{"id":94393,"date":"2015-05-08T10:13:20","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T14:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=94393"},"modified":"2015-05-15T10:02:21","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T14:02:21","slug":"multimedia-garcelons-prime-time-ncaa-debut-was-a-night-to-remember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2015\/05\/08\/multimedia-garcelons-prime-time-ncaa-debut-was-a-night-to-remember\/","title":{"rendered":"Multimedia: Garcelon’s prime-time NCAA debut was a night to remember"},"content":{"rendered":"

All agreed: There’s been nothing like it in Garcelon’s 116-year history.<\/p>\n

First playoff game on Garcelon, and an NCAA playoff game to boot. At night. During Short Term. When it’s balmy (72 degrees!) and clear.<\/p>\n

Bates rolled out the green carpet on Wednesday night, and the show didn’t disappoint.<\/p>\n

With the packed Garcelon grandstand rocking and teams trading hard knocks on the field down below, the first-round NCAA men’s lacrosse playoff game between Bates and Keene State wasn’t decided until late in the second half when Bates pulled away for a 16-11 victory.<\/p>\n

Here’s how it went down in photographs and video:<\/p>\n

6:58 p.m. \u2014 Growl and Prowl<\/h3>\n

Lacrosse defender Fred Ulbrick ’17 of Fairfield, Conn., lets out a Bobcat growl as pregame preparations come to a close. (Josh Kuckens\/Bates College)<\/p>\n

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7 p.m. \u2014 Soccer Singer<\/h3>\n

Luke McNabb ’16 of Glastonbury, Conn., a member of the varsity soccer team and the Crosstones a cappella<\/em> group, sings the national anthem from the press box. (Jay Burns\/Bates College)<\/p>\n

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7:01 p.m. \u2014 Bates Nation Casts Its Vote<\/h3>\n

Anthem done, the Bates student section is ready to rock. (Josh Kuckens\/Bates College)<\/p>\n

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7:13 p.m. \u2014 Heads Above the Rest<\/h3>\n

Hoisting cardboard cutouts high, fans show some love for Jake Walsh ’17 (left) and Charlie Fay ’17. (Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College)<\/p>\n

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7:20 p.m. \u2014 Down But Not Out<\/h3>\n

First quarter was all Keene State, who jumped out to a 6-2 lead. Bates was unfazed, head coach Peter Lasagna told the Sun Journal<\/em> afterward, because his players know that “hey, they’re going to have runs, they’re a good team, it’s the NCAA playoffs. But we’re going to have runs, too.'” (Josh Kuckens\/Bates College)<\/p>\n

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7:21 p.m. \u2014 Rising to the Challenge<\/h3>\n

Charlie Fay ’17 (left) of Falmouth, Maine, and Jake Walsh ’17 of Baltimore celebrate a goal. (Josh Kuckens\/Bates College)<\/p>\n

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7:43 p.m. \u2014 Watch Party<\/h3>\n

The livestream gave Bates fans everywhere a chance to view the action and share the pride on social media.<\/p>\n

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@BatesSports<\/a> streaming live from my desk in sunny San Francisco! #GoBates<\/a> #lacrosse<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Julia Winder (@juliawinder) May 6, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n