May 16, 2000

Season Recap
While 2000 was a successful year by most standards, their is an air of disappointment surrounding the Clan’s finish this year. After finishing 2nd in the USLIA in 1999, there was optimism at Simon Fraser this year that a largely unchanged team could capture the title in 2000.

The regular season went spectacularly, with the Clan dominating conference competition and soundly beating Stanford and Loyola Marymount from the WCLL. The Clan outscored the competition 222-34 while compiling a 10-0 regular season record, their third consecutive undefeated regular season. The conference championship was another walk, with SFU beating Washington State University 18-4 in the final, leaving no doubt as to who was the top team in the PNCLL. The PNCLL Championship was SFU’s fourth straight. Also, with 9 victories over conference opponents, SFU increased its conference winning streak to an amazing 41 games, a streak that dates back to 1997.

However, the dominance was to end there, as Simon Fraser had the bad misfortune of drawing Brigham Young University in their first game at the USLIA Nationals. BYU, despite being ranked just 6th, is always one of the top teams in the USLIA, and was on a mission, so to speak, after a disappointing regular season. BYU came out on fire against the Clan, getting out to leads of 7-0 and 10-1 before finally escaping with a 19-15 victory over SFU. SFU won its two final games in St. Louis, finishing 5th in the nation, while BYU went on to win the whole thing. This marks the third straight year that Simon Fraser has suffered its lone loss at the hands of the eventual national champion in St. Louis. The team lost to Cal in the semis in 1998, Colorado State in the final in 1999, and BYU in the quarters in 2000.

While the 5th place finish is a disappointment, there are still a number of bright spots for the season. Senior attackman Aaron Lochhead set the team record for points (85) and assists (41), while freshman attackman Ricky Clark set the team record for goals (56). In addition, defenseman Andrew Martin obliterated his own team mark for groundballs, racking up 151 to break his record of 78 set in 1999.

In addition, Martin was named the PNCLL Overall and Defensive MVP, while Lochhead was named the PNCLL Offensive MVP. Martin, Lochhead and senior attackman Jeff Cathrea were named to the PNCLL All-USLIA team, while those three and senior goalie Tyrone Willushaw were named to the PNCLL Division I All-Star Team. Clark, senior defenseman Derek Wintermans, and junior Peter Morgan received honourable mention on that team. Finally, sophomore midfielder Athen Yuen was named to the USLIA All-Tournament First Team for his strong performance in St. Louis.

Nine seniors, Willushaw, Martin, Wintermans, Lochhead, Cathrea, defensemen Tim Whitehead and Clint Ireland, and midfielders Peter Schmidt and Paul Farina completed their final seasons at SFU in 2000, leaving some holes to fill for 2001. However, a solid core of underclassmen including Clark, Morgan, Yuen, Curtis Hodgson, Tyler O’Grady, and Brent Hoskins will still be around to lead the Clan in 2001.

May 13, 2000

USLIA 5th Place Game – at St. Louis, MO

Simon Fraser Clansmen 14
Michigan Wolverines 10

The Simon Fraser Clansmen made the best out of a disappointing USLIA tournament today with a 14-10 victory over the Michigan Wolverines. With the win, the Clan captured 5th place in the tournament, the best possible finish for teams that lost in the quarterfinals.

This was another tough game for the Clan, as the 5th-ranked Wolverines played them tough the whole game. The game was low-scoring and penalty-filled. The score was just 5-4 at halftime, and the teams combined for 25 penalties on the game.

Simon Fraser didn’t really open up the game until the 4th quarter, outscoring the Wolverines 6-4 to make a 2 goal 3rd quarter lead into a 4 goal victory. For the 3rd straight game, freshman attackman Ricky Clark led the Clan in scoring, with 3 goals and 2 assists. Senior attackman Aaron Lochhead had 5 points of his own, scoring 2 goals and adding 3 assists. Athen Yuen (3 goals, 1 assists), Peter Morgan (3 goals) and faceoff specialist Paul Farina (2 goals) all had strong games for SFU. Tyrone Willushaw had 16 stops in goal for Simon Fraser.

The win captured 5th place in the tournament for Simon Fraser, which was the 4th straight year that the Clan had finished at least that high in St. Louis. The team finished 5th in 1997, 3rd in 1998, 2nd in 1999, and 5th in 2000. This also marked the third consecutive year that the Clan’s only loss was to the eventual national champions, as BYU went on to beat Colorado State 17-13 in the final. At the USLIA Awards banquet later that night, sophomore midfielder Athen Yuen was named to the USLIA All-Tournament First Team.

This was somewhat the end of an era for Simon Fraser, as nine players who have competed in the past four USLIA Championships played their final game for the Clan. Goaltender Tyrone Willushaw; defensemen Andrew Martin, Tim Whitehead, Derek Wintermans, and Clint Ireland; midfielders Peter Schmidt and Paul Farina, and attackmen Aaron Lochhead and Jeff Cathrea were all seniors this year and played their final games as Clansmen. Their loss will be a blow to the Clan, but strong performances by underclassmen such as Ricky Clark, Athen Yuen, Peter Morgan and Curtis Hodgson indicate that the Clan will still be a strong team in the years to come.

