SFU Clansmen - 1998 News

Complete 1999 Game Summaries
April 17, 1999

SFU 21, Whitman College Missionaries 8

The Simon Fraser Clansmen captured their third straight PNCLL title tonight by way of a 21-8 victory over the Whitman College Missionaries in Bellevue, WA. The Clan also defeated Whitman to win the 1997 title, in a thrilling overtime victory.

Clan midfielder Mark Girotto continued his strong tournament and opened the score just over a minute into the game to give Simon Fraser a 1-0 lead. Athen Yuen added another before Whitman star attackman C.J. Calvert scored to close the score to 2-1. The two teams then traded goals for most of the first quarter, with Calvert evening the score at 4-4 with just over two minutes remaining in the quarter. However the Clan would close out the quarter with a bang, scoring two late goals to finish off the first frame with a 6-4 lead.

The Clan added to their lead in the second quarter, outscoring the Missionaries 4-1 to head to the half with a 10-5 lead. If Whitman had hopes of a comeback, they were ended in the third, as the Clan scored 7 unanswered goals, despite amazing goaltending by Whitman keeper Ernie Burgess. However, Whitman never gave up and were outscored just 4-3 in the fourth, to make the final score 21-8 in favour of Simon Fraser.

Scoring By Quarter:


Team		1	2	3	4	 F
SFU		6	4	7	4	21
Whitman		4	1	0	3	 8

SFU Goals: Morgan 3, Downey 3, Cathrea 3, Yuen 3, Girotto 2, Fernquist 2, Martin 1, Lochhead 1, O'Grady 1, Hoskins 1

SFU Assists: Morgan 4, Cathrea 3, Martin 1, Whitehead 1

Ground Balls:
SFU: 65
Whitman: 38

Shots:
SFU: 42
Whitman: 24

Man-up: SFU: 2/3
Whitman: 2/11

The win gave the Clan their third PNCLL Title in just their third full year as a member of the league. It also gave Simon Fraser their third straight trip to the USLIA National Championships in St. Louis, MO. Last year, Simon Fraser made it all the way to the national semi-finals before losing to the eventual Champions, the University of California-Berkeley.

This year, the tournament is being expanded to 12 teams, and Simon Fraser will go in with the #5 seed. The Clan's first opponent will be the University of Illinois, whom the Clan defeated 12-10 in last year's national quarterfinals. The winner of that game will go on to face the #4 University of Michigan in the quarters this year.

The seedings for the natrional championship tournament are as follows:

1. Brigham Young
2. Sonoma State
3. Colorado State
4. Michigan
5. Simon Fraser
6. Tennessee
7. Colorado
8. Auburn
9. California-Berkeley
10. Arizona
11. Texas A & M
12. Illinois

April 16, 1999

SFU 16, Western Washington Vikings 9

On a hot night in Bellevue, WA, the Simon Fraser Clansmen defeated rival Western Washington University for the third time this season to capture the PNCLL Division I crown. It was a hard fought match for most of the first half, but as in their previous two meetings this season, the Clan once again prevailed with a strong second half.

Western attackman Steve Worden opened the scoring early in the game, but this lead would prove to be short-lived. On the Clan's next possession, senior midfielder Marc Downey converted a pass from Peter Morgan on a fast break to tie the game up at 1. Goals by Mark Girotto and Aaron Lochhead followed before Western was able to narrow the lead down to 3-2 before the quarter end.

Western scored two in a row to take a 4-3 lead in the second quarter, but once again, the Clan rebounded quickly. Mike Fernquist scored a goal and Aaron Lochhead netted his second of the game to give the Clan the lead back, and then Peter Morgan scored another two to give the Clan a 7-4 lead. The quarter closed out with the Clan scoring two more goals to Western's one, for a 9-5 halftime lead in favour of the Simon Fraser.

The third quarter was a tight one, with each team scoring just 2 goals. Western's goalie made many spectacular saves to keep the game close. Western scored the first goal of the 4th to close the score to 11-8, but that was as close as they would get, as Jeff Cathrea netted 3 fourth-quarter goals to help finish of the Vikings 16-9.

