will dine.

Some may say that we didn’t do it quite right. Some may say that a MacBook Pro is no substitute for a Hagaddah, or that you can’t really google the Four Questions. But we did. Forgive us this impropriety. Jews are resilient people. We make do with what we have.

On our Seder Plate there was parsley and a not-quite-hard boiled egg and a shank bone that never made it out of the Saran Wrap. The charoset was almost as good as Mom’s even though the maror never made it out of the fridge. This year someone put an orange on the plate, which I was told stands for the struggle of women rabbis. I don’t know. That part’s new to me. I had to look it up on Wikipedia.

So Elijah came and went and we never caught that stealthy bastard. Someone hid the afikomen but we forgot to look for it. That was always my favorite part, because whoever found it in my family would get a five-dollar bill (ten if we were doing well that year) from my Dad, who would roll it up all crisp and nice and slip it into our palms like it was some sort of sacred transaction. Your crumbly matzah for my money.

But enough. It is time to go. It is sunny and I can see the ocean and there is a bird outside my window that’s whistling the X-Files theme song and it is definitely time to go. - Theo Anthony Class of 2012

College Towns: An Honor Roll

2010-03-29T14:04:00.000-07:00

MSN.com has listed Oberlin one of America's top-8 college towns. Below is an excerpt from the article followed by the web address so you can read the article in full.

Oberlin, Ohio
The Ohio hills are alive with the sounds of Oberlin College, long considered one of the finest music conservatories in the world. Residents and visitors in this city of 8,195 reap the aesthetic benefits from a steady stream of cultural events including The Artists' Recital Series and a variety of student competitions and performances. Home to the abolitionist movement, Oberlin takes its progressive legacy seriously, presenting many exhibitions at the Oberlin Heritage Center that celebrate the city's pivotal role in the Underground Railroad, temperance, co-education and integrated education, among others. The contemplative often repair to Chez François, Ohio's top-rated restaurant, in nearby Vermillion to continue the dialog.

* http://local.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=23721732

OC-D tied for 1st in NCAC

2010-03-24T13:54:00.000-07:00

After two games the Oberlin defence is tied for 1st in NCAC with 4.5 goals against avg.
Coach Cohen is proud of his D but has stated, "This is just a start for us we are still a young unit and looking to improve every day as we gain experience."

Oberlin Lacrosse beats Hendrix to start the year 2-0

2010-03-24T12:05:00.000-07:00

Chris Sanders does OC lax proud

2010-03-17T10:59:00.000-07:00

Class of '08 Chris Sanders who is currently working in DC as a legislative assistant for Congressman Ed Towns can be seen on MSNBC behind Congressman Dennis Kucinich. Fast foward to the 10:12 mark to check out Chris looking official. The link is below.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#35884061

* From L-R Chris Sanders, Congressman Ed Towns, Washington DC Mayor Adrian Fenty OC class of '92

Dylan Holmes NCAC player of the week

2010-03-16T10:55:00.000-07:00

The link to the official press release is: http://www.goyeo.com/news/2010/3/16/MLAX_0316103805.aspx?tab=
*Dylan & the guys will be
back in action Saturday
3/20 @1pm. If you cant make
it to Oberlin for
the game dont forget
you can catch it
streaming live online.
http://www.goyeo.com/
schedule.aspx?
path=mlax&tab=lacrosse

Yeomen WIN season opener

2010-03-16T08:57:00.000-07:00

On a rainy Saturday afternoon the Yeomen defeated Shenandoah University 7-5. After the contest Coach Cohen stated, "I couldn't have asked for a better a better birthday present." To read the official press release click the link below.
http://www.goyeo.com/news/2010/3/13/SB_0313104721.aspx?path=mlax

Yeomen give blood

2010-03-09T11:23:00.000-08:00

The red cross stopped by Philips gym this afternoon to take blood donations. Because of practice the players could not give but, the coaching staff was more then happy to step up in their place.

