Posted: Mar 29, 2011
Williamstown, Mass. – The Endicott men’s lacrosse team built a 5-0 halftime lead and outscored host Williams 7-6 in the final two periods en route to a 12-6 non-conference win.
Chris Gugino (West Hartford, Conn.) started the run with a score off a John Thanas (Cumberland, R.I.) assist. The Gulls tallied two more goals in the first quarter with scores from Thanas and Kyle Jordan (Falmouth, Maine). Meanwhile, the Eph offense managed only three shots.
Both defenses held their own in the second quarter, but Endicott’s Chris Cotter (Lordship, Conn.) found Justin Sproul (Londonderry, N.H.) with 1:12 remaining in the half. The Gulls capped their run with another Jordan goal with four seconds showing on the clock. Endicott outshot Williams 23-8 in the first half.
Will Stewart put the Ephs on the scoreboard with a goal 29 seconds into the third quarter off a Matt Cranshaw assist. But the Gulls responded as they would repeatedly do in the second half. Cotter’s only goal of the day kept the Ephs at bay at the margin at five.
The Ephs took advantage of a man-up opportunity to score their second goal in the game. Cranshaw tallied another assist as he found fellow senior Tommy Murray. Endicott’s Connor McCormack (Norwalk, Conn.) scored to stem the Ephs momentum.
The Ephs extra-man offense was another bright spot in the losing effort as they scored their second goal of the day on three opportunities. Murray found Stewart for his second of the day. Endicott’s Peter Erickson (Yarmouth, Maine) responded with a goal as time expired in the third to make the lead 8-3 heading into the final quarter.
Stewart again started off the quarter with a quick goal to cut the lead to four with 13:19 remaining. The Ephs would not get any closer. McCormack and Brian Estes (Derry, N.H.) put the game out of reach with scores of their own. Both teams would manage two more goals in the remaining time, making the final score 12-6 in favor of Endicott.
Ben Bourke and Mike Ryan were the other two goal-scorers for the Ephs and McCormack and Chris Gugino tallied the final two for Endicott.
Despite allowing 12 goals, Eph goalie Evan Cohen also had 12 saves. Endicott’s Mike Klein (Darien, Conn.) had eight saves while giving up six goals.
With the loss, Williams falls to 1-4 on the season while Endicott improved to 4-2. The Gulls return to conference play on Thursday (March 31) for a matchup with Wentworth at 7:00 pm at Endicott Stadium.
Release courtesy of Williams College Sports Information.
Chris Gugino (West Hartford, Conn.) started the run with a score off a John Thanas (Cumberland, R.I.) assist. The Gulls tallied two more goals in the first quarter with scores from Thanas and Kyle Jordan (Falmouth, Maine). Meanwhile, the Eph offense managed only three shots.
Both defenses held their own in the second quarter, but Endicott’s Chris Cotter (Lordship, Conn.) found Justin Sproul (Londonderry, N.H.) with 1:12 remaining in the half. The Gulls capped their run with another Jordan goal with four seconds showing on the clock. Endicott outshot Williams 23-8 in the first half.
Will Stewart put the Ephs on the scoreboard with a goal 29 seconds into the third quarter off a Matt Cranshaw assist. But the Gulls responded as they would repeatedly do in the second half. Cotter’s only goal of the day kept the Ephs at bay at the margin at five.
The Ephs took advantage of a man-up opportunity to score their second goal in the game. Cranshaw tallied another assist as he found fellow senior Tommy Murray. Endicott’s Connor McCormack (Norwalk, Conn.) scored to stem the Ephs momentum.
The Ephs extra-man offense was another bright spot in the losing effort as they scored their second goal of the day on three opportunities. Murray found Stewart for his second of the day. Endicott’s Peter Erickson (Yarmouth, Maine) responded with a goal as time expired in the third to make the lead 8-3 heading into the final quarter.
Stewart again started off the quarter with a quick goal to cut the lead to four with 13:19 remaining. The Ephs would not get any closer. McCormack and Brian Estes (Derry, N.H.) put the game out of reach with scores of their own. Both teams would manage two more goals in the remaining time, making the final score 12-6 in favor of Endicott.
Ben Bourke and Mike Ryan were the other two goal-scorers for the Ephs and McCormack and Chris Gugino tallied the final two for Endicott.
Despite allowing 12 goals, Eph goalie Evan Cohen also had 12 saves. Endicott’s Mike Klein (Darien, Conn.) had eight saves while giving up six goals.
With the loss, Williams falls to 1-4 on the season while Endicott improved to 4-2. The Gulls return to conference play on Thursday (March 31) for a matchup with Wentworth at 7:00 pm at Endicott Stadium.
Release courtesy of Williams College Sports Information.
