By CAM DONALDSON
Sports Editor
 

"It was great to be a part of that game," said Eric Trickett '99. "We got another shot at Colby [after losing to them 1-0 earlier in the season] and the script couldn't have come out any better."

In what first appeared to be shaping up as a defensive stalemate, Colby broke the game open in the 66th minute with a one-timer goal after a corner kick. Looks of trepidation were evident in the faces of the Bobcats as time wore down on the clock, but with less than two minutes left in regulation, senior midfielder Chad LaFauci '99 slid a pass to Dan Spector '02 at the top of the box, who promptly snuck a low shot past the Colby goalkeeper. It seemed to take a few moments for Spector, the team's backup goalie and throw-in specialist, to fully realize what he had done as his teammates marauded him.

The first overtime was characterized by some fierce Bates offensive flourishes with Colby a man short due to a red card infraction with 32 seconds remaining in regulation. Though the `Cats failed to find net in the first OT, they finally were able to finish with just five minutes left in the second as LaFauci converted a silver platter feed from junior forward Andy Apstein.