For another account of this game, visit http://www.collegelacrosseusa.com/usliahome.html.

Scoring by Quarter:
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SFU 3 2 3 6 14
Michigan 2 2 2 4 10

SFU Goals: Morgan 3, Yuen 3, Clark 3, Lochhead 2, Farina 2, Cathrea 1
UM Goals: Jerneycic 4, Davis 2, Burns 1, Hadwin 1, Herbst 1

SFU Assists: Lochhead 3, Hodgson 2, Clark 2, Yuen 1, Schmidt 1
UM Assists: Burns 3, Jerneycic 1, Buchan-McGilliard 1

Face-offs won:
SFU: 16
UM: 9

Man-up:
SFU: 3/8
UM: 2/14
May 12, 2000
USLIA Consolation Round Semifinal – at St. Louis, MO

Simon Fraser Clansmen 17
Texas A & M Aggies 12

The Simon Fraser Clansmen salvaged their USLIA tournament today with a hard-fought 17-12 victory of the Texas A & M Aggies in St. Louis, MO. A day after a tough loss to Brigham Young, the Clansmen were beaten up, hurt, and worn out, but struggled past the injuries and a sweltering heat to advance to the 5th place game in the tournament.

The game was close the entire first half, with the lead switching hands a number of times. SFU was up 4-3 after the first quarter, and each team added 4 goals in the second quarter for an 8-7 score at the half.

The Aggies score a quick goal in the third quarter to even the score at 8, but after that the Clan broke the game open. They scored remaining 4 goals in the quarter, to lead 12-8 after 45 minutes. The teams, pretty much traded goals for the rest of the game. Texas A & M, gave a strong surge in the fourth, racking up 19 shots, but Tyrone Willushaw was able to turn 15 of them away, giving the Clan the edge they need to win the quarter 5-4 and the game 17-12.

Ricky Clark Once again led the way for the Clan, scoring 6 goals. Jeff Cathrea (4 goals, 1 assist) and Athen Yuen (2 goals, 2 assists) also had strong games for SFU. The defense of Andrew Martin, Tim Whitehead, Derek Wintermans and Clint Ireland worked tirelessly today, as injuries limited the Clan to only 4 healthy regulars on defense. Tyrone Willushaw had a great game in net, setting a team record with 31 saves.

With the win, the Clan now advances to the 5th place game, where they will face the University of Michigan, who defeated Virginia Tech 15-7 in the other consolation round semifinal. Last year, The Clan beat Michigan in the USLIA Quarterfinals in an 18-17 thriller.

For another account of this game, visit http://www.collegelacrosseusa.com/usliahome.html.

Scoring by Quarter:
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SFU 4 4 4 5 17
Texas A&M 3 4 1 4 12


SFU Goals: Clark 6, Cathrea 4, Morgan 2, Yuen 2, Lochhead 1, Gares 1, Girotto 1
A&M Goals: Pike 6, Deeke 3, Hill 2, Thomas 1

SFU Assists: Yuen 2, Hodgson 1, Morgan 1, Cathrea 1
A&M Assists: Deeke 4, Holland 2, Richardson 1

Face-offs:
SFU: 14
A&M: 15

Man-up:
SFU: 2/7
A&M: 2/10

May 11, 2000
USLIA National Quarterfinal – at St. Louis, MO

Simon Fraser Clansmen 15
Brigham Young Cougars 19

The Simon Fraser University Men’s Lacrosse Team’s national championship hopes came to an end today against a powerful team from Brigham Young University. A bad start, a lack of depth, the heat and a charged-up BYU offense were factors contributing to SFU’s first loss of the season.

The game did not start out the way the Clan had hoped. With Simon Fraser getting into penalty trouble early, BYU, led by attackman Rex Hardy and former NCAA DI midfielder Steve Austin, capitalized on the Clan’s mistakes to jump out to an early lead. It was 7-0 for the Cougars before the quarter was over, and the Clan had a huge hole to dig themselves out of if they wanted to avoid being knocked out of the tournament.

SFU started the second quarter a little better, with Athen Yuen scoring the Clan’s first goal early in the quarter. However, BYU bounced right back with three more goals to give them an impressive 10-1 lead midway through the quarter. The Clan would get 2 more back before the half to make the score 10-3, but they were still facing the same 7-goal deficit they had at the end of the first.

If the Clan wanted to make a comeback, they’d have to start the third quarter off with a bang, and that’s just what they did. Aaron Lochhead and Ricky Clark scored quick goals to make the score 10-5 and give the Clan some momentum. However, in what would be the story of the game, Simon Fraser’s momentum was killed by penalties. Brigham Young scored three straight man-up goals to make the score 13-5, a seemingly insurmountable lead. BYU would outscore Simon Fraser 6-5 for the quarter for a 16-8 lead after 45 minutes.

