Documentary Cover One Shining Moment | Twice As Sweet | Deshon Home http://www.ipa.udel.edu/deshon/lax/oneshiningmoment/SUtoday_cover.html[2/24/12 9:40:35 AM] Twice As Sweet - May 29, 2005 Documentary Cover | Deshon Home remember One Shining Moment TWICE AS SWEET Déja vu indeed! Lest anyone has forgotten that lightning bolt of two years ago, I've assembled the text and photos from several news sources (see links below) on the 2005 NCAA men's lacrosse Division III Championship Game, played on a beautiful spring day at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, just to prove that lightning can and did strike twice. With the score knotted at 10, our nephew (Jo Anne's sister's son) CHRIS PHILLIPS, a Salisbury University junior attackman, again fired the championship-winning goal, his second goal of the day, this time with only five seconds left in the game. This was Salisbury's third consecutive national championship and their 49th consecutive win, an all-division record. Chris was recently named a Division III first-team All-American. The Baltimore Sun | Lacrosse Magazine | Inside Lacrosse | NCAA Sports Lax.com | SU Sports Information Having picked up a missed shot behind the crease and moved out in front, Chris eyes the goal. Middlebury 2 3 3 2 - 10 (photo from www.lax.com) SALISBURY 3 2 2 4 - 11 click on photos for larger version Charging around the defender as the clock winds down, Chris winds up. (photo from www.lax.com) Even more family, who came from near and far, came to the Linc this year to support Chris and the Gulls. Chris finishes off Middlebury (again!) with a low, hard one from about eight yards out. (photo from www.lax.com) Chris (center) and Sea Gull teammates celebrate the game winner. (photo from www.lax.com) http://www.ipa.udel.edu/deshon/lax/[2/24/12 9:00:59 AM] One Shining Moment - May 25, 2003 Documentary Cover | Deshon Home go to Twice as Sweet ONE SHINING MOMENT In an effort to preserve a brief, but glorious, moment in what we refer to as history (even as quickly as the moment passes), I've assembled the text and photos from four news sources (see links below) on the 2003 NCAA men's lacrosse Division III Championship Game, played on a cool, wet day on a sloppy field in Ravens (M&T Bank) Stadium in Baltimore. The venue became center stage for our nephew (Jo Anne's sister's son) CHRIS PHILLIPS, the Salisbury University sophomore attackman whose three-goal, three-assist day was capped off by scoring the championship-winning goal in overtime. The Baltimore Sun | The Daily Times | Inside Lacrosse | NCAA Sports Family supporters, who came from near and far, Middlebury 3 1 4 5 0 - 13 delighted in the outcome and its sudden star. SALISBURY 3 7 1 2 1 - 14 Championship team photo Chris is somewhere at the bottom of this pile. (photo from www.salisbury.edu) (photo from www.salisbury.edu) Chris answers questions at press conference. (photo from www.salisbury.edu) http://www.ipa.udel.edu/deshon/lax/oneshiningmoment/index.html[2/24/12 9:01:13 AM] Twice As Sweet - May 29, 2005 Twice As Sweet | One Shining Moment | Deshon Home (also see articles from Inside Lacrosse | Lacrosse Magazine | NCAA Sports | Lax.com | SU Sports Info) from The Baltimore Sun Salisbury hangs on for 3rd straight title Late goal by Phillips edges Middlebury, 11-10, secures 49th win in row by Kent Baker Sun Staff Originally published May 30, 2005 PHILADELPHIA - The Sea Gulls still rule the waters of NCAA Division III men's lacrosse. The operative numbers were three, four, six and 49 yesterday after Salisbury outlasted a gritty and talented Middlebury team, 11-10, to win the 2005 division championship before 21,052 on an ideal afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field. It was the third straight national title for Salisbury (20-0), its fourth such crown that climaxed an undefeated season and its sixth championship overall. Where does 49 fit in? That's the number of consecutive games won by the Sea Gulls since they lost to Lynchburg on April 10, 2003 - an NCAA record for any division. The threepeat did not come without a begrudging battle from Middlebury (17-2), which carried a 15-game winning streak of its own into its sixth title game in seven years. With an 18-6 advantage in faceoffs, a 39-33 edge in shots and 13 more ground balls scooped, the Panthers pressed the issue all day before a familiar hero, Chris Phillips, capped a three-goal Salisbury rally with 5.6 seconds remaining to decide an evenly matched game. The junior attackman from