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Andrew Goldstein
Goalie of the Week: April 28, 2003
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Andrew Goldstein,
recently selected first team All-Ivy, is Goalie Nation's Goalie
of the Week. Andrew, a sophomore at Dartmouth College, made an
outstanding performance during a game that, as head coach Rick
Sowell said, "shocked the lacrosse world" — Dartmouth
defeated Princeton 13-6, which marks the first victory against Princeton
since 1988. Andrew made 17 saves, 8 of which were recorded in the first
half. As a result of his stellar play in the crease, Andrew was honored
both Ivy and Warrior/Inside Lacrosse Power Magazine player of the week.
So far this season, Goldstein has played 758 minutes, made 159 saves,
allowed 84 goals, has a 6.64 goals allowed average (which is 5th in the
nation), and a save percentage of .654%. His highest total of saves in
a single game was against Yale, when he made a league-high 19 saves.
Learn more about goalie Andrew Goldstein in our Who's
Hot in College profile.
Lacrosse Accomplishments at Dartmouth:
- First team All-Ivy
- Ivy League player of the week
- Warrior/Inside Lacrosse Power Magazine player of the week
- Dartmouth athlete of the week
Interview about the Game
GN: What were you
thinking about during the game?
AG: During the game, I was just trying to find my rhythm and
get into a groove to help the team stay in it. Their first two shots of
the game hit the post and scored, so I was a little overwhelmed at first.
I knew that I would have to make some big saves for our team to have a
chance, and so I just shrugged the first shots off and went after the
next one, hoping to keep my team close so that might have a chance come
the fourth quarter. When we got up to 3-1, I could not believe what was
happening. I kept telling myself not to get too excited because this was
Princeton, and they don't lose Ivy league games, especially not to Dartmouth.
I knew the entire time that they could come back and score a bunch of
goals in a matter of minutes, so I shouldn't lose focus. As the game got
into its final minutes, I was on another planet. I knew when there were
four minutes left that they were not going to be able to come back against
us. I would not let them get that many against me with that much time
left, and that's when I finally relaxed and realized exactly what kind
of history we were making between our two programs.
GN: How did you feel after the game?
AG: We had the luxury of getting Mike Gault into the game with a minute
left, which was really great to let him finish off the victory- he deserved
that after being so unlucky as to get hurt his senior year. We went on
man-up and we made the change. When I came out, my coach came over and
gave me a big hug. Each player came up one by one, and we just looked
at each other with wide-eyes, wondering if this was really happening.
As soon as the game ended, I dropped to my knees and didn't notice the
rest of the team forming a big pile on our end of the field. Every parent
was giving me a hug and even little kids were walking by and holding out
their hands. I was so proud of my teammates and I was so proud to be able
to accomplish something like that as a Dartmouth lacrosse player.
GN: Before the game began, did you know that this was your day
to excel?
AG: Our coaches prepared us really well for this game. We knew everything
about the tigers. We would see a jersey number on the other team, and
we all knew what hand he was, how he prefers to shoot, what his tendencies
are when he beats his man and faces the slide. As I warmed up, I was taking
it all in, because just playing in the same stadium as Princeton was big
at the time. I had my two best games of the season against Yale and then
Brown, so I had been seeing the ball pretty well. All I wanted to do was
relax, have some fun and give my team a chance. We just wanted to get
the game to the fourth quarter and keep it close and then maybe we could
pull off the upset. We never imagine it could happen like that.
GN: How did you mentally prepare for the game?
AG: I knew what shots I was going to see. I knew Boyle would come around
for his right hand and try to beat me low to the far side. I knew that
Dumont would be shooting lefty on the run. I visualized all of these shots
coming to me. The one shot I prepared for a lot was Hartofolis, but unfortunately
he couldn't play in the game. I was ready for his lefty side-arm shots.
The coaches did a great job scouting them, and our guys in practice did
an amazing job at putting our defense in the right situations so that
we were ready for them on saturday.
GN: Do you have a memorable save, whether from that game or another
game?
My most memorable save came in the third quarter. We had come out of halftime
feeling good about ourselves, but we didn't want to get too high. One
good half against Princeton had happened before. We needed to stay strong
and put together a full 60 minutes. There was one play where the ball
was feeded from behind the net out to my right side, and someone shot
it between my legs. I didn't have a lot of time to react, so I knew I
couldn't get my stick down there, and I ended up doing a split and kicking
the ball out front where Russel Radebaugh picked it up and ran it to the
other end. I stayed on the ground for a few seconds as the play moved
to the offensive half wondering where that reaction came from. I remember
making a save like that in high school my senior year, and it was the
same thing- a low shot with not much time to react.
GN: Have you gelled with the defense?
AG: The defense has been incredible all season long. I have always had
trouble with that aspect of goaltending- mostly calling out the defense
and reading the field to help the guys out. It is something that I will
have to work on the next few years. Our coach made things simple for me
earlier in the year when I was struggling. He would worry about the defense,
and I would just worry about the ball. It has turned out that these guys
have been so stellar in front of me that I am left with a lot of outside
shots that I will gladly settle for. In the Princeton game, I got a lot
of attention because of the things that coach Tierney said, but really-
it was all about the defense shutting down one of the strongest offenses
out there even without Hartofolis.
GN: What random details can you tell us about the game?
AG: I remember a sequence in the second quarter where Doneger shot it
off of my facemask, and then a few seconds later, the ball came up top
and someone took a bounce shot that I dove into and it got a piece of
my leg. I didn't know how I was getting so lucky, but I guess it was just
my day. I was in pretty good position, and the shots were just coming
to me. Throughout the game, I had this goofy smile on my face, as if to
say- is this really happening. Our defense has a tradition that we come
together after every goal that our team scores, and they will tell you
that I was up there to meet them after we had scored faster than in any
other game. I guess I was just pretty excited about the results.
Goalie of the Week: Archive
2003 SEASON
Carissa Medeiros
- May 12, 2003
Matthew Wheeler
- May 5, 2003
Andrew Goldstein
- April 28, 2003
Meg Dentler
- April 21, 2003
Tillman Johnson
- April 14, 2003
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