Fourth quarter surge pushes Dartmouth past Bryant

HANOVER, N.H. – A late six-goal run from Dartmouth turned the tables as the Big Green defeated the Bryant University men's lacrosse team, 11-8, Saturday afternoon in New Hampshire.

Senior Trevor Weingarten (Allendale, N.J.) collected two goals and three assists in the defeat, while redshirt-senior Jake Buonaiuto (Miller Place, N.Y.) and junior Marc O'Rourke (Hingham, Mass.) added two goals each.

GAME INFORMATION
Dartmouth 11, Bryant 8
Records: Bryant (1-3), Dartmouth (2-0)
Location: Scully-Fahey Field (Hanover, N.H.)

COACH PRESSLER'S COMMENTS
"I'm disappointed – we were up 8-5 with 10 minutes to go, on the road, and we simply stopped playing. Poor mental mistakes and decision-making led to many easy goals. Give Dartmouth all the credit – they made us pay for our mental mistakes. Congrats to the Big Green on the win. 

KEY MOMENT

• Bryant led 8-5 in the fourth quarter before Dartmouth stormed back with six straight goals to take control of the contest.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Weingarten scored in the first minute of the contest for the Bulldogs' lone goal of the opening quarter. The teams were tied at one through 15 minutes.
• A goal from redshirt-freshman Logan McGovern (Darien, Conn.) put the Bulldogs back in front with eight minutes remaining in the second quarter and the Big Green responded to tie the game four minutes later. The game was tied 2-2 at the half.
• The Big Green scored in the opening minute of the third quarter but Bryant quickly answered, as a goal in transition from Buonaiuto knotted the game at three with 13:28 remaining in the quarter.
• Dartmouth led 4-3 before goals from senior Zach Coffey (West Newbury, Mass.) and Buonaiuto put Bryant in front 5-4 with 2:09 to go in the third quarter. The Big Green tied the game with a minute remaining in the quarter.
• O'Rourke scored twice to open the fourth quarter and Weingarten followed with a goal from 25 yards out to stake Bryant to an 8-5 advantage with 10 minutes remaining.
• Dartmouth surged back with two goals in a span of 22 seconds and then tied the game at eight with 7:30 to play.
• The Big Green took a 9-8 lead with five minutes to go and would score two insurance goals in the closing minutes.

STATS

• Weingarten's five points were his most on the year.
• O'Rourke took 14 shots with eight on goal.
• Redshirt-sophomore Dante Pasqualoni (South Windsor, Conn.) tallied a career-high four caused turnovers and has collected seven in his last two games.
• Sophomore Luke Caracciolo (Centreville, Va.) recorded six saves and six ground balls.
• Junior Austin Kent (Franklin, Mass.) added an assist for Bryant. The Bulldogs recorded an assist on five of eight goals with Weingarten recording three and Buonaiuto adding one.
• Bryant outshot Dartmouth, 35-30.
• The Big Green held a 34-24 advantage in ground balls.

GAME NOTES

• Bryant drops to 3-1 all-time against Dartmouth and 11-14 vs. Ivy League opponents.

UP NEXT

Bryant travels to New York for a contest next Saturday at Manhattan. The Bulldogs and Jaspers will face off at noon in Riverdale.

Tickets for the 2020 season at Beirne Stadium are available HERE. The Bulldogs return home March 7 to host Stony Brook at noon.

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