Wentworth Institute of Technology Athletics

Men's Lacrosse Battles Endicott

Gulls use an early run to take the Commonwealth Coast Conference Win; Ben Coakley and Sam Prunier score for Wentworth

Men's Lacrosse Battles Endicott
Box Score
April 17, 2021

BOSTON, Mass. – The Wentworth Institute of Technology men's lacrosse team dropped its Commonwealth Coast Conference matchup to Endicott on Saturday afternoon, 22-2.

RECORDS

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
 SHOTS:  WIT 27; EC 70
GROUND BALLS:  WIT 42; EC 42
FACE-OFFS WON:  WIT 15; EC 13
PENALTIES/MINUTES: WIT 2/1:30; EC 1/0:30
EXTRA-MAN OPPS:  WIT 0-1; EC 1-2
GOALIE SAVES:  WIT Randy Ryan, 17, Neal Balotskiy 3; EC Austin Fournier, 8, Tim Luciano 3, Christopher Tollostson 3
WIT GOAL LEADERS: Ben Coakley (1), Sam Prunier (1)
WIT ASSIST LEADERS: Ben Coakley (1), Calvin McKenna (1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Gulls opened up the contest with a pair of goals from Sam Abate and Jack Sutherland in the first 2:54 of the opening quarter and would add five more throughout the quarter as Sutherland, Sam DesMarais, Jaden Elsinger, and Abate contributed goals to close out the quarter with a 7-0 lead.
  • Senior Ben Coakley (Flemington, N.J.) got the Leopards on the board in the first minute of the second quarter.
  • The Gulls would continue their attack and add six more goals and lead 13-1 at the half.
  • After a scoreless first half of the third quarter, the Gulls added three goals to their total to lead 16-1.
  • Junior Sam Prunier (Hollis, N.H.) added a goal for the Leopards, making that his eighth goal of the season. That gave the hosts a 16-2 lead to close out the third quarter.
  • The Gulls would add six goals in the final quarter to earn a 22-2 win.
  • Freshman Neal Balotskiy (Buffalo Grove, Ill.) made his collegiate debut in the cage at the start of the fourth quarter and recorded three saves.

THE SERIES

  • This was the 26th meeting all-time between the Gulls and Leopards. Endicott leads the series, 23-3.

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