Roger Williams Edges Wheaton Women's Lacrosse 18-6

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SCORE: Wheaton 6 - Roger Williams 18

RECORDS: Wheaton (4-5, 1-0 NEWMAC) - Endicott (1-0)

LOCATION: Norton, Mass. (Diane C. Nordin '80 Field)

THE RUNDOWN:  

• Wheaton received goals from four different players, including senior Katie Peters and junior Maddy Lahm. Peters scored three goals and had one assist while Lahm netted one. 
• Also getting in on the scoring was first-year Danielle Trudeau and sophomore Kyra Schwartzman. Kennelly Allerton provided one assist.
• Roger Williams was led by senior Kaelin Hogan who scored seven goals and dished out three assists. Shayne Rivard and Devon Sarazin each scored a hattrick with Rivard picking up two assists and Sarazin picking up one. 
• Wheaton took the lead early in the first half, going on a 3-0 run with Peters opening the game at 28:56. Schwartzman and Peters would score again before Roger Williams was able to get on the board at 20:14 making the game 3-1.
• The Hawks took the lead at 11:48 and never looked back. The Lyons battled at the start of the second half but despite their efforts, they were unable to get back on the board, with the game ending at 18-6.
• The Loss snaps the Lyons three-game win streak.
• Goalie Molly Witten tallied five saves on the day. 

THE BASICS:

• Shots: Wheaton 24 / Roger Williams 31
• Ground Balls: Wheaton 11 / Roger Williams 19
• Clears: Wheaton 6-11 / Roger Williams 14-18
• Draw Controls: Wheaton 17 / Roger Williams 9
• Free Position Shots: Wheaton 1-8 / Roger Williams 2-4
• Saves: Wheaton 7 / Roger Williams 12

UP NEXT: Wheaton returns home on Saturday, April 7 at 1:00 p.m. where they will take on the Lions of Emerson College. 

Wheaton College Men's Lacrosse Opens NEWMAC Action With 10-7 Loss to MIT

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SCORE: Wheaton 7 - MIT 10

RECORDS: Wheaton (6-3, 0-1 NEWMAC) - MIT (5-3, 1-0 NEWMAC)

LOCATION: Norton, Mass. (Diane C. Nordin '80 Field)

THE RUNDOWN:  

• Wheaton was led by two-goal performances from Scott Whear and Josh Talanian, while also receiving goals from James Holston, Griffin Phaneuf, and Matt Morgan. 
• Connor Donaghy led the Lyons with five groundballs, while both Chandler Miller and Alex Stomberg collected three. Donaghy also led the all players with three caused turnovers, while Morgan forced two. 
• Graham Davis finished with a hat trick for the Engineers, while Luke Gianni picked up a game-high 11 groundballs. 
• Miller came up with 13 saves in the complete game loss for Wheaton, while Victor Fink made five saves in the MIT win. 
• MIT took a quick 2-0 lead, scoring back-to-back goals just seven seconds apart. Morgan cut the Lyon deficit to one goal at the 10:05 mark in the opening quarter, but the Engineers responded with two more goals before the end of the quarter. 
• The Engineers opened the second frame with another quick goal. This time Wheaton netted two straight goals to make it a 5-3 game. Holston picked up the first goal for Wheaton, while Talanian netted the first of his two goals at the 9:44 mark. MIT ended the half with a Mark Heatzig goal, taking a 6-3 advantage into intermission. 
• Like they did in the first two quarters, MIT opened the third with a goal, before following up with another to make it an 8-3 contest. CJ Leighton found Whear for his first goal of the game with 11 seconds remaining in the third. 
• Wheaton won the fourth quarter, outscoring MIT 3-2, but it would not be enough to lift them past the visiting Engineers. 

THE BASICS:

• Shots: Wheaton 29 / MIT 39
• Ground Balls: Wheaton 25 / MIT 42
• Clears: Wheaton 14-16 / MIT 9-14
• Face-Offs: Wheaton 5-21 / MIT 16-21
• Saves: Wheaton 13 / MIT 5

UP NEXT: Wheaton returns to the road for a NEWMAC contest at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy on Saturday, April 7 at 3 p.m.