Attackman Peter Morgan led the way on offense for the Clan, scoring 3 goals and adding 3 assists. Defenseman Andrew Martin had a spectacular game for Simon Fraser, and was named game MVP.

In other PNCLL Playoff action, Whitman College avenged a double-overtime loss earlier in the season by destroying Pacific Lutheran 20-4. This ended PLU's cinderella season and gave Whitman the PNCLL Division II title and the right to battle Simon Fraser for the PNCLL Championship.


Team		1	2	3	4	 F
SFU		3	6	2	5	16
WWU		2	3	2	2	 9

SFU Goals: Cathrea 4, Morgan 3, Lochhead 2, Girotto 2, Downey 2, Fernquist 2, Yuen 1

SFU Assists: Morgan 4, Downey 3, Lochhead 1, Martin 1, Schmist 1, Cathrea 1

March 14, 1999

SFU 17, Western Washington Vikings 4

In a rematch of the PNCLL's top two teams, the Clan came out on top to move to 6-0. For the second time this year, Simon Fraser defeated the Western Washington University Vikings, who now stand at 5-2. With the 17-4 victory, the Clan now have a strong hold on the PNCLL Division I championship.

Due to final exams, Western brought only 12 players to the game. Taking advantage of Western's short bench, the Clan were able to jump out to a quick lead. It was 3-0 before Western was able to get on the board. Attackman Peter Morgan scored 3 of the Clan's first 4 goals as the Clan closed out the first quarter with a 5-1 lead.

The second quarter was more closely fought, with Peter Schmidt and Aaron Lochhead scoring the Clan's only 2 goals of the quarter. The score for the quarter was 2-1 in favour of the Clan, for a 7-2 half-time score.

The Clan all but sealed the game in the third quarter, outscoring the Vikings 5-0, led by Jeff Cathrea's 3 goals. In the fourth quarter it was more of the same, with the Clan outscoring the tired Vikings 5-2 to finish of with a 17-4 victory.

The 6-0 Clan are now off for a few weeks. Their final two regular season games will be at SFU, where they will host the Lewis & Clark College Pioneers on April 3rd, (@ 1:00 PM) and the University of Washington Huskies on April 4th (@ 12:00 Noon).

Scoring By Quarter:

Team    1  2  3  4  F
SFU     5  2  5  5 17
WWU     1  1  0  2  4

SFU Goals:
Morgan 4, Lochhead 3, Cathrea 3, Downey 2, Fernquist 1, O'Grady 1, Schmidt 1, Yuen 1, Farina 1

SFU Assists:
Morgan 5, Cathrea 3, Downey 1, Fernquist 1, O'Grady 1, Schmidt 1

Ground Balls:
SFU: 76
WWU: 46

Shots: SFU: 46
WWU: 15

Man-up:
SFU: 3/7
WWU: 2/9

March 13, 1999

SFU 24, University of Washington Huskies 2

On a rainy night at Husky Stadium in Seattle, the Simon Fraser Clansmen improved their record to 5-0 with a 24-2 victory of the University of Washington Huskies.

Despite having almost their entire line-up dressed for the first time this season, the clan still started out slowly. The score was 4-2 for the Clan midway through the first quarter, but that was as close as the Huskies would get. Simon Fraser finished off the quarter with two more goals for a 6-2 first quarter score. They scored eight unanswered goals in the second for a 14-2 half-time lead. The Clan continued its ways in the second half, controlling the ball most of the way en route to a decisive 24-2 victory.

Attackman Peter Morgan, returning to the line-up after the finish of his season with the SFU basketball team, led the Clan with 5 goals and 2 assists. Jeff Cathrea added 6 goals, while Freshman Athen Yuen added 3 goals and 3 assists in a strong outing. Attackman Aaron Lochhead added 4 goals and 1 assist, while midfielder Marc Downey managed a goal and 4 assists of his own.