Home games streaming live

2010-03-02T12:57:00.000-08:00

Our home games will be streaming live online. Check out the link below;
http://www.goyeo.com/schedule.aspx?path=mlax&tab=lacrosse

Oberlin lax enters the world of high fashion

2010-02-12T13:08:00.000-08:00

Oberlin lacrosse has had many players and alumni enter many different fields since lacrosse has been first played on this campus(1941). Doctors, lawyers, writers, and ice cream moguls. This year we have our first model, Joey Pope a senior LSM has made his modeling debut for Penguin clothing.
To view some of Joe's work go to the following link; http://www.originalpenguin.com/More-Penguin/wmp/page/wmp
Click on the 2010 LOOKBOOK

How I spent my winter term

2010-02-02T13:29:00.000-08:00

Winter Term: During the month of January, students complete individual or group projects of their choice, either on or off campus.
To learn about winter term you can visit the following link; http://www.oberlin.edu/winterterm/Default.html
* Matt's video was shot in the Heisman Room our varisty meeting room named after John Heisman...yes that John Heisman he was Oberlin's first football coach

How I spent my winter term

2010-01-27T13:35:00.000-08:00

Winter Term: During the month of January, students complete individual or group projects of their choice, either on or off campus.
To learn about winter term you can visit the following link; http://www.oberlin.edu/winterterm/Default.html
*Check out the rock wall behind Nick, to learn about the rock wall you can visit the following link;
http://www.goyeo.com/sports/2008/10/3/Rec_1003084048.aspx?id=133

How I spent my winter term

2010-01-20T14:45:00.000-08:00

Winter Term: During the month of January, students complete individual or group projects of their choice, either on or off campus.
To learn about winter term you can visit the following link; http://www.oberlin.edu/winterterm/Default.html
*Rob's footage was shot in Williams field house our indoor practice space. To learn more about Williams field house you can visit the following link;
http://www.goyeo.com/sports/2009/8/28/Williams.aspx

Eli Clark-Davis gets a shout out from Inside Lacrosse

2010-01-20T14:36:00.000-08:00

Eli is listed as the top collegiate mens varsity lacrosse player from the state of Wisconsin in the February issue of Inside Lacrosse.
You can check out the article at the link listed below.
http://ow.ly/YoLZ

New locker room part4

2010-01-13T15:23:00.000-08:00

Thanks to a generous donation by OC alum and former goalie Jared Pickard & the Pickard family the mens lacrosse team was able to get their locker room refurbished over winter break.

New locker room part3

2010-01-13T15:18:00.000-08:00

Thanks to a generous donation by OC alum and former goalie Jared Pickard & the Pickard family the mens lacrosse team was able to get their locker room refurbished over winter break.

New locker room part2

2010-01-13T15:13:00.000-08:00

Thanks to a generous donation by OC alum and former goalie Jared Pickard & the Pickard family the mens lacrosse team was able to get their locker room refurbished over winter break.

New locker room part1

2010-01-13T12:59:00.000-08:00

Thanks to a generous donation by OC alum and former goalie Jared Pickard & the Pickard family the mens lacrosse team was able to get their locker room refurbished over winter break.

The new game gloves have arrived

2009-11-23T08:43:00.000-08:00

Sophmore middie Dan Fineman rockin this years game gloves.

OC Lax rockin the new STX Cell elbow pads

2009-10-22T11:06:00.000-07:00

Senior captain Alex Chapman sporting some of the Yeomen's new gear for this spring.

