DUDLEY, Mass. – The Endicott men's lacrosse team defeated Nichols, 30-4, in Conference of New England (CNE) action on Wednesday afternoon at Vendetti Field.
Nick Graap (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) led the Endicott offense with five goals to go with an assist for six points. Jack Matthews (Ayer, Mass.) and Tommy Tyksinski (Guilderland, N.Y.) both tallied three goals in the victory.
Brendan Batchen (Buffalo, N.Y.), Guerin Favreau (Woodstock Valley, Conn.), Cam Fernandez (Mendham, N.J.), and Aiden Mahoney (Acton, Mass.) all scored twice. Fernandez led the Gulls with four assists to tie Graap with six points in the contest.
Kyle Ando (Marlborough, Mass.), Thomas Barker (Needham, Mass.), Ethan Cupples (Marshfield, Mass.), Donovan Devellis (Norfolk, Mass.), Jack Fiorillo (Mineola, N.Y.), Colt Green (Honeoye Falls, N.Y.), Jackson Hammersley (Lynnfield, Mass.), Manny Marshall (Chelmsford, Mass.), Dillon Moriarty (Wilbraham, Mass.), Curtis Redd (Amherst, N.H.), and Matt Wright (Oregon City, Ore.) all found the back of the net once. Tyler Williams (Tigard, Ore.) added two assists in the road win.
In goal, Teagan Alexander (Foxboro, Mass.) stopped four shots in the first half to pick up his second win this season. Christopher Tillotson (Monroe, Conn.), Zachary Licavoli (East Setauket, N.Y.), and Gio Panicola (Long Beach, N.Y.) finished the second half making five saves (Panicola, 3 and Tillotson, 2). Barker dominated at the faceoff X going 17-23 and scooping up 13 ground balls, while Travis Foster (Lyman, Maine) went 8-15 with four groundballs.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Endicott is now 28-0 all-time versus Nichols.
- Gulls set a program record in goals, assists (20), points (50), and shots (84).
- First career hat-trick for Matthews.
- First career goals for Mahoney
- Panicola made his collegiate debut.
- Graap scored his 100th career goal.
WHAT'S NEXT
Endicott (7-3, 3-0 CNE) hosts Western New England on Saturday, April 5 at 4 PM. Nichols (3-9, 1-2 CNE) travels to UNE on Saturday at 1 PM.
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(Photo Credit - Bradley Griffin '28)
