Connecticut College Sports Roundup

Bates College lost one game and won another in matchups against Connecticut College on Saturday, while the Camels also outscored Utica College in water polo. The following information was provided by William Tomasian, sports information director at Connecticut College:

Men's Lacrosse: Conn College 9, Bates 5

Connecticut College jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first quarter and maintained its edge the rest of the way, defeating the Bates College men's lacrosse team 9-5 in a NESCAC contest on Saturday at Garcelon Field.

Stephen Eicher scored four goals for the Camels (4-6, 2-4 NESCAC), and was the only multiple goal-scorer for either side. Danny Morici added a goal and an assist, and John Lenehan made 11 saves, including five in the final quarter. Bates took 36 shots to 30 for the Camels.

Alex Henrie started in goal for Bates and allowed five goals in 12:42 before Charlie Kazarian came on in relief. Kazarian made seven saves against four goals allowed in over 47 minutes of play.

Bates junior defender Kevin Helm starred for the Bobcats, causing six turnovers and collecting four ground balls. Rory Cosgrove, Will Gilkeson, Rob HIghland, Gary Guinta and Jason Hichborn all scored once for Bates.

Mark Mangano scored for the Camels just 58 seconds into the game with a scorching shot from the right wing, his 15th goal of the year. Morici fed Eric Doran for his seventh goal with 10:37 left in the quarter, and the Camels made it 3-0 shortly thereafter, as Eicher scored unassisted, his 14th tally of the season. Morici added a fourth goal for the Camels with 3:18 left to play.

The Bobcats bounced back with their first score just nine seconds later, as Reed Brown won the ground ball off the faceoff and found Guinta for his 12th goal of the year, allowing the sophomore to assume the team lead in goals. But the Camels deflated Bates' hopes for a rally when Eicher scored again less than a minute later for a 5-1 lead after one quarter.

Bates closed the gap to 5-2 with 10:37 left in the second quarter. After Andrew Freedman bumped the lead back to four for the Camels on a John Lyons feed, Bates' Rob Highland scored the game's only extra-man goal with 5:36 left, firing in an unassisted shot after the Camels' Mike O'Donnell was flagged for holding. But Eicher again stemmed any momentum by scoring his third goal of the game, and the Camels led 7-3 at halftime.

Bates outshot Connecticut College 13-2 in the third quarter, but struggled to find the target, scoring once while Lenehan made just two saves. Gilkeson's unassisted goal with 12:16 left in the quarter was the lone score of the period.

shortly after the fourth quarter began, the Camels scored for the first time in 20 minutes of game time, as JR Hartgers assisted on PJ Mara's goal to make it 8-4. Jason Hichborn closed the gap back to three, at 8-5, just 58 seconds later, but the Camels held the Bobcats scoreless over the final 13 minutes of the game, while Eicher tacked on his fourth tally with 1:12 left.

Bates takes on Bowdoin in another NESCAC game at Garcelon on April 19 at 7 p.m. The Camels play at Merchant Marine on Tuesday at 4 p.m.

Women's Lacrosse: Bates 15, Conn College 11

Jenna Dannis (Milford, N.H.) scored six goals and Jenn Brallier (Chambersburg, Pa.) added five scores to lead the 20th ranked Bates College women's lacrosse team to a 15-11 victory against Connecticut College on the Artificial Turf at Silfen Field Saturday.

The Bobcats improve to 6-4 with a 3-3 mark in the NESCAC, while the Camels slip to 3-7 with an 0-6 record in league action.

Briana Gross (Andover, Mass.) chipped in with a goal and two assists for the winning side. Senior Mara Krueger (St. Louis, Mo.) made five saves in the cage for the Bobcats.

Connecticut College junior Katelyn Driscoll (Peabody, Mass.) put up five points with three goals and two assists and leads the club with 30 points (20 goals, 10 assists). Bri Miller (Sudbury, Mass.) recorded a hat-trick with three goals for the hosts.

Cameron Flaherty (Hingham, Mass.) tallied two scores for the Camels. Grace Megaffin (Hopewell, N.J.) chipped in with three ground balls and three caused turnovers to lead the defense. Caitlin Cataldo (Milford, Conn.) made five saves between the pipes for the hosts.

Gross vaulted the visitors out to a 6-3 advantage with a goal at the 10:03 mark of the opening half. But Driscoll scored her second goal of the half with exactly eight minutes left to make it a 6-4 game. With one second left in the half, Miller scored to make it a 6-5 game.

Bates scored the first two goals in the second stanza to build an 8-5 advantage with 22:07 to go. However, the Camels scored two of the next three goals, closing to within two after Driscoll executed with a wraparound move at the 16:22 mark.

The teams continued to exchange goals but Bates scored two quick strikes 30 seconds apart to build a 12-8 advantage on a Dannis goal with 13:19 remaining.

The visitors were able to hold on for the 14-11 win.

Connecticut College held a 29-to-22 advantage in ground balls in the contest.

The Camels will host Eastern Connecticut State University this Wednesday afternoon for a 4:30 p.m. game in New London.

Bates will return home to host the University of New England Sunday, April 17 for a 1:00 p.m. game.

Women's Water Polo: Conn College 8, Utica 7

The Connecticut College women's water polo team earned an 8-7 victory at Utica College Saturday.

The Camels improve to 5-9 with the triumph, while the Pioneers fall to 4-9.

Megan Wright (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Emily Hunter (Cheshire, Conn.) paved the way to the victory for the visitors, scoring three goals each.

Kristin Lampley (Reading, Pa.) netted her team leading 39th and 40th goals of the season for the winning side.

Sophomore net-minder Pam Lovejoy (Guilford, Conn.) stopped eight shots in the cage for Connecticut College.