Yeomen lax streaming LIVE

2009-10-21T11:01:00.000-07:00

The press box at Fred Schultz field is now wired for the information super highway. All home games will be streaming live online. For more info go to www.GOYEO.com

Oberlin All-Americans

2009-10-02T13:45:00.000-07:00

A list of Oberlin lacrosse players that made the All-America team:

1954        Goodrich, Howard (Howie)    Attack
1955        Brainard, William (Bill)    Attack
1955       Oakes, Robert (Bob)    Defense
1955        Tyler, Carl    Midfield
1956        Abeles, Jerome (Jerry)    Midfield
1956        Brainard, William (Phil)    Attack
1956        Glasoe, Paul    Attack
1956      Suhr, Charles (Chuck)    Midfield
1960        Hobbs, Robert (Bob)    Attack
1960        Horn, Joseph (Joe)    Midfield
1960        Vernon, Hugh    Defense
1961        Babos, Laszlo    Goalie
1961        Baker, Richard (Dick)    Attack
1961        Moses, Robert (Bob)    Defense
1961        Webster, William (Bill)    Midfield
1963        Witte, John    Midfield
1965        LaGuardia, Arnold (Arny)    Defense
1970        Markwood, Robert (Bob)    Defense
1970        Skinner, Michael (Mike)    Attack

Long lost brothers?

2009-09-14T08:45:00.000-07:00

Sophomore goalie Glen Gerbush has an uncanny resemblance to Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers.

Face-off guru stops by Oberlin

2009-09-11T08:20:00.000-07:00

Former captain of the Australian national team and current assistant coach with the Long Island Lizards of the MLL Matt Schomburg visited Oberlin for the second straight year to help coach up Oberlin's face-off personal.

OC Athletics gets even greener

2009-08-19T16:40:00.000-07:00

WILLIAMS FIELD HOUSE

LEED Gold Certified
Williams Field House is the first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified building on campus. Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, the certification verifies that a building or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts. (www.usgbc.org

Lighting
The lighting of the facility is designed to take advantage of the natural light from windows and skylights. The lights are equipped with sensors, which will measure the total light on the playing surface. Once the foot-candles reach 100, the lights will begin to turn off and therefore reduce energy consumption.

SOLAR PANEL
- In July 2009, the Oberlin College Athletic and Physical Education Department will be installing a solar panel on the north end of Savage Stadium. This solar panel will provide enough energy to power the football, baseball and softball scoreboards and still have some surplus to feed back to the electrical grid. Below is a brief Q&A with the installation company, RePower Solutions:

Who is The Manufacturer? - Sharp

What are the dimensions of the panel? - (Attached Spec Sheet)

Have you installed these for sports complexes in the past? - We worked on both the design and installation side of the project at Progressive Field. We generally design and install systems that are substantially larger than this single-panel system. We have installed solar electric systems at industrial, commercial and residential locations.

What is the lifespan of this product? - It is expected to produce electricity for over 25 years.

Any additional information? - The football scoreboard uses about 50-kWh/ year. This 175W module is expected to make at least 175kWh/year. (Therefore this one panel will provide enough power to the grid to power our Football, Baseball and Softball scoreboards, and still have a little excess)

Oberlin athletics goes green

2009-08-04T13:58:00.001-07:00

All the scoreboards on the Athletics fields starting this fall will be run on solar power. If your in the neighborhood during home football games in the fall stop by to enjoy 'Solar Powered Saturdays'

Jesse Kane JSR 1st team All American

2009-07-09T12:37:00.000-07:00

For the second straight year Jesse Kane has been named to the Jewish Sports review 1st team All America team. You can check out the full press release at http://www.goyeo.com/news/2009/7/8/BB_0708092053.aspx?tab=

Meet your new Yeomen

2009-06-26T04:49:00.000-07:00

Oberlin, Ohio – Oberlin College head men’s lacrosse coach Kevin Walz announced his 2010 freshman class on Thursday. The Yeomen added six rookies from six different states, each of whom bring outstanding accolades to Oberlin. OC also welcomes a pair of twin brothers in sophomore transfers Matthew Fineman and Daniel Fineman

Eli Clark-Davis
High School: Regents Senior
Home Town: Madison, Wisc.
Position: Midfielder
Awards: Second-Team All-Madison Area Lacrosse Association