nearby Media, Pa., is the same player who scored an overtime goal two years ago at M&T Bank Stadium to give the Sea Gulls a 14-13 victory in the finale against Middlebury. "I picked up a ground ball off the [teammate Justin] Smith shot, looked at the clock and it said 10 seconds, so I decided to go to the goal," Phillips said. "I just put my head down and went for it. I knew I had to put it away." Middlebury won the ensuing faceoff but could not muster an adequate shot from long range. The final gun touched off a lengthy celebration by the Sea Gulls, who tossed a number of gloves to their backers as they departed the field. One player, senior Jeff Bigas, even launched his stick into the stands. The most outstanding player award went to Sea Gulls goalie Dan Korpon (Severna Park), who made four spectacular saves in the first five minutes to prevent Middlebury from gaining an early lead. Korpon finished with 12 stops and a lot of satisfaction. "These are the kids that everybody said were done after last year," Korpon said. "Nobody gave us a chance. This past summer some of us were sitting on the beach saying we weren't going to lose again this year. I'm just really proud of everybody, especially the seniors." Neither team ever led by more than two goals as control swayed back and forth. From a point late in the third quarter until the middle of the fourth, the Panthers spurted with five of six scores and took a 10-8 edge. But an extra-man goal got Salisbury rolling again, and with 2:15 remaining, the game was tied. "In this kind of game, it's just whoever has the momentum at the end," said Middlebury midfielder Peter Mellen, who won 14 of 19 draws. "That's kind of how it works." Sea Gulls coach Jim Berkman decided to hold for the final shot attempt, controlling the ball before calling a timeout with 19.3 seconds to go. Then came Smith's miss and Phillips' winner. Salisbury finished first in the nation in scoring (18.2 a game) and first in scoring defense (6.05). That is usually an unbeatable combination. http://www.ipa.udel.edu/deshon/lax/sun.html[2/26/12 8:29:54 PM] Twice As Sweet - May 29, 2005 Twice As Sweet | One Shining Moment | Deshon Home (also see articles from The Baltimore Sun | Inside Lacrosse | NCAA Sports | Lax.com | SU Sports Info) by Paul Krome of Lacrosse Magazine DIII Final: 3-Peat for Salisbury, Phillips Does It Again To Middlebury 05/29/2005 PHILADELPHIA—Salisbury junior attackman Chris Phillips picked a great time to re-emerge from a seemingly game-long slumber in today's NCAA Division III final against third-ranked Middlebury before a record crowd at Lincoln Financial Field. But given the circumstances and the opponent, his timing should come as no surprise. Phillips, held otherwise in check by Panther defenseman Ed Brown after netting the game's first goal, circled around Middlebury's Gabe Wood to an open area about eight yards from the goal and fired a left-handed shot past Alex Palmisano with 5.6 seconds left to lift his top-ranked Sea Gulls to a come-from-behind, 11-10 win and their third consecutive national championship. Palmisano had just saved a game-winning attempt by Justin Smith 10 seconds earlier, but Phillips got the ball and patiently went to work on Wood, who had spent much of the game guarding Eric Bishop. Phillips' winner gave Salisbury its sixth NCAA championship and NCAA-record-extending 49th consecutive victory. "I just put my head down and went for it. I knew I had to put it away," said Phillips, a native of nearby Media, Pa., who called playing in the NFL venue "the coolest thing I'd ever seen." Phillips has proven to be the thorn in the Panthers' side, twice preventing them from adding to their three national titles. It was Phillips who ended Middlebury's three-championship run with an overtime goal in the 2003 final in Baltimore. He may never have gotten the chance for glory had it not been for the stellar performance of Salisbury goalie Dan Korpon, who earned Most Outstanding Player honors with 12 saves. He made five saves in the fourth quarter, when Middlebury finally put Peter Mellen's dominant faceoff play to use in surging to a 10-8 lead. Mellen won 14 of 19 faceoffs, and freshman teammate Dave Campbell claimed four of five as the Panthers controlled play throughout. Middlebury held a 50-37 advantage in shots, and did experience success against Korpon in the middle two quarters with six goals. But the senior, who won his 76th game, made the saves when his team needed him to in the fourth quarter.