GUILDERLAND — It was an almost perfect performance.

team came firing on all cylinders and crushed Christian Brothers Academy, 12-2, in a Class A Section II semifinal match on Friday.

The Dutchmen used a dominating defense and got great offensive performances to ease to the win that put them in the finals and gave a rude homecoming for their old coach, Tom Schwan, who now coaches the academy team.

The Dutch were supposed to play in the championship game on Wednesday against Niskayuna at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute but the game was postponed due to lightning. It will be played today (Thursday) at 4 p.m.
"Guilderland outplayed us from the start," Schwan said on Friday. "They were mentally ahead of us. We were outplayed for the entire game. We needed to come out early."

The Dutchmen were led on offense by Bob McIver. McIver scored four goals and had an assist. Uriah Myrie added three goals for the Dutchmen.

Aaron Cahill, Sean Davis, Stephen Puvogel, Ron Buck, and Chris Conway each scored for Guilderland.

The Guilderland defense was the key, however. Senior goalie Judd Robinson made 18 saves and gave up just one goal. Robinson’s defensemen also showed up to play.
"My defense came out ready to go," he said after Friday’s game.
About one of the goals, Robinson said: "It wasn’t even a good goal. I was out of position. I was using my back-up stick. It might now become my regular stick. I was seeing the ball good today."
"We put Scott Raffensperger on Jordan Jacques and Matt Rimmer on Josh Sweeney," said Guilderland Coach Sean McConaghy after Friday’s game. "They played quite a role all year and defended well. And Judd was unbelievable."

The Guilderland defense held the Brothers top scorers to no points in the contest.
"We came out with so much emotion," McIver said. "The coaches did a good job of preparing us."
"We were ready to go right away," Robinson added.

The Dutch were playing for a lot on Friday. Not only was it for a spot in the Section II final, but also against a rival who is led by their old coach.
"There definitely was motivation," Robinson said. "We were motivated because it was Coach Schwan and CBA and the Big 10. They thought they were going to run over us so this is great."
"We wanted to do a good representation of the Suburban Council," McIver added.

It was the fast start that got the Dutchmen rolling.
"We scored two goals in the first couple of minutes," McConaghy said. "They got down and it was tough for them to come back," he said of the Brothers. "Our offense, defense, rides and clears were great. We played a great lacrosse game."
"Their confidence grew and we lost ours," Schwan said. "They had some offensive fire power. They were able to score a lot of goals and they had some great one-on-one defenders. The bottom line was we were in too much of a hole."

Last year, the Dutchmen got pounded by Niskayuna as the Silver Warriors rolled to the state title game. This year, the Dutch have more confidence going into the final.
"We’re better really," McIver said. "We will definitely do better, I can’t wait for it."
"The third time is a charm," Robinson said of having the chance to avenge two regular-season losses to Niskayuna.
"We’re looking for a different outcome this year," McConaghy said. "This is great for the guys."