Dan Cook
High School: St. Ignatius
Home Town: Cleveland, Ohio
Position: Defender
Awards: Voted Defensive player of the year by his teammates
First-Team All-Region defender
Third-Team All-Ohio Defender

Thomas Cool
High School: Episcopal School
Home Town: Beaverton, Ore.
Position: Defender
Awards: First-Team All-Conference
First-Team All-State
First-Team All-League (2009)
Team won Oregon State Title

Thomas Hake
High School: Glenbrook North
Home Town: Northbrook Ill.
Position: Midfielder
Awards: Second-Team All-State
First-Team All-Conference

Connor Jackson
High School: St. Mary’s College
Home Town: Berkeley, Calif.
Position: Attack
Awards: Most Valuable Player Bay Shore Athletic League
Saint Mary's College High School-MVP Senior Year
Saint Mary's College High School-Offensive Player of the Year

Nathanial Cobert-Sangree
High School: Park
Home Town: Baltimore, Md.
Position: Defense

Kane Earns All-NCAC Honorable-Mention Honors

2009-05-26T13:11:00.000-07:00

Westlake, Ohio – For the second straight season Oberlin College men’s lacrosse player Jesse Kane was named to the All-NCAC Honorable-Mention Team, the league office announced on Tuesday afternoon.

read more at; http://www.goyeo.com/news/2009/5/26/MLAX_0526095634.aspx?tab=

Hugh "Gabby" Robertson inducted into The Heisman Club HOF

2009-05-25T13:17:00.000-07:00

On the evening of May 23rd Hugh "Gabby" Robertson the founder of the Oberlin mens lacrosse team and one of the fathers of mid west lacrosse was inducted into the Heisman Club's Athletics Hall of Fame. You can read more about the induction by clicking the link below.
http://www.goyeo.com/news/2009/5/23/GEN_0523091455.aspx?tab=

Oberlin lax geography

2009-05-23T13:37:00.001-07:00

13 States will be represented on the 2010 Yeomen roster. NY, MD, VA, NJ, MA, CT, PA, OH, IL, MN, OR, CA, WA.

Coach Walz speaks

2009-05-21T16:17:00.000-07:00

Coach Walz's video for the senior luncheon.

Senior Awards

2009-05-21T15:19:00.000-07:00

Senior captain Jesse Kane is one of the four recipients of the Andrews award at this years athletic dept. senior luncheon.

Andrews Family Award
This award was established in 2005 in honor of the Andrews family, whose presence at Oberlin traces back six generations to Delia Fenn Andrews, an 1841 graduate of the College. More recently, Chris '90 (soccer, track and field) and George '54 (football) served the College as members of the department of mathematics and the General Faculty Athletics Committee. George also served as acting director of athletics and physical education in 2002-2003. The recipient of this award will be the male athlete who best exemplifies dedication to academic and athletic excellence and has demonstrated leadership skills, strength of character, and loyalty to Oberlin College.
Recipients – Greg Mangan (Football) Conor Doss (Track/Cross Country) Jesse Kane (Lacrosse) Ryan King (Track/Cross Country)

Matt & Jesse enjoying Savannah, GA

2009-05-13T15:17:00.001-07:00

While in Savannah with the team on spring break Matt and Jesse decided to take a few photos for use in the senior day program.

Matt donates hair to locks of love

2009-05-03T15:59:00.000-07:00

15

2009-04-14T10:38:00.000-07:00

I've been slacking, I told many people that I was going to continue blogging here for the team and I haven't written anything new for a couple of weeks now. Coach Cohen has badgered me everyday for the last week or so about writing a new post, so here I am in the library about to start doing some work, and lo and behold I find the time to write a blog post instead.

