The Quiksilver Elder Statesmen used their superior talent to become the 2010 Vail Lacrosse Shootout Supermasters’ champions. While defending champs Millennium/Rock-It Pocket were leading at halftime, they were being outshot 24-7 by the Quiksilver Elder Statesmen at the break. This game was a rematch of last year’s Supermasters finals and while this year’s game didn’t match the intensity in last year’s one goal game, arguably this game was played at a higher skill level.

Tournament All-Star John Zulberti led the scoring in the game with three goals for the Statesmen. Dan Cisneros played admirably in goal for Millennium/Rock-It Pocket recording 14 saves, and was a large part of the reason that his team was leading at half time.

Besides the goalkeeping, Quiksilver Elder Statesmen dominated in every statistical category winning 10-18 face offs, scooping up 28 ground balls to Millennium/Rock-It Pocket’s 12, and out shooting the other side 36-15. It was a well-earned win for one of Vail’s perennial contenders and they certainly deserve to be called champions.

Tuesday Results:

Championship: Quiksilver Elder Statesmen 9, Millennium/Rock-it Pocket 7 - scoresheet
3rd Place: Adidas Magic Wands 9, Middlebury 2 - scoresheet
5th Place: Lacrosse.com 10, Yellow Dog 4 - scoresheet
7th Place: Navy Old Goats 8, NYAC Founding Fathers 6 - scoresheet
Consolation Championship: De Phiant 7, Lacrosse Republic 3 - scoresheet

Other Consolation:
Princeton Obsoletes 10, Leopold Bros. Aged Spirits 4 - scoresheet
Arizona Graybirds 5, Colorado Lacrosse Club 4 - scoresheet

Supermasters All-Tournament Team

Attack:
0 – John Zulberti – Quiksilver Elder Statesmen
44 – Steve Govett – Quiksilver Elder Statesmen
22 – Sam Hovey – Millennium/Rock-it Pocket

Midfield:
21 – Bill Edell – Quiksilver Elder Statesmen
4 – Brian Silcott – Quiksilver Elder Statesmen
3 – Doug Gulick – Millennium/Rock-it Pocket

Defense:
36 – Dan Pratt – Quiksilver Elder Statesmen
24 – Tim Schur – Adidas Magic Wands
30 – Dave Ballard – Middlebury

Goalie:
5 – Tim Schwartz – Adidas Magic Wands

Face-Off:
23 – John Marano – Adidas Magic Wands

There was finally a bit of drama on the Supermasters winner’s bracket as two tightly contested semifinal games set up an exciting rematch of last year’s championship between Millennium/Rock-it Pocket and the Quicksilver Eldest Statesmen. The Statesmen needed overtime to get past the Adidas Magic Wands 7-6 while Rock-it Pocket pulled away from Middlebury for an 11-7 win. They will play for all the marbles tomorrow at 2:30pm. De Phiant and Lacrosse Republic will play for the consolation championship tomorrow at 12:30pm.

Monday Results:
Semifinals:
Millennium/Rock-it Pocket 11, Middlebury 7 - scoresheet
Quicksilver Elder Statesmen 7, Adidas Magic Wands 6 (OT) - scoresheet

Consolation:
Yellow Dog 10, NYAC Founding Fathers 4 - scoresheet
Lacrosse.com 7, Navy Old Goats 5 - scoresheet
Lacrosse Republic 9, Princeton Obsoletes 4 - scoresheet
Arizona Graybirds 7, Leopold Bros. Aged Spirits 4 - scoresheet
De Phiant 7, Colorado Lacrosse Club 3 - scoresheet

