Men's Lacrosse Doubled up by Roger Williams

BOSTON, Mass. – Using a 9-1 run, the Roger Williams University men's lacrosse team doubled up Wentworth Institute of Technology, 16-8, on Sweeney Field Wednesday night.

RECORDS

• Wentworth (1-3)
• Roger Williams (3-1)

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
SHOTS:  WIT 30; RWU 42
GROUND BALLS:  WIT 33; RWU 47
FACE-OFFS WON:  WIT 8; RWU 27
PENALTIES/MINUTES:  WIT 2/1:00 ; RWU 6/5:30
EXTRA-MAN OPPS:  WIT 2-7; RWU 0-1
GOALIE SAVES:  WIT Jack Munroe, 8; RWU Ryan Bannon, 12
WIT GOAL LEADERS: Sam Prunier, 2; Matt Shultz, 2
WIT ASSIST LEADERS: Andrew diPalma, 2; Liam Carroll, 2

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The teams played just over nine minutes of scoreless lacrosse until junior Sam Prunier (Hollis, N.H.) got the Leopards on the board with his fifth goal of the season. Jared Grier quickly tied the score, just 25 seconds later.
• Senior Steven Russman (Troy, N.Y.) tallied his third goal of the season with a long range shot that gave the Leopards a 2-1 edge in the closing seconds of the first period.
• Roger Williams would rattle off five straight goals in the second quarter starting with a down goal by Andrew Gaffney. Matt Halpin, Connor Hillemeir, Tim Mullane, and Nino Fernandez recorded goals in the five-goal run.
• Junior Nick Gore (Salem, N.H.) got the scoring back in Wentworth's favor with his third of the season with 1:08 remaining in the half. However, Daniel Civiello recorded a buzzer beating goal that went in as time expired to close out the half at a 7-3 score for the Hawks.
• Roger Williams extended their lead just six seconds into the third quarter and continued to add as Gaffney and Civiello found the back of the cage to give the visitors a 10-3 advantage with 8:41 remaining in the quarter.
• Freshman Matt Shultz (Pawling, N.Y.) tallied his first career collegiate goal to end the Roger Williams scoring run before sophomore Liam Carroll (Brookfield, Conn.) kept the scoring in Wentworth's favor to close out the third quarter.
• A series of penalties gave the Leopards man-up situations and they capitalized with two goals, one by Shultz and one by Prunier, making the score 10-7 with 13:00 to play.
• The Hawks responded with three straight goals by Grier. Senior Ben Coakley (Flemington, N.J.) ended the run, but Roger Williams tallied three more to close out the contest at a 16-8 score.

THE SERIES

• This is the 34th meeting all-time between Roger Williams and Wentworth. The Hawks are 31-3 against Leopards.

NEXT UP

• Wentworth will host Nichols College on Saturday evening in their third of five straight home games. The contest is slated for a 7 pm start.

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