MONTREAL -- Alexander Rohrbach and Connor Goodwin each notched hat-tricks as the McGill University men's lacrosse team overcame a sluggish first half to defeat archrival Bishop's 11-5 in a key matchup of undefeated teams before 258 fans at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Wednesday.

Trailing 4-2 midway through the second quarter, the Redmen went on a lopsided 9-1 run the rest of the way, improving their perfect record to 4-0 atop the East Division standings in the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association. The Gaiters dropped to 3-1.

The Gaiters looked very good in the first half and a rare low-scoring affair had both teams tied at 2-2 after the opening quarter and 4-4 at halftime before McGill began to take control. The Redmen outscored Bishop's 2-1 in the third stanza and 5-0 in the fourth.

"There was no big halftime speech, we just reminded everyone to stick to fundamentals," confided Redmen bench boss Tim Murdoch. "We knew that our defence would stifle Bishop, so we told the players that we had to stay calm, play smart, make better decisions with the ball and the goals will come. Probably one of the most important messages came from (assistant coach) Sean Steinwald, who reminded our attackmen about the scouting report to shoot high on their goalie. I believe that all or most of our goals in the second half were up high."

Rohrbach, a finance senior and 5-foot-11, 160-pound attacker from Princeton Junction, N.J., added a couple of assists to finish with a five-point night.

"Alex had a really nice game, he quarterbacked the offence and made some great decisions," said Murdoch. "He scored a spectacular goal when he jumped up to intercept a pass between their defencemen. He stole the ball in mid-air and scored... it was really an athletic move."

Rounding out the scoring for McGill was Spencer Bromley, an economics sophomore from Surrey, B.C., with a pair, in addition to one goal apiece from junior Anders Bjella of Milwaukee, Wisc., junior Rhys Burnell of Abbotsford, B.C., and freshman Alexander Linton of Ridgewood, N.J.

Goalkeeper William Waesche, a sophomore from Greenwich, Conn., who recently became a YouTube sensation after becoming the first goalie in CUFLA history to score a goal, collected the win and improved to 3-0. He was beaten only once on 10 shots in 40 minutes of play after coming on at halftime in relief of starter James Spagnuolo, a senior from Burnaby, B.C., who was beaten three times in the first half.

"Waesche played an amazing second half," said Murdoch, who has been utilizing a two-goalie platoon system since the start of the season. "He had a stacked defence around him but stopped numerous shots. I think it was the best display of goaltending that I've seen in my 12 years at McGill."

McGill (4-0) will take their travelling road show down Hwy 401 this weekend with games in Kingston and Peterborough, against Queen's (1-2) and Trent (1-3), respectively, Sept. 20-12. Bishop's (3-1) will host Ottawa (1-2) on Sept. 20.

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McGill University
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SCORING SUMMARY
Bishop's 5 @ McGill 11
Date: Wednesday September 17, 2014 @ 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Location: McGill University - Molson Stadium
 

Scoring by Quarter TEAM 1 2 3 4 OT 1 OT 2 F Bishop's 2 2 1 0 0 0 5 McGill 2 2 2 5 0 0 11

 

Scoring Summary 1st Quarter
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL
15:58	Bishop's	66 Alex Millin Unassisted
13:11	McGill	14 Connor Goodwin (Capt.) Assisted by: 5 Rohrbach (Capt.)
11:40	McGill	14 Connor Goodwin (Capt.) Unassisted
8:00	Bishop's	8 Mason Austen Unassisted

2nd Quarter
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL
15:47	Bishop's	23 Ryan Dewar Assisted by: 25 Gibson
13:15	Bishop's	8 Mason Austen Assisted by: 22 Handley
3:00	McGill	22 Alex Linton Unassisted
0:30	McGill	5 Alex Rohrbach (Capt.) Assisted by: 19 Bjella

3rd Quarter
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL
16:00	McGill	20 Spencer Bromley Assisted by: 4 Sassone-Lawless
6:50	Bishop's	55 Mason Geldart Unassisted
3:45	McGill	5 Alex Rohrbach (Capt.) Assisted by: 19 Bjella

