{"id":113977,"date":"2018-03-22T17:29:26","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T21:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=113977"},"modified":"2022-10-21T15:26:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T19:26:59","slug":"video-the-filthy-bates-lax-goal-that-made-no-1-on-espns-top-10-plays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2018\/03\/22\/video-the-filthy-bates-lax-goal-that-made-no-1-on-espns-top-10-plays\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: ESPN’s ‘Top 10’ gives Bates an audience of millions"},"content":{"rendered":"

The speed and finesse of the play was such that some spectators at Tuesday’s men’s lacrosse game between Bates and Keene State missed it in real time.<\/p>\n

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Brendan Mullally \u201920 of Baltimore, Md.<\/p><\/div>\n

But within 24 hours, after being chosen as the tippity-top, No. 1 play on ESPN SportsCenter<\/em>‘s phenomenally popular “Top 10,” millions worldwide had seen Bates sophomores Matt Chlastawa of Westfield, Mass., and Brendan Mullally of Baltimore, Md., execute some amazing lax magic.<\/p>\n

“Filthy” and “dirty” were the most popular modifiers used in public reaction to the play: In the third quarter, with the Bobcats leading 12-2, Chlastawa, Bates’ quick ‘n’ tricky All-America attackman, flipped a no-look, behind-the-back pass over his left shoulder to Mullally, who was drifting in front of the Keene State goal.<\/p>\n

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Matt Chlastawa ’20 of Westfield, Mass.<\/p><\/div>\n

Mullally caught the ball in front of his body, stutter-stepped to maintain his prime position, and, not to be outdone by his teammate, dumped a BTB shot over his left shoulder and past the Owls goalie.<\/p>\n

Training his video camera on the action, assistant sports information director Aaron Morse of the Bates Communications Office caught the play from the sideline. At 9:57 that night, Morse tweeted a clip of the goal at @SportsCenter.<\/p>\n

“It isn’t like I thought it would actually make it,” Morse says. “It was mostly a way of putting out a very cool play onto the @BatesSports Twitter account.”<\/p>\n

Just in case, Morse stayed up past midnight to watch SportsCenter and the “Top 10” segment. Two other lacrosse plays appeared early on the countdown, which seemed encouraging. Still, hopes of making the list had dwindled to almost nil by the time the No. 1 play appeared. But then, it did.<\/p>\n

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The BatesSports tweet that made Bates the No. 1 “Top Play” on SportsCenter.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hey @SportsCenter<\/a>, how about some #SCtop10<\/a> love for this play?! @BatesLacrosse<\/a> vs. Keene State. Bates' Matt Chlastawa (LAH-STAH-VAH) to Brendan Mullally. A behind-the-back pass for a behind-the-back goal! @espn<\/a> @NCAADIII<\/a> #d3lax<\/a> #mesports<\/a> #GoBates<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/MZowvJ6qPi<\/a><\/p>\n

— BatesSports (@BatesSports) March 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n