Senior captain Kyle Weber scored nine goals to tie a 20-year old Bates record and the No. 11 nationally ranked Bobcat men's lacrosse team upended No. 5 Amherst 23-17 Sunday at Garcelon Field.
Weber (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) matched Mike D'Addario's program record for goals in one game. D'Addario '00 scored nine goals against Gordon on April 14, 1997.
"I think Weber's one of the best midfielders in the country," head coach Peter Lasagna said. "He's a really smart, aggressive lacrosse player and he shot the ball like a first team All-American today."
"I guess they were just falling (today)," Weber said. "We were pushing at the right times, putting quality shots on goal, that's really all it is. We have a lot of good threats on offense so a lot of times defenses have to pack it in and really defend everybody we have down there, so it opens up a lot over the top for me."
Weber's record-tying goal came with 3:38 remaining in the contest, the final goal of the game for either side.
"We discovered recently that we are undefeated when Weber scores three or more goals," Lasagna said. "Well now we are undefeated when he scores nine goals."
