MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME MEN'S LACROSSE
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Commander Ellis Field, Buzzards Bay, Mass. 54
FINAL: BABSON 12, MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME 7
1 2 3 4 Total
Babson (2-6, 1-0 Pilgrim) 4 5 2 1 - 12
Massachusetts Maritime (3-3, 0-1 Pilgrim) 3 2 1 1 - 7
SCORING SUMMARY
BABGOALS: E.J. Peterson (4), Thomas Cykana (3), Matt Enright, Andrew Packer,
Armand Wilson, Cam Caruso, Bryan Wilbur
BAB ASSISTS: Enright (3), Cykana, Peterson, Packer, Wilson, Paul Grip
MMA GOALS: Jake Bickley (3), Brian Burke (2), Brendan Linn, Kyle Lersch
MMA ASSISTS: John Herman, Craig Nichols
GOALIE SAVES
BAB: Max Owen-5, Mike Saucier-5
MMA: James Hitchings-15
BUZZARDS BAY, Mass.-- Senior E.J. Peterson (Framingham, Mass.) notched four goals and an assist for five points, while sophomore Thomas Cykana (Minnetonka, Minn.) added a hat trick and an assist to lead Babson to a 12-7 Pilgrim Lacrosse League victory over Massachusetts Maritime in the conference opener for both schools Thursday evening at Commander Ellis Field.
The visiting Beavers (2-6, 1-0 Pilgrim) jumped out to a 4-3 edge after one quarter of action and converted eight face-off wins into five goals in the second stanza en route to a 9-5 advantage at the break, as the host Buccaneers (3-3, 0-1 Pilgrim) got no closer than four goals on two occasions over the final 30 minutes of play. Babson won 15 of the 21 face-offs for the contest in overcoming 29 turnovers, with 13 of those draw wins coming in the first half alone.
Senior Matt Enright (Bristol, R.I.) added a goal and three assists in the win for the Beavers, who also received a goal and an assist each from sophomores Andrew Packer (Hudson, Ohio) and Armand Wilson (Fairfield, Conn.). Senior Bryan Wilbur (Hingham, Mass.) and freshman Cam Caruso (St. Charles, Ill.) added single markers for the visitors, who also received an assist off the stick of freshman Paul Grip (Shrewsbury, Mass.).
Sophomore Jake Bickley (Wilbraham, Mass.) netted a hat trick in the setback for Massachusetts Maritime, which also received a pair of goals off the stick of junior Brian Burke (Del Mar, Calif.). Senior Brendan Linn (Bourne, Mass.) and freshman Kyle Lersch (Suffolk, Va.) added single tallies for the hosts, who received assists from senior John Herman (Stamford, Conn.) and sophomore Craig Nichols (Marshfield, Mass.).
Senior Max Owen (Hamilton, N.J.) made five first half saves to pick up the win in goal for Babson, which also received five second half stops from sophomore Mike Saucier (Nashua, N.H.). Junior James Hitchings (Dover, Mass.) made 15 saves in net for Massachusetts Maritime as the Beavers outshot the Buccaneers by a 42-38 margin for the match.
Massachusetts Maritime hosts MIT in a Pilgrim Lacrosse League contest on Saturday afternoon at Commander Ellis Field beginning at 1:00 p.m., while Babson hosts Norwich in a Pilgrim Lacrosse league match on Saturday afternoon in Babson Park, Mass. that also begins at 1:00 p.m.