From the moment fall ball began last semester our team took pride in and drew strength from our small numbers, but tight knit group mentality. During our last few games our team has had a new cheer, "15!". I love the mentality and the spirit behind it, but personally it's been tough to yell, seeing as I haven't even been able to practice since the Medaille game. I've been on the sidelined for the first time in my Oberlin career, during a stretch of conference games, no less. We've got Wooster at home on Wednesday, I'm hoping to get in that one (I had hoped to be in the last two as well). It starts a string of three home games before we end the season with two on the road, I'm going to be keep being real unhappy if I spend much more time just contributing to the the 15 by fetching balls so they don't have to ball hunt at the end of practice.

It's an odd parallel to high school, have a good junior year, be a captain senior year, get injured in a bizarre way, and miss time for the first time for that team. Despite going to through a similar situation four years ago I'm having the same problems I did with it then. I've never been a vocal, speech-giving leader (Jesse's the man for that and many other things), I've always tried to lead through my play, simply be a consistent, reliable, stabilizing force on D. How do I lead without being able to play? I struggled with that in high school and I have been since I've been sat. I wish I had the answers, but I can't be someone I'm not, so I've just been doing everything I've been told to do for my rehab. That way I can get back to helping this team in the best way I know how.

-Matt Hollenbeck '09

Alums in the Ohio lacrosse Hall of Fame

2009-04-08T09:02:00.000-07:00

1994 inductee
Joe Horn
1995 inductee
Cornelius "Mickey" Cochrane
You can learn more about the Ohio lacrosse Hall of Fame at www.ohlax.com

NCAC player of the week

2009-03-31T12:42:00.000-07:00

Westlake, Ohio – Oberlin College senior men’s lacrosse player Jesse Kane was named as the North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday evening.
*Check out the full press release on the Oberlin college athletics website www.GOYEO.com.

The Beginning (3/28/09)

2009-03-28T18:34:00.000-07:00

At this point, what beginning do we have? This beginning is the beginning of lasts. It's our last night in Hilton Head, it has been amazing, but bittersweet like I couldn't even imagine. Every year spring break is a chance to better get to know the guys that maybe you didn't know all that well, or to grow closer with those you did. This year was no different, I got to hangout with some great guys for a week in an awesome spot. How could that be bittersweet? Well, that would be because my time with them is limited (it's always been limited, but the limit is oh so close this time). Tonight Jesse and I took a nice long walk around Palmetto Dunes talking about senior year: life (the rest of this year, the summer, next year, real life), the universe (creationism, Palmetto Dunes, the mountains), and everything (girls, my deeply disturbed psyche, burning man). While we were talking I was thinking about how you only get the full four years with the other guys (or guy in our case) in your class and it occurred to me that the quality of the guys on this team and the friendships is why our alumni game is so well attended. We just don't have enough time with each other, even though there are moments when it seems like we spend too much time together.

As we are getting ready to leave I come to the realization that I didn't hangout enough with each of the guys, but looking back I can't think of time that I want to trade to hangout with someone else, simply because the time I'd be trading in was spent hanging out with another one of the guys and is equally as valuable.

I had to get that out of the way before I was going to be able to sleep (I'm writing this somewhere in the range of 3 am the same morning the bus leaves Hilton Head) and/or write about the annual team dinner at Steamers (a seafood place here on the island) paid for the legend himself, Don Jacobs(lacrosse alumni & father of current player Alex Jacobs). As always it was amazing and an absolute glutton fest of seafood. There is one legendary item on the menu, the shellfish platter, that everyone talks about and a much smaller percentage actually eat. It is really more shellfish than anyone human should attempt to eat, I got it freshmen year and thought that ordering it again would provide a nice symmetry. Besides that, one of the two veggies on the team decided he was coming back, so hopefully we'll have video up soon of his first bite of meat in a very long time (it was steak). We have a tradition of it being one of the freshmen's birthday at Steamer's, mainly so we can all cause a ruckus by singing and laughing at the confused look he gets. This year instead of the wait staff bringing a desert with a candle in it, our waiter thought what he really should do was take a fat handful of whipped cream and put it in his face. We're thinking this guy eats too many doritos and drinks too much mountain dew (get it? he's too extreme).

