CCC Champs! Men's Lacrosse Crowned Champions after 18-10 Win over Endicott

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (May 7, 2022) – The Western New England men's lacrosse team defeated the Gulls of Endicott College by a final score of 18-10 on Saturday afternoon, crowning themselves CCC Champions for the ninth time in program history. 

Records:

• Western New England: 14-5
• Endicott College: 10-6

How it Happened:

Western New England wasted little time to fire up the full house at Golden Bear Stadium, taking an early 1-0 lead on the Gulls when Dylan Hanley was able to fire a shot past Tim Luciano of Endicott, giving the Golden Bears the opening advantage. Play would go back and forth from there, with both Endicott and Western New England getting chances, though neither able to pick up a goal in a 12-minute span. The Golden Bears would find their offense again with 6:15 remaining in the first when Jared Newall ripped his first goal of the game on an assist from Matt Greer, giving the Golden Bears a 2-0 lead. Goals would come quickly for WNE , scoring three more in the quarter. Matt Greer would score just 56 seconds after the Newall tally on an assist from Brian Madden to give WNE a three-goal lead. Dylan Hanley would rear back and send another ball into the back of the net with 2:27 to play on a Noah Rust assist to give WNE a four-goal lead. Jared Newall would finish the scoring in the quarter with his second of the game on assist from Mike Bannon, giving WNE a 5-0 lead after one quarter of play. Western New England came away with 13 shots in the opening 15 minutes, with the Gulls coming away with nine. 

The Golden Bears would score the first two goals of the second quarter to take a commanding seven goal lead before Endicott would get their first goal of the game with 10:12 to play in the second quarter. Conor Tracy would pick up two goals for WNE in the second quarter as Western New England would race out to an 8-1 lead. Endicott would fight back in the second quarter, scoring four straight goals to stop a scoring streak for the Golden Bears and get the Gulls back into the contest. Endicott would get Western New England's lead to as low as three goals, though three goals in the final 1:56 of the second quarter would give WNE a six-goal lead at the half. Matt Greer, Brian Madden, and Dylan Hanley would all score for the Golden Bears in the final two minutes of the quarter to give WNE an 11-5 lead after 30 minutes of play. Endicott would come out strong in quarter number two, collecting 15 shots while WNE had ten. Carter Randall made five saves in the second quarter, six in total in the first half for the Golden Bears. 

Western New England would score five of the seven goals in the third quarter, starting off the scoring with Jared Newall's tally on an assist from TJ Dalicandro to give the Golden Bears a 12-5 lead. Ben Kolb and Matt Greer would both score in the third quarter with Newall collecting three markers in the quarter to lead WNE to a 16-7 lead after three quarters of play. 25 shots were taken in the third quarter, with Endicott taking the 13-12 edge. 

Western New England would solidify their championship in the fourth quarter, putting together two additional goals, with Dylan Hanley and Noah Rust finding twine for the Golden Bears, sending Western New England to a 18-10 victory over Endicott, crowning themselves CCC Champions for the ninth time in program history and first time since 2019. 

Around the Lines:

• Jared Newall led all scorers in the contest, netting six goals and picking up one assist. Newall shot nine times on the afternoon, picking up eight shots on goal, while scooping two ground balls. 
• Dylan Hanley netted four goals for Western New England, also taking nine shots towards goal. Teammate Matt Greet would help the Golden Bears by collecting three goals and two assists in the win. 
• Noah Rust, Brian Madden and Conor Tracy all collected multiple point efforts for the Golden Bears in the championship victory.
• GK Carter Randall made 14 saves on the Gulls in between the pipes, collecting four ground balls. Randall played his first full game since April 16, in a 9-7 win over Endicott. 
• The Golden Bears defeated Endicott at Golden Bear Stadium both times this season, with a 9-7 victory coming in CCC play, while this afternoon's 18-10 victory came in the CCC Championship game. 
• Endicott would outshoot the Golden Bears 47-40 in the contest, though would only be able to score ten goals in the contest, short of the number to beat.
• This afternoon marks Western New England's 11^th straight season in the CCC Championship game. The Golden Bears and Gulls battle for the championship for the ninth straight season. 

Up Next on the Schedule:

• Western New England receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with their win. The Golden Bears will find out their opponent tomorrow, Sunday, May 8 at 9:00 pm on the NCAA Selection Show which can be found by clicking here.
• Endicott sees their season come to an end with the loss. The Gulls finish the year with a 10-6 record.