Morgan Scores Five as Men's Lacrosse Defeats Plymouth State 12-10

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SCORE: Wheaton 12 - Plymouth State 10

RECORDS: Wheaton (4-2, 0-0 NEWMAC) - Plymouth State (1-3)

LOCATION: Norton, Mass. (Nordin Field)

THE RUNDOWN:  

• Junior Matt Morgan led all players with a career-high five goals and one assist while junior CJ Leighton contributed with a hattrick and one assist.
• Scott Whear, Griffin Phaneuf, Maxwell McLaughlin, and Alex Stomberg were all able to get on the board with one goal each. Jack Hounchell was also able to pick up an assist in the win. 
• Plymouth State was led by Ryan Croatti who scored two goals in the contest. The Panthers also had eight other contributors who each recorded one goal apiece. 
• The game started off with a Wheaton goal from Morgan at 14:20. Plymouth State responded to the goal and went on 6-2 run to end the first quarter 6-3.
• Wheaton was able to cut the lead down in the second quarter with Morgan finding the back of the net three times. The Lyons defense held their line, conceding just one goal before intermission.
• The third quarter was the turning point for the Lyons as they outscored the Panthers 4-1, pushing them ahead 10-8.
• Plymouth State fought back in the final quarter, scoring three goals, but Wheaton was able to hold onto their lead and finish game 12-10.
• Chandler Miller had eight saves on the night and records his fourth win of the season for the Lyons.

THE BASICS:

• Shots: Wheaton 40 / Plymouth State 31
• Ground Balls: Wheaton 18 / Plymouth State 20
• Clears: Wheaton 11-14 / Plymouth State 5-11
• Face-Offs: Wheaton 11-26 / Plymouth State 15-26
• Saves: Wheaton 8 /Plymouth State 10

UP NEXT: The Lyons will be back at home on Saturday, March 24 at 1 p.m. where they will take on the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. 

MIT Tops Wheaton Women's Soccer, 1-0

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NORTON, Mass. - The Wheaton College women's soccer team dropped, 1-0, against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Engineers on Tuesday in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) matchup hosted at Mirrione Stadium.

The Engineers (10-3, 3-1 NEWMAC) earned their lone goal of the game off a penalty kick in the first half at 32:25 from Jacqueline Simmons that put MIT on the board as the Lyons (9-3, 1-2 NEWMAC) were unable to respond and register a goal of their own.

Junior Caren McCarthy and first-year Lily Scammon put up the offensive effort for Wheaton during the first half with shots that missed just wide.

Entering the second half, Scammon offered an immediate shot to gain momentum for the Lyons as the team would hold possesion for the majority of the half, putting pressure on MIT's defense. Senior Alexa Sanchez, Scammon and McCarthy would tally the final shot attempts for Wheaton as the end of regulation crept up and the Engineers sealed the 1-0 win.

Goalkeeper Leann Wolf (7-3) recorded four saves during the game. The Lyons outshot the Engineers 14-11 while MIT held the 4-3 advantage on corner kicks.

Wheaton travels to Springfield College on Saturday for another NEWMAC contest with game time set for 1 p.m.

Wheaton Men's Lacrosse Honors Seniors Prior to MIT Game

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NORTON, Mass. – After holding the Wheaton College men's lacrosse team scoreless in the fourth quarter, MIT overcame a five goal deficit to earn a 13-12 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) win in overtime at Nordin Field on Wednesday night.

The Lyons, who honored their seniors prior to the contest, end the season with a 6-8 overall and record and 2-4 conference standing. The Engineers enter the NEWMAC Tournament with a 12-3 record and 5-1 mark in the NEWMAC.

Scott Whear led the Lyons with the teams only hat trick, while both Will Morrison and Kyle Neale

Wheaton Women's Lacrosse Concludes Regular Season with 12-5 Win

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NORTON, Mass. – The Wheaton College women's lacrosse team defeated the Blue of Wellesley College, 12-5, in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) matchup to close out regular season action.

The Lyons end the regular season 9-8 overall and 6-2 in conference, currently holding the second seed in the NEWMAC rankings. The Blue fall to 9-7 overall and 4-4 in conference play in the six seed.

Brooke Sabol led the scoring for Wheaton, tallying three goals throughout the game. Angela Mallis

Wheaton Women's Lacrosse Drops to Bowdoin

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BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Wheaton College women's lacrosse team traveled to Bowdoin College on Saturday to take on the Polar Bears in a non-conference matchup. The Lyons ultimately fell, 16-3, at Howard F. Ryan Field.

The loss puts Wheaton at .500 with an 8-8 overall record while the win improves Bowdoin to .500 at 7-7.

The Polars Bears opened the first half with four unanswered goals, including two off of free position shots. The first goal came at 27:45 when Bowdoin's Emma Beecher found Mettler Growney to take the early lead. Later on in the first half, defender Mia Cambi found an opening for Wheaton when she netted a goal at 18:15 to get the Lyons on the board, collecting her first goal of the season.

