Benches chanting and heckling, players pushing and shoving, and fans yelling at the referees–this was the picture at this weekend’s Men’s Lacrosse game.
The Gaels took to Miklas-McCarney field in Kingston against the uOttawa GeeGees in the Gaels’ home opener on Sept. 17. The Gaels won 7-5 in a tight game.
The GeeGees dominated the first quarter, scoring their first goal two minutes into the game. This was followed by a second goal seven minutes in, and a third with less than five minutes left in the first quarter.
At the end of the quarter, the score was 3-0 for uOttawa, and the benches were getting rowdy.
Three minutes into the second quarter Reed Allen, Comm ’26, scored the first Gael goal, bringing the score to to 3-1.
Queen’s great efforts led the teams to a more evenly matched game. With about 30 seconds left in the first half Noah Millsap, Sci ’24, scored leaving the game to sit at 3-2 for the brief half-time intermission.
About one minute into the third quarter, just as the Gaels were looking to turn the game around, Ottawa scored, regaining a two-goal lead.
A minute following the GeeGee’s fourth-goal, Gaels attack and midfielder Zachary Glazebrook went down with an injury, appearing to impact his leg.
This injury didn’t diminish the Gaels’ hopes, as five minutes later second-year defensive player Ridley Horton, Sci’ 26, secured another point. The Gaels were now down by a single point.
Jacob Mclean, Kin ’26, scored the Gaels’ fourth, tying the game.
To end the third quarter, Ottawa scored one more goal, giving themselves a one-goal lead before heading into the final quarter.
Just 30 seconds into the fourth quarter, Allen scored once again to tie the game at 5-5.
Allen told The Journal the simple formula he uses to score.
“Good es, get it to me, [then I] put it in the net,” Allen said. “Not much else to say.”
With eight minutes to go, Mclean also scored again, giving the Gaels the go-ahead goal.
Both teams played hard until the end, but it took Mclean’s third goal of the game with about a minute of play left to solidify the win for the Gaels with a final score of 7-5.
“Obviously it was a close game, and someone had to step-up big and I just took my opportunity,” Mclean said. “It felt great.”
Mclean shared the team’s mission for the season is to win a championship.
Despite the victory, Head Coach Connor Kearnan shared his frustration with the team’s lack of offensive intensity.
“We come out and we don’t do what we practiced,” Kearnan said. “We’ve just got to put more goals up than seven.”
After the game, The Journal spoke with Millsap, who was drafted to Philadelphia Wings as the 60th overall draft pick in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) the day before.
“It was a relief,” Millsap said. “It was exciting, [a] dream come true, I’m pretty happy about that.”
Having won their previous game 9-7 against the Bishop University Gaiters, the Gaels now have a two-game win streak they look to build as they take on the Carleton Ravens Sept. 29 at Miklas-McCarney field.
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