While the game seemed over to most, no one told Simon Fraser. Despite the long odds, the Clan took charge of the game in the 4th and tried to mount an improbable comeback. The Clan offense, led by Clark, Yuen, Lochhead and Peter Morgan, narrowed the BYU lead throughout the quarter, at one point narrowing the score to 17-14. However, all of SFU’s momentum was killed when defenseman Andrew Martin was called for a slashing penalty after clearly hitting a BYU player’s stick at midfield. The bad call gave BYU yet another man-up situation, and BYU once again capitalized to make the score 18-14 with just under 3 minutes left in the game. Each team score once more before the end of the game for a final score of 19-15 BYU.

The Cougars, while seeded #6 in the tournament, were clearly the better team on the day, as the #3 seeded Clansmen did not appear prepared for their competition. BYU’s offense was centred around two players, Rex Hardy and Steve Austin, who scored 14 of BYU’s 19 goals on the day. Brigham Young scored 6 goals on man-up situations and also pumped in a number of goals on fast breaks. Simon Fraser was led by freshman midfielder Ricky Clark, who scored 6 goals in his first USLIA tournament action. Athen Yuen had 5 points for the Clan (3 goals, 2 assists), while Peter Morgan (3 goals, 1 assist) and Aaron Lochhead (3 goals) also had strong games offensively for the Clan. Tyrone Willushaw who had a strong game despite being peppered by shots all day, had 24 saves for Simon Fraser

With the loss, Simon Fraser’s national championship hopes have ended. The best the Clan can now finish is 5th place. The Clan will now compete in the consolation bracket with the other quarterfinal losers, #5 Michigan, #9 Virginia Tech, and #10 Texas A & M. The Clan will face Texas A & M, who lost 20-8 today to #2 Sonoma State, in one game, while Michigan and Virginia Tech face off in the other.

For another account of this game, visit http://www.collegelacrosseusa.com/usliahome.html.

Scoring by Quarter:
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SFU 0 3 5 7 15
BYU 7 3 6 3 19

SFU Goals: Clark 6, Morgan 3, Lochhead 3, Yuen 3
BYU Goals: Austin 8, Hardy 6, Taylor 2, Winn 2, Rueckert 1

SFU Assists: Yuen 2, Cathrea 2, Hodgson 1, Morgan 1
BYU Assists: Austin 2, Hardy 1

Face-offs:
SFU: 16
BYU: 18

Man-up:
SFU: 1/7
BYU: 6/11

PNCLL Championship Game – at Portland, OR

Simon Fraser Clansmen 18
Washington State Cougars 4

The Simon Fraser Clansmen captured their fourth consecutive PNCLL Championship Saturday with an 18-4 victory over the Washington State Cougars. The win gave SFU an automatic bid to the USLIA Championships in St. Louis, May 10-13. Last year the Clan narrowly missed out on a USLIA Championship, falling to Colorado State in the championship game.

SFU got out to its customary fast start against the Cougars, pumping in two quick goals before WSU got off the ground. The score was 5-2 after the first quarter. The Clan extended the lead in the second, outscoring the outmatched and tired Cougars 5-0 for a 10-2 halftime lead. The Cougars were playing their second game in two days, having defeated Western Washington 12-4 the previous night to advance to the PNCLL Final.

The second half was more of the same, with Simon Fraser cruising to a final score of 18-4 and another PNCLL Championship. Peter Morgan (4 goals, 5 assists) and Jeff Cathrea (6 goals, 2 assists) led the way for the 11-0 Clan. Derek Wintermans had a sensational game in net for the Clan, making many point blank saves to hold Washington State to four goals. He had 20 saves in all.

The Clan now head to St. Louis as the #3 seeded team in the 12 team tournament. They receive a first round bye, and will face the winner of #6 Brigham Young and #11 New Hampshire in their first game. Teams at this year’s USLIA National Championships, in order of seeding, include:

1. University of California - Berkeley
2. Sonoma State University
3. Simon Fraser University
4. Colorado State University
5. University of Michigan
6. Brigham Young University
7. University of Tennessee
8. University of Colorado
9. Virginia Tech
10. Texas A & M University
11. University of New Hampshire
12. Minnesota State University

The Clan will have a tough road ahead if they want to return to the championship game. They will likely have to beat perennial powerhouse Brigham Young, the 1997 Champions and 1998 runner-up. After that they would likely face Sonoma State, who has been ranked #1 in the USLIA for most of the season, until being upset by Cal in the WCLL Final. The field in this year’s tournament is exceptionally strong and it should be a great tournament.

Scoring by Quarter:
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SFU 5 5 5 3 18
WSU 2 0 2 0 4

SFU Goals: Cathrea 6, Morgan 4, Hodgson 2, Lochhead 2, Clark 2, Yuen 1, O’Grady 1
WSU Goals: Not Available

SFU Assists: Morgan 5, Lochhead 2, Clark 2, Cathrea 2, Yuen 1
WSU Assists: Not Available

Face-offs:
SFU: 15
WSU: 9

Man-up:
SFU: 3/5
WSU: 1/13

Simon Fraser Clansmen 16
Western Washington Vikings 2

The Simon Fraser Clansmen closed out their third straight perfect regular season Saturday with a 16-2 victory over Western Washington University. With the victory, the Clan finishes the 2000 regular season with a perfect 10-0 record, heading into the PNCLL Championship game in Portland, OR, April 29. The Clan has received a bye to the Championship game by winning the PNCLL Division I regular season title. In the final, the Clan will face the winner of the game between #2 Western Washington University and #3 Washington State University. The winner of the PNCLL Championship receives an automatic bid to the USLIA National Championships to be held in St. Louis, MO May 10-13.

