Men’s lacrosse falls to Babson

Despite three-goal

performances

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Kevin Tierney, Mason Nocito and Conor Tracy, Babson defeated Springfield men’s lacrosse 15-9 on Saturday.

__ By RiveR Mitchell @rivermitchell27

On a day where both Springfield and Babson wore pink laces on their cleats in honor of breast cancer awareness, Babson cut through the rain as they dominated Springfield from the second quarter on and pulling away with a 15-9 win.

“I just think they played with a little more urgency,” said Pride head coach Keith Bugbee. “I think they really wanted this. It’s a little cliché to say ‘They wanted it more’, but that’s what it felt like.”

Springfield came in on the season having had their fair share of struggles, which included them starting the season out 0-4 as well as losing the game prior against Middlebury. However, they also had their spurts of excellence, beating Endicott at home 18-12 going on the road to Wheaton beating them 14-4.

Babson, meanwhile, has been a force in the NEWMAC this year, boasting an 5-2 record prior to gameplay with their most recent win coming in a 24-11 victory against Clark.

Springfield managed to put in a few early goals for their team, as Mason Nocito and Kevin Tierney each put one in the net before in just over two minutes.

Conor Tracy managed to get one in the net as well just moments after Tierney. However, goals from the Beavers’ Will Spangenberg, Jacob Tauss, Bennett Smith and Ryan Kenney in a four-minute span got them to a 4-3 lead to close the opening quarter.

In the last three quarters, the Beavers managed to outscore Springfield 11-6 as Springfield only got one goal in the net during the second quarter, where Babson got five followed by three each in the final two frames. Spangenberg, Kenney, and Smith finished the day off with three goals a piece, with Chi Chi Price chipping in two of his own along with Tauss.

Despite Tierney, Nocito, and Tracy all having solid games with three goals each, Babson’s all-around performance ultimately put them ahead, which is something that Bugbee recognizes.

“I don’t think we really defensively met our standard, and offensively. ” Bugbee said.

With Springfield looking to improve before going into their next game against Emerson in Springfield on Saturday, Bugbee looks forward to the preparation of facing a good Emerson team.

“Emerson is pretty good now, which is good,” Bugbee said. “We’ll have to play another good team, and we still got Coast Guard and Clark.”

Bugbee also recognized that his team is really gonna have to kick it into high gear for the rest of the season, as the NEWMAC boasts a lot of tough competition for the Pride.

“Our league is really good right now,” said Bugbee. “Whoever wins our league is going to be a really good club. It’s going to be a good fight right down to the end.”