Box Score Senior midfielders
Henri Halle,
Dylan Davie and
Taylor Paul combined for seven goals and four assists to lead Colorado College to a 10-6 victory over Whittier College on Friday night at Washburn Field.
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Halle found the net four times, Davie added two tallies and a pair of assists, while Paul scored once and set up two other markers.
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The Tigers, who improved to 11-3, swept the season series with the Poets and now have won seven in a row against their West Region rivals.
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Halle's first tally with 9.2 seconds remaining in the first quarter put CC ahead to stay.
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Sophomore attackman
Austin Davie gave Colorado College a 3-1 lead with a man-up goal 3:24 into the second quarter. It also was the first of three markers which involved the Davie brothers.
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After the Poets answered with a tally by junior midfielder Aaron Self, sophomore attacker
Jack McCormick ignited a 6-1 run that gave the Tigers a 9-3 advantage with a little more than 12 minutes remaining in the game.
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Dylan Davie scored with four seconds remaining in the third quarter after taking a pass from his brother, and the duo clicked again 2:54 into the final frame to close out the deciding sequence.
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Junior defender
Tim Jenkins had four ground balls and three caused turnovers to lead the CC defense, which did not allow a goal in five man-down situations.
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Junior goaltender
Chase Murphy stopped eight shots for the Tigers.
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CC finished with a 39-25 advantage in total shots and a 26-24 edge in ground balls.
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Freshman goaltender Alex Cramer made nine saves for the Poets.
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Whittier slipped to 5-6 and will play Southwestern University on Sunday.
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Colorado College plays host to Southwestern on Saturday at noon.
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