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LACROSSE FINAL SCORE
Tufts 14, Endicott 9
At Medford, MA
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Game
Box Score
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Sophomore Sean Kirwan scored two of his four
goals during the decisive second quarter
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MEDFORD -- The #8 Tufts University men's lacrosse team scored
six unanswered goals at the start of the second quarter to take
control of the game, and the Jumbos eventually earned a 14-9
victory over visiting Endicott College on Tuesday night at Bello
Field.
With the win, Tufts improved to 11-1 and responded to their only
loss of the season at Connecticut College on Saturday. Junior
Ryan Molloy (Setauket, NY) and sophomore
Sean Kirwan (Boonton Township, NJ) each scored
four goals to lead the Jumbos, who finished their non-league
schedule with a perfect 5-0 mark.
Endicott, which led 3-2 at the end of the first period, lost for
the third time in four games and fell to 8-7 overall. Seniors
Jonathan Prentice (Chelmsford, MA) and co-captain Brad Lipkvich
(Madiston, CT) led the Gulls with three goals each.
Lipkvich scored twice in the first period, including a goal with
four seconds remaining in the quarter to put Endicott up 3-2. Tufts
then tallied its six in a row in the second period, with two each
by Kirwan and junior D.J. Hessler (Monkton, MD).
Junior Matt Witko (Chappaqua, NY) ended the run
with an unassisted goal at 6:30 and Tufts led 8-3.
EC scored the next two, including Lipkvich's third at 11:15 of
the third quarter to pull the visitors within 8-5. However, Tufts
spurted again with a four-goal stretch led by Molloy's two that
gave the Jumbos a 12-5 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.
Prentice had all three of his goals in the fourth quarter for the
Gulls, but the margin was too much to overcome.
Witko added three goals and an assist to the Tufts attack, while
Hessler finished with two goals and three assists. Junior
Nick Rhoads (McLean, VA) won 15 of 25 face-offs,
while senior tri-captain Eytan Saperstein (Hewlett,
NY) scooped up seven ground balls on defense. Sophomore
goalie Steve Foglietta (Oceanside, NY) had four of
his seven saves in the third quarter. He was relieved in the fourth
by freshman Tyler Page (San Francisco, CA), who
stopped three shots. The Jumbos earned large advantages in shots
(50-37) and ground balls (47-28) for the game.
Junior Jack Curtis (Chelmsford, MA) had two assists for
Endicott, while junior Robert Crossett (Katonah, NY) was impressive
on defense with six ground balls. Lipkvich had five ground balls in
addition to his offensive production. Under fire for most of the
night, senior co-captain Eric Hagarty (Sudbury, MA) made 17 saves
for the Gulls, including eight in the second period when Tufts
outshot Endicott 23-4.
Tufts hosts Middlebury College in NESCAC action on Saturday at 2
pm. Endicott College welcomes Salve Regina for a The Commonwealth
Coast Conference contest on Thursday at 4 pm.
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