Despite the convincing final score, this was a hard-fought game all the way through. Scoring wasn’t opened until 5:01 into the game, when sophomore midfielder Tyler O’Grady beat Western goalie Mark Peterson to open the score for the Clan. Peter Morgan scored a quick one and Ricky Clark added two more quickly to make the score 4-0 midway through the first. Jeff Cathrea added one more before the end of the quarter for a 5-0 lead after 15 minutes. The Clan expanded their lead in the second quarter, outscoring the Vikings 4-0 for a 9-0 lead at the half.

Western buckled down in the third quarter, allowing only 2 goals by Simon Fraser. However, Clan goalie Derek Wintermans, shut the door on Western, so the Clan was able to increase their lead to 11-0 with only 15 minutes left. Western was finally able to beat Wintermans twice in the final frame, but the Clan scored 5 of their own to finish the game with a convincing 16-2 win.

Freshman attackman Ricky Clark had perhaps his best game of the season for the Clan, scoring 6 goals and adding 2 assists. Jeff Cathrea added 3 goals and 1 assist, while Peter Morgan (3 goals), Aaron Lochhead (1 goal, 2 assists), and Peter Schmidt (1 goal, 2 assists) each had 3-point outings for the Clan. Derek Wintermans had 9 stops in goal for the Clan.

The Clan now travel to Portland, OR, for the PNCLL Championship. A win their would mean a 4th consecutive PNCLL Championship for Simon Fraser, along with a 4th consecutive trip to St. Louis for the USLIA Nationals. The Clan’s opponent for the final will be determined on Friday, April 28th, when Western faces Washington State in the PNCLL Semifinal. Look back next week to see how the Clan fared.

Scoring by Quarter:
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SFU 5 4 2 5 16
WWU 0 0 0 2 2

SFU Goals: Clark 6, Morgan 3, Cathrea 3, Lochhead 1, Ball 1, O’Grady 1, Schmidt 1
WWU Goals: Nickum 1, Magnuson 1

SFU Assists: Lochhead 2, Clark 2, Schmidt 2, Hodgson 1, Yuen 1, Cathrea 1
WWU Assists: None

Face-offs:
SFU: 15
WWU: 3

Man-up:
SFU: 2/9
WWU: 0/8

April 1/2, 2000
Simon Fraser Clansmen 31
Oregon State Beavers 0

Simon Fraser Clansmen 28
Oregon Ducks 1

The SFU Lacrosse team rolled over two Oregon opponents this weekend to move to 9-0 on the season (7-0 PNCLL). On Saturday, April 1, Oregon State was the opponent and the Clan licked the Beavers 31-0 in the Clan’s second straight shutout of Oregon State. On Saturday, the University of Oregon was the victim, falling 28-1 to an overpowering Clan.

On Saturday, the game was never close, as the Clan pumped in 6 goals past the Beavers in the first quarter. They then exploded for 11 in the second quarter to put the game out of reach by the half. It was more of the same in the second half, with Simon Fraser getting everybody involved while scoring 14 more goals.

Jeff Cathrea led the way for the Clan with 5 goals and 6 assists for 11 points, while Aaron Lochhead (3 goals, 7 assists) had ten points and Peter Morgan added 8 goals. Derek Wintermans, filling in in goal for the injured Tyrone Willushaw, recorded 11 saves for the shutout.

On Sunday it was more of the same for the Clan, as they rolled over the University of Oregon 28-1. Oregon came up with a short bench, and due to injuries and an ejection, finished the game with only ten players.

Peter Morgan set a club record with 13 points (6 goals, 7 assists), Aaron Lochhead added 9 (5 goals, 4 assists), while Ricky Clark (5 goals, 3 assists) and Jeff Cathrea (3 goals, 4 assists) each had big games their own. In addition, sophomore defender Brent Hoskins recorded 3 goals for the hat trick. Derek Wintermans stopped 9 of 10 shots he faced between the pipes.

With the PNCLL Div I regular season crown firmly in grasp, the Clan now have 3 weeks off before they face Western Washington on Saturday, April 22. The game will be held at Town Centre Stadium, game time is 1:00 PM.

