NEW LONDON, Conn. – The New England College Men's Lacrosse team makes it three-straight 20+ goal games as they cruise to a 22-6 win over Mitchel College in New England Collegiate Conference action Wednesday afternoon.

THE BASICS
Score: New England College 22, Mitchell College 6

Records: Pilgrims (5-8, 3-0 NECC) | Mariners (3-11, 1-2 NECC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

New England College opened the game on the attack, as they started the first quarter with five-straight goals. Sam Crary, Lucas Ferreira, Thomas Norton, and TJ Nong recorded tallies in the opening 15 minutes. The Mariners would get on the board with 2:28 remaining in the first, as Joseph Hayes scored for the hosts.

The Pilgrims continued to roll to begin the second quarter, as Crary and Ferreira expanded the NEC lead to 8-1 before Mitchell scored their second goal. The two teams would trade two goals before the end of the half, making the score 10-4.

The third quarter was dominated by New England College, as they outscored the Mariners 6-0, as Crary recorded four goals while Ferreira added two others. In the fourth quarter, the Pilgrims continued to pull away. Crary and Ferreira struck twice, while Norton and Devon Saeger scored once.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Connor Almstrom and Hunter Sutcliffe combined to record seven saves in the crease for NEC.
• Sam Crary's 11 goals are tied for the second-most goals in a Division III game this season.
• Quint Bartush broke his own program record with 21 ground balls, which is also the second-most in a game this year in Division III.
• The Pilgrims outshot the Mariners 64-24 while also winning 28-of-32 faceoffs.
• NEC won the groundball battle 65-24.
• New England College leads the all-time series 3-0

UP NEXT

• NEC vs. Eastern Nazarene, Saturday, Apr. 23, 1:00 pm
• Mitchell at Eastern Nazarene, Wednesday, Apr. 27, 8:00 pm