LEICESTER, Mass.- Senior Ryan Kearney (Katonah, N.Y.) tallied his 100th career point as Becker College defeated Daniel Webster 12-7 in New England Collegiate Conference men's lacrosse action Saturday afternoon. The win moves the Hawks record to 4-11 (1-2 NECC), while the Eagles fall to 7-6 (1-2 NECC).
Becker came out swinging right from the start, putting themselves on the board 18 seconds into the game, with a goal from Blake Gordon (East Greenbush, N.Y.) on an assist by Kearney. The Hawks added to their lead just 3:40 later when Kearney fed Matthew Genkos (Worcester, Mass.) to put the Eagles in an early 2-0 hole.
The scored remained the same until the 5:56 mark when Collin Malone (Deland, Fla.) put the Eagles on the board with an unassisted goal. Daniel Webster tied the game with 3:25 remaining in the first quarter on a Domanic Darenzo (Schuylerville, N.Y.) maker.
Becker's Blake Boutiette (Burrillville, R.I.) tickled the twine just before the end of the first to put the hosts back in front 3-2.
David Downie (Merrimack, N.H.) would tie the game for the Eagles on a man-advantage opportunity 4:25 into the second quarter.
Becker would respond with back-to-back Alex Rossman (Newington, Conn.) goals to give the Hawks a 5-3 lead at halftime.
After Downie pulled the Eagles within a tally to open the third quarter, Kearney found the back of the net to give the Hawks the two goal margin. With two minutes remaining in the third, Kearney earned his 100th career point when he fed Daniel Johnson (Plymouth, Mass.) to put the Hawks up 7-4. Just 33 seconds later, Boutiette would score what proved to be the game winning goal.
For Becker, Johnson would finish the day with a three goals and an assisted, while Blake Gordon (East Greenbush, N.Y.), Rossman and Genkos chipped in with two goals apiece. Kearney scored a goal and dished out three assists, while causing a game high nine turnovers. Jordan Mudd (Decatur, Ga.) made seven stops in net to earn the win.
Daniel Webster was paced by Downie who finished with a hat-trick, while Domanic Darenzo had a team best four points after netting a goal and three assists. Curtis Larade (Merrimack, N.H.) turned away 13 shots in the loss.
Daniel Webster will cap off the regular season on Tuesday, April 19th with an NECC home contest against Regis College at 4:00 p.m. The Hawks finish their regular on Saturday, April 23rd with a 10:00 a.m. home tilt against NECC rival Wheelock College.