Scoring by Quarter:
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SFU 6 11 11 3 31
Oregon 0 0 0 0 0

SFU Goals: Morgan 8, Cathrea 5, Clark 4, Lochhead 3, Yuen 3, Gares 2, Wisniowski 1, O’Grady 1, Whitehead 1, Farina 1, Numans 1
OSU Goals: none

SFU Assists: Lochhead 7, Cathrea 6, Wisniowski 2, Yuen 1, Clark 1, Gares 1, Farina 1
OSU Assists: none

Face-offs
SFU: 25
OSU: 8

Man-up
SFU: 3/5
OSU: 0/9


Scoring by Quarter:
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SFU 8 9 7 4 28
Oregon St. 0 0 1 0 1

SFU Goals: Morgan 6, Lochhead 5, Clark 5, Hoskins 3, Cathrea 3, Yuen 2, Hodgson 1, O’Grady 1, Farina 1, Numans 1
Oregon Goals: Burnett 1

SFU Assists: Morgan 7, Lochhead 4, Cathrea 4, Clark 3, Ball 2, Hodgson 1, O’Grady 1, Whitehead 1
OSU Assists: none

Face-offs
SFU: 22
Oregon: 9

Man-up
SFU: 2/4
Oregon: 0/5

March 26, 2000
Simon Fraser Clansmen 17
Stanford Cardinals 8

The Simon Fraser Clansmen cemented their status as one of the top teams in the USLIA today with a convincing 17-8 win over the #15-ranked Stanford Cardinal on Terry Fox Field. The win moved the #3-ranked Clansmen to 7-0 on the season, 5-0 in the PNCLL.

The game did not start out the way the Clan intended, with the referees issuing a 3 minute non-releasable penalty to the Clan for a field infraction, in addition to another 30 second penalty for another field infraction. Stanford took advantage of the early man-up situation, as midfielder Adam Horowitz opened the scoring for the Cardinal just 34 seconds into the game. Midfielder Pete Munzig would add two more quick goals for Stanford, giving them a 3-0 lead over a stunned Clan just 3:35 into the game.

However, once the Clan got out of penalty trouble and was able to establish some possession, they went on a tear. Senior attackman Jeff Cathrea opened the scoring for the Clan at the 5:20 mark, and junior midfielder Peter Morgan added another just 17 seconds later to make the score 3-2 Stanford. Just over two minutes later, freshman attackman Ricky Clark scored his first of four goals on the day to even the score at 3.

Stanford got into a little penalty trouble of its own midway through the first, and Simon Faser took advantage. On a 6-on-3 advantage, sophomore midfielder Athen Yuen set up Cathrea for the go ahead goal and the Clan never looked back. The Clan would add two more goals before the end of the quarter, to end up with a 6-3 lead despite the early deficit.

Over the next two quarters, the Clan was able to stay out of penalty trouble for the most part and expanded their lead. SFU outscored Stanford 4-2 in the second for a 10-5 half-time lead, and held off a strong puch by Stanford early in the third to lead 15-8 after 3. In the fourth, the Clan shut the door on Stanford, outscoring the Cardinal 2-0, while killing off another 3 minute non-releasable penalty (this time for an illegal stick).

Jeff Cathrea led the way for Simon Fraser, scoring 8 points (5 goals, 3 assists), while Athen Yuen (3 goals, 2 assists) and Aaron Lochhead (2 goals, 3 assists) each continued their stellar seasons with 5 point games of their own. Ricky Clark added 4 goals of his own, while Tyrone Willushaw had 20 stops between the pipes for Simon Fraser.

The Clan return to action next weekend, hosting Oregon and Oregon State in PNCLL Division I action. Oregon State visits Town Centre Stadium on Saturday, April 1 at 3:00 PM, while Oregon will face off against the Clan Sunday, April 2 at 3:00 PM, again at Town Centre Stadium in Coquitlam.

 Scoring by Quarter:
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SFU 6 4 5 2 17
Stanford 3 2 3 0 8

SFU Goals: Cathrea 5, Clark 4, Yuen 3, Lochhead 2, Morgan 1, O’Grady 1, Gares 1
Stanford Goals: Horowitz 3, Munzig 2, Blumenstein 1, Dunagan 1, Long 1


SFU Assists: Lochhead 3, Cathrea 3, Morgan 2, Yuen 2, O’Grady 1
Stanford Assists: Horowitz 1, Dunagan 1

Faceoffs
SFU: 28
Stanford: 8

Man-up
 SFU: 3/10
Gonzaga: 3/13

March 11, 2000
Simon Fraser Clansmen 0
Linfield Wildcats 0
Linfield was unable to make the trip and the league decided to nullify the game, therefore resulting in neither a win for the Clan nor a loss for Linfield. Next game is a big one: Sunday, March 26th, hosting the #13 Stanford University of the WCLL. Game time is 12:00 noon at Terry Fox Field on the SFU campus.

March 10, 2000
Simon Fraser Clansmen 18
Western Washington Vikings 5

The Simon Fraser Clansmen moved to 6-0 tonight, with an 18-5 victory over archrival Western Washington University, the #21 team in the USLIA. The Clan overcame a boisterous home crowd and poor officiating to grab a stranglehold on the PNCLL Division I regular season championship. The first place team in the division receives a bye to the PNCLL Final, held April 30th in Portland, OR.

As always, the Vikings played SFU tough, and opened the score just after a man-up situation early in the first quarter. The Clan fought right back, however, and scored six in the quarter for a 6-1 lead after 15 minutes. The second quarter was a tight-fought one, with SFU scoring just two goals and not allowing Western any. The Clan had a seemingly strong 8-1 lead at the half, but the deck seemed to be stacked against them in the second half.

