Posted: Apr 10, 2010
DUDLEY, Mass. – The Endicott College men’s lacrosse team won its fifth-straight game Saturday afternoon, defeating Nichols, 14-1, in a The Commonwealth Coast Conference game at Vendetti Field. The Gulls improve to 7-4 overall and 6-1 in TCCC action, while Nichols falls to 2-8 overall and 0-6 in league play.
The Gulls’ scoring was evenly spread throughout the team as 12 players found the back of the net, led by a pair of goals each from \#Connor McCormack\# (Norwalk, Conn.) and \#Brendan McCarthy\# (Arlington, Vt.). \#Justin Sproul\# (Londonderry, N.H.) posted three points on the day with a goal and two assists.
Austin Healy (Westford, Mass.) scored twice for Nichols, while Ryan Pacific (Danbury, Conn.) added a goal and an assist.
\#Sam Ozycz\# (Cheshire, Conn.) was in prime form on the draw, winning 13 of 16 faceoffs to lead the Gulls to a 16-of-22 win rate on the day (.727). Endicott also held the Bison scoreless in 11 man-up opportunities on the day while converting at a 1-for-5 clip.
A 4-0 first-quarter lead ballooned into a 10-0 advantage at halftime, partially in thanks to a man-up score from Ozycz and a man-down score from McCarthy late in the second quarter.
\#Connor Prescott\# (Norwalk, Conn.) added to Endicott’s lead just :33 seconds into the third frame before Michael Farragher (Worcester, Mass.) found Healy in front of the net for the Bison’s first goal at 12:57. Pacific and Sproul then traded goals to end the quarter.
Pacific opened the fourth by connecting with Healy before \#Tim Doolin\# (Waltham, Mass.) and \#Jeff Trotsky\# (Sudbury, Mass.) rattled off a pair for the Gulls. Macaulay Gillis (Northborough, Mass.) capped the scoring with the Bison’s final goal with just over a minute to play.
Scott Gray (Annapolis, Md.) made 19 stops for the Bison, while the Gulls used a trio of netminders, starting with \#Eric Hagarty\# (Sudbury, Mass.), who earned the win with two stops in the opening quarter. \#Will Lomas\# (Weston, Conn.) allowed two goals among seven saves through the third before giving way to \#Rich Parez\# (Manorville, N.Y.), who made two saves while allowing two goals in the fourth quarter.
Endicott held a 53-29 advantage in shots and won the overall groundball battle, 48-47, after trailing at the break, 26-23. The Gulls also committed six fewer turnovers at 24-30.
The Blue and Green take on Roanoake College in a 1:00 p.m. non-conference game Sunday afternoon in Darien, Conn. Nichols is back in action Tuesday as the Bison will host Gordon College in a 4:00 p.m. faceoff at Vendetti Field.
Release courtesy of Nichols College Sports Information