AMHERST – College of Massachusetts males’s lacrosse trailed 2-0 in the beginning however outscored UMass Lowell 19-7 the remainder of the way in which to roll to a 19-9 victory within the group’s dwelling opener on Saturday at Garber Area. The win strikes UMass to 1-1 on the season, whereas the River Hawks fall to 0-2.
13 completely different Gorillas logged factors within the victory, led by the Tobin brothers who put up 5 factors apiece as Mike recorded a hat trick and two assists and Kevin chipped in two targets and three assists. James Caddigan had a four-point day with two targets and two assists, Gabriel Procyk contributed a hat trick and Chris Connolly added two targets and an help. It marked the most important margin of victory for Massachusetts because the Gorillas defeated Utah 16-2 on March 17, 2019.
Caleb Hammett led UMass, profitable 13 of 20 faceoffs and registered 10 groundballs. Sam Eisenstadt contributed 4 precipitated turnovers for Massachusetts and Matt Knote made 12 saves earlier than being relieved by Dom Elmo and Tyler Bluse.
The Gorillas out-shot the River Hawks, 56-40 and led in photographs on aim, 35-22. Massachusetts practically doubled up UMass Lowell in groundballs, 40-24, and the River Hawks had 19 turnovers to UMass’ 14.
Massachusetts made probably the most of its man-up probabilities, going 7-for-8 on the day, whereas limiting UMass Lowell to a 2-for-7 clip.
Jake Davis and Domenic Giachello mixed for 5 of the River Hawks’ targets within the contest, with three and two, respectively. Paul Macrina began in aim for UMass Lowell and made 9 stops earlier than being relieved by Calvin Desmariais, who completed with seven saves.
UMass will likely be again in motion subsequent Saturday, February 26, when the squad will journey to Boston College for a 1 p.m. matchup with the Terriers.
— Courtesy UMass Athletics