After scoring an early goal to go up 9-1, Western scored two quick goals to make the score 9-3. Then the referees took over. While already two men down (with one of the penalties being against Clan goalie Tyrone Willushaw), the Clan were called for 3 more penalties before the whistle was blown, including one against replacement goaltender Mark Girotto for an equipment violation. So, the Clan would be down 3 men for 1 minute, and two men down for another 34 seconds before they would be even again. With freshman midfielder filling in in goal, and Andrew Martin, Brent Hoskins and Clint Ireland on D, the Vikings were only able to get one shot on goal on the 6-on-3 advantage. When Tim Whitehead’s penalty expired, he joined the three on the field to successfully kill Western’s 6-on-4 advantage. The solid SFU man-down defense only allowed one shot on net during the whole penalty kill.

There would be more of the same for the rest of the game, with the referees calling what should have been non-calls, missing obvious penalties, and being very inconsistent in general. In all, Western would have 18 man-ups for the game, and SFU 9.

In the meantime, the Clan was able to somehow regroup and win the third quarter 3-2 for an 11-3 lead after 45 minutes.. They put it away in the fourth, firing 7 shots past the Western goalie, while allowing two for an 18-5 win.

Senior attackman Aaron Lochhead once again led the way for the Clan, scoring 5 goals and adding 3 assists. Sophomore midfielder Athen Yuen had a strong game, scoring 3 goals and 3 assists, While Jeff Cathrea (5 goals) and Peter Morgan (2 goals, 3 assists) each had 5-point outings for the Clan.

But the story of this game was the Clan’s defense. Tyrone Willushaw stopped 21 of the 26 shots he faced, and despite the numerous penalties, the Clan only allowed 5 goals. The SFU man-down defense amazingly didn’t allow a single goal on any of Western’s 18 man-up opportunities. This brings the Clan’s stretch of consecutive penalty kills to 33, stretching the last 3 games!

The Clan face Western once more in the regular season, closing their season down at home, April 22nd at Town Centre Stadium in Coquitlam. Game time is 1:00 PM, and the game would be well worth checking out, as tensions always run high between these heated rivals. Meanwhile, the Clan looks forward to its next game, hosting #13 Stanford University of the WCLL, Sunday, March 26th. (12 noon, Terry Fox Field at SFU)

 Scoring by Quarter:
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SFU 6 2 3 7 18
WWU 1 0 2 2 5

SFU Goals: Lochhead 5, Cathrea 5, Yuen 3, Morgan 2, Clark 2, Farina 1
WWU Goals: Not available

SFU Assists: Morgan 3, Lochhead 3, Yuen 3, Hodgson 1, Clark 1, Farina 1
WWU Assists: Not available

Face-offs:
SFU: 18
WWU: 7

Man-up:
SFU: 4/9
WWU: 0/18

March 5, 2000
Simon Fraser Clansmen 21
Loyola Marymount Lions 2

In their first regular season inter-conference game in team history, the Simon Fraser Clansmen came out on top over the Loyola Marymount Lions of the WCLL. With a 21-2 victory, the Clan dominated the worn out Lions, who were on the last leg of a 3 game PNCLL road swing.

The game was back and forth early on, with both teams getting some early chances. Freshman attackman Ricky Clark opened the scoring 2:25 into the game when he took the feed from Aaron Lochhead on a fast break and put one behind LMU goalie Pete Campbell. Senior attackman Jeff Cathrea added another for the Clan before LMU attackman Mark Schoellkoph was able to beat Clan goalie Tyrone Willushaw to make the score 2-1 SFU. However, Simon Fraser would bounce right back, scoring six more goals in the quarter for an 8-1 lead after 15 minutes of play.

It was more of the same in the second, as Simon Fraser scored 6 goals on LMU, including 3 on man-up situations. Loyola Marymount midfielder Charley Kelley was able to put one more past Willushaw, but that was all LMU would get. Willushaw and a solid Clan defense would allow no more goals on the day, while killing off all nine of LMU’s man-up opportunities.

With a 14-2 half-time score, the pace of the game slowed down in the second half, as the Clan scored 7 unanswered goals to cruise to a 21-2 victory. Senior attackman Jeff Cathrea led the Clan with 5 goals and one assist, while senior attackman Aaron Lochhead scored 2 goals and set up 4 others. Ricky Clark (5 goals), Athen Yuen (4 goals, 1 assist) and Peter Morgan (2 goals, 3 assists) all had 5 point outings for the Clan. Goaltender Tyrone Willushaw stopped 18 of the 20 shots he faced, while defenseman Andrew Martin racked up an amazing 17 groundballs for the Clan.

The Clan’s next action will be Friday, March 10 in Bellingham, WA, where they will face archrival Western Washington University. They then return home for a Saturday afternoon match against PNCLL Division II team Linfield College. The game will be at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Stadium at 3:00 PM.

