Wheaton men blanked in opening quarter in 14-5 loss against Springfield

April 21, 2007

NORTON, MA- The Wheaton College men's lacrosse team trailed 3-0 after one quarter before dropping a 14-5 decision to Springfield College Saturday afternoon in Pilgrim League action at Mirrione Stadium. The Lyons fall to 3-8 overall and 3-2 in league play, while the Pride improves to 6-8 on the season while remaining in second place in the Pilgrim at 6-1.

Springfield freshman Kyle Gable (Somers, CT/Somers) led the way with a game-best four goals and one assist, including posting the game's second score for a 2-0 Pride lead just 3:08 into the first. Junior Greg Welch (Peabody, MA/Peabody) gave the visitors a 1-0 edge 1:31 in, while classmate Tyler Montgomery (Brunswick, ME/Brunswick) rounded out the first-period scoring at 10:43.

Junior Richie Rasamny (Redding, CT/Joel Barlow) got Wheaton on the board at the 11:22 mark of the second quarter before the Pride tallied twice for a 5-1 lead at 2:39. The teams traded goals in the final 1:15 of the opening half, as Lyon senior Markus Ricci (Wayland, MA/Wayland) scored to make it a 5-2 game. With nine ticks left, Gable found the back of the net as Springfield carried a 6-2 advantage into the half.

The Pride started the second half strong with four straight goals for a 10-2 lead with 1:26 on the clock. Four different players tallied goals during that stretch. Wheaton answered with two of the next three goals to narrow its gap to 11-4, but Springfield rattled off three straight during a 2:17 span to put the game away.

Wheaton senior Trey Helms (Cockeysville, MD/Saint Paul's School) had two goals and an assist, while Rasamny scored once with two helpers. Freshmen goalies Alex Lewis (Westfield, NJ/Westfield) and Schuyler Horn (New Hartford, CT/Kingswood-Oxford School) combined for four stops.

For Springfield, Gable had five points, sophomore Jake Beebe (Sudbury, MA/Lincoln-Sudbury Regional) totaled two goals and two assists, and classmate Jake Jones (Amherst, MA/Amherst Regional) assisted three times with one tally. Sophomore Jason Farrell (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac) scored twice, while senior Kyle Cloutier (South Hadley, MA/South Hadley) finished with 10 saves.

Wheaton hosts Massachusetts Maritime Academy in a rescheduled game on Monday at 4:30 p.m.

SCORING: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Springfield (6-8, 6-1) 3 3 4 4 14
Wheaton (3-8, 3-2) 0 2 1 2 5

Cumulative Scoring:
Goals: WC- Trey Helms 2, Tim Horan, Richie Rasamny, Markus Ricci; SC- Kyle Gable 4, Jake Beebe 2, Jason Farrell 2, Joe Femia, Drew Ginsberg, Chris Jez, Jake Jones, Tyler Montgomery, Greg Welch

Assists: WC- Rasamny 2, Helms, Drew Schaffer; SC- Jones 3, Beebe 2, Welch 2, Gable, Ginsberg, Montgomery, Paul Voegeli

Goalie Saves: WC- Alex Lewis (22:36) 0, Schuyler Horn (37:24) 4; SC- Kyle Cloutier 10

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