#18 Middlebury Earns Hard-Fought 7-5 Win At Colby

Official Athletics Site of the Middlebury College Panthers The #18 Middlebury men’s lacrosse team utilized a five-goal run during Saturday’s third quarter and held off a late comeback bid from Colby to post a 7-5 victory in Maine. HIGHLIGHTS The Panthers took the early lead 3:41 into the first stanza. Russell Thorndike ripped a shot from 10 yards out that tucked into the upper-right corner for the 1-0 edge. Middlebury looked to double its lead with 3:07 left, but a shot from straight away by Billy Curtis was saved by the stick of Mule goalie Will Heisler. Colby nearly knotted…