CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. –Becker College opened the NECC portion of their schedule with a 4-0 win over Wheelock College on Saturday afternoon.
Both teams exited the opening stanza scoreless, despite Becker's 12-4 advantage in shots. Wheelock freshman keeper Evan Conway (Weymouth, Mass.) was reliable in net, making eight saves in the first half alone.
Cody Lavallee (Burrillville, R.I.) opened the second half scoring for Becker in the 56th minute, finding the back of the net on a penalty kick. It wouldn't be long until William Tripp (Aberdeen, Md.) doubled the Hawks' lead , scoring just three minutes later. Lavallee notched his second goal of the day with four minutes to go, converting a pass from teammate Cory Bebeau (Burrillville, R.I.). Bebeau helped again on the fourth and final Becker goal, which was scored by Patrick Hehir (Spencer, Mass.).
Conway compiled a saves total of 15 for the day, while Karl Cameron (Jacksonville, Fla.) stopped 5 for the Hawks to earn his first collegiate shutout.
Wheelock returns to action on Wednesday, October 1, when they host Pine Manor College at 4:00 p.m. Becker resumes play on Tuesday, September 30 at Colby-Sawyer College.
