2015 Season Highlights: Lane Artope’s 13-Point Game

Lane Artope holds the record with 13 points in a game.

In his lone year on the squad, senior Lane Artope has made an impact for the Warrior offense.  One such highlight to his season came on March 9^th during a road game against Merritt Island.  The Mustangs have developed into one of the best programs on Central Florida’s eastern coast and were ready to take on the Warriors for the first time ever.

Whether it was the bus ride, Monday blues, coming off a weekend or still dealing with a heartbreaking four-quarter loss to Winter Park the previous Friday, no one knows.  But Warriors were not playing at their peak effort during the game, especially on defense.  The offense was struggling, as well, as fellow senior attackman Bailey Sarp was drawing lock-offs and double-teams throughout the first half. 

Thankfully, Artope stepped off the bus ready to play.  His first half stats accounted for six goals and two assist.  At halftime, the two teams were locked at eight goals apiece; Artope personally accounted for all eight of the Warriors goals.

In the second half, the Mustangs switched their defensive focus on Artope, who in turn assisted Sarp for his first goal to start off the third quarter.  Artope would pour in three more goals in the third quarter, including two during man-up situations, to help the Warriors create some distance from Merritt Island.

Heading into the fourth quarter, Artope had tallied nine goals and three assists for 12 points.  He had, at this point, tied the school record jointly held by Nick Poidomani (2014) and Dan Crayner (2010).  The Warriors had managed three goals, all scored by Sarp, in the fourth quarter with under a minute to play.  With only 47 seconds left on the clock, Sarp fed a pass to Artope who put home the final score of the game. 

That goal, Artope’s 10^th, would give the senior his 13^th point in the victory, thus setting the new school record for points in a game.  WO would go on to win the game, 18-12.  In one of the most impressive individual efforts by a Warrior, Artope finished the affair contributing in all but five goals for WO.