Tag Archives: NE-10 Lacrosse

May 3 2013

Mass. College Lax: Weekend Conference Tourney Game Times

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By NoontimeSports.com 

It’s a BIG weekend in the college lacrosse world as several teams will be competing in their conference semifinals or championships. Below is this weekend’s schedule, and as always, make sure to circle back for recaps, releases, and roundups.

Men’s Lacrosse: 

* Le Moyne @ Merrimack College, 7 p.m. (Friday) — The winner of this match advances to Sunday’s Northeast-10 Conference championship against Adelphi/St. Michaels. Adelphi is the No. 1 seed in the tournament and would host the championship with a victory against the Purple Knights.

* Babson College @ Springfield College, 1 p.m. (Saturday) — The Beavers and Pride will meet in the Pilgrim League final for the second time in three seasons. Babson defeated Wheaton on Wednesday evening, 14-5, while Springfield beat MIT, 13-4. Springfield rallied past Babson earlier this season for a 13-11 victory, so expect tomorrow’s contest to be a good one.

* Tufts University vs. Conn. College @ Middlebury College, 3 p.m. (Saturday) — The Camels and Jumbos will meet for the second straight year in the NESCAC semifinals, but don’t expect Tufts to down Conn. College like they did last season. The winner advances to Sunday’s final against the winner of Middlebury/Wesleyan.

* Western New England @ Endicott College, 1 p.m. (Saturday)  – The Golden Bears and Gulls will face-off in the Commonwealth Coast Conference championship tomorrow afternoon with the winner earning an automatic bid to the NCAA championship.

Women’s Lacrosse: 

* Stonehill College @ Adelphi, 1:30 p.m. (Saturday) — The Skyhawks will attempt to earn a trip to Sunday’s NE-10 championship against a Panthers team that defeated them earlier this season, 12-5. If Stonehill wins, they’ll face-off against the winner Le Moyne/New Haven.   

* Becker College at Regis College, 1 p.m. (Saturday) — Both the Hawks and Pride earned wins on Wednesday, which provided them spots in this year’s NECC championship. Regis defeated Becker earlier this season, 16-7.

* Endicott @ Western New England, 1 p.m. (Saturday) — Similar to the men’s game, this particular match is for the Commonwealth Coast Conference tournament crown. The Golden Bears defeated the Gulls in their final match of the season, 19-17, so expect another great game tomorrow in Springfield.

* Westfield State @ Bridgewater State, 1 p.m. (Saturday) — The top seeded Bears will look to earn the MASCAC crown against the Owls, who earned a spot in the title match with a 16-4 win against Worcester State last night. Bridgewater has qualified for the NCAA tournament the last three seasons, too.

Apr 30 2013

Mass. College Lax: Bentley’s Brigham & Lefebvre Earn Spots On NE-10 All-Rookie Team

By NoontimeSports.com 

Courtesy of the Bentley University sports information department, here’s this morning’s release about two first-year players earning spots on the Northeast-10 Conference All-Rookie Team:

WALTHAM, Mass. – Two members of the Bentley University men’s lacrosse team, attacker Matt Brigham (Portsmouth, R.I./Portsmouth Abbey) and midfielder Joey Lefebvre (Hampton, N.H./Winnacunnet), have been named to the Northteast-10 All-Rookie team, the conference revealed Tuesday in announcing its All-Conference teams and major award winners for the 2013 season.

Brigham finished his freshman campaign with 13 goals and seven assists for 20 points, placing him among the team leaders in each of those categories. He was second in goals to Tim Matheson’s (Reading, Mass./Reading) 16, second in assists to Steve Caditz’s (Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island) 11 and tied with Caditz for the team lead in points.

A two-time NE-10 Rookie of the Week this season, Brigham scored five of his 13 goals in man-up situations and had a season high four goals in a win over American International on March 13. He also was involved in the two goals that won overtime games for the Falcons this season. He assisted on Matt Dente’s (Reading, Mass./Reading) goal that beat Saint Rose 8-7 in double overtime April 6, and netted the winner himself in triple overtime with one second remaining to beat Franklin Pierce 9-8 April 20.

Lefebvre was one of three primary face-off takers for Bentley, and won better than 57% of his draws (36-61). He collected 12 ground balls on the season and played in 11 of 12 games.

The complete Northeast-10 Men’s Lacrosse All-Conference teams can be viewed here.