Scoring By Quarter:

Team    1  2  3  4  F
SFU     6  8  8  2 24
UW      2  0  0  0  2

SFU Goals:
Cathrea 6, Morgan 5, Lochhead 4, Yuen 3, Farina 2, Schmidt 1, Downey 1, Yeung 1, Blatherwick 1

SFU Assists:
Downey 4, Yuen 3, Morgan 2, Lochhead 1, Martin 1, Farina 1

Ground Balls:
SFU: 77
UW: 35

Shots:
SFU: 47
UW: 12

Man-up:
SFU: 1/1
Whitman: 0/1

Mar 7/99
SFU 13, Whitman College 1

On Sunday, The Clan traveled to Walla Walla to face the Whitman College Missionaries. Whitman, perennially one of the strongest teams in the PNCLL, had battled Western Washington University hard the night before, and ended up losing 11-10 in double overtime. Johnny Yeung was moved to attack this game for the Clan, starting in place of Mike Fernquist, who would start on the bench with a suspected broken thumb.

There would be no slow start for the Clan in this game, as they scored the only four goals of the first quarter. Aaron Lochhead opened the scoring with a rocket shot on a fast break and the Clan never looked back.

The Clan continued to shut down the Whitman offense in the second quarter, despite having to kill off seven penalties. The Clan added three more goals of their own in the quarter to head to the half with a 7-0 lead.

It was more of the same in the second half. After Whitman's Eugene Kang opened the second half scoring just a minute and a half in, the Clan finished off the game with six more goals to end the game with a 13-1 victory. Aaron Lochhead lead the way for the Clan, scoring 4 goals and 1 assist. Marc Downey led the midfielders with 2 goals and 2 assists of his own.

The victory moved the Clan's record to 4-0. Simon Fraser, currently ranked #5 in the USLIA poll, may move up a spot with these two strong victories. The new poll will be announced Wednesday, March 10th. The Clan's next action will be Saturday night, March 13 in Seattle against the University of Washington Huskies at Husky Stadium. Game time is 7:00 PM. Two years ago, in the Clan's last game at Husky Stadium, UW escaped with a 10-7 victory, marking the only blemish on SFU's 1997 regular season. On Sunday, the Clan will travel home for a rematch against the Western Washington Vikings at Terry Fox Field at SFU. Game time is 3:00 PM. Two weeks earlier, the Clan defeated the Vikings 16-12 in a thrilling match in Bellingham. If you're in the area, don't miss the game, it should be very exciting.

    		1	2	3	4	 F
SFU		4	3	4	2	13
Whitman	        0       0	1	0	 1

SFU Goals: Lochhead 4, Downey 2, Martin 2, Cathrea 2, Girotto 1, O'Grady 1, Fernquist 1

SFU Assists: Downey 2, Lochhead 1, Girotto 1, Schmidt 1, Whitehead 1, Cathrea 1

Ground Balls:
SFU: 64
Whitman: 44

Shots:
SFU: 31
Whitman: 24

Man-up:
SFU: 1/1
Whitman: 1/15

Mar 6/99
SFU 17, Washington State 2

This weekend, the Clan embarked on their longest road trip of the season, a two-game swing of Eastern Washington, where they would face the Washington State University Cougars and the Whitman College Missionaries.

On Saturday, the Clan faced the 2-2 Washington State Cougars. Missing five regulars, including four left-handers, the Clan started off slowly. After a goal by Marc Downey opened the scoring, the Clan went scoreless for most of the first quarter. The Cougars tied the score at 1-1 with 2 minutes remaining in the quarter before Marc Downey was able to put another behind the Cougar goalie to make the score 2-1 at the close of the first quarter.

Attackman Jeff Cathrea scored 2 goals to lead off the second quarter before WSU Attackman Ryan Kelley put one past Clan goaltender Tyrone Willushaw on a man-up to make the score 2-0. That was as close as the Cougars would get however, as the Clan shut them out for the remainder of the game en route to a 17-2 victory.