Tuesday Match-Ups:
Championship: Millennium/Rock-it Pocket vs. Quicksilver Eldest Statesmen – 2:30pm – Ford West
3rd Place: Middlebury vs. Adidas Magic Wands – 10:30am – Ford West
5th Place: Yellow Dog vs. Lacrosse.com – 11:00am – Donovan Park
7th Place: NYAC Founding Fathers vs. Navy Old Goats – 9:00am – Donovan Park
Consolation Championship: Colorado Lacrosse Club vs. Lacrosse Republic – 12:30pm – Ford West
Princeton Obsoletes vs. Leopold Bros. Aged Spirits – 9:30am – Ford East
Colorado Lacrosse Club vs. Arizona Graybirds – 8:30am – Ford West

While the four quarterfinal games lacked a certain amount of drama, there is no doubt that the best teams are left in the Supermasters Semifinals. Millennium/Rock-it Pocket, Middlebury, Adidas Magic Wands and the Quicksilver Elder Statesmen all moved through with an average score of 13-2. There haven’t been a lot of close games in this division yet, so Monday should be an exciting day in the 40 and over group.

Sunday Results:
Quarterfinals:
Millennium/Rock-it Pocket 17, NYAC Founding Fathers 2 - scoresheet
Middlebury 12, Yellow Dog 3 - scoresheet
Adidas Magic Wands 9, Lacrosse.com 3 - scoresheet
Quicksilver 15, Navy Old Goats 2 - scoresheet

Consolation:
Princeton Obsoletes 10, Arizona Graybirds 3 - scoresheet
Lacrosse Republic 8, Colorado Lacrosse Club 4 - scoresheet
De Phiant 8, Leopold Bros. – Aged Spirits 3 - scoresheet

Monday Match-Ups:
Semifinals:
Millennium/Rock-it Pocket vs. Middlebury – 2:30pm – Ford West
Adidas Magic Wands vs. Quicksilver Elder Statesmen – 12:30pm – Ford West

Consolation:
Arizona Graybirds vs. Leopold Bros. Aged Spirits – 10:30am – Ford East
Princeton Obsoletes vs. Arizona Graybirds – 10:30am – Ford West
Colorado Lacrosse Club vs. De Phiant – 12:30pm – Donovan Park
Lacrosse.com vs. Navy Old Goats – 12:30pm – Ford East
NYAC Founding Fathers vs. Yellow Dog – 2:30pm – Ford East

Out of every division in the Shootout, the Supermasters (age 40 and up) group might be the most hotly contested. These guys certainly want to win and put on a good show every year. Rock-it Pocket opened up defense of their crown in convincing fashion, dispatching of the Arizona Graybirds 17-6. The Quicksilver Elder Statesmen made a statement on the other side of the bracket by putting the screws to Leopold Bros. – Aged Spirits 21-3. Day 2 will feature compelling quarterfinal games as the cream starts to rise to the top.

Saturday Results:
Millenium/Rock-it Pocket 17, Arizona Graybirds 6 - scoresheet
Middlebury 10, Princeton Obsoletes 4 - scoresheet
Yellow Dog 10, Lacrosse Republic 8 - scoresheet
Lacrosse.com 13, NYAC Founding Fathers 3 - scoresheet
Adidas Magic Wands 18, Colorado Lacrosse Club 1 - scoresheet
Navy Old Goats 7, De Phiant 4 - scoresheet
Quicksilver Elder Statesmen 21, Leopold Bros. – Aged Spirits 3 - scoresheet

Sunday Match-Ups:
Quarterfinals:
Middlebury vs. Yellow Dog – 12:30pm – Ford East
Navy Old Goats vs. Quicksilver Elder Statesmen – 12:30pm – Ford West
Lacrosse.com vs. Adidas Magic Wands – 2:30pm – Ford East
Millenium/Rock-it Pocket vs. NYAC Founding Fathers – 2:30pm – Ford West

Consolation:
Arizona Graybirds vs. Princeton Obsoletes – 10:30am – Donovan Park
Lacrosse Republic vs. Colorado Lacrosse Club – 10:30am – Ford East
De Phiant vs. Leopold Bros. Aged Spirits – 12:30pm – Donovan Park