BOSTON, Mass. – A trio of players scored five goals apiece, including sophomore Will Jennings (Danvers, Mass.) who also added three assists as the 11th-ranked Endicott College men's lacrosse team defeated Wentworth, 17-5, in Commonwealth Coast Conference action on Sweeney Field.
With the win the Gulls improve to 7-2 overall and 3-0 in league play while the Leopards see their three-game win streak end, falling to 6-3 (2-2).
Endicott wasted little time getting on the board as sophomore Tommy Hughes (Coram, N.Y.) won the opening face-off and fed Jennings, who found senior Nick Pinciaro (Beverly, Mass.) for his first of the contest just seven seconds in. With 9:16 left, senior Ryan Coakley (Flemington, N.J.) scored from junior Alec Paradis (Pelham, N.H.) to even the score.
The Gulls scored the next four with Jennings tallying twice and Pinciaro and junior Mitchell Tapley (Falmouth, Maine) each scoring one goal. With 14 seconds left in the quarter, Coakley found junior Nick Parent (Windham, N.H.) to make it 5-2 after 15 minutes of play. With his assist on Wentworth's second goal, Coakley recorded the 175th point of his career, breaking the program record for points.
Jennings, who factored in each of Endicott's first six goals, and senior Jeremy Morgan (Ridge, N.Y.) put Endicott ahead by a 7-2 score with 7:53 left before Coakley scored to make it 7-3 with 5:04 remaining. Pinciaro and Jennings would both score to make it 9-3 at the half.
Senior Keyle Weber (West Hartford, Conn.) scored twice in a span of 1:23 to extend the lead to 11-3 before Paradis tallied a pair of goals to make it 11-5 with 4:44 left in the quarter. A Jennings goal with 3:15 left made it 12-5 and started a 6-0 run over the next 15:14. Weber had three markers in the fourth and Pinciaro added two.
Pinciaro finished with five goals and a pair of assists and Weber had five goals. Morgan had a goal and three assists. Hughes won 18-of-25 at the X and picked up 11 ground balls while junior Fabian Brunner (Niskayuna, N.Y.) caused four turnovers on the night.
Coakley finished with two goals and two assists and now has 177 career points, breaking the Leopard career scoring mark of 174 which was set by Mike Wood '05. Paradis had two goals and an assist while senior Conor McGonagle (Sagamore Beach, Mass.) had six ground balls and junior Tim Parlato (Needham, Mass.) caused three turnovers.
Junior Cameron Bell (Falmouth, Maine) made six saves in the win while freshman Adam Dufault (Lexington, Mass.) made 11 stops for the Leopards. Endicott had a 47-21 shot advantage and a 49-32 ground ball advantage while converting 4-of-6 extra man opportunities.
Both teams return to action on Saturday as Endicott is at Bowdoin and Wentworth plays host to Emmanuel at Noon.
