DUDLEY, Mass. (4/9/2025) – The Nichols College men's lacrosse team came up short on Senior Night Wednesday, falling to visitor University of Hartford, 15-5 in conference play at Vendetti Field.

With the loss, the Bison move to 3-11 (1-4 CNE) on the season, while the Hawks improve to 7-5 (4-1 CNE).

Junior Conor Doherty led the Bison with three points on the night, scoring a pair of goals with one assist. Senior Dylan DeRubeis added a goal, and also posted a team-best three ground balls, and two caused turnovers. From the faceoff, junior Travis Arnold went 8-of-20.

Senior goalkeeper Brady Morgan (3-11) made 11 stops in the loss, while junior Carter Renaud stopped six shots in the backend of the game.

The Bison opened the scoring at the 11:34 mark of the first quarter when junior Jonah Libby cashed in for his 12^th goal of the season, unassisted. Hartford countered by scoring three times in a three-minute span to take a 3-1 lead, before DeRubeis added his only strike of the night to keep the Bison within one at 3-2. The Hawks capped off the quarter with one more goal, which came with just 00:05 left on the clock.

Hartford netted all six goals in the second quarter to gain a commanding 10-2 lead at the half.

After another pair of Hawk goals made it 12-2, Doherty notched his first of the game, unassisted to cut the deficit to 12-3, completing the third-quarter scoring. He then notched his second goal at the 10:17 mark of the fourth, ahead of a man-up strike from senior Jack Ellis, which landed as his first of the season. Despite the effort, the Hawks maintained their offensive pace, and continued on to win the game, 15-5.

The Bison are off until Saturday, April 12^th when they travel to Curry College (1-12, 1-3 CNE) for a 2:00 PM faceoff at Walter M. Katz Field.