BABSON PARK, Mass. -- Fourth-ranked Wesleyan University improved to 2-0 with a victory on Sunday, as the Cardinals defeated host Babson College by a score of 13-5 in a non-conference men's lacrosse contest at MacDowell Field. Babson suffered its first loss to drop to 1-1.

Sophomore attack Jason Ben-Eliyahu (East Setauket, N.Y.) led all players with four goals and two assists for Wesleyan, while first-year Jon Killeen (Derry, N.H.) added two goals and two helpers in the winning effort. Senior Tom Bendon (Latham, N.Y.) paced the Cardinals with a game-high eight groundballs, and senior goalie Charlie Congleton (Groton, Mass.) made 11 saves while allowing just two goals in 30 minutes in net. He has a .764 save percentage and a 5.33 GAA through his first two starts.

Sophomore E.J. Peterson (Framingham, Mass.) led Babson with two goals, while first-year goalie Chris Jacobs (Pittsford, N.Y.) came off the bench to make eight saves in 49 minutes of action.

Wesleyan took control of the game early with a dominating first quarter, outscoring Babson by a count of 6-0 behind three goals and one assist from Ben-Eliyahu. The Cardinals then tacked on three more scores in the second to take a 9-2 into the half, and Babson managed just three second half goals as Wesleyan held on for the 13-5 win.

SCORE BY PERIOD       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Wesleyan University.  6  3  2  2 - 13
Babson College......  0  2  2  1 -  5

Wesleyan University SCORING:
GOALS: Jason Ben-Eliyahu 4; Jon Killeen 2; Peter Follansbee 2; Adam Kirk 1; Alex Kaufman 1; Chris Jasinski 1; Kwasi Ansu 1; Tom Bendon 1.
ASSISTS: Jason Ben-Eliyahu 2; Jon Killeen 2; Lonnie Blumenthal 1; Mike Hines 1; Alex Kaufman 1; Adam Kirk 1.

Babson College SCORING:
GOALS: E.J. Peterson 2; Bryan Wilbur 1; Luke Biggins 1; Mike Maher 1.
ASSISTS: Mike Lynch 1; Jason Wellemeyer 1.

Wesleyan University GROUND BALLS (38): Tom Bendon 8; Bobby Goulding 3; Mike Borrero 2; Matt Burke 2; Charlie Congleton 2; Peter Follansbee 2; Jon Killeen 2; Zach Librizzi 2; Spike Malangone 2; Jeff McLaren 2; Jesse Bardo 1; Jason Ben-Eliyahu 1; Mike DeFranco 1; Nate Green 1; Mike Hines 1; Adam Kirk 1; Dan Latzman 1; Ramanan Sivalingam 1; Matt Ward 1; Dave Wilkinson 1; Field Yates 1.

Babson College GROUND BALLS (35): Chuck Gable 7; Luke Biggins 5; Adam Boone 4; Patrick Mulvihill 4; Jason Wellemeyer 4; Trey Hanlan-Hollo 3; Bryan Wilbur 3; Max Artz 1; Michael Collins 1; Matt Enright 1; Nick Fessenden 1; Chris Jacobs 1; Ray Roy 1.

SHOTS - Wesleyan University 36; Babson College 29.
SHOTS ON GOAL - Wesleyan University 23; Babson College 22.
PENALTIES - Wesleyan University 6/4:30; Babson College 4/5:00.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Wesleyan University 1-4; Babson College 0-6.
FACEOFFS - Wesleyan University 12-21; Babson College 9-21.
CLEARS - Wesleyan University 18-23; Babson College 18-25.

GOALIES
WES: Charlie Congleton (30:00 mins, 11 saves, 2 GA), Mike Borrero (22:21, 6 saves, 2 GA) , Colin Campbell (04:23, 2 saves, 0 GA), Trevor Adams (03:16, 0 saves, 1 GA).
BAB: Max Owen (10:42 mins., 2 saves, 6 GA), Chris Jacobs (49:18, 8 saves, 7 GA).

2007-03-12