Box Score

BIDDEFORD, Maine -- Senior captain Dan Auger scored five goals and had one assist to power the University of New England men's lacrosse team to a 14-5 triumph over Wentworth Institute of Technology in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action Tuesday evening (Apr. 11) at the Big Blue Turf.

The Nor'easters picked up their third consecutive victory to improve to 9-4 on the season (3-2 CCC). Wentworth dropped its fifth consecutive decision to dip to 5-7 overall, 1-5 in conference play.

Auger's six-point evening matches him with Tyler Thomas '13 as UNE's career leader in that category at 232. Auger tied the mark on a goal with 2:45 remaining before retiring to the sidelines for the remainder of the contest [WATCH]. 

Alex Zadworny contributed three goals and two assists for the Nor'easters, while six different players each had a goal. Zach Bossi set-up a pair of markers for UNE, which held commanding advantages in shots (42-23) and ground balls (35-17).

Jason Buck scored twice for Wentworth. Matt Larsen, Zach Tomaszek and Spencer Allen accounted for the remainder of the Leopards' offensive output with a goal apiece.

The Nor'easters were in command from start-to-finish, leading 4-0 after a quarter and 7-0 at halftime. The hosts limited Wentworth to just 10 shots in the opening 30 minutes of play.

Goalkeeper David Pearson upped his record to 9-4 with an eight-save performance. Matthew Layton was dominant at the face-off dot, winning 10 of 14 draws and coming up with a match-best six ground balls. Wyatt Ehrhardt finished with five ground balls.

Adam Dufault racked up 16 saves and five ground balls for Wentworth. Tim Phillips was 9-for-17 on face-offs.

Each team has a non-conference match before the holiday. The Leopards play a home game versus Emmanuel College on Thursday (7 p.m.) and UNE hosts Maine Maritime Academy on Saturday (1 p.m.).