The Stentor

Issue date: 4/24/08 Section: Sports

Media Credit: Karen Hermann Forester Lacrosse has been playing every weekend on Farwell Field this semester, putting up a record of 9-2.

The Forester club lacrosse team has completed most of a very successsful season this year with a record of 9-2, their only losses coming at the hands of Loyola University Chicago and the University of Chicago.

They have defeated the Milwaukee School of Engineering, Eastern Illinois University, and both of the University of Wisconsin's teams (white and black).

While they have been mostly flying under the radar being a club team, the Foresters have put up some impressive statistics, playing games on Farwell Field almost every weekend.

"We are more physical than all of the teams we have played and we are far superior athletes," said freshman David Goldsmith. "We also have the skill to out-play most of the teams."

Coached by Forester Defensive Coordinator of the football team, Jim Catanzaro (better known as "Coach Cat") the team is composed mostly of underclassmen, with only four juniors and four seniors.

There are a good number of sophomores and freshmen, including a fresh-woman, Mackenzie Welch.

All students have the opportunity to join the lacrosse team at the beginning of each semester.

The team usually plays around seven games a year. This year they have played eleven, not including the Great Lakes Conference Tournament scheduled for this coming weekend at UW-Madison.

This year's roster has 29 players, and they practice about three times a week. Since they are a club team, the club sports program can pay some of their fees, but players must purchase some of their own equipment.

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