Seahawks fall to MIT, advance to NEWMAC quarterfinals as No.5 seed
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Salve Regina (4-9, 3-4 NEWMAC) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
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MIT (6-9, 5-2 NEWMAC) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Saturday, April 27, 2024)-- Salve Regina men's lacrosse will advance to the quarterfinals of the NEWMAC tournament as the fifth place seed after the team ended the season with a 25-10 shortcoming to a strong Massachusetts Institute of Technology team at the Engineer's Roberts Field.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: MIT 25, Salve Regina 10
Records: Salve Regina (6-9, 5-2 NEWMAC), MIT (4-9, 3-4 NEWMAC)
Last matchup: When the Seahawks and Engineers last saw each other on March 12, 2011, Salve Regina won 10-6.
BREAKDOWN:
MIT outscored Salve Regina 6-4 after 15 minutes by netting the first four goals unanswered. Christopher Bethoney sank the first Seahawk strike at the 7:11 mark in quarter one. Max Beauchamp followed with another conversion just a minute later. Liam Cooney and Chris Koltzan also added to the tally in the first quarter.
The Engineers continued to surge ahead in quarter two. MIT achieved six goals but did not shutout the Seahawks completely, due to Jackson Noury, Liam Cooney and Chris Koltzan's jabs, which advanced the score to 12-7 at halftime.
In the third period MIT commandeered the game with an aggressive offensive front. The Engineers allowed only one Salve Regina goal, made by Chris Koltzan with 1:32 to go, while scoring seven successive goals of their own. This effort extended MIT's lead to 19-8.
The final quarter saw two more Slave Regina successes, however it wasn't without MIT sneaking in six more goals for a 15-10 final score. Salve Regina advances to the post season as the No. 5 seed and MIT moves forward as the No. 3 seed.
NOTEWORTHY
- In goal Andrew Hazard made 17 saves facing 39 shots.
- Salve Regina totaled 31 ground balls with the leader, faceoff specialist, Kieran Hughes grabbing ten.
- Chris Koltzan achieved a hat trick.
ON THE HORIZON:
Today's contest marks the end of the regular season. The No. 5 seed Salve Regina will play the No. 4 seed Wheaton College on Tuesday, April 30 at Wheaton's home field at 7 p.m. in the NEWMAC quarterfinals.
