He's a great role player. He's our most respected player and one of our captains. He's always positive, always upbeat and plays so hard every night.

While he was playing during the summer, Dave landed on his shoulder and hurt his shoulder. He wasn't able to play at all for three months, so this year has almost been a waste for him. But he does everything we ask of him and he plays hard. He just needs to get a little stronger.

With this group being so unstable, we have to just concentrate on making the playoffs. We can win three in a row and we can take it from there. We have the talent to do so.

For some reason when our backs are against the wall we regain our poise and play smarter. In the second half we did a good job of being patient and waiting for the defense to give us an opportunity.

Not many varsity captains would do that. But Ian sees his role of captain as being the leader of the entire lacrosse program.

One player told me some guys don't play first-year events and then wait for the buzz about it.