PRIDE PAW LIONS TO TAKE FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON
March 19, 2011

PRIDE PAW LIONS TO TAKE FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON

Weston,Mass.—The Regis College men’s lacrosse team defeated Emerson College Saturday (Mar. 19) by the score of 15-8. The Pride moves to 1-0 on the season, while the visiting Lions move to 0-2.

Box Score

Weston,Mass.—The Regis College men's lacrosse team defeated Emerson College Saturday (Mar. 19) by the score of 15-8.  The Pride move to 1-0 on the season, while the visiting Lions fall to 0-2. 

The Pride opened up the first quarter with a 5-2 lead over the Lions. The Lions battled back in the second quarter to make the score 8-7 in Regis' favor by halftime. The Pride controlled the lead for the whole game.  The closest the Lions came was late in the second quarter when they scored, to trail by one. 
This was the last time the Lions would come close to the lead as the Pride rattled off six unanswered goals in the third quarter.  The Lions were able to find the net late in the fourth quarter. This late tally made the final score 15-8 in favor of the Pride.
The Pride's offense was led by Billy Stewart (West Roxbury, Mass./Catholic Memorial) and John Basbas (Framingham, Mass./Framingham). Stewart and Basbas each tallied four goals. Brad Hastings (Mansfield, Mass./Mansfield) was the Pride's set-up man for the day posting five assists.  Hasting chipped in with three goals on offense.
The Pride's defense was led by Brendan Crane (Billerica, Mass./Arlington Catholic) and Tyler Beyor (Carthage, N.Y./Carthage). Crane posted eight saves in the first half of play while Beyor tallied seven saves in the second half.
The Lions offense was led by Josh Anderson (Underhill Center, VT/Mount Mansfield) who tallied five goals and one assist.  Max Smith (Gillette, NJ/Watchung Heights Regional) helped out the Lions offense by scoring one goal and tallying one assist.  The Lions defense was led by Donnie Welch (Mooresville, NC/Lake Norman) who had 12 saves in the game.
The Pride's next match-up is Wednesday (Mar. 23) against Daniel Webster College.
The Lions next contest is Tuesday (Mar. 22) against Anna Maria College.