2007 Poets Men's Lacrosse Recap


The 2007 Whittier College men's lacrosse team finished their season with a 3-7 record.  Their three wins in NCAA Division III came against Elmira College, Colorado College and Goucher College.  They also picked up wins against the Chico State and Chapman University club teams.  Twice the Poets faced off against Division II Notre Dame de Namur, and twice the Poets lost by one goal in the final minutes of the game.  Whittier fell in two other one goal games; a triple overtime loss to Ursinus College and another overtime heartbreaker against McDaniel College.

The Poets were led offensively by sophomore attackman Anthony Lackey.  Lackey finished the season ranked fourth in the nation in points per game with 5.3.  He also ranked seventh in assists per game and 16th in goals per game.  Senior captain, Dave Gerbarg also ranked among the best in Division III in scoring.  He finished the season ninth in points per game (4.7) and tied for seventh with Lackey in assists per game (2.3).