Laxcats rally to beat UCSB

The Arizona men's club lacrosse team (12-2 in the Western Collegiate Lacrosse League) used a team effort to end the regular season with an 8-6 win over the University of California at Santa Barbara Saturday night at Tucson High School.

This game was a grudge match that was decided in the last minute, as Arizona did not take it's first lead until 3 minutes, 11 seconds were left in the game when they forged ahead 6-5.

The Gauchos, however, came right back to tie the score at 6 with 46 seconds left. But UA responded, nine seconds later, when junior Josh Sfara beat his opponent and scored the winning goal.

Sfara finished with three goals and one assist.

After a turnover by the Gauchos, goalie Justin Nels ran down the middle of the field and passed to the ball to junior Dan Price, and Price scored a goal to ice the game.

Nels turned in a stellar performance and finished with a season-high 33 saves, including 12 in the final period.

"They bust their asses off, so I have to bust mine too," Nels said about his teammates.

Arizona started flat and didn't score in the first period, as the Gauchos kept the ball on UA's end. Arizona trailed 3-1 at halftime.

- Joseph M. Molina

UA trio dominates cycling event

This weekend's Tucson Bicycle Classic had three Arizona participants dominate the collegiate part of the race.

In the circuit race on Sunday at the Pima Community College West Campus, Steven Rouff and Christopher Moody tied for first place, and Sean Kneale placed third.

The course for the road race, which took place on Saturday, went over and around the Tucson mountains. The same three cyclists broke away from the other cyclists 15 miles into the 48-mile race, and each crossed the finish line at the same time.

On Friday, the time trial part of the race took place and the top three finishers were Rouff in 11 minutes, 47 seconds, Kneale (11:55), and Moody (12:17).

In the general classification, Rouff placed first, Moody second, and Kneale finished third.

- Joseph M. Molina

Women's lacrosse downs Whittier

The Arizona women's club lacrosse team (14-3-1 in the Southern California Women's Lacrosse Association) finished the regular season with a 9-8 win over Whittier on Friday in Calif.

With the victory, the Laxcats went undefeated (8-0) in Division I. Arizona was down for most of the contest until freshman Sarah Schier scored the winning goal.

Arizona will host the regional semifinals April 27-28.

- Joseph M. Molina

Water polo prepares for one final match

Arizona's water polo team takes to the water this weekend in their last competition of the year.

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, the Wildcats (10-2) compete against seven other Western schools in the Rocky Mountain Invitational in Albuquerque. Arizona plays one match Friday night, three on Saturday, and two on Sunday if they qualify.

Among the other clubs playing are Air Force, Colorado, Texas and ASU.

- Ron Parsons