Last Minute Goal by Senior Brian Neill Moves Auks on to Lacrosse Semifinals

In the DIAA State Tournament quarterfinal game on May 25th, Archmere scored with nine seconds remaining to defeat Sanford, 14-13. Senior Brian Neill scored the winning goal. It was Brian's fifth goal of the afternoon, tying him with senior Cole Bauer for scoring honors for the fifth-seeded Auks. Junior Vaughn DiBattista had 11 saves for Archmere, who improved to 13-4. The team avenged a regular-season loss to the Warriors, who were the tournament’s fourth seed.

The Auks will meet the top seed, Cape Henlopen, in a semifinal match tonight at 6:00 pm at Caravel.