Apr 13 2013

Mass. College Lax: Saturday Afternoon Roundup

Beau Wood jumpstarted a 7-0 run, which lifted Tufts past Amherst! (Photo Credit: Matt Noonan for NoontimeSports.com)

Beau Wood jumpstarted a 7-0 run, which lifted Tufts past Amherst! (Photo Credit: Matt Noonan for NoontimeSports.com)

By Matt Noonan 

It was a busy, but important Saturday for a lot of local teams that’re trying to secure spots for the upcoming conference tournaments and below is our roundup.

Men’s Lacrosse: 

Harvard 8, No. 14 Penn 7 (OT) – Murphy Vandervelde netted the game-winner 1:18 into overtime on a man-up to provide the Crimson their second consecutive win of the week. Vandervelde led all scorers with a hat trick, while Devin Dwyer finished with four points (one goals, three assists). With the win, Harvard improves to 6-6 overall and 2-2 in Ivy League play.  

No. 4 Merrimack 13, Pace 6 - Corey Lunney finished the contest with seven points (four goals, three assists) as the Warriors cruised to their eighth consecutive victory. Lunney’s seven points matches his effort from last weekend against Souther New Hampshire.

No. 4 Tufts 12, Amherst 8 – Beau Wood jumpstarted a 7-0 run at 6:44 in the first, which provided the Jumbos with the lead for good as Tufts topped Amherst and improved to 11-1 against the Lord Jeffs over the last 10 years. First-year Garrett Clarke netted his first collegiate strike at 11:50 in the fourth.

Endicott 15, Roger Williams 9 - Trailing the visiting Hawks, 7-6, at the break, the Gulls rallied to outscore the visitors, 9-2, during the final 30 minutes to secure their 10th win of the season. Harrison Cotter registered a team-best three tallies, while Jonathan Morgan and Chris Murphy each netted two goals.

UMass Boston 8, UMass Dartmouth 7 (OT) - Ryan McGoff scored seven seconds into the extra session as the Beacons defeated the Corsairs and earned their first Little East Conference win. Dom Fichera paced UMass Boston with five tallies, while UMass Dartmouth’s Adam Niden finished with a hat trick.

Women’s Lacrosse: 

No. 16 Princeton 11, Harvard 9 - Micaela Cyr registered a hat trick and one helper, but that wasn’t enough to lift the Crimson past the Tigers.

No. 1 LIU Post 15, No. 11 Stonehill 12 - The defending NCAA Division II champions fended off a second half rally by the Skyhawks to claim their 10th win of the season. Heather Sullivan recorded five goals in the setback, while Ashley Armstrong deflected 12 shots between the pipes.

Wheaton 10, Mount Holyoke 9 – Brooke Sabol recorded a season-best four goals, while Charlotte De Santis and Melanie Sharick each netted hat tricks as the Lyons earned their fifth conference win of the season.

No. 10 Amherst 6, No. 17 Tufts 5 - Marta Randall scored the game-winning strike with 13 seconds remaining to lift the visiting Lord Jeffs to victory. Caroline Ross led the Jumbos with two tallies.

Western New England 19, University of New England 18 - Taylor Scialdone registered a game-best nine points (six goals, three assists) as the Golden Bears edged the Nor’Easters in Springfield.

Apr 13 2013

Mass. College Lax: Assumption Tops Bentley On Senior Day, 7-6

By NoontimeSports.com 

Courtesy of the Assumption College sports information department, here’s this afternoon’s release from the men’s lacrosse game:

Worcester, Mass. (April 13) — On Saturday afternoon, the Assumption College men’s lacrosse team held off a late Bentley University rally for a 7-6 victory over the Falcons on Senior Day at the Multi-Sport Stadium. The win is just the second Assumption win over the Falcons in the all-time series.

Prior to the game, seniors Casey Marren (Derby, Conn./Notre Dame), Connor MacNeil (Wayland, Mass./Wayland) and Pat Trainor (Webster, Mass./Saint John’s) were honored as part of the 2013 Senior Day ceremony.

Assumption jumped on top just 2:28 into the game as sophomore Ty Martina (Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield) tallied his ninth goal of the season, off an assist from MacNeil. Freshman Connor Munisteri (Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville) extended the lead out to 2-0 on his first goal of the season just 40 seconds later. The Falcons answered though with even-strength goals from Bobby Hinds and Tim Matheson to tie the game at 2-2 with four minutes left in the quarter. Sophomore Garrett Smith (East Syracuse, N.Y/East Syracuse Minoa) put the Hounds back in front 13 seconds later as he fired a shot from the left side for his 19th goal of the season. The score was set up by a faceoff win by freshman Nick Guarino (Avon, Conn./Avon) as he picked up the ground ball and fired the pass to a streaking Smith for the goal. Nick Astarita tied the game again on his sixth goal of the season to make it a 3-3 margin after one.

