Equuleus Remains Undefeated in Monty Waterbury Cup Play

Equuleus
Puts the Brakes on Yellow Cab, 13-9, in Monty Waterbury Cup

By Alex Webbe

A balanced
scoring attack had Equuleus on top of Yellow Cab 8-4 as the team galloped on to
score its second straight Monty Waterbury Cup win, 13-9, at the Bridgehampton
Polo Club Monday morning.

“We’re
playing so well as a team,” offered Equuleus 6-goaler Kris Kampsen, “the horses
are going well and everything is clicking for us.”

Michel Dorignac
scored the first goal of the game for Yellow Cab on a 40-yard penalty shot
before Equuleus responded with two goals from Mariano Obregon.  A second penalty goal from Dorignac left the
score all even at 2-2 at the end of the first chukker.

Kampsen
opened the second period with a goal from the field followed by a penalty
conversion from teammate Mariano Gonzalez. 
Dorignac responded with another penalty goal, with Gonzalez closing out
the chukker giving Equuleus a 5-3 advantage.

Equuleus
charged out to an 8-3 lead in the opening minutes of the third period.  Consecutive goals from Obregon, Gonzalez and
Kampsen had Yellow Cab back on their heels, struggling to shut down the
Equuleus offense.  Luis Escobar finally
broke the scoring drought for Yellow Cab and the first half ended with Equuleus
boasting a comfortable 8-4 lead.

Kampsen
wasted no time in the second half, scoring his third goal of the game and
giving Equuleus a comfortable 9-4 cushion before Yellow Cab responded.  Yellow Cab team captain Simon Garber scored
from the field and Dorignac added another goal, cutting the Equuleus lead to
three goals, 9-6.  That was when Kampsen
shifted into overdrive and scored two unanswered goals for Equuleus to close
out the chukker.  Equuleus left the field
on top of an 11-6 score with two chukkers left to play.

Fifth
chukker goals from Gonzalez and Obregon stretched the Equuleus lead to seven
goals, 13-6 before Yellow Cab could get on the scoreboard again.  A penalty goal from Escobar was all the
offense Yellow Cab managed to muster and the period ended with Equuleus ahead,
13-7.

“They’re (Yellow
Cab) a much better team than the score indicates,” said Kampsen.  “We’re just really hitting our stride,” he
added, “we’re really jelling as a team.”

Yellow Cab
closed out the final chukker with a goal from the field and a final penalty
goal from Dorignac, but Equuleus rode off with the 13-9 victory.

Kampsen led
the scoring for Equuleus with five goals while teammates Obregon and Gonzalez
added four goals apiece in the win.

Dorignac set
the pace for Yellow Cab with five goals, all on penalty shots.  Escobar scored three times and Garber added a
goal.

Play will continue
in the 2011 Monty Waterbury Cup on Saturday, July 30, with a 4pm game scheduled
between Certified (0-1) and Heathcote (1-0).