For those of you reading this (and I know there are some, I've heard of you through the grapevine), please let me know who you are and how I'm doing. You can go ahead and comment away, or send me an email ( matthew.hollenbeck@oberlin.edu ). I'm thinking about keeping my regular blog appearances going once my spring break tenure is up and I'd like some input.
- Matt Hollenbeck '09

The Third Plague (3/26/09)

2009-03-26T19:22:00.000-07:00

I have to put in some corrections (because my mom emailed and heckled me), it was 900 miles, and I also got both aloe (which has come in real handy if you get the title of this post) and a bunch of goodies in addition to the spf 15 sunscreen.

So we won, despite what amounted to a plague of biting sand flies of biblical proportions. We beat SCAD in triple overtime, with some strong goaltending, timely goal scoring, and some real strong late defensive stands. It was awesome to get that weight of our shoulders, I think this will help us move forward, knowing that we can win even in the face of adversity. The win really lifted the guys' spirits, which were already pretty high after having spent the day hanging out in Savannah.

Savannah is an amazing city, beautiful, tree canopied streets of the old south, but with a very alternative, liberal vibe. We had a great time walking the city, wandering into cool little shops (including an amazing candy shop), and having two awesome meals, Vic's on the River for lunch and the Distillery post game. Jesse and I had Joey take what will most likely be the senior day program cover, a nice romantic picture of us staring deep into each others eyes standing on a bridge in a Savannah.

- Matt Hollenbeck '09

P.S. Coach Walz was the first player out in our final game of Risk, I went out last.

Beach Bums (3/24/09)

2009-03-24T14:27:00.000-07:00

Ok, ok, I've been slacking in this whole blogging thing. Hopefully I'll be better now that I've finally pulled my computer out of my bag.

I'm not going to say much about last Saturday's game, but we came out flat and lackadaisical, hopefully we can get our heads on straight and play to our potential during spring break.

Over the past few days, we've had a couple of good hard practices, plenty of beach time (including a beach football game that featured "accidental" full contact and me picking off a pass and running it in for a touchdown and the win), and the annual trip to the Piggly Wiggly. Today we had an early practice so we could have all afternoon out on the beach, and by we I mean the rest of the guys, because I'm sitting back in my condo taking care of an "undisclosed lower body injury". On the plus side that means I get to get caught up on the blog (yay!), I can make sure the jerseys get taken out of the laundry machine, and stay out of the sun (because all I have is spf 15, really mom? spf 15? if you're going to bring sunscreen 500 miles why spf 15?).

Tonight is the final showdown between myself and Coach Walz on the Risk board, I'll let you know who wins the game of Global Domination.

Tomorrow we have our scrimmage against SCAD, we'll also be spending the day in Savannah, so hopefully we'll have some good stories for our next blog entry.

Longest Bus Ride Ever (3/20/09)

2009-03-24T14:15:00.000-07:00

For Jesse and myself this is our fourth and final spring break. It's amazing how quickly my college career has gone, it seems like just yesterday we were on our way to spring break with Andrew Crosby playing the guitar, singing about Palmetto Dunes. Everyday, and especially on this trip, I hope that we can be as good to this team as the seniors before us have been. Between that desire and the rapidly approaching end of my career make each game and every moment with this team extra important and memorable.