The second quarter was all Greyhounds as Assumption received goals from Martina, sophomore Peter Gersbeck (Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River) and Munisteri to outscore the Falcons by a 3-1 margin in the period for the 6-4 halftime lead.

Following a scoreless third quarter, Smith pushed Assumption ahead to its biggest lead of the game at 7-4 with 11:29 left in the game. Matt Dente cut the lead down to 7-5 with 8:08 left before Dan Keefer scored his first goal of the season to cut the edge down to just one with 50 seconds left. Assumption regained possession and called timeout with 16 seconds left before killing off the remaining seconds for the one-goal win.

Smith, Martina and Munisteri each posted two goals, along with two assists from junior Ian Mack (Avon, Conn./Avon). For Bentley, six different players found the back of the net, along with six separate players recording an assist.

Assumption was nearly perfect in clear attempts, clearing 18 of 19 attempts. Ground balls were even at 28 each, while Bentley held a 9-6 edge in faceoffs.

Sophomore goalie Will Contento (Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield) made nine saves in the win, while Jarrod Dillon turned aside eight shots in the loss.

With the win, the Hounds improve to 2-8 overall and 2-6 in Northeast-10 play, while the Falcons fall to 2-7 overall and 2-6 in the league.

Assumption is back in action on Wednesday, April 17th as the Hounds play host to Pace University for a 4 p.m. start at the Multi-Sport Stadium.

Apr 13 2013

Mass. College Lax: No. 12 Bentley Runs Past Assumption, 16-10

By NoontimeSports.com 

Courtesy of the Bentley University sports information department, here’s this afternoon’s release from the women’s lacrosse game:

WALTHAM, Mass. – The Bentley women’s lacrosse team outscored Assumption by three in each half, and the No. 12 Falcons defeated the Greyhounds 16-10 Saturday afternoon in a Northeast-10 game for their second win in a row.

Senior Cori Geiger (Agawam, Mass./Agawam) led the Bentley attack with three goals. Her third of the game with 16:58 left in the second half was the 145th of her career, which moved her past Kellyn Riccitelli ’07 for second most in program history.

But Geiger was just one of six to record multiple goals for Bentley on the day. Freshman Tori Cerny (Olney, Md./Good Counsel) was one of them, and she added two assists to join Geiger with a game-high four points.

The Falcons jumped out to a 4-0 lead after eight minutes on a goal by freshman Kelsey Howard (Scarborough, Maine/Scarborough), and never led by fewer than three goals from that point on. Junior Jackie Brown (Brookfield, Conn./Brookfield) had two of the goals during the opening run.

Bentley used a 3-0 run, with goals from Carolyn Kynoch (Ashland, Mass./Ashland), Cerny and Amy Ernst (Long Valley, N.J./West Morris Central), to take a 9-3 lead with 6:26 left in the half. But Assumption closed the half with a 3-0 run of its own to cut Bentley’s lead to 9-6 at halftime.

The Falcons though opened the second half strong with three straight goals in the first three minutes to take a 12-6 advantage. Two goals by Geiger bookended the run, with a goal by senior Taylor Bastien (North Kingstown, R.I./North Kingstown) in between.

The lead never dropped below five goals the rest of the way, as the Falcons improve to 8-4 overall and 6-2 in the NE-10. They Greyhounds drop to 8-6 overall and 5-5 in the NE-10.

Bentley’s next game is Wednesday night at Southern New Hampshire.

Apr 9 2013

Mass. College Lax: No. 11 Stonehill Fends Off No. 12 Bentley Rally, 13-10

By NoontimeSports.com 

Courtesy of the Bentley University sports information department, here’s this evening’s release from the women’s lacrosse game against Stonehill College:

EASTON, Mass. – No. 12 Bentley University rallied from 13-7 down to pull within 13-10 late against No. 11 Stonehill, but could not complete the comeback as the Skyhawks emerged victorious in a matchup of top Northeast-10 women’s lacrosse teams.

After a Heather Sullivan goal gave Stonehill a 13-7 lead with 13:00 minutes left in the game, Bentley scored three unanswered to pull within 13-10 with 46 seconds left after a goal by freshman Erin O’Connor (Longmeadow, Mass./Longmeadow).

