Men’s Lacrosse Rolls Past Regis, 19–7, Saturday Afternoon

HOW IT HAPPENED

• USJ opened the scoring at the 10:57 mark, as sophomore attack Dominic Oakes (Southington, Conn.) set up senior attack Freeman Johnson (Swanzey, N.H.) to give the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead.
• The Blue Jays doubled the advantage shortly after, with freshman midfielder Brady Stevens (Laconia, N.H.) finishing a man-up opportunity with 10 minutes remaining in the first quarter.
• Regis answered with a man-up score of its own, but junior faceoff specialist Benjamin Bausch (Holliston, Mass.) countered at the 6:32 mark to keep USJ in front, 3-1.
• The Pride added a late tally to close the gap to 3-2 heading into the second quarter.
• USJ seized control in the second, as senior attack Nick Pestrichello (Newington, Conn.) buried consecutive chances before setting up junior midfielder Brenden Tedeschi (Orange, Vt.) during a three-goal surge that pushed the lead to 6-2 at the 12:45 mark.
• After Regis briefly slowed the run, Pestrichello and Oakes each found the back of the net to stretch the margin to 8-3 with 10:53 left in the half.
• The Pride chipped in another, but Pestrichello added his fourth finish of the day and Stevens followed with his second, while the USJ defense held firm to carry a 10-4 advantage into halftime.
• USJ kept its foot on the gas in the third, as Oakes cashed in on a man-up chance just 23 seconds into the half to make it 11-4.
• Regis responded at the 11:08 mark, but Pestrichello answered just six seconds later. Oakes then completed his hat trick at 9:16, extending the lead to 13-5.
• The Pride halted the momentum with another score, but Johnson closed the quarter with his second of the game, giving USJ a 14-6 cushion entering the fourth.
• The Blue Jays continued to pull away in the final frame, as sophomore midfielder Chris Clancy (Glastonbury, Conn.) recorded a pair, while graduate student attack Brycen Kennedy (Southington, Conn.), junior attack Adam Pelletier (North Kingstown, R.I.) and freshman attack Landon Lapointe (Lutz, Fla.) each added one to make it 19-6.
• Regis picked up a late man-down marker, but the outcome was well in hand as USJ closed out a 19-7 victory.

The Blue Jays return home to face Colby-Sawyer College in a GNAC matchup on Saturday, April 4. Opening faceoff against the Chargers at the USJ Lacrosse Field is set for 3:00 p.m.