SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Senior attacker Adam Cherry (Westfield, MA) scored two goals with two assists to lead No. 12 Western New England College to a 17-6 victory over visiting Eastern Connecticut State University in a non-league men's lacrosse game Friday night (Mar. 30). Cherry became the school's all-time leading scorer with 227 points, breaking the old mark of 224 set by PJ Wicker from 1996-98.

Junior midfielder Jon Hayes (Waltham, MA) added three goals for the Golden Bears who remained unbeaten with a 6-0 record. Senior midfielder Brian Praetorius (Saugerties, NY), and junior midfielders Bryan Cofrin (Londonderry, NH) and Ben Reardon (Longmeadow, MA) each contributed two goals.

Western New England College broke a 1-1 tie with 13 unanswered goals to take a commanding 14-1 advantage following Hayes' final score with 8:04 remaining in the third quarter.

Senior attacker Dave Carpenter (Redding, CT) led the Warriors (2-5) with two goals and an assist while sophomore midfielder D.J. Simmons (Mystic, CT) chipped in with a goal and assist.

Eastern Connecticut (2-5)  1  0  3  2 -  6
Western New England (6-0)  4  6  6  1 - 17

Eastern Connecticut
Goals – Dave Carpenter 2, Matthew Savage 2, Pete Hamilton, DJ Simmons
Assists – Dave Carpenter, DJ Simmons
Saves – Kyle Savage 19

Western New England
Goals – Jon Hayes 3, Adam Cherry 2, Bryan Cofrin 2, Brian Praetorius 2, Ben Reardon 2, Jedd Brown, Ryan LaChance, Mike Kelly, Scott Kukis, David Teichman
Assists – Adam Cherry 2, Chuck Cartelli, Scott Kukis, David Teichman
Saves – Chris Body 13 (36:56, 1 goal), James Ells 4 (19:16, 5 goals), Rob Titus 1 (3:48, 0 goals)

2007-03-30