Dave Gottenborg vaillacrosse.com
Vail Lacrosse Shootout day 7
July 5, 2008 —
One major upset in the Men’s Elite quarterfinals highlighted Day 7 at the Vail Lacrosse Shootout as AIG-LIVESTRONG defeated LaxGrip to move to the semifinals. Several Independence Day quarterfinals were quite entertaining as Team 21, Reebok and Merrill Lynch all earned spots in Friday’s semifinals.
In the Women’s Elite division, the teams separated into Gold and Silver Divisions as they completed their second day of Pool Play. 7 teams moved into the Gold Division, including Dos Brisas Lax, a team that has been tearing through their competition.
Don’t forget to check out the tournament blog on the home page of www.vaillacrosse.com and our daily batches of photos at www.vaillacrosse.com/2008/pictures.
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Men’s Elite
Reebok, the tournaments #1 overall seed had the easiest go of it on Friday, defeating the Club All-Stars 16-5 to move into the semifinals. They will have a rematch against Pool A opponent Merrill Lynch/Lacrossewear, who beat the Lofers 12-8. Team 21’s 12-11 win over the Arizona Mermen came down to the wire. They will match up against AIG-LIVESTRONG, who upset LaxGrip 13-11 in the other semifinal. Consolation bracket games continue to take place at Edwards as the tournament passes its halfway point.
Results:
Quarterfinals –
Reebok 16, Club All-Stars 5
AIG-LIVESTRONG 13, LaxGrip 11
Merrill Lynch/Lacrossewear 12, Lofers 8
Team 21 12, Arizona Mermen 11
Consolation Bracket –
Team Rubi Rey 10, Footclan/Team California 6
Team Valhalla 14, The Generals 13
Brine Elite 8, Team Gutman 5
Rock-it Pocket 10, Team Black Seal 5
Rocky Mountain Oysters 6, 5280/Tap Room 5
Saturday Games:
Semifinals –
Team 21 vs. AIG-LIVESTRONG – 11:00 am – Ford Field
Reebok vs. Merrill Lynch/Lacrossewear – 1:00 pm – Ford Field
Consolation Games –
LaxGrip vs. Arizona Mermen – 9:00 am – Ford Field
Club All-Stars vs. The Lofers – 11:00 am – Ford Field
Black Seals vs. 5280/Tap Room – 8:30 am – Edwards Turf
The Generals vs. Team Rubi Rey – 10:30 am – Edwards Turf
Brine Elite vs. Team Valhalla – 12:30 pm – Edwards Turf
Rock-it Pocket vs. Rocky Mountain Oysters – 2:30 pm – Edwards Turf
Team Gutman vs. Footclan/Team California – 4:30 – Edwards Turf
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Women’s Elite
The Women’s Elite concluded their Pool Play on Friday and will move to tournament brackets on Saturday. The four pools were consolidated to two divisions as a tournament champion will be crowned on Sunday.
Results:
Pool A:
Gang Green 7, Colorado Chillax 5
Revolution 18, Minnesota 4
Pool B:
Team Xtreme 13, Tap Room 5
Dos Brisas Lax 18, Team Wild 5
Dos Brisas Lax 18, Team Xtreme 4
Team Wild 13, Tap Room 8
Pool C:
ReLaxers 13, BAMF 10
Team 180 9, AOB 8
Pool D:
Lax World Colorado 14, QC Lax 4
Lax Hut 13, CRSLAX 6
CRSLAX 12, Lax World Colorado 11
Lax Hut 18, QC Lax 1
Gold Division:
AOB
Lax Hut
Team Xtreme
Revolution Gang Green
Dos Brisas
CRSLAX
Team 180
Silver Division:
BAMF
Lax World
Tap Room
Colorado Chillax
Minnesota
Team Wild
QC Lax ReLaxers
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