Men's Lacrosse Falls To Norwich On The Road

NORTHFIELD, VT — The Pride men's lacrosse team made the last minute trip up to Vermont to take on the Cadets of Norwich University, where the Cadets would get the best of the Pride, 20-9, dropping their record to 4-6, 3-5 in Great Northeast Athletic Conference play.

Matt Cabassa would lead the way for the Pride, with two goals and one assist.

For the Cadets, Christian Rainis would have five goals en route to his teams victory.

How It Happened

Regis showed resilience and flashes of offensive rhythm throughout the first half despite trailing. After Norwich struck first, Regis answered quickly behind Matt Cabassa, who led the early attack with multiple goals, including a strong individual finish and a connection with Nick Klein to keep things even. The Pride continued to respond every time Norwich created separation, with Jack Jaynes and Alex Dougenik adding key goals to maintain momentum. Regis also found success at the faceoff  at times and generated consistent shot opportunities. In the second quarter, Regis continued to battle and create chances, highlighted by Nick Klein's goal to cut into the deficit and multiple offensive possessions that produced solid looks on cage. But the Pride would go into half down, 11-5.

The Pride came out of halftime with renewed energy, putting together one of their strongest stretches of the game in the third quarter. Goals from Luke Meelia and Nick Klein sparked a quick run that cut into the Norwich lead, while Cabassa continued to impact the game at the faceoff dot to give Regis more opportunities. In the fourth quarter, Regis maintained its fight and continued to generate opportunities on both ends of the field. Alex Dougenik capitalized on a man-up opportunity, while Devin Hammon added more saves to keep possessions alive however the game would end 20-9 in favor of the Cadets.

Inside the Numbers

• As a team the Pride scooped up 33 ground balls in the contest.

• Devin Hammon picked up double digit saves despite the loss tonight. 

Up Next

The Pride return home on Thursday, April 9th to take on Colby-Sawyer at 7 p.m.