GMH dominated play throughout the game, scoring the first seven goals before Vitt scored his eighth goal of the tournament at the 11:49 mark of the third quarter to get Rock-it Pocket on the board. Four more goals came from GMH’s as a response until Nolan scored his team’s final goal of the game at 3:04 of the fourth. The final few minutes of the game saw two more GMH goals to reach the 13-2 final.

Overall GMH out-shot their opponent 47-20 and held an edge in face-offs (10 of 18) and clears (20 of 23; 13 of 25 for Rock-it Pocket). In Rock-it Pocket’s first semifinal appearance the team did carry a slight advantage in groundballs (32-31) and saves (15-8).

GMH’s championship opponent Go Fast fields five Johns Hopkins players who are fresh off their 2005 NCAA Division I National Championship. In addition, Go Fast fields eight active and former University of Denver athletes as well as five past and present Hofstra players.

Go Fast ended the first quarter with a 3-1 lead before scoring twice within the first 27 seconds of the second for a 5-1 advantage. During that early quarter explosion Law recorded his third consecutive hat-trick of the tourney. Team 21 did answered with goals from Chris Viola (Cornell ’03) and Schalk at 8:53 and 4:56 respectively, setting up a 5-2 second half.

From that point on Go Fast shut down their opponents with a five-goal blitz that lasted until the final minute of the game. Law earned his fourth goal (3:06- 3rd qtr.) of the game in the attack and Kip Malo (Hopkins ’05) earned his second (5:36- 3rd qtr.). The two teams traded a goal each in the final 51 seconds which resulted in the 11-5 final.

The overall statistics were dominated by team Go Fast, who out-shot their opponents 50-28. The higher seed also collected 31 ground balls to Team 21’s 26 and won 13 of the 20 face-off opportunities. The Team 21 goaltending duo of Adam Buttermore (Cornell ’03) and Justin Cynar (Cornell ’02) did combine for 17 saves to Go Fast’s 10.

Go Fast fields five Johns Hopkins players who are fresh off their 2005 NCAA Division I National Championship. In addition, Go Fast fields eight active and former University of Denver athletes as well as five past and present Hofstra players.

Team 21, consisting completely of Cornell grads, represents former Big Red lacrosse player Mario St. George Boiardi who wore number 21. Boiardi was a senior who died on March 17, 2004 in a game against Binghamton after he took a lacrosse ball to the chest. Boiardi’s roommate in college was David Coors, son of Colorado brewery owner Pete Coors. When David Coors decided to play on Team 21 in Vail Pete immediately signed on as a sponsor.


Sunday's Other Championship Bracket Results

Mammoth 11, Merrill Lynch 9 - Detailed Stats

Rebel Lacrosse/Jammin' Salmon 14, Rocky Mountain Oysters 9 - Detailed Stats

Sunday's Consolation Bracket Results

A-Team 8, The Usual Suspects 4 - Detailed Stats

City Grille/Flying D 10, Team Guttman 9 - Detailed Stats

Replacements 8, Fubar 5 - Detailed Stats

Northwest Nirvana 8, Tap Room 5 - Detailed Stats