Jeff Cathrea led the Clan in scoring with 6 goals and 2 assists, while midfielder Marc Downey scored 5 goals and 2 assists of his own. Freshman Tyler O'Grady scored his first 2 goals of career, while Johnny Yeung, another freshman midfielder also scored the first of his career.

    		1	2	3	4	F
SFU		2	6	4	5	17
WSU		1	1	0	0	2

SFU Goals: Cathrea 6, Downey 5, O'Grady 2, Martin 1, Lochhead 1, Girotto 1, Yeung 1

SFU Assists: Cathrea 2, Downey 2, Martin 1, Lochhead 1, Girotto 1

Ground Balls:
SFU: 81
WSU: 55

Shots:
SFU: 34
WSU: 11

Man-up:
SFU: 3/5
WSU: 1/5

Feb. 26/99
SFU 16, Western Washington Univ. 12

In the most anticipated game of the early 1999 season, the Simon Fraser Clansmen travelled to WWU to play on articificial turf for the first time this season. As it turned out the weather cooperated and the game was played under clear skies on the campus of WWU.

These two teams are expected to battle it out for PNCLL supremacy and Friday nights game was a classic all the way through. Western Washington were the early aggressors, banging SFU bodies whenever they had the chance and using their speed in the midfield to move the ball into dangerous scoring positions.

Western Washington opened the scoring midway through the first period and led 3 - 1 at the fifteen minute mark. SFU middie Marc Downey scored a spectacular goal (one of his four on the evening) taking a long pass from goaltender Wullishaw and beating 3 defenders before bouncing a shot into the net.

Clansman middie Paul Farina was good on a couple of opportunistic chances early on staking the clan to a small lead heading into the second quarter. Farina ended up with four goals.

Then with the addition of late arriving Peter Morgan, SFU more than held their own for the next twenty minutes, going ahead 8 - 6 in the second quarter.

WWU were not to be denied however and using their athleticism kept within striking distance of the Clan until the third quarter. The third quarter saw WWU take advantage of loose balls and quick ball movement to pound four straight goals by netminder Wullishaw and suddenly SFU found themselves down by two.

The fourth quarter was great action as both teams wouldn't let up, scoring goal for goal. Until, late in the fourth after killing off four consecutive penalties, the visiting SFU team showed their offense was too much for the tired WWU defenders. The Clan showed patience in their offense, hitting the open man to break the game open and win by four.

But this was an excellent matchup all the way through and the Clan look forward to hosting the return match on March 12.

Feb. 13/99
SFU 22-3 over University of Oregon

The Simon Fraser Clansmen opened up their defense of the PNCLL Title with a match against last year's PNCLL Semifinalists, the University of Oregon Ducks today in Eugene Oregon. The Clan jumped out to an early lead just 18 seconds into the game, as Jeff Cathrea netted the first goal of the year on an early man-up situation. The Clan continued at this quick pace, jumping ahead of the Ducks 7-0 before the first quarter was over.

The second quarter was more of the same. Oregon was able to get on the board on a man-up situation, but the Clan outscored them 4-0 for the quarter to end the half with a commanding 11-0 lead.

Oregon came out stronger in the second half, scoring two goals in the third quarter, but were never able to get within 10 goals of the Clan. The Clan led 16-3 by the end of the third, and outscored the over-manned Ducks 6-0 in the final frame to finish with a 22-3 victory.

Paul Farina led the Clan with 7 goals and 5 assists on the day, while Jeff Cathrea netted 6 goals an 2 assists. Mike Fernquist, a transfer from Division II Limestone University, added 2 goals and 3 assists, while Aaron Lochhead managed 2 goals and 2 helpers. Mark Girotto scored 2 goals and 1 assists while Senior captain Marc Downey netted 2 goals of his own. Freshmen Athen Yuen was able to score a goal in his first game with the Clan to round out the scoring.

Oregon State was forced to cancel its scheduled game against the Clan for February 14, so the Clan's next action will be Friday, February 26 in Bellingham, WA, where they will face last year's PNCLL runner-up, the Western Washington University Vikings.