BABSON PARK, Mass.— Sophomore Sam Sisk (Madison, Conn.) tallied three goals and an assist and 14 different players scored at least one goal as No. 20/20 Babson College rolled past Clark University, 19-3, in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) men's lacrosse game Saturday afternoon at MacDowell Field.

The Beavers won for the fifth time in their last six games to improve to 11-4 overall and 5-1 in the NEWMAC, while the Cougars snapped a two-game winning streak and dropped to 8-6 overall and 1-5 in the conference. Babson clinched a bye in the first round of the upcoming NEWMAC tournament and home-field advantage for the semifinals.

Sophomore Seamus Rooney (Bay Shore, N.Y.), graduate student Justin Greene (Norwell, Mass.) and junior Luke D'Orsi (Jamestown, R.I.) scored two goals each and junior Braden Reilly (Reading, Mass.) added a goal and an assist for the Beavers. Senior Brendan Maher (Melrose, Mass.) and junior Will Reading (Southlake, Texas) scooped up four ground balls each and first-year reserve goalie Andrew Almquist (Wakefield, Mass.) made five of the seven saves for the four Babson netminders who saw action between the pipes.

Grad student Matthew Minkwitz (Norfolk, Mass.) scored a pair of goals for the Cougars and senior Matt Wells (Rutland, Mass.) notched the other. Junior Patrick O'Rourke (Newton, Mass.) grabbed five ground balls and grad student Jason Tautel (Greenwich, Conn.) scooped up four. The highlights for Clark were provided by the face-off men as O'Rourke won 6-of-9 face-offs, sophomore Huy Doan (West Hartford, Conn.) won 5-of-9, and first-year Spencer Arzanipour (Glen Head, N.Y.) captured 4-of-8.

Surprisingly, Clark jumped out in front when grad student Patrick Liddy (Sutton, Mass.) set up Wells for a man-up goal just 47 seconds after the opening face-off. Reading won the ensuing face-off for Babson, scooped up the ball and fired in a goal just seven seconds later to tie the game, and Sisk put the Beavers ahead for good a minute later. Babson scored four goals in a five-minute span, one each from Greene, sophomore Luke Wang (Simsbury, Conn.), Rooney and Sisk to take a 6-1 lead after one period.

The second quarter was all Beavers as the hosts outscored the Cougars 9-0 to blow the game open. Greene, senior Riley Shaw (Duluth, Ga.), Sisk, sophomore Cooper Chapman (Hingham, Mass.) and junior Tyee Ambrosh (Danvers, Mass.) scored in the first five minutes as the lead grew to 11-1. Rooney added his second of the game, and sophomore Ryan St. Onge (Avon, Conn.), Reilly and senior Max Mallett (Alexandria, Va.) closed out the half with goals as the Beavers took a 15-1 lead into the break.

With many of the reserve seeing significant playing time in the third quarter, Babson scored just two goals in the third frame, one each by senior Emmett Martin (Milton, Mass.) and D'Orsi. First-year Henry Rome (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) and D'Orsi finished off the Babson scoring to start the fourth quarter, and Minkwitz added a pair for Clark in the final five minutes.

Both teams wrap up the regular season next Saturday at 1 p.m. as Babson travels to Coast Guard and Clark hosts Emerson for Senior Day.

GAME NOTES
• Babson has won five in a row against the Cougars and is 26-3 all-time against Clark in a series that dates back to 1994.
• The Green and White have won 18 of 19 NEWMAC regular season games going back to 2023.
• The Beavers are 8-1 at home this spring and 17-1 at MacDowell Field going back to the start of last season.
• Babson is 10-0 this season when scoring at least 14 goals in a game and 11-0 when reaching double digits in goals.