BOX SCORE

BABSON PARK, Mass. -- The Babson College men's lacrosse team scored 11 unanswered goals to overcome a four-goal first half deficit as the Beavers claimed a 13-6 comeback win over visiting Hartwick College in a non-conference matchup at MacDowell Field on Saturday afternoon. With the win, Babson evened its record at 1-1 on the season, while the Hawks dipped to 1-1 after their first loss of the spring.
 
Babson was led by senior captain Armand Wilson (Fairfield, Conn.), who totaled three goals and two assists for five points, and sophomore Jamie Schmidt (Shelburne, Vt.), who added two goals and one assist. Sophomore Alex Patinkin (Providence, R.I.) also scored a pair of goals, first-year Ryan Dawidjan (Worcester, Mass.) picked up a team-high nine groudballs, and sophomore goalie Jay Whalen (Westwood, Mass.) made 10 saves in net.
 
For Hartwick, senior Dave Aitchison (Farmingdale, N.Y.) totaled two goals and two assists for four points , while first-year Phil Shcaefer (Holbrook, N.Y.) added one goal and one assist. Sophomore Carl Lengel (Lynbrook, N.Y.) went the distance in net for the Hawks, finishing with 15 saves.
 
With the contest knotted at 2-2 late in the first quarter, Hartwick rattled off four straight scores to build a 6-2 lead. Sophomore Harry Hughes (Holtsville, N.Y.) scored the first off an Aitchison feed with three minutes left in the first, and Aitchison, Schaefer, and sophomore Bobby Cassidy (Oceanside, N.Y.) each added scores over the first 14 minutes of the second to provide the Hawks with a four-goal cushion with 1:27 left in the half.
 
Babson's furious comeback began with 18 seconds left in the second quarter, when Patinkin scored off a Wilson pass to cut the host's deficit to three at the break. The Beavers then received five unanswered goals from five different players in the third quarter to move in front, 8-6. Senior captain Andrew Packer (Hudson, Ohio) scored the first at 13:58, followed by goals from junior Paul Grip (Shrewsbury, Mass.) at 11:47 and Schmidt at 3:57. Patinkin scored his second of the game to give the Beavers the lead at 0:51, and Wilson capped the quarter with a score at 0:08.
 
The hosts continued to dominate in the fourth, netting five more goals to extend their run to 11 unanswered tallies. The barrage included two more scores from Wilson, another from Schmidt, and single goals from junior Jeff MacCune (Braintree, Mass.) and first-year Bobby MacCune (Braintree, Mass.). That would be more than enough for Whalen and the defense, as Babson held on for the 13-6 victory. 

The Beavers will next host Eastern Connecticut State University on Wednesday at 4pm.