SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Freshman Ryan Molloy (Setauket, NY) had three goals and an assist, and junior Matt Harrigan (Damestown, MD) made 18 saves, as visiting Tufts University posted an 11-7 upset victory over No. 14 Western New England College in a non-league men's lacrosse game Wednesday night (Apr. 2).

Junior Clem McNally (Far Hills, NJ) also netted three goals for the Jumbos who improve to 5-3. Freshman D.J. Hessler (Monkton, MD) contributed five assists in the win.

Tufts took a 1-0 lead in the opening period when Molloy scored at the 3:57 mark with an assist from Hessler. WNEC tied the contest just 40 seconds later on a goal by senior Mike Kelly (Cheshire, CT) with an assist by senior Bryan Cofrin (Londonderry, NH).

Molloy tallied his second goal of the evening with 1:45 left in the stanza as the Jumbos took a one-goal edge after the opening quarter. Tufts held a 4-1 advantage following a man-up goal by senior Matt Caple ((Wellesley, MA) with 8:57 left in the half before the Golden Bears scored three straight goals to tie the contest at 4-4 at the 5:38 juncture.

Tufts answered with three consecutive goals for a 7-4 lead at intermission and then maintained its edge the remainder of the game. The Jumbos out-shot the Golden Bears by a 46-35 margin.

Freshman Joe O'Keefe (Branford, CT) led the Golden Bears with two goals while Kelly finished with a goal and assist. Senior Chris Body (Newtown, CT) stopped 16 shots.

Both teams have 5-3 records.

Tufts (5-3)  2   5   2   2   -   11         
WNCE (5-3)   1   3   2   1   -   7

Tufts Jumbos
Goals – Clem McNally 3, Ryan Molloy 3, Jamie Atkins, Matt Caple, Mike Cortese, Eytan Saperstein, Kevin Williams
Assists – D.J. Hessler 5, Chase Bibby, Ryan Molly
Saves – Matt Harrigan 18

Western New England College Golden Bears
Goals – Joe O'Keefe 2, Travis Brown, Nick Coppola, Mike Kelly, Scott Kukis, Brody Savoie
Assists – Bryan Cofrin 2, Mike Kelly
Saves – Chris Body 16

2008-04-03