PRIDE NOTCH SIX AGAINST AMC

PAXTON, Mass.  – Led by Luke Biggins' (Sudbury, Mass.) game-high seven points, the Anna Maria College men's lacrosse team defeated Regis 17-6 on a cool Wednesday evening at AMCAT Field. The win improves the AMCATS to 3-4 (0-2 TCCC) while the Pride fall to 0-2 in their inaugural season. 

The AMCATS struck first within the first minute of the opening quarter on an unassisted goal by Luke Biggins.  Anna Maria led the pride 4-1 at the end of the quarter, highlighted by two goals from both Alex Nastterstad (Upton, Mass.) and Luke Biggins, while Bradford Hastings (Mansfield, Mass.) added the lone goal for the pride in the quarter. 

After the first quarter, the AMCATS went on 9-1 run during the second and third quarters to take a 13-2 advantage, putting the game out of reach for the Pride.  The Pride mounted a late mini-comeback, making a 4-1 run of their own, bringing the score to 14-6, however, the AMCATS scored three more unanswered goals en-route to the 17-6 victory.   

The AMCATS were led by junior Luke Biggins who had a team-high seven points on three goals and four assists.  Biggins also played an outstanding all-around game, collecting nine groundballs and winning 13-of-14 face-off attempts. Freshman Chris Summers (Morris, N.J.) added five points on four goals and one assist, while freshman Rodrigo Henriques (Saugus, Mass.) added four points on three goals and an assist. Nikolas Langlois (Hatfield, Mass.)(three assists), Matt Lochner (Lima, N.Y.)(two goals, one assist) and Alex Natterstad (three goals) also contributed to the victory with three points each. Freshman Jason Baker (Billerica, Mass.) had an excellent game, scooping up a game-high 12 ground balls in the AMCAT victory. 

The Pride were paced by freshman Bradford Hasting's outstanding six-point effort, collecting four goals and two assists. Junior Derek Brown (Brighton, Mass.) and freshman Stephan Bottex (Norwood, Mass.) were busy scooping up loose balls for the visitors, as they added nine and eight ground balls, respectively.  Despite the loss, sophomore goaltender Andrew LaMacchia (Lynn, Mass.) did his best to minimize the attack, adding thirteen saves, including five in the first frame. 

The AMCATS held a sizable advantage in shots (44-17), ground balls (55-40), and face-offs (19-27) against the first-year Pride.

Both teams will return to action on Saturday, with the Pride hosting Nichols at 1:00 pm, and the AMCATS traveling to face conference foe Curry at 11:00 am.