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Nick Rhoads was a catalyst by winning 20 of 25 face-offs in the game
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SPRINGFIELD – Sophomore midfielder Beau Wood (Sherwood Forest, MD) scored five goals to lead the second-ranked Tufts men's lacrosse team to a 13-9 victory over #19 Western New England in a non-conference game Sunday.
Senior midfielder Kevin McCormick (Laytonsville, MD) added three goals and an assist as the Jumbos improved their record to 5-1. Senior midfielder Nick Rhoads (McLean, VA) contributed to the victory by winning 20 of 25 face-offs and compiling 13 ground balls.
Freshman attacker Cole Bailey (Millersville, MD) chipped-in with a goal, two assists and four ground balls while senior attacker Jordan Korinis (Ridgewood, NJ) dished out three assists. Senior midfielder Ben Saperstein (Hewlett, NY) had a pair of goals.
Junior midfielder Sam Diss (Ridgewood, NJ) gave the visitors a quick lead by scoring just 12 seconds into the game before the Golden Bears came back to take a 2-1 lead after the opening period on goals by junior midfielders Corey Johnson (Maybrook, NY) and James Reardon (Longmeadow, MA).
Western New England (3-2) took it largest lead at 5-3 when senior midfielder Patrick White (Milton, MA) scored with 3:26 remaining in the second quarter.
Tufts then netted three goals in the final 1:20 with an extra-man shot by freshman attacker Chris Schoenhut (Mill Neck, NY) with five seconds left giving the Jumbos a 6-4 lead at the half.
McCormick and Wood fired in goals in the opening 4:33 of the third period to extend the lead to 8-5. Senior midfielder Nick Jez (Somers, CT) scored a man-up goal at 6:11 to cut the margin to two before Tufts scored the last four goals of the period for a12-6 advantage.
Western New England tallied the first two goals of the fourth period following shots by sophomore attacker Owen Caruso (Port Washington, NY) and a beautiful behind-the-back effort by White to get within 12-8 with 11:53 to play.
Wood, however, converted a man-up attempt with 7:32 remaining to make it a five-goal game and the Golden Bears couldn't catch up.
Both goalies came up with several outstanding plays with sophomore Patton Watkins (Chattanooga, TN) finishing with 15 saves for Tufts and senior Brewster Knowlton (Somers, CT) stopping 20 shots for Western New England.
Reardon and Jez each finished with a goal and assist while sophomore long stick midfielder Jack Liacos (Beverly, MA) picked-up five ground balls.
Tufts held a 47-41 edge in shots, including a big 15-3 advantage in the pivotal third quarter.
The Jumbos are in the midst of a five-game road streak and play at Trinity next Saturday. WNE hosts Gordon on Wednesday at 7 pm.
Game boxscore
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Game recap courtesy of Western New England University
