Men's Lacrosse Beats Drew, Loses to Keene St. Before Heading East

Whittier College men's lacrosse picked up a 7-4 win over Drew University in San Diego, Calif., on March 15 and then lost a tough battle at home to #20 Keene State College 9-8 in overtime on March 19.  The Poets, now 3-2 in NCAA play, will be heading east on March 27 for a four-game road trip that includes games with Roanoke and Lynchburg, the respective #12 and #13 teams in the country.

Against Drew, Kevin McCarroll '08 and Ben Barchey '09 scored two goals apiece.  Anthony Lackey '09 scored one goal and assisted on another.  Chuck Wagner '08 and Sean McCarroll '11 rounded out the Poet scoring with one goal each.

Ben Brown '09 continued to be strong in goal, making 13 saves and conceding just four goals.  The groundball battle was even, as both teams picked up 28 groundballs.  Lackey led Whittier with seven groundballs, while Kevin McCarroll and Todd Drotleff '08 finished with four apiece. 

Against Keene St., Lackey led the Poets with four goals and two assists.  Matt Mulry '09 scored two goals.  Christian Wright '10 finished with a goal and an assist.  Kevin McCarroll rounded out the scoring with a goal of his own. 

David Denniston '08 led Whittier with five groundballs.  The Poets picked up 27 groundballs as a team, while Keene St. finished with 13.  Brown was credited with eleven saves in goal.

The Poets trailed for the entire game.  They were down 4-2 at halftime and 8-3 through three quarters.  Lackey scored three of the Poets' five goals in the fourth quarter, while Brown and the Whittier defense blanked Keene St. to force overtime.  Unfortunately for Whittier, Keene St. scored the game-winning goal just 50 seconds into the overtime period to take the 9-8 victory.

The Poets begin their four-game east coast trip on March 28, when they take on Goucher College.  The game is scheduled to begin at 4:00pm EST.