LEWISTON – The Bates College community will gather during Homecoming Weekend to dedicate a scoreboard in memory of Morgan W. McDuffee, at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, on the Campus Avenue Field.

McDuffee, a Bates senior and captain of the lacrosse team, was stabbed to death on March 3, 2002, while intervening in a street fight near campus. A fund-raising effort led by lacrosse head coach Peter Lasagna collected gifts totaling nearly $21,000 from Bates alumni and Lewiston-Auburn community members. An alumni lacrosse game will be held after the dedication.

“The generosity of many, including people who never knew Morgan, has made this possible,” said Lasagna. “Morgan McDuffee’s name and memory will become a permanent part of the campus and the field on which he played with such passion.”

He was a scholar-athlete who earned an A on his senior thesis in macroeconomics. His degree was awarded posthumously to his parents, Regis McDuffee of Newburyport, Mass., and Lisa Freeman of Peterborough, N.H., at the Bates College commencement in May 2002.

Organized by friends of McDuffee, a 5K memorial run was held on the first anniversary of his death and proceeds were donated to an American Red Cross program addressing issues of youth violence. Called The McDuffee Fund for Safe Schools, the initiative was founded in summer 2002 by Suzanna Andrew, McDuffee’s fiancée.