Marin Downs Palo Alto in 2007 Opener

Marin Lacrosse Club vanquished the Palo Alto Ducks in early-season action at the MLK field in Sausalito. The MLC turnout was a little light (5 subs), the field needed a shave, and it was hot out there.

The game started off slow and ugly -- lots of rust and cobwebs -- but the scoring picked up in the second half. Sean Elder played a great game between the pipes. Palo Alto turned up the tempo in the 4th quarter with some tough goals from the crease and got help from a couple of shots that skidded and floated in, but Marin answered with some deft fast break conversions and 6-on-6 goals -- one of them on a cross-cage feed from a rebuilt Luke Gilbert to the ever-crafty Dave Grose, who showed up with 3 minutes left in the game to put the nail in the coffin.

Marin won by 3, 10-7. Next up: Sacramento.