 Scoring by Quarter:
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SFU 8 6 4 3 21
LMU 1 1 0 0 2

SFU Goals: Clark 5, Cathrea 5, Yuen 4, Morgan 2, Lochhead 2, Hodgson 1, Schmidt 1, Farina 1
LMU Goals: Schoellkoph 1, Kelley 1

SFU Assists: Morgan 4, Lochhead 3, Yuen 1, O’Grady 1, Cathrea 1, Farina 1
LMU Assists: Kelley 1

Faceoffs
SFU: 18
LMU: 6

Man-up
SFU: 5/13
LMU: 0/9

March 4, 2000
Simon Fraser Clansmen 35
Gonzaga Bulldogs 4

The Simon Fraser Clansmen cruised today to a 35-4 victory over the PNCLL’s newest addition, Gonzaga University. The win moved SFU to 4-0 while Gonzaga dropped to 0-5 on the season.

Junior attackman Peter Morgan, in his first game back after finishing his commitments with the Simon Fraser basketball team, led the Clan with 5 goals and 2 assists. Senior attackman Aaron Lochhead also continued his stellar play, also adding 5 goals and 2 assists.

The outcome of the game was never in doubt, as freshman attackman Ricky Clark opened the scoring just 1:03 into the game to start off a 12 goal first quarter for the Clan. Simon Fraser added 13 more goals in the second to Gonzaga’s one for a 25-1 half-time lead.

The second half was much of the same, as almost everybody in the team got into the act scoring for the Clan. Derek Wintermans, Brent Hoskins, James Perrin, Tim Whitehead, and Mark Numans all recorded their first goals of the season. In all, 18 different players scored for the Clan, and 20 players got on the scoresheet. In the 4th quarter, midfielder Mark Girotto stepped in between the pipes for Simon Fraser, and stopped 3 of 4 shots in relief of Tyrone Willushaw.

The Clan now face Loyola Marymount University of the WCLL on Sunday. The Lions are completing a 3-game PNCLL road swing, which has seen them suffer close losses to the University of Washington and Western Washington University. Game time is 12:00 noon on Terry Fox Field on the SFU Campus.

 Scoring by Quarter:
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SFU 12 13 7 3 35
Gonzaga 0 1 2 1 4

SFU Goals: Morgan 5, Lochhead 5, Clark 4, Farina 3, Yuen 2, Ireland 2, O’Grady 2, Schmidt 2, Girotto 1, Wintermans 1, Hoskins 1, Wisniowski 1, Perrin 1, Ball 1, Whitehead 1, Yeung 1, Numans 1
Gonzaga Goals: Brim 2, Lazenga 1, Healy 1

SFU Assists: Morgan 2, Lochhead 2, Clark 2, Cathrea 2, Gares 2, Martin 1, Girotto 1
Gonzaga Assists: McGuire 1

Faceoffs
SFU: 28
Gonzaga: 11

Man-up
SFU: 5/12
Gonzaga: 0/6

February 27, 2000
Simon Fraser Clansmen 15
Washington State Cougars 4

Despite rain, fog, and a sluggish start, the Simon Fraser Clansmen improved their record to 3-0 Sunday with a 15-4 victory over the Washington State University Cougars on Terry Fox Field. Senior attackmen Aaaron Lochhead and Jeff Cathrea led the way for the Clan, each scoring 4 goals and adding an assist.

Simon Fraser started the game slowly, not getting their customary fast start against a determined group of Cougars. The Clan killed three penalties before finally opening the score at the midway point of the quarter. However, the Washington State came right back and tied the score at one. The teams each added one more before quarter’s end for a score of 2-2. This is in stark contrast to the Clan’s previous two games, which had first quarter scores of 7-0 and 7-3 over Washington and Whitman respectively.

Early in the second quarter, Washington State recovered a loose ball on a broken clear, raced down the field and put a shot behind Tyrone Willushaw for a 3-2 lead. This was the first time all season that SFU had been behind in a game, and it proved to be the wake up call they needed. Less than a minute later, sophomore midfielder Athen Yuen drove and put one past the WSU goalie. Peter Schmidt added another just 43 seconds later and the Clan had the lead back for good.

The Clan would add a total of 13 straight goals before the Cougars scored on a man-up situation with just 24 seconds remaining in the game. The 11 goal margin of victory was not entirely indicative of the game, as Washington State played strong throughout. However, the Clan’s solid offense and the Cougar’s short bench eventually caught up with them and the Clan pulled away.

The win moves SFU to 3-0 and drops Washington State to 2-2. The Clan’s next action will be next weekend, March 4th and 5th. On Staurday the 4th, SFU will host the PNCLL’s newest entry, the Gonzaga University Zags (3:00 PM - Coquitlam Town Centre Stadium) and on Sunday will face the visiting Loyola Marymount from the WCLL (Noon - Terry Fox Field) in the Clan’s first regular season out-of-conference action in team history..

