No. 20 Endicott Smashes Amcats, 21-1
from press releases
BEVERLY, Mass. - The 20th-ranked Endicott men's
lacrosse team served Anna Maria College an unfriendly welcome to
The Commonwealth Coast Conference, as the Gulls smashed the
visiting AMCATS, 21-1, in the season-opener for both teams on a wet
and cold Wednesday afternoon in Beverly, Mass. Endicott, who led
15-0 at halftime, outshot AMC at a 41-9 clip on the day.
The Gulls opened the afternoon by pumping in five goals in the
game's first seven minutes, including two strikes by Brendan
McCarthy (Arlington, Vt.). McCarthy's first tally came as he dodged
from behind the net, turning his defender on goal-line extended,
and then beat Anna Maria goalkeeper Bryan Bedard (Dracut, Mass.)
with a high-low stick fake. The EC junior attackman then notched
his second of the day off a nifty backdoor pass from Jack Curtis
(Chelmsford, Mass.). The Endicott offense continued in the first
quarter as Brian Vincent (Norwalk, Conn.) also chipped in a pair of
goals and an assist before the first 15:00 minutes had
concluded.
Anna Maria finally got on the board in the fourth quarter when
junior midfielder Luke Biggins (Sudbury, Mass.) snuck a bid past
freshman Will Lomas (Weston, Conn.) - one of five netminders on the
day for the Gulls - under the crossbar to make it a 19-1 game.
Justin Sproul (Londonderry, N.H.) and Colin Prescott (Norwalk,
Conn.) tacked on a goal apiece to round out the scoring.
Jack Curtis and Connor McCormack (Norwalk, Conn.) each finished the
day with four points, Curtis on a goal and three assists and
McCormack on three goals and one helper. Harry Holden (Duxbury,
Mass.) added a pair of goals while Sproul also finished with two.
Five Endicott goalies combined for the victory.
Anna Maria's Bryan Bedard finished with three saves before giving
way to freshman Andrew Ellis (Fitchburg, Mass.), who came on to
stop five of the 11 shots he faced.
Endicott won 20-of-26 face-off opportunities and cleared the ball
at a perfect 12-12 clip (AMC finished just 7-of-22 in clearing
situations). The Gulls also had 44 groundballs to the AMCATS 20 and
forced 24 Anna Maria turnovers.
Endicott (1-0, 1-0 TCCC) returns to action on Saturday afternoon
when the Gulls will play host to the Ducks of the Stevens Institute
of Technology at 1:00 p.m. Anna Maria looks to rebound on March 6th
when it hosts Norwich.
