COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Sophomore attacker Brendan Gangl scored 21 seconds into overtime to give the Colorado College men's lacrosse team an 11-10 victory over the Colorado State University club team in an exhibition game on Saturday at CC's Washburn Field.

Gangle took senior midfielder Tom Dugan's pass from the right sideline and put a diving shot past senior goalkeeper Garrett Fitzgerald, who came out of the crease in an attempt to intercept Dugan's pass.

Dugan finished with two goals and four assists. Kyle Wildnauer-Haigney had two goals and an assist, while Gangle scored twice.

Senior midfielder Hunter Combs and Dugan scored two goals apiece in a span of 2:41 as the Tigers turned a 4-2 halftime deficit into a 6-4 lead with 10:05 left in the third period. Colorado College appeared to have full control of the game after outscoring the Rams 6-1 in the third period to take an 8-5 lead after 45 minutes.

CC led 9-6 after freshman attacker Wildnauer-Haigney scored with 8:44 remaining in the contest, but Colorado State went on a three-goal run and tied the game with 1:39 to go freshman attacker Paul Larson's fourth goal of the game.

Senior midfielder Hunter Combs gave the Tigers a 10-9 lead with 1:10 to play, but sophomore attacker Kevin Wolff sent the game into overtime when he whistled a shot from the top of the crease through traffic and past freshman goalkeeper Scott MacArthur.

The Tigers played all three of their rookie goalkeepers for the second game in a row. Max Pluss started in the cage for CC and made three saves before giving way to Brendan Haas, who finished with one save. MacAthur stopped nine shots in the second half.

Fitzgerald made 17 saves for the Rams, who were outshot by a 39-34 margin. CC also had a 28-23 advantage in shots on goal. CSU was 2-5 on its extra-man opportunities, while CC converted on five of seven chances.

Wolff had three goals and three assists for Colorado State, while senior midfielder Ryan MacDonald had a goal and three assists.

Colorado College will be back in action on Saturday, March 1, when the Tigers play host to Washington & Lee University at 1:00 p.m.

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Colorado Springs, CO – The #2 Colorado State Rams rallied from a 9-6 deficit with just over five minutes remaining to force overtime against Division III Colorado College on Saturday at Washburn Field in Colorado Springs. But the Tigers capitalized on the opening face-off of the sudden death period when Brendan Gangl scored on an uncontested shot to win 11-10 and give the Tigers their first victory over CSU since 2003. The Tigers capitalized on 5 of 7 man-up opportunities and got 4 goals from midfielder Hunter Combs as the Rams fell in their opening contest of the season.

After leading the Tigers 4-2 at halftime, the Rams gave up five straight goals in the first eight minutes of the third quarter. The CSU settled defense was stingy but penalties ultimately undid the Rams as the Tigers gained momentum with their man-up success.

CSU's new look attack had 12 points on the afternoon as sophomore Kevin Wolff (Don Bosco Prep HS, NJ) netted 3 goals to go along with 3 assists to lead all scorers. Freshman Paul Larson (Columbine HS, CO) also had 4 goals as the young Rams showed a lot of heart before ultimately succumbing. Senior midfielder Ryan MacDonald (Smoky Hill HS, CO) pitched in with 1 goal and 3 assists as well.

While the game was sloppy at times for both teams trying to clear the ball, the final five minutes was an entertaining slugfest. Larson sandwiched two goals around a Wolff man-up tally to tie the game 9-9 with 1:39 left but CC answered when Hunter Combs blistered home a shot 29 seconds later. Undaunted, the Rams fought back to tie it again when Wolff caught a feed from MacDonald and finished with just 16 seconds left in the contest.

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