 Scoring by Quarter:
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SFU 2 4 3 6 15
WSU 2 1 0 1 4

SFU goals: Lochhead 4, Cathrea 4, Clark 3, Hodgson 2, Yuen 1, Schmidt 1
WSU goals: Mikkelson 2, Saunders 2

SFU assists: Yuen 3, Lochhead 1, Cathrea 1, Clark 1
WSU assists: Gray 1

Faceoffs won:
SFU: 17
WSU: 6

Man-up:
SFU: 2/8
WSU: 1/11

February 26, 2000
Simon Fraser Clansmen 23
Whitman Missionaries 6

The Simon Fraser Clansmen resumed their 2000 season saturday with a convincing 23-6 over the Whitman College Missionaries at Town Centre Stadium in Coquitlam. Senior attackman Aaron Lochhead once again led the way for the Simon Fraser, notching 5 goals and 3 assists for the 2-0 Clan.

The Clan jumped out to a quick start, as senior attackman Jeff Cathrea put one behind the Whitman goaltender just 40 seconds into the game. The Clan would add four more goals in the first ten minutes of the game before Whitman was able to get on the board. Whitman attackman C.J. Calvert helped stop the bleeding as he was able to beat Clan goalie Tyrone Willushaw to make the score 5-1. The two teams traded goals before the quarter was over for a 7-3 score at the end of the first.

The Clan increased it’s lead in the second quarter, outscoring the Missionaries 4-0. Freshman Aiden Ball scored his first career goal to start the quarter, and Lochhead, Athen Yuen and Ricky Clark each added one to finish out the half with a score of 11-3 in favour of Simon Fraser.

The Clan put the game away in the third quarter, dominating the play and outscoring Whitman 8-0 for the quarter to lead 19-3. In the fourth quarter, senior defenseman Derek Wintermans replaced Tyrone Willushaw in net to get his first action between the pipes in 4 years. The Clan got into penalty trouble and Wintermans surrendered three goals, each of them on Whitman 6-on-4 advantages. Peter Schmidt, Bart Wisniowski, Johnny Yeung, and defenseman Clint Ireland each recorded their first goals of the season to round out the scoring and give Simon Fraser a 23-6 victory.

The win improved Simon Fraser’s record to 2-0 on the season, while Whitman, last year’s PNCLL Division II Champions, dropped to 0-1.

 Scoring by Quarter:
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SFU 7 4 8 4 23
Whitman 3 0 0 3 6

SFU goals: Lochhead 5, Cathrea 3, Clark 3, Yuen 3, Ball 2, Farina 2, Ireland 1, Hodgson 1, Schmidt 1, Wisniowski 1, Yeung 1
Whitman goals: Calvert 2, Lewicki 2, Boynton 1, Merbrachti 1

SFU assists: Lochhead 3, Cathrea 2, Clark 2, Yuen 2, Ball 1, Hodgson 1
Whitman assists: Boynton 3, Calvert 1, Lewicki 1

Faceoffs won:
SFU: 24
Whitman: 8

Man-up:
SFU: 4/10
Whitman: 3/10

February 12, 2000
Simon Fraser Clansmen 18
Washington Huskies 2

The 3-time defending PNCLL Champion Simon Fraser Clansmen opened up their season today with a convincing 18-2 over the University of Washington Huskies in Coquitlam, BC. The win extended the Clan’s PNCLL winning streak to 32 games with their last conference loss coming in 1997 to the Huskies in Seattle, WA.

The outcome of the game was never really in doubt as the Clan scored just 22 seconds into the game en route to a 7-0 opening quarter. The score was 9-0 before Husky midfielder Brett Schwager was able to slip one by Clan goaltender Tyrone Willushaw midway through the second quarter. Simon Fraser was able to notch 5 more goals before the end of the quarter for a half-time score of 14-1 in favour of the Clan.

With the game in hand, the Clan cruised through the second half, outscoring the Huskies 4-1 for a final score of 18-2. The win gave Simon Fraser a record of 1-0 on the season and dropped Washington to 1-2.

Senior attackman Aaron Lochhead had a monster game for Simon Fraser, scoring 4 goals and adding 7 assists for a total of 11 points. Senior attackman Jeff Cathrea added 3 goals and 2 assists of his own, while freshman Ricky Clark scored 3 goals in a strong debut. Despite the final score, Washington goaltender Nick Pollock had an outstanding game, turning away 37 shots. Simon Fraser goalie Tyrone Willushaw was also strong, turning away 10 shots while only allowing 2 goals.

The Clan’s next action will be in two weeks, when they host a weekend slate of games against 1999 PNCLL Runner-up Whitman College and Washington State University. The Whitman game will be held at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Stadium, Saturday March 26th at 3:00 PM, while the WSU game will be at SFU’s Terry Fox Field, Sunday March 27th at noon.

Scoring by Quarter:
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SFU 7 7 3 1 18
UW 0 1 1 0 2

SFU Goals: Lochhead 4, Cathrea 3, Clark 3, Girotto 2, Farina 2, O’Grady 2, Gares 1, Hodgson 1
UW Goals: Schwager 2

SFU Assists: Lochhead 7, Cathrea 2, Girotto 1, Gares 1, Yuen 1, Ball 1
UW Assists: Wood 1
SFU vs. Alumni, February 5/2000

The Clan will hold their first ever Alumni game up at Terry Fox Stadium at SFU this coming weekend. Check back after the game for a write-up of the event.