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Men’s Lacrosse third place, with eyes on the top of the conference
Written by: Phillip St. Pierre
Bentley Men’s Lacrosse’s fiery streak to begin the season continued as they came out victorious in last week’s games against Southern New Hampshire University and American International, before falling to the likes of Merrimack, who handed the Falcons just their second loss of the year.
The Falcons are currently 5-2 on the season, making them third place in the Northeast 10 behind Merrimack and Le Moyne. With the season more than halfway over, Bentley will look to finish out the year strong and climb their way up to the top of the conference.
The game against Southern New Hampshire University was a chess match for each team, as they looked to capitalize on their opponent’s mistakes, but it was Bentley who made the right moves late in the match to earn the win.
Southern New Hampshire set the tone in the first quarter, outscoring Bentley 3-1, but the Falcons quickly responded in the second, starting the quarter with three unanswered goals. The run was led by Wyatt Couture, who scored two goals in the first half, and the Falcons went into halftime with a slim 6-5 lead.
An exceptional Kevin Gould goal extended the Bentley lead to 8-6 early in the third quarter, but Southern New Hampshire tied up the game right away after two quick scores.
James Reardon netted the final goal of the third quarter to give Bentley a 9-8 lead going into the fourth, and the sophomore added two more goals as the Falcons piled on the points in the fourth quarter, moving on to a 14-10 victory.
Bentley played exceptionally well in the game against Southern New Hampshire, taking advantage of man up situations, controlling the ground balls, and forcing their opponents into many turnovers. Senior goalie Andy Collete was also sensational, making 14 saves in the match.
Coming off of a big win against Southern New Hampshire, Bentley continued their road trip, traveling to Springfield to face American International.
This was a game the Falcons expected to win, as American International had only won two games this season, but Bentley did not take their opponents lightly, storming through the Yellow Jackets for a 14-9 victory.
Kevin Gould posted one of the best games of his career at Bentley, and he was a key piece to the victory over the Yellow Jackets. The senior finished the day tying his career high with an outstanding five goals, as well as adding three assists to give him eight points for the game.
Just minutes into the first quarter, Bentley saw themselves down 2-0 as American International came firing out of the gates, but their lead quickly diminished as Brendan Grant and Kevin Gould tied up the game with consecutive goals just a minute later.
The Falcons scored two more to end the first quarter as sophomore James Reardon scored two of his three goals with just five minutes remaining. Bentley would then add two more goals in the second quarter to go into the half with a 6-3 lead.
The third quarter was filled with excitement for Bentley as they pulled away from the Yellow Jackets, all but securing the victory. Within the first 10 minutes of the quarter, Kevin Gould netted three straight goals, as American International had no answer for the Bentley senior.
The fourth quarter was controlled by Brendan Grant, who also had a career game with four goals in the match.
Following a Stephen Moulton score early in the fourth quarter, Grant dialed in, making three shots to seal the deal for the Falcons as they went on to the 14-9 win.
In response to Kevin Gould’s eight-point game, the senior was later named Northeast-10 Player of the Week, as he led the Falcons to two victories over the week, tallying a total of 12 points over that span. Gould is having a stellar season so far, as the attack-man is third in the conference with 2 assists per game, and fifth in the conference with 3.83 points per game.
Bentley saw their four-game winning streak come to an end Tuesday night as they were defeated by Merrimack. The loss dropped the Falcons to third in the conference as Merrimack passed them in the standing.
The first half of the Lacrosse season has been very solid for Bentley, and although the Northeast-10 has some heavy hitters sitting atop the conference, the Falcons could easily make a run towards the #1 spot in the NE-10, as Le Moyne, one of the teams standing in their way, will travel to Bentley this Saturday.
The Falcons will look to make a statement and hand Le Moyne their first loss of the season Saturday, giving them some momentum going towards the home stretch and proving that they are one of the teams to watch out for.
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