AMCATS Drop to Lasers in Season Finale

NEWTON, Mass. --The Lasell College men's lacrosse team capped off the 2017 regular season with a 16-9 victory over the Anna Maria College AMCATS Saturday afternoon at Grellier Field. Lasell improves to 11-3, and a perfect 8-0 in conference play for the first time since the 2012 season. The AMCATS drop to 3-13, and 1-7 in conference games.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Lasers came out firing fast and often in the first, as Alex McCormack-Kuhman recorded three of his team-high five goals. Six different Lasers scored in the first quarter to give Lasell a 12-0 lead.

Anna Maria got on the scoreboard from Kyle Benning (Puyallup, Wash.) with 11:52 remaining in the second. William Gillis and Austin Shindoll each added a goal in the second, before the AMCATS added two more, cutting the Lasers' lead to 14-3 at the break.

Anna Maria would see goals from Kurt Richardson (Narragansett, R.I.), Ryan Rockwal (Chicopee, Mass.), Paul Mills (Auburn, Mass.) and Benning in the second half, but could not gain footing for a potential comeback run. 

Salazar recorded three saves in net for the Lasers, while Andrew Modungo  and Ryan Janovic had five and three saves respectfully. Paul Schwarz (Staten Island, N.Y.) had 18 saves for the AMCATS.

Dolan and Swift each went 9-12 from the face-off X, and freshman Ben Werner went 1-3. Tyler Cheverier (Deep River, Conn.) led the AMCATS going 5-17.

Swift also lead the Lasers with seven groundballs, as Lasell out-battled Anna Maria 40-25.

Lasell earns a first-round bye for the GNAC postseason tournament, and returns to action on Thursday May 4 at Grellier Field with opponent and time to be determined.