2008 Woodie Awards
'Beastly' ruggers
Men's club fourth in Beast of the East
Erik Schnackenberg
Issue date: 4/28/08 Section: Maine Sports
Newcomer Tokuo Nagao added a try and a strong effort on both sides of the ball. Harvey proved once again that he is a clutch kicker as he hit an equally important conversion.
"It's hard to put into words how much Tokuo brings to the team, he's amazing," Dalzell said.
Next, UMaine was to face in-state rivals Colby College. UMaine seemed unstoppable and impenetrable as they won once again with a shutout by a score of 10-0. The sole try was scored by Danny Purpura; Harvey added the conversion as a key element to the team. Ben Reichl had a physical game, blasting through the line and picking up good yards on several occasions. Reichl seemed to be a one-man team at points while adding good territorial kicks upfield.
Due to the loss on Saturday, UMaine was unable to play for the championship game but was honored by being asked to play in the third and fourth place match against University of Maine at Farmington.
UMaine, which lost to Farmington last weekend at the Maine Cup, was looking for a little revenge this weekend against the Beavers. Despite their vengeance, UMaine came up short by a try, losing 14-7.
"We played phenomenally, considering the lack of experience we came down with, I was pleased by the younger guys - they really stepped up," said Higgins.
Purpura and Watz had strong games against Farmington.
"I was really proud of all the inexperienced players who stepped up big time. They really stepped up when we needed them to," Purpura said.
UMaine ended up placing fourth out of 32 teams, adding solid tournament play to cap off an extremely strong season.
"It's hard to put into words how much Tokuo brings to the team, he's amazing," Dalzell said.
Next, UMaine was to face in-state rivals Colby College. UMaine seemed unstoppable and impenetrable as they won once again with a shutout by a score of 10-0. The sole try was scored by Danny Purpura; Harvey added the conversion as a key element to the team. Ben Reichl had a physical game, blasting through the line and picking up good yards on several occasions. Reichl seemed to be a one-man team at points while adding good territorial kicks upfield.
Due to the loss on Saturday, UMaine was unable to play for the championship game but was honored by being asked to play in the third and fourth place match against University of Maine at Farmington.
UMaine, which lost to Farmington last weekend at the Maine Cup, was looking for a little revenge this weekend against the Beavers. Despite their vengeance, UMaine came up short by a try, losing 14-7.
"We played phenomenally, considering the lack of experience we came down with, I was pleased by the younger guys - they really stepped up," said Higgins.
Purpura and Watz had strong games against Farmington.
"I was really proud of all the inexperienced players who stepped up big time. They really stepped up when we needed them to," Purpura said.
UMaine ended up placing fourth out of 32 teams, adding solid tournament play to cap off an extremely strong season.
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