Medford, Mass. - The No. 6-ranked Tufts University Jumbo men's
lacrosse team improved to 9-0 overall and 6-0 in New England Small
College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) with a 9-5 victory against the
Trinity College Bantams this afternoon at Bello Field.
Trinity falls to 6-5 overall and 1-5 in the NESCAC.
Junior Matt Witko (Chappaqua, NY) scored three
goals and sophomore goalie Steven Foglietta (Oceanside,
NY) stopped 11 out of 16 shots on net to lead the
Jumbos. A four-goal run by Tufts spanning from late in
the second quarter into early in the third quarter helped them earn
thr win.
Trinity had an early advantage in possession and led 2-1 at 9:23
of the second quarter following two goals by junior Kevin
Looby (Kansas City, Mo.). The Jumbos scored the next four,
with Witko tallying twice and junior D.J. Hessler (Monkton,
Md.) assisting on two goals. The Jumbos had a 3-2 lead at
halftime, and then were up 6-3 at the end of three quarters. In the
third, senior tri-captain Mike Droesch (Setauket,
N.Y.) scored two goals and Foglietta made five saves for
the Jumbos.
Trinity junior Greg Brennan (East Setauket,
N.Y.) scored his second goal of the game to pull the
Bantams within 7-4 at the 12:51 mark of the fourth quarter.
However, Tufts scored the next two to build the margin to 9-4 on
Witko's third goal with 9:55 remaining. Bantam senior
Harper Cullen (Rehoboth Beach, Del.) finished the
scoring at 5:55 of the fourth.
Tufts sophomore Nick Rhoads (McLean,
VA) held an advantage in the face-off circle,
winning 12 of 16. Senior tri-captain Eytan Saperstein
(Hewlett, NY) had a spectacular game on defense,
controlling 10 ground balls. Hessler finished with a goal and three
assists. Trinity posted a 34-33 edge in shots, and their
total of 34 ground balls was led by six from junior Teddy
Bascom (Sudbury, Mass.) and five each by freshman
Jeff Hebert (Cornwall, Ontario) and sophomore
goalie Peter Johnson (Riverside, Conn.), who also
finished with nine saves. Both teams were sloppy with their
possession, each failing on 11 clear attempts. Neither team
converted a man-up goal, with the Bantams finishing 0 for 4 and
Tufts 0 for 3.
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