4th Quarter
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL
16:20	McGill	5 Alex Rohrbach (Capt.) Unassisted
13:30	McGill	88 Rhys Burnell Unassisted
7:52	McGill	19 Anders Bjella Assisted by: 5 Rohrbach (Capt.)
3:00	McGill	20 Spencer Bromley Unassisted
1:26	McGill	14 Connor Goodwin (Capt.) Unassisted

Penalty Summary 1st Quarter
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
18:18	McGill	21 Rakoczy (Capt.) Personal 1 minutes
9:00	McGill	0 McDermott Personal 1 minutes
9:00	Bishop's	66 Millin Personal 1 minutes
4:44	McGill	20 Bromley Technical 0.5 minutes
4:44	Bishop's	55 Geldart Technical 1 minutes
0:30	Bishop's	5 Brands Technical 0.5 minutes
0:06	Bishop's	5 Brands Personal 1 minutes

2nd Quarter
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
16:09	McGill	20 Bromley Personal 1 minutes

3rd Quarter
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:40	Bishop's	45 Bateman Personal 1 minutes
0:30	McGill	19 Bjella Technical 0.5 minutes

4th Quarter
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
5:30	McGill	14 Goodwin (Capt.) Personal 1 minutes
4:50	Bishop's	29 Cook Technical 0.5 minutes

 

#	McGill Lineup	G	A	PTS	PPG	SHG	PIMS
5	Rohrbach (Capt.), Alex	3	2	5	0	0	0
14	Goodwin (Capt.), Connor	3	0	3	0	0	1
19	Bjella, Anders	1	2	3	0	0	0.5
20	Bromley, Spencer	2	0	2	0	0	1.5
88	Burnell, Rhys	1	0	1	0	0	0
22	Linton, Alex	1	0	1	0	0	0
4	Sassone-Lawless, Emile	0	1	1	0	0	0
77	Mendyk IV, Frank	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	Stewart (Capt.), Jack	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Bradley, Quinton	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Lekacz, Alex	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Rakoczy (Capt.), Paul	0	0	0	0	0	1
23	Laird, Drew	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Frost, Rufus	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	Roussos, Alec	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Malloy, Marc	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Gutman, Jake	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	Nix, Hayden	0	0	0	0	0	0
55	Williams, Dan	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Hofmann, Bradley	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Tse, Matthew	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bouzianis, Matt	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	Bolton, Goose	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	Callahan, Cal	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	Genereux, Louis-Charles	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	Lundelius, Trey	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Martel-Lamarre, Guillaume	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	McDermott, Danny	0	0	0	0	0	1
66	Soubry, Nick	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Medary, Chris	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Hall, Jackson	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	Fontaine, Shawn	0	0	0	0	0	0

#	McGill Goalies	Mins	DEC.	GA
13	Spagnuolo, Jamie	40:00	(Start)	4
25	Waesche, William	40:00	(w)	1

 

#	Bishop's Lineup	G	A	PTS	PPG	SHG	PIMS
8	Austen, Mason	2	0	2	0	0	0
55	Geldart, Mason	1	0	1	0	0	1
66	Millin, Alex	1	0	1	0	0	1
23	Dewar, Ryan	1	0	1	0	0	0
25	Gibson, Gareth	0	1	1	0	0	0
22	Handley, Rhett	0	1	1	0	0	0
88	Stensrud, Tyler	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Laprairie, Joseph	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Brands, Nicholas	0	0	0	0	0	1.5
27	Hall, Robert	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Lewis, Matt	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	McNeil, Andrew	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Bouchard, Etienne	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	Jackson, Shayne	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	Weberg, Bryson	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Davis, Anthony	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	Murphy, Keegan	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	Winquist, Simon	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Kinakin, Leigh	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	Bateman, Cam	0	0	0	0	0	1
15	Malloy, James	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Tooth, Alex	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Coverdale, Eric	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	Heon, Alex	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Bowker, Tim	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Pallotta, Phil	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Cook, Taren	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
34	Cook, Andrew	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Fontaine, Sam	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Charbonneau, Dylan	0	0	0	0	0	0

#	Bishop's Goalie	Mins	DEC.	GA
2	Bigley, David	80:00	(L)	11