The first two goals of the run came just 20 seconds apart, starting with Cori Geiger’s (Agawam, Mass./Agawam) goal at the 4:23 mark. That followed a goal by senior Taylor Bastien (North Kingstown, R.I./North Kingstown), her second of the game.

Bentley trailed 8-4 at halftime and made it 8-6 with the first two goals of the half, and 9-7 with 18:13 left in the half, but Stonehill went on a 4-0 run over the next five minutes to lead 13-7.

Bentley drops to 4-2 on the season in the NE-10 and Stonehill improves to 7-2. Bentley is back in action on Thursday night against Saint Anselm.

Apr 9 2013

Mass. College Lax: Shand Leads No. 4 Merrimack Past Bentley, 14-3

By NoontimeSports.com 

Courtesy of the Bentley University sports information department, here’s this evening’s release from the men’s lacrosse game against Merrimack College:

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Merrimack sophomore attack Jamie Shand scored four goals to lead the No. 4 Warriors to a 14-3 victory over the Bentley University men’s lacrosse team Tuesday night.

Merrimack, now 7-1 overall and 6-0 in the Northeast-10 on the season, also received multiple goals from senior Greg Melaugh and senior Corey Lunney. Senior Tim Matheson (Reading, Mass./Reading Memorial) had two goals for Bentley.

Merrimack raced out to a 4-0 lead in the first quarter, before Bentley’s Steve Caditz (Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island) pulled one back with eight seconds left in the quarter.

The home side scored the only two goals of the second quarter to lead 6-1 at halftime, and the first two of the third quarter, before Matheson netted his first of the night to make the score 8-2. But Merrimack scored six straight before Matheson finished out the scoring with a man-up goal with 1:45 remaining in the fourth.

The Falcons, who drop to 2-6 overall and 2-5 in conference play, return to the field on Saturday at Assumption.

Apr 9 2013

Mass. College Lax: Locals Receive Votes In This Week’s IWLCA Poll

Boston College's Mikaela Rix (left) netted four goals on Saturday, which lifted the Eagles to their second consecutive conference win! (Photo Credit: Syracuse.com)

Boston College’s Mikaela Rix (left) netted four goals on Saturday, which lifted the Eagles to their second consecutive conference win! (Photo Credit: Syracuse.com)

By NoontimeSports.com 

The Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) unveiled their weekly poll on Monday and a few local teams earned spots on the Division I, II and III polls.

* UMass (11-2, 3-0 A-10) - The Massachusetts women’s lacrosse team has been on fire over these past few weeks and is coming off a 10-9 win against George Washington. UMass remains the 13th best team in the country for the second week in a row and will return to the grass on Friday when they host Temple at 4 p.m.

* Boston College (6-6, 3-2 ACC) - The Eagles earned a spot on this week’s poll as the 19th best team in the country. BC has won its last two Atlantic Coast Conference matches against Duke and Virginia, which evened their record. Mikaela Rix earned WomenLax.com’s Player of the Week honors following a four-goal performance against the Blue Devils.

* Stonehill College (7-4, 6-2 NE-10) - The Skyhawks slipped from ninth to 11th this week following an 18-9 loss to Le Moyne. Stonehill will return to the grass this evening when they host No. 12 Bentley University in a big conference match.

* Bentley University (6-3, 4-1 NE-10) - The Falcons, who’re ranked 12th for the second week in a row, soared past the Owls last weekend for their sixth win of the season. On Monday, Ally Dorman was named NE-10 Goalkeeper of the Week, which included two back-to-back wins.

* Amherst College (6-3, 3-3 NESCAC) - For the second week in a row, the Lord Jeffs check in as the 10th best team in the land. However, their five-game winning streak ended on Saturday against No. 3 Middlebury, who hasn’t lost a game this season. The Purple and White will attempt to rebound against Connecticut College on Wednesday.

* Tufts University (5-4, 2-4 NESCAC) – The Jumbos slipped one spot from 16 to 17 after sustaining a 15-8 loss to Middlebury. Tufts will be at home on Thursday when they welcome Wheaton College to Medford for an important non-conference tilt.

Apr 9 2013

Mass. College Lax: Locals Receive Votes In This Week’s USILA Poll

Merrimack's Corey Lunney has been a big part of the Warriors success on offense! (Photo Credit: Matt Noonan for NoontimeSports.com)

Merrimack’s Corey Lunney has been a big part of the Warriors success on offense! (Photo Credit: Matt Noonan for NoontimeSports.com)

By NoontimeSports.com 

This week’s United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) poll was released yesterday and a few local teams earned spots in the Division II and III polls.

