BOX SCORE
NORTON, Mass.- The Wheaton College men's lacrosse team pulled
out to a 10-goal lead midway through the third quarter before
fending off Babson College, 15-9 on Saturday during Pilgrim League
action in Mirrione Stadium.
The Lyons improved to 4-3 overall and 2-0 in conference play, while
the Beavers slipped to 5-5 and 1-1.
Sophomore Billy McNamara (Mansfield, Mass.) paced Wheaton with four
goals and a pair of assists, while junior Chris Landers
(Manchester, Mass.) tallied four goals and a helper. Classmate Ben
Cederberg (Duxbury, Mass.) added a goal and four assists to join
Landers with five points. Senior Warren Garceau (Guilford,
Conn.) played an integral role in Wheaton going 23-for-27 on
face-offs, as the draw man went 21-for-25 while picking up 10
ground balls. He added two goals and an assist, as did classmate
Drew Schaffer (New Haven, Conn.), while junior Bobby Barry
(Duxbury, Mass.) scored twice. Senior Schuyler Horn (New Hartford,
Conn.) made six saves.
Seven different Beavers scored on the day, as first-year
Alex Patinkin (Providence, R.I.) netted a pair to
go along with an assist, and junior Andrew Packer (Hudson,
Ohio) tallied a pair. Senior goalkeeper Mike
Saucier (Nashua, N.H.) collected 14 stops.
Landers and Schaffer tallied 2:23 apart during the first period to
give Wheaton a 2-0 edge before Babson got on the board at 4:39 with
a goal from sophomore Jeff MacCune (Braintree,
Mass.) assisted by senior captain Max Artz (Gates
Mills, Ohio), but the Lyons used a 3-0 run to nab a 5-1
advantage by 11:34 of the second quarter, with Barry scoring twice
in the stretch.
A man-up goal by Packer brought the Beavers to within 5-2 at the
7:24 mark, but the hosts responded with a 7-0 run to pull out to a
12-2 lead by 8:39 of the third. McNamara scored four goals during
that time, while Cederberg provided a tally and all four of his
assists.
Three straight Babson goals, including two with a man up, brought
the visitors within 12-5, but Garceau and Landers scored off of
McNamara helpers 2:26 apart early in the fourth to produce a
nine-goal margin with 12:20 left. The Beavers netted four of the
final five goals.
The Beavers will next visit Mount Ida on Wednesday for a 4pm
non-conference matchup. Wheaton breaks for a week before traveling
to Springfield College next Saturday for a 12pm NEWMAC contest.
Note: Taken from a Wheaton College press release.
