2 goals in season finale
(photo by Jim Lindquist)
Eagan jumped to a 14-2 halftime lead on the way to an 18-5 win over Farmington in the opening round of the Section 3 tournament at Burnsville.
Tiger coach Paul Sorenson said the the positive he will take away from the final game of the 2011 season is his team's second half play.
"I am extremely proud of how we fought back after being so far down at half," he said. "We were only outscored 4-3 in the second half.
"Half of our 21-man roster were either freshmen or sophomores and we held the eighth-ranked team in the state to four second half goals. I'm very proud of the resiliency of our team and our program."
Although the roster was dominated by underclassmen, all five Farmington scores came from juniors and seniors. Senior Quinn Malcolm and junior Trevor Howard each notched a pair of goals in the season finale and senior Ian Eich had one.
The Tigers finished their second season with a final record of 1-12.
