Men’s Lacrosse Downs Curry, 14-5

BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott men's lacrosse team claimed a 14-5 conference victory over Curry College on Saturday evening at Hempstead Stadium.

Jack Sutherland (Sudbury, Mass.) guided the Gulls offensively with two goals and four assists for a game-high six points.

Meanwhile, Mike Sudora (Monroe, Conn.) potted a game-high/career-high four goals to aid Endicott in the win.

The Gulls also saw Ben Clark (Burnt Hills, N.Y.) register five points (2g, 3a) and Neal Parry (Marshfield, Mass.) notch two goals to round out the list of offensive highlights.

Defensively, Patrick Dean (Westhampton, N.Y.) stopped 12 shots, while Derek Yannone (Lynnfield, Mass.) went 16-for-19 at the faceoff X and scooped up a game-high 14 ground balls.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Endicott is 25-2 all-time against Curry.
• The Gulls used a pair of 4-0 runs in the first half (4-1 lead gained, 13:27, 2nd quarter) and the second half (11-4 lead gained, 23-seconds left in the third) to put the game away.
• Craig Claflin (Natick, Mass.) scored his first collegiate goal with 47-seconds to play in the contest (man-up).
• Elijah Bard (Agawam, Mass.) and Nick Sturgess (Hampstead, N.H.) also potted their first goals of the season at 7:27 of the fourth quarter and 12:21 of the second quarter, respectively.

NOTES

Today's games was designated to pay tribute to Bard's oldest sister, Evan who was killed in 2013 at the hands of a drunk driver. Evan was a junior nursing student and cheerleader who attended Curry College. Endicott wore Pink to remember Evan and to raise awareness for the EvvGirl Foundation. 

The Bard family created this foundation in her honor to support some of Evan's passions as a nurse. The EvvGirl NICU webcam project is in almost every NICU hospital in Massachusetts with the hope to put cameras throughout New England hospitals! The project installs webcam cameras in NICU units allowing families of preemies to watch their tiny babies throughout the day and night from any location around the world. 

To support the EvvGirl Foundation go to www.evvgirl.org.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (2-5, 1-0 CCC) travels to Bowdoin on Wednesday, March 27 at 7 PM. Curry (3-5, 0-1 CCC) hosts Wentworth next Wednesday at 4 PM. 

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)