Box Score Trocchi, Pichel, St. George play key roles in Panther win
NEWTON, Mass. – Senior Mike Trocchi (Danvers, Mass.) and junior Phil Pichel (Hopkinton, Mass.) scored two goals apiece and senior goalie Chris St. George (Marblehead, Mass.) made 10 saves Wednesday afternoon to lead the Plymouth State University men's lacrosse team past Lasell College, 6-4, in non-conference action at Grellier Field.
Trocchi and Pichel scored consecutive goals in both the first and second quarters to give the visitors a 4-1 lead at the intermission. Senior C.J. Frates (Merrimack, N.H.) pushed the PSU lead to 5-1 midway through the third quarter before Lasell rallied with three unanswered goals to cut the margin to one goal. Sophomore Colin Claflin (Pembroke, Mass.) added an insurance goal for the Panthers with two minutes left in the game.
Senior defenseman Scott Pelligrinelli (Glastonbury, Conn.) and sophomore midfielder Adam Haversat (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) each recorded four ground balls to lead the Panthers.
Senior Dylan Fernandes (Billerica, Mass.) led the Lasers with a pair of goals, while classmate Aaron LaPorte (Gorham, Maine) and sophomore Connor Johnson (Hampstead, N.H.) each chipped in with single markers. Johnson scooped up a career-high seven ground balls, while senior Gordon Roberts (Dover, N.H.) picked up four ground balls for Lasell.
The Panthers opened the scoring when Trocchi found the back of the cage just 2:10 into the contest. Plymouth State added its second goal midway through the opening stanza as Pichel registered a marker on a feed from Frates to take a 2-0 advantage. The Lasers got on the scoreboard with 1:22 remaining in the first quarter on an unassisted goal from Fernandes.
Trocchi and Pichel netted the only two tallies in the second quarter at the 14:16 mark and with 8:28 to play in the half as Plymouth State had the lead 4-1 at the break.
With the score 5-1 in favor of the visitors, Johnson began a streak of three consecutive goals for Lasell. Johnson made the score 5-2 on a goal from junior Pat Egan (Glen Rock, N.J.) to close the third quarter, while Egan found Fernandes for a Lasers goal 1:37 into the final quarter. LaPorte closed the Panthers' lead to one goal 2:51 later with an unassisted tally making the score 5-4 with 10:32 to play. Claflin netted the all-important insurance goal for the Panthers to seal the victory with just 1:55 left on the clock.
Junior goalkeeper David Walen (Longmeadow, Mass.) made 19 saves for Lasell in the circle as PSU had a 40-29 advantage in shots.
Lasell (1-2) travels to Georgetown, Texas over spring break to take on Centenary (L.A.) on Sunday, March 15 at 12:00 p.m, while Plymouth State (2-1) visits Castleton this Saturday for a non-conference contest at 1:00 p.m.
(Courtesy of Lasell Sports Information)
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