LEICESTER, Mass.- Becker College fell to Mount Ida College 7-5 in non-conference men's lacrosse action Saturday afternoon at Alumni Field. The win evens the Mustangs record a 1-1 while the Hawks remain winless at 0-3.
Blake Boutiette (Burrillville, R.I.) gave Becker a 1-0 lead just 35 seconds into the game with his fifth goal of the season. Mount Ida tied the game with five minutes remaining in the first quarter on a Jon Berry (Chichester, N.H.) goal. With 1:41 remaining in the opening quarter, Daniel Johnson (Plymouth, Mass.) fed Ryan Kearney (Katonah, N.Y.) for his second maker of year to give the Hawks a 2-1 advantage.
After Blake Boutiette gave Becker a 3-1 lead with the opening goal of the second, Mount Ida went on to score five unanswered goals over the next two quarters to go in front 6-3. Marcus Donahue (Braintree, Mass.) and Lucas Stralka (East Greenwich, R.I.) each had a pair of goals on the run with a Peter Hardy (Tyngsboro, Mass.) tally mixed in.
Ryan Kearney brought the Hawks within striking distance when he opened the fourth quarter with an unassisted goal. Lucas Stralka all but sealed the win for the Mustangs when he completed the hat-trick with 5:57 remaining in regulation. Becker's Cruz Desrochers (Malden, Mass.) tallied his first goal of the season with six seconds left to make the final 7-5.
Mount Ida keeper Cam Hayward (Derry, N.H.) made 17 saves in the victory while Jordan Mudd (Decatur, Ga.) suffered the loss after turning away 13 shots.
Becker will try to end their three game skid when they travel to UMass Boston on Tuesday, March 8th at 4:30 p.m. Mount Ida will head to UMass Dartmouth on Wednesday, March 9th at 4:00 p.m.
