BOX SCORE
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Trinity College Bantams outscored
the visiting Babson College Beavers, 10-4, in the second half en
route to an 18-12 men's lacrosse victory this afternoon on
Jessee/Miller Field. Trinity, ranked No. 5 in New England and
No. 14 in the nation, improves to 9-2 overall with its first win in
three games, while the Beavers drop to 7-6 and end a three-game
winning streak.
With the game knotted at 8-8 at the half, Trinity senior
attackman Greg Brennan (Setauket, N.Y.) scored the go-ahead goal
1:11 into the third quarter from sophomore midfielder Nick Shaheen
(Williamsburg, Mass.), and Bantam sophomore attackman Rob Nogueras
(Parkland, Fla.) netted the second of his game-high five goals 27
seconds later. The teams traded goals for the remainder of the
third stanza, but the Bantams rattled off four unanswered tallies,
including two man-down goals, in the first 3:48 of the fourth frame
to put the game out of reach.
Neither team held more than a one-goal lead in the first half,
as Beaver senior captain attackman Armand Wilson
(Fairfield, Conn.) scored twice and assisted on a third
Babson goal before the break. Eight different Trinity players
scored once in the first half. Shaheen tied the game at 8-8 with 36
seconds left in the second quarter.
Shaheen led all scorers with seven points on three goals and
four assists, while Nogueras added an assist to his five goals.
Bantam senior attackman Kevin Looby (Kansas City, Mo.) notched a
hat trick plus a helper.
Sophomore attackman Alex Patinkin (Providence,
R.I.) paced Babson with three goals and two assists, while
junior midfielder Cam Caruso (St. Charles, Ill.)
added three goals and one assist.
Trinity sophomore faceoff man T.J. Cholnoky (Greenwich, Conn.)
won 13 of 22 faceoffs and tied Babson senior defenseman
Ryan Kucinski (Cohasset, Mass.) with a game-high
six ground balls. Trinity junior goalie Peter Johnson
(Riverside, Conn.) made 12 stops and picked up four ground balls,
and Beaver sophomore goalie Jay Whalen (Westwood,
Mass.) made 10 saves.
NOTE: Taken from a Trinity College press release.
