Men's Lacrosse Soars Past Maine Farmington, 21-1

LEICESTER, Mass. – Sophomore midfielder Matthew Genkos (Worcester, Mass.) scored a game-high six points in Becker College's 21-1 win over UMaine-Farmington Sunday afternoon in non-conference men's lacrosse action at Alumni Field. The Hawks pick-up their first win of the season and improve to 1-3 while Maine Farmington dips to 0-5 on the year.

Sophomores Daniel Johnson (Plymouth, Mass.) and Blake Boutiette (Burriville, RI) each recorded three goals and an assist for the Hawks. Sophomore Cody Leary (Sandwich, Mass.) and freshman Blake Gordon (East Greenbush, NY) picked up four points on two goals and two assists in the win. Freshman Avyay Chaganty (Bridgewater, NJ) also tallied twice and had a helper for three points.

The Hawks led 5-0 after one behind two goals from Johnson and 13-0 at halftime. Boutiette had a pair of goals in the second frame, while the Hawks moved the ball around and had six different scorers in the quarter, including Changanty and Francis Lanni (Drexel Hill, PA) who each potted their first collegiate goals. Becker held a 46-6 edge in shots through the first 30 minutes.

Gordon potted his pair of goals in the second half as the Hawks added another eight scores to push the lead to 21-0. Junior Cameron McAllister (Yarmouth, ME) broke the Hawks' shutout attempt with his fourth of the season with just under two to play in the contest for the 21-1 final.

Hawks netminder Jeffrey Candee (Madison, Conn.) posted four saves for the win while Joseph Maldonado recorded 15 saves in the loss for UMaine-Farmington.
Becker finished the contest with a 70-12 edge in shots. Sophomore Bryan Parson (Shrewsbury, Mass.) led all players with 12 ground balls.

The Hawks return to action on Wednesday when they travel to Rivier University for a 7:00 p.m. tilt with the Raiders.