Lacrosse Clinches Share of League Title

On a rainy afternoon, Brunswick topped Trinity-Pawling, 13-10, to clinch a share of the 13-member New England 1 West league title. The Senior Day win on Cosby Field was the 14^th-straight victory for the Bruins, ranked 12^th nationally by the Inside Lacrosse-Under Armour poll.

 

Brunswick (14-1, 10-0) will try to win the conference crown outright on Saturday, May 20, as the Bruins travel to Berkshire (7-8) in the season finale for both schools. League rival Salisbury has a chance to share the title, but the Knights need to combine wins over Deerfield, Avon Old Farms, and Choate with a Berkshire victory over Brunswick to be 2017 co-champs.

 

Jimmy Heidt had a big first quarter for the Bruins, scoring four of Brunswick’s five goals in the frame, as the Bruins built a 5-3 lead. Alex Buckanavage passed out three assists in the quarter.

 

In the second quarter, the Bruins outscored the Pride 4-1 to build a 9-4 lead heading into intermission. Buckanavage added a pair of goals and an assist during the run, while Heidt chipped in with an assist.

 

After allowing a man-up goal to start the third quarter, Brunswick netted three-straight goals to build a 12-5 lead before the Pride netted a goal with 10 seconds left in the quarter. Buckanavage dished out two more helpers, as the co-captain finished with a game-high seven assists and nine points overall.

 

Following a goal by Sean Morris at 9:43 of the fourth quarter, the Bruins led Trinity-Pawling 13-6. The Pride countered, netting a goal one minute later. Roughly five minutes after the solo marker, the visitors poured in three goals in less than 30 seconds of action. The Pride netted a goal at 3:33 and tallied two man-up goals in 27 seconds to cut the deficit to 13-10 with 3:06 to play.

 

The Bruins weathered the Trinity-Pawling surge, holding the visitors scoreless in the final minutes to preserve the conference-clinching victory.

 

T-P       3 1 2 4  - 10

Bruins  5 4 3 1  -13

 

 

Scoring (G,A)

Alex Buckanavage (2,7), Jimmy Heidt (4,1), Xander Dickson (2,0), Cooper Moore (1,1), Harrison Caponiti (1,1), Sean Morris (1,0), Matt Restieri (1,0), Max Metalios (0,1)

 

Faceoffs:

Ben Shapiro 19/26

 

Saves:

Patrick Burkinshaw (11), Christian Barnard (0)

 

Groundballs:

Patrick Burkinshaw, Xander Dickson, Jimmy Heidt (1), Chris Burdick, Max Metalios, Matt Restieri (2), Ian Murray, Alex Buckanavage, Spencer Decker, Cooper Moore, Jack Montinaro (3), Ben Shapiro (4), John Fox (6)