Like this one, when we're stuck in traffic somewhere north of Nashville at some ungodly hour of the night. We decided not to put on another movie (after finishing our fourth of the ride), and the bus has been stationary for about a half hour (people around us have gotten out of their cars and are milling around), so as you can imagine the boys are going a little stir crazy. Even at times like these, when I have to put on headphones so I don't have to listen to them anymore, I can't imagine being a part of another team.
- Matt Hollenbeck '09

Here we go again - 3/20/09

2009-03-24T14:11:00.000-07:00

Today we left for spring break in Hilton Head, SC. During our 11 day trip we'll have games against Sewanee and Guilford, plus a scrimmage against SCAD. I'll be blogging during the trip (through Coach Cohen, so we'll blame delayed and poor quality posts on him, even though it's probably my fault).
- Matt Hollenbeck '09

St. Patricks day @ The lacrosse office

2009-03-18T16:14:00.000-07:00

Joey Pope's video diary

2009-03-17T08:30:00.000-07:00

Yeomen @ Shenandoah U.

2009-03-16T12:02:00.001-07:00

Greetings Obie Lax Blog visitors!

So unfortunately our second match didn’t go as smoothly as we all had hoped. It looks like Oberlin Lacrosse ’09 will have to wait another week until we get another crack at our first W. Even though losing to Shenandoah University 8-9 in overtime is less than ideal, I think we all walked away with a tiny presence of gratification. We were facing a team that not only had beaten us the last time we met two years prior but also had a sideline roughly three times as large as ours. We dominated in nearly every aspect of the game right from the start but somehow still managed to lose. Though disheartening, for us it will hopefully be the motivating factor going into Sewanee this Saturday to perfect our game.

Having such a small squad really has created an interesting dynamic to the sport and it pushes us to work twice as hard in nearly every facet. One of the Shenandoah attackmen commented to me during the game that he was impressed with the amount of talent our team had despite our low numbers. Coach Walz also mentioned that he talked with a few Oberlin Lax Alums that were there and they said that it was the best Oberlin lacrosse they had ever seen. Of course this is in no way a consolation to losing a game we absolutely should have won, but it at least says to me were making progress. After last year’s season, progress is the only thing this team should be exhibiting.

Any who, I could go on but perhaps I should let the rest of the season speak for itself. Junior defenseman Joey Pope signing out.

Fast break defense

2009-03-12T16:44:00.000-07:00

• The first thing all team defenses must do in a fast break defense is simply making the call “fast break”. This allows everyone to know we are in an unsettled defense and to react accordingly.
• The defense must then get in their “fast break triangle”. Its important to remember that once a fast break is called, the defense is no longer man-to-man, it’s in a zone.
• To effectively execute your fast break defense, proper communication is imperative. The top of the triangle should identify himself as the point man; he will make the call as to whether the defense needs to rotate or if they can hold. The two remaining close defenders drop to the right & left pipes of the goal calling back right & back left
• It’s important to remember that once one player rotates in the triangle, all must rotate as one. You must trust your teammates in this situation and not hesitate. Once the point man slides to stop ball, he must make the wheel or rotate call. (Terminology will vary from program to program.)
• The following will be described in steps, but it’s EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that it’s executed in unison. Once the wheel call is made, the following occurs:
o The point man slides to pick up ball once he has made the offensive player move the ball on. He drop steps down to the goal to get to the back left pipe as soon as possible.
o The player on the back left pipe slides cross crease ending up on the back right pipe.
o The player on the back right pipe slides upfield to pick up the point attackman. If the point attackman receives the ball it’s especially important to slide on an angle similar to a C or a banana, forcing the shooter to either hit him or the goalie near pipe.
*NOTE: Whenever sliding or breaking down on ball, never take a flat angle to the offensive player. Be sure to take an angle that will force the ball carrier down the alley or the shooter to shoot near pipe.

Hugh Robertson

2009-03-12T14:06:00.000-07:00

Above is a photo of Hugh Robertson coaching lacrosse on the Oberlin campus in the late 40's. While a student at Oberlin Hugh was instrumental in organizing the first game west of the Alleghenies in 1941. It took place on the Oberlin campus featuring The Oberlin Yeomen vs. The Kenyon Lords. The 2009 season is dedicated in his memory.