East Lyme's Ryan Janovic Helps College Lacrosse Team Win

Lasell men's lacrosse comes from behind to defeat MIT

NEWTON, MA -- Lasell College scored seven consecutive goals in the second half Wednesday afternoon, coming back from three goals down to defeat MIT, 12-10, in the college men's lacrosse season opener for both schools at chilly Grellier Field.

Sophomores Colby Buccheri (Rowley, Mass.) and Andrew Fidalgo (Wilbraham, Mass.) scored three goals apiece for the Lasers, including two each during the second-half flurry. They helped Lasell come back from an 8-5 deficit midway through the third quarter to a 12-8 lead with just two minutes remaining in the fourth. Freshmen Bash Cunningham (Norwalk, Conn.) and Max Litchfield (Barrington, N.H.) also scored in the Laser surge, and senior Ryan Madden (Hingham, Mass.) had a goal and an assist.

Fidalgo added an assist for a four-point game to top the Lasers. Madden and senior Mike Susi (Gorham, Maine) tallied a goal and two assists each, and Litchfield finished with two goals. Senior David Sheehan (Tewksbury, Mass.) led the defense with five ground balls and three caused turnovers.

Lasell split time with its two goalies, with junior Ryan Janovic (East Lyme, Conn.) making eight saves on 15 shots in the first half, and freshman Alex Beauchemin (Westfield, Mass.) making five saves on eight shots and earning the win in the second half.

Each team notched back-to-back goals twice in the first quarter, leading to a 4-4 deadlock after the first frame. MIT scored the only three goals in the second quarter to put the visitors up 7-4 at the intermission.

The teams traded goals in the first three minutes of the third quarter, but the Laser defense held MIT scoreless the next 25 minutes of the game clock while scoring seven times to pull ahead 12-8.