* Merrimack College (6-1, 5-0 NE-10) – For the second week in a row, the Warriors remain the fourth best team in Division II. They haven’t lost since their season opener against Limestone and will be on the field this evening when they host Bentley University for a 7 p.m. face-off. Corey Lunney continues to lead the Blue and Gold with 32 points (26 goals, six assists), while Greg Melaugh has registered 25 points (21 goals, four assists).

* Tufts University (8-2, 4-2 NESCAC) - The Jumbos winning streak extended to eight on Sunday as they defeated Middlebury College in Medford. Their slate doesn’t get easier as they’ll travel to Endicott College this evening for a big non-conference match. The Jumbos defeated the Gulls last year, 11-5. Cole Bailey was named the NESCAC Men’s Lacrosse Player of the Week on Monday and currently leads the Powder Blue and White with 31 points (14 goals, 17 assists).

Apr 7 2013

Mass. College Lax: Assumption Men’s Earns First Win

By NoontimeSports.com 

Courtesy of the Assumption College sports information department, here’s yesterday’s release from the men’s lacrosse game. The Greyhounds picked up their first win of the season by defeating American International, 10-8. Here’s the recap:

Worcester, Mass. (April 6) — Led by a hat trick from sophomore Ty Martina (Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield) and a 13-save effort from goalie Will Contento (Marshfield, Mass.), the Assumption College men’s lacrosse team picked up its first win of the season with a 10-8 victory over visiting American International College on Saturday afternoon.

With the win, Assumption improves to 1-7 overall and 1-5 in the Northeast-10. The victory is also the first win at Assumption for first-year head coach Keith Loftis.

Sophomore John Greco (Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville) got the Hounds on the board just 56 seconds into the opening quarter for the 1-0 lead. The majority of the period was controlled by the Yellow Jackets though as the visitors outshot Assumption by a 12-6 margin in the quarter. Zak Guenther got the scoring started for AIC as he tied the game at 1-1 with 5:13 left in the period. Sophomore Bobby Spano scored an even-strength goal just 1:09 later to take the lead, followed by a man-up goal from Spano with just 1:48 on the clock for the 3-1 margin after one.

The Hounds quickly tied things up in the second as the first of Martina’s three goals came with 11:57 left in the half. Senior Connor MacNeil (Wayland, Mass./Wayland) tied the game at 3-3, but that was short-lived as the Yellow Jackets scored twice in just over a minute to regain control at 5-3. The Hounds inched closer in the final minutes of the half as sophomore Garrett Smith (East Syracuse, N.Y./East Syracuse Minoa) took a pass from sophomore Tim Casey (Shrewsbury, Mass./Shrewsbury) for his 17th goal of the season and a 5-4 halftime score.

After Spano extended the lead back to 6-4, the Hounds put together a three-goal scoring run and eventually took the lead at 7-6 with 10:20 left in the third on the second goal of the game from MacNeil. Spano tied the game for a final time with three minutes left in the third before Martina put Assumption ahead to stay on a diving goal with 50 seconds remaining in the period.

Sophomore Peter Gersbeck (Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River) scored twice in the first four minutes of the final quarter to extend the lead to 10-7 as the Hounds came away with the eventual 10-8 win. Spano scored his fifth and final goal of the game with 1:39 left to account for the final scoring margin.

While Contento made 13 saves for the Hounds in the win, American International netminders Roger LeDoux and Alexis Buque combined for 11 stops in the loss.

Assumption won 12-of-21 faceoffs in the game, all of which were won by freshman Nick Guarino (Avon, Conn./Avon). The Hounds were effective in clears as well, converting 13-of-15 chances while forcing seven AIC turnovers on clear attempts as the Yellow Jackets converted just 8-of-15 opportunities. Assumption held a 45-42 edge in ground balls, led by a team-high six each from Contento and Guarino. Senior Pat Trainor (Webster, Mass./Saint John’s) led the Hounds with a pair of caused turnovers as five different players forced Yellow Jacket turnovers.

Spano led all goal scorers for AIC with five goals, while Guenther posted two goals and two assists in the defeat. The Yellow Jackets were also effect in their man-up offense, converting 2-of-3 opportunities, which all came in the opening half of play.

Assumption is back in action on Tuesday, April 9 as the Hounds travel to Adelphi University for a 4 p.m. start in Garden City, N.Y. The Panthers are ranked No. 2 in this week’s USILA Division II National Poll.

With the loss, American International falls to 2-9 overall and remains winless in Northeast-10 play at 0-7.