May 2, 2008

The Colgate men's lacrosse team had just defeated Bucknell in the Patriot League championship game to reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time in its 76-year history. The Raiders now gathered on the field of conquest for the ritual postgame team picture, complete with wide smiles and arms extended with index fingers pointing at the camera or toward the sky.

Kneeling on the far left in the front row, much removed from the focus of the camera and the wild celebration it captured, was Brandon Corp, looking in toward his teammates with a simple expression of satisfaction.

That scene, frozen in time, defined the junior attackman from Chittenango better than any words could. Corp had just set Patriot League Tournament records for goals (eight) and points (11) in victories over Navy and Bucknell, performances that earned him tournament MVP. In a semifinal victory over the Midshipmen he had faced the league's defender of the year, senior Jordan DiNola, and scored five goals.

For the complete article from Dave Rahme of the Syracuse (N.Y.) Post-Standard click here