Notes From Coach Lanagan
| September 5th, 2002: Billerica at Malden Catholic | MC opened their season with a hard fought 2-2 with Billerica. The Indians scored first on some sloppy defense from the Lancers. Later in the first half, Brendan Graf beat his man in the corner and sent a ball to senior Andrew Doherty who banged the ball home into the lower left corner of the net. In the second half, Billerica scored first again in the first five minutes on another rebound in front. The Lancers struggled but finally managed to break through the Billerica defense when Tano Meola scored his first goal of the year. |
| September 10th, 2002: Malden Catholic at Methuen | The Lancers earned a 2-0 at Methuen through some outstanding goaltending from senior Mike Sheehan. Andrew Doherty notched his second goal of the season while sophomore Pat Mullaney scored the first goal of his career. Cory McKenna and Pat O'Shea added assists. The defense was outstanding in the second half to preserve the shutout. The Lancers open league play with an extremely tough road game at Xaverian on Saturday September 14 at 10:00am |
| Special Note: | Attention MC Alumni and Fans: On October 5th, the Lancers will be hosting a clinic in coordination with the Boston Breakers of the WUSA. The Breakers will conduct a 1 hour free clinic to any player or fan of ages 6-12. Immediately following the game, the Lancers will host their annual Alumni Soccer Game, followed by their game with St. John's Prep, a game that will surely influence the race for the Catholic Conference Title The clinic will begin at 10 AM, with the Prep game at 2:00. |
| September 14th, 2002: Malden Catholic at Xaverian |
The Lancers opened their 2002 league schedule with a 4-3
loss to Xaverian. The Hawks outplayed the Lancers for the entire game and deserved the victory. For the Lancers, Andrew Doherty scored his third and fourth goals of the year while Tano Meola added his second. The Lancers continue their conference schedule this week when they play at the Prep Wednesday at 4 PM and at home against BC High on Saturday at 10 AM. |
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September 18th, 2002: Malden Catholic at St. John's Prep
September 21st, 2002: BC High at Malden Catholic |
The Lancers ran into 2 of the top 10 teams in the state and
found it very tough going. The Lancers, along with every other team this year, could not stop Nick Figuerido from scoring. Unfortunately, he scored 3 times for the Prep as they defeated the Lancers 4-1. Brendan Graf scored for MC. The following Saturday the Lancers hosted a tough BC High team. Although they played well MC fell 3-1 with Andrew Doherty scoring the lone Lancers goal. The BC High game was one of the better efforts of the year as a team by MC. However, they just couldn't find the back of the net. The Lancers continue their tough schedule on Friday with a home make-up game against Haverhill at 4pm at Brother Gilbert and then Saturday travel to Catholic Memorial to take on the Knights at 10am. |
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September 27th, 2002: Haverhill at Malden Catholic
September 28th, 2002: Malden Catholic at Catholic Memorial |
The Lancers posted 2 big wins over the weekend as they
defeated Haverhill on Friday 6-1 and then had an early morning game on Saturday in which they defeated Catholic Memorial 6-2. The Lancers broke their 3 game losing streak while scoring 12 goals in 2 games. The Lancers have a big week as they host Xaverian on Wednesday at 4pm at Brother Gilbert Stadium. On Saturday they host St. John's Prep as 2pm as MC welcomes back its alumni for the alumni game at 11am. |
| October 7th, 2002: Bishop Fenwick at Malden Catholic |
MC defeated the number 16 team in the state Bishop Fenwick
on Monday night at Brother Gilbert stadium, 2-0. The Lancers struck early as Tano Meola scored a goal on a scramble in front of the Fenwick net. Andrew Doherty clinched the victory with a late goal to seal the win. The Lancers defense was out standing as they shut down the second leading scorer in the state from Fenwick. The Lancers life does not get any easier as they travel to Dorchester to take on BC High Wednesday in an important league game. Then on Saturday they travel to Austin Prep to take on the Cougars at 2pm |
| October 12th, 2002: Malden Catholic at Austin Prep |
After a tough loss on Wednesday the Lancers responded with
a tough 1-0 victory on Saturday in the pouring rain against Austin Prep. With all that has happened to the MC family this week the boys found a way to win during a difficult time. Andrew Doherty scored the game winner for the Lancers. MC wraps up its league schedule on Wednesday at home against CM at Brother Gilbert at 4pm. MC stands at 5-6-1 with 6 games remaining. |
| October 16th, 2002: Malden Catholic at Catholic Memorial |
With 20 mile an hour winds and a driving rain, MC managed
to defeat Catholic Memorial 6-0. Mike Sheehan posted the shutout. Tano Meola, Andrew Doherty, Chris Rappoli and Cory Mckenna. Josh Ardizzoni scored MC's first goal, it turned out to be the game winner. MC hosts Methuen on Friday at 3:30pm and then travels to Haverhill on Saturday at 2pm |
| October 18th, 2002: Methuen at Malden Catholic |
MC defeated a very good Methuen team 3-2 on Friday to
extend their winning streak to 3 games. Tano Meola scored 2 goals as he played his most complete game of the year both offensively and defensively. Andrew Doherty scored in the first half on a great feed from Emilio Cassano. Freshman Jason Lewis played his best game of the year in the central midfield. There is no rest for MC as they travel to Haverhill on Saturday to take on the Hillies at the Haverhill Stadium at 2pm. The Lancers currently are 7-6-1 with 4 games remaining. The Lancers need 3 points in their final four game to qualify for the state tournament for the second straight year. |