PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Junior
Mike Donnelly (New Hampton, N.H.) scored three goals, but Western Connecticut State University led from wire-to-wire in a 21-10 win over Plymouth State University in Little East Conference (LEC) men's lacrosse action at Panther Field on Thursday.
The Colonials jumped out to a four-goal lead and, despite multi-goal games from Donnelly, junior
Riley Roy (Laconia, N.H.), sophomore
Nick Drew (Chelmsford, Mass.) and freshman
Nolan Burke (Dudley, Mass.), Plymouth State was unable to slow the WestConn offense.
Plymouth State falls to 2-4 (1-3 LEC), while WestConn goes to 4-2 (4-2 LEC).
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 10, Western Conn. St. 21
- Plymouth State (2-4, 1-3 LEC)
- Western Conn. St. (4-2, 4-2 LEC)
Top Performers:
How it Happened:
- WestConn scored four times in the first nine minutes before Roy put the Panthers on the board with 5:34 left in the opening quarter.
- The teams traded tallies, with Donnelly scoring off a feed from Drew with just under three minutes to go.
- The Colonials closed the frame with back-to-back scores, then ran off four in a row to open the second quarter and push the lead to 11-2.
- Drew and Burke each found the back of the cage for the Panthers, but WCSU answered with a pair of goals of its own before Drew's second of the afternoon made it 13-5 at the half.
- WestConn outscored the Panthers 5-2 in the third, with PSU's goals coming from junior Mark Iamele (Georgetown, Mass.) and Roy.
- Burke tallied his second of the night and Donnelly added a pair of scores in the fourth quarter to account for the final score.
By the Numbers:
- WestConn held a narrow 40-36 edge in shots but led the ground ball battle by a 38-26 margin.
- PSU went 22-of-28 in clear attempts, while the Colonials were successful on 16-of-17 attempts.
- Plymouth State was unable to capitalize on any of eight man-up chances.
- Senior Robert Porter (Groveland, Mass.) totaled six saves over the first 37:13 before giving way to freshmen Owen McNichols (Manchester, N.H.) and Jessy Hirwa (Penacook, N.H.).
Up Next:
- Plymouth State wraps up the regular season with a home game against Castleton University on Sunday (May 2).
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