Box Score

WENHAM, Mass. – Nichols College sophomore Anthony Verville (Portland, Maine) potted two goals in a 15-8 loss at Gordon College Tuesday night in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) men's lacrosse action.

The Fighting Scots used a six-goal first quarter to take control of the game. The home team received five goals and two assists from sophomore Ryan Utz (Rochester, N.Y.).

Jake Martin (Watertown, Conn.) scored two goals in the 30-second span to open a 2-0 lead just a few minutes into the first quarter. Martin took the first goal all the way in by himself and muscled his way through two defenders for the score. The Scots leading scorer found his second goal on a give-and-go attempt with Utz.

Nichols cut the Fighting Scots lead in half on a goal by junior Corey Davis (Wakefield, Mass.) with 10:36 left in the first period. The Bison won the ensuing faceoff and looked poised to knot the game at two, but Cody Greenwald (Albany, N.Y.) made an acrobatic stop to keep Gordon's momentum. The offense obliged with a quick goal on the other end, with Utz scoring on a diving attempt at 9:35.

The Scots tacked on three goals in the final four minutes of the period to take a commanding 6-1 lead. Jordan Heckelmann (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Roger Evans (Oxford, Pa.) both netted their first goals of the game while Martin added a hat trick after only one period.

Thor Rasmussen (Fairfax, Va.) skipped a shot past Nichols freshman goalie Peter Zygadlo (Hanover, Mass.) to push Gordon's lead to six. Verville and Utz traded scores back and forth in a low-scoring second quarter. The Scots held an 8-2 lead at the break.

Nichols found more success in the third quarter, cutting the Scots lead to five on a strike from Verville. Evans scored a man-up goal with 48 ticks on the clock in the third period to make it a six-goal deficit once again.

The Scots closed out the win and led by as a many as nine goals in the final 15 minutes. Gordon freshman Logan McCulloch (Hamilton, Mass.) scored his first collegiate goal for the Scots final score with 1:40 remaining.

Zygadlo made 19 saves in a losing effort while Greenwald and Brian Lane (Rochester, N.Y.) combined for 12 saves.

Gordon improves to 8-7 on the year and 4-3 in the conference. Nichols falls to 0-6 in conference play (2-11 overall), which officially eliminates the Bison from postseason contention.

Nichols plays at Curry on Thursday. The Fighting Scots close the regular season with regionally ranked Western New England next Wednesday in Springfield.

Contributions from Gordon sports information