LAX Drops Season Opener at Anna Maria
PAXTON, Mass. – The Mitchell College men's lacrosse
team opened the 2010 season with a 14-6 loss at Anna Maria College
on Wednesday evening at AMCAT Field.
Junior Luke Biggins led all players with eight points and 17 ground
balls to help lift the Anna Maria to its first
victory of the season. The win came in the AMCATS’ home
opener and improved their season record to 1-2, while the Mariners
dropped to 0-1 on the year.
Biggins paced AMC with five goals and three assists, while also
winning 16 of 20 face-offs. Sophomore Mike Saulnier and freshman
Nikolas Langlois chipped in with four and three goals,
respectively, while freshman Rodrigo Henriques added three assists
in the win. Freshman Andrew Ellis made six saves on the night,
earning the win in net for the AMCATS and evening his record to 1-1
on the year.
Junior Patrick Nielsen and sophomore Adam
Grillo led the Mariners with two goals apiece, while
sophomore Aharon Wall added a goal and an assist in the
loss. Sophomore goalkeeper Joseph
Nott did his best to keep the Mariners in the game, making an
impressive 23 saves during the match, including 10 in the third
quarter alone.
Anna Maria got on the board first when Langlois took a feed from
Biggins and beat the Mariners’ goalie to give AMC the 1-0
advantage after one quarter of play.
Mitchell took advantage of an extra-man opportunity and evened the
score at the 10:58 mark of the second quarter, as Nielsen found the
back of the net for an unassisted tally.
The AMCATS responded with three unanswered goals in under three
minutes of play, including two by Biggins and one from
Saulnier.
After a Mitchell goal from Grillo, the AMCATS answered back with a
score by Nikolas Langlois off a nice feed from Rodrigo Henriques
with just 39 seconds remaining in the half.
The AMCATS stormed out of the gates in the second half, scoring six
unanswered goals to build a commanding 11-2 lead. Mitchell tried to
rally back by scoring four of the next six goals, cutting the AMC
lead to seven, but eventually ran out of time.
The AMCATS held significant advantages in shots (59-17), face-offs
(17-22), and ground balls (68-42) during the contest.
The Mariners won’t play again until Sunday, March 21
when they host Lyndon State College at 2:00 p.m.