University of Massachusets Athletics
Saturday, March 26
Providence, R.I.
1:00 p.m.
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Massachusetts Men’s Lacrosse Knocks Off #17 Brown, 10-7, For Fourth Straight Win
March 26, 2022 | Men's Lacrosse
A strong defensive effort to go along with seven goals from Kevin Tobin and Procyk are keys to the victory for the Gorillas.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – University of Massachusetts men's lacrosse set the tone by holding No. 17 Brown off the scoreboard in the first quarter and came away with a 10-7 victory over the Bears on the road on Saturday for the team's fourth straight win. UMass improves to 5-3 on the year, while Brown now sits at 5-3 as well.
Kevin Tobin led the charge for the Minutemen offensively with five points on four goals and an assist, while Gabriel Procyk followed with four points (3g, 1a) and Logan Liljeberg chipped in with three assists and a caused turnover. Over X, Caleb Hammett won 8 of 16 faceoffs and collected five groundballs.
It took until the 6:19 mark of the first quarter, but Kevin Tobin opened the scoring and UMass led 1-0 through 15 minutes of play.
Brown responded with a 3-0 run with three tallies in 2 minutes, 32 seconds before Procyk and and Kevin Tobin knotted the score back up at 3-3. The Bears added two more before Shane O'Leary made it a one-goal game at the break on a dish from Tobin.
Kevin Tobin started off the second half with his third of the day before Griffin King gave Brown the lead one final time at the 13:26 mark, 6-5. UMass then proceeded to hold the Bears scoreless for the next 26 minutes while putting up five straight tallies before George Grell broke up the drought for the Bears with the final tally of the game with 2:25 to go in the fourth after the Gorillas had built a four-goal cushion with under three minutes to play.
Brown out-shot UMass, 46-40, but the Gorillas led in shots on goal, 22-21 and grabbed 24 groundballs to the Bears' 21. Matt Knote finished the day with 14 saves, while Connor Theriault turned aside 12 for Brown. UMass converted 1-of-4 extra man opportunities, while holding the Bears to 0-for-2 on the afternoon.
The Gorillas will be back in action next Saturday, April 2, when the squad will open CAA action against No. 20 Delaware at 1 p.m. on Garber Field, a game that will be carried on Lax Sports Network.
Kevin Tobin led the charge for the Minutemen offensively with five points on four goals and an assist, while Gabriel Procyk followed with four points (3g, 1a) and Logan Liljeberg chipped in with three assists and a caused turnover. Over X, Caleb Hammett won 8 of 16 faceoffs and collected five groundballs.
It took until the 6:19 mark of the first quarter, but Kevin Tobin opened the scoring and UMass led 1-0 through 15 minutes of play.
Brown responded with a 3-0 run with three tallies in 2 minutes, 32 seconds before Procyk and and Kevin Tobin knotted the score back up at 3-3. The Bears added two more before Shane O'Leary made it a one-goal game at the break on a dish from Tobin.
Kevin Tobin started off the second half with his third of the day before Griffin King gave Brown the lead one final time at the 13:26 mark, 6-5. UMass then proceeded to hold the Bears scoreless for the next 26 minutes while putting up five straight tallies before George Grell broke up the drought for the Bears with the final tally of the game with 2:25 to go in the fourth after the Gorillas had built a four-goal cushion with under three minutes to play.
Brown out-shot UMass, 46-40, but the Gorillas led in shots on goal, 22-21 and grabbed 24 groundballs to the Bears' 21. Matt Knote finished the day with 14 saves, while Connor Theriault turned aside 12 for Brown. UMass converted 1-of-4 extra man opportunities, while holding the Bears to 0-for-2 on the afternoon.
The Gorillas will be back in action next Saturday, April 2, when the squad will open CAA action against No. 20 Delaware at 1 p.m. on Garber Field, a game that will be carried on Lax Sports Network.
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Turnovers
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11
Caused Turnovers
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3
Faceoffs Won
10
11
Extra-Man Opps
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2
Ground Balls
24
21
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