Boxscore
MEDFORD, MASS. - Williams men's lacrosse
ended today with a 13-9 loss to seventh-ranked Tufts this afternoon
in the NESCAC quarterfinals. Williams finishes the season with a
5-10 record. Tufts moved its record to 14-1 and advances to take on
eighth-seeded Wesleyan, the defending NESCAC champs, which upset
Conn. College in its quarterfinal game this afternoon.
The first quarter of the game saw Jumbo D.J. Hessler assist on
three goals and Ryan Molloy score two. Molloy scored his
first goal only 1:07 into the game. Eph sophomore Michael Acierno
retied the game with 7:08 to go in period after receiving a pass
from senior co-captain Richard Reuter, but Tufts responded with two
goals in the next five minutes. Sophomore Tim Goggins scored a goal
with 1:19 to play in the period off a pass from senior Bryan Wrapp,
sending the Ephs into the second period only down 3-2.
Tufts got going on its home field in the second, scoring five
straight goals in the quarter's first 10 minutes before Matt
Cranshaw was able to score an unassisted goal for Williams with
4:54 to play in the period. Tufts was able to score again with 1:14
to play in the half, bringing the score to 8-3, but Mike Ryan
scored for the Ephs with only 40 seconds to bring the Ephs into the
break down 8-4.
Coming out of half time, Williams came roaring back. Reuter
scored for Williams only 1:47 into the period; Justin Atkins scored
for the Jumbos 3:10 later, but the Ephs then scored four
consecutive goals, the fourth coming from Sam Hargrove with 2:48 to
play in the quarter, tying the game 9-9.
A come-back victory was not to be, however. Tufts scored again
before the end of the third to make the score 10-9, then shut out
Williams in the fourth while scoring four goals of their own to
walk away with the 13-9 victory.
The Ephs will lose eight seniors to graduation next season,
including Reuter, goalie Steven Vrla and co-captain Andrew
D'Ambrosio. The Ephs should be able to come back strong next
season, however, particularly on the offensive end; the team will
return Hargrove and Ryan in the attack, who ended the season as the
Ephs' two leading scorers, as both scored 19 goals
respectively on the year. Hargrove also led the team in assists
with 15 on the year.
