Ducks Three-Peat, Head To National Tournament In Texas

Everything seemed to come together for the Oregon Ducks as they rolled through the PNCLL Playoffs. After getting off to a slow start against the Gonzaga Bulldogs on Saturday, the Ducks turned on the heat in the 3rd quarter and put in 8 goals. The game ended 20 to 8 with the Ducks on top. 15 players from the Ducks squad scored including Sophomore LSM Darrin Loescher (#62) and 8 other underclassmen.

Also on Saturday, the other side of the bracket filled in with Oregon State beating Simon Frasier University 16 to 7. This marked for a relatively unique championship game on Sunday, as two teams from the State of Oregon would vie for the PNCLL title and an automatic bid to the National Tournament in Texas, May 8-13. It would be a great day for lacrosse in the State of Oregon.

Both teams came out swinging and the intense rivalry was clearly apparent. However, the Ducks were able to pound in 7 goals to the Beavers' 2 in just the first quarter alone. The game ended 18-10 and every Oregon player saw time on the field. Oregon Attackman Julian Coffman (#25 Jr.) lived up to his PNCLL Offensive Player of the Year award, announced the previous evening, and scored 5 goals and had 1 assist, while Midfielder Trevor Tesar (#14 Jr.) took home the Tournament MVP award after his 4 goal and 2 assist performance in the game.

Also announced over the weekend were the PNCLL All-Conference Awards.
Coffman headlined the long list of Ducks award winners:

1st Team
Attack - Julian Coffman, Oregon
Midfield - Matt Connors, Oregon
Defense - Kyle Tolzman, Oregon
Face-off Specialist - Scott Miller, Oregon

2nd Team
Midfield - Trevor Tesar, Oregon
Defense - Todd Jolly, Oregon
Goalie - Nate Cordova, Oregon
Honorable Mention
Midfield - Tamir Elterman, Oregon
Attack - Chris Nelson, Oregon
 
The Ducks will travel to Texas on Sunday for the USLMDIA National Tournament, which begins on Tuesday, May 8th. They'll have time to adjust to the Lone Star State's heat with practice on Monday prior to their game at 1PM on Tuesday against the University of Arizona in Plano. Going into the tournament, Oregon is ranked #9; Arizona is ranked #8 and coming off a loss to Sonoma State in the WCLL Championship. The winner of Tuesday's game will advance to play the winner of #1 Colorado State vs. #16 Texas.

More information on the tournament can be found at:

http://www.USLIA.com– Coverage of all games including real-time scoring updates can be found here.http://www.uslacrosse.org/events/ia/championships06.phtml