Wheaton entered the second half down 12-1 as the Polar Bears found three more opportunities to score in goals and advance the lead. Ava Myette gave the Lyons their second break through when she found an opening at 8:58 to push through Wheaton's second goal. She didn't stop there as she tallied her second goal of the game, fifth of the season at 2:55. Myette was assisted by Angela Mallis.

Bowdoin held on for the win, out-shooting Wheaton 29-8 and holding a 13-7 mark in draw controls.
The Lyons are back in action on Wednesday as they host Wellesley in a conference matchup at 4 p.m. in the last regular season game.

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Big First Inning Guides Wheaton Baseball to 6-5 Win Over MIT

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NORTON, Mass. – The Wheaton College baseball team edged out the MIT Engineers, 6-5, on Friday in game one of the three-game New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) series.

The win improves the Lyons to 24-7 on the season and 13-2 in conference competition, while the Engineers move to 16-10 overall and 12-3 in NEWMAC play. Wheaton is currently ranked first in the NEWMAC, while MIT holds the No. 2 spot.

The Lyons put their first two runners on in the first on a walk and a base hit. The first of three MIT

Wheaton Baseball Defeats Western New England 9-3

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NORTON, Mass. – The Wheaton College baseball team earned a 9-3 in over visiting Western New England College on Thursday afternoon at Sidell Stadium.

The win moves the Lyons to 23-7 on the season, while the Golden Bears slip to 21-6.

Zachary Goodwin-Boyd and Tyler Walsh each finished 2-for-4 from the plate with two runs scored,

Wheaton College Men's Lacrosse Falls to Babson 19-7

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NORTON, Mass. - The Wheaton College men's lacrosse team to fell to Babson College 19-7 on Wednesday afternoon in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) contest at Nordin Field.

The loss moves the Lyons to 6-6 overall and 2-2 in conference action. The Beavers advance to 6-7 overall and 3-1 in the NEWMAC.

Wheaton concluded the matchup with seven Lyons tallying a goal. Babson's Axel Brown netted a

Lyons Sweep Emerson 9-0

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NORTON, Mass. - The Wheaton College men's tennis team defeated the Emerson College Lions, 9-0, in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) match on Wednesday.

The Lyons kicked off doubles action with a 8-4 win in the No. 1 spot from David Gassen and Jeremiah Ryser. Shreve Archer and Tyler Butler quickly followed with a 8-3 final mark of their own in the No. 2 slot while Alden Zeff and Jim Beaton earned a 8-0 victory at No. 3.

In singles, Gassen picked up a 6-0, 4-6, 10-6 win against Emerson's Antonio Ramirez at No. 1. Ryser continued the momentum for Wheaton in the No. 2 spot when he claimed a 6-1, 6-1 win and Archer followed at No. 3 with a 6-1, 6-2 triumph.

Zeff, Butler and Beaton closed out action for the Lyons in singles, each earning a victory to complete the 9-0 sweep over Emerson.

Wheaton hosts Oneonta State on Friday with action starting at 4 p.m. at the Clark Tennis Courts.

Wheaton College Baseball Earns 10th Straight NEWMAC Win

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NORTON, Mass. – Jared Sharkey and  Zachary Goodwin-Boyd each finished with RBI doubles to help lead the Wheaton College baseball team to their 10th straight New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) contest with a 12-3 win over the Coast Guard Academy at Sidell Stadium.

The Lyons improve to 22-7 overall and 12-2 in conference play, while the Bears fall to 14-17 overall and 6-7 in the NEWMAC.

Justin Sellar, who was 3-for-4 with two runs scored, also picked up an RBI with an RBI single

Wheaton College Men's Tennis Earns 9-0 Win Over Suffolk

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NORTON, Mass. - The Wheaton College men's tennis team earned a 9-0 victory over visiting Suffolk on Tuesday afternoon at the Clark Tennis Courts.

Wheaton opened the match with three 8-1 wins in doubles. Will White and Alden Zeff started things with a victory in the No. 2 spot, which was quickly followed by a win David Gassen and Jeremiah Ryser. The team of Shreve Archer and Tyler Butler picked up the final win.

Ryser, Nick Hotary and Jim Beaton each won their matches 6-0, 6-0, while White and Alvaro de Landaluce each won 6-1, 6-0. Butler rounded out the wins with a 6-2, 6-3 win from the No. 3 spot over Chris Parnaglan.

Wheaton College Softball Defeats Salve Regina

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NORTON, Mass. - Earning its fourth straight win, the Wheaton College softball team swept the Salve Regina Seahawks 10-1 and 12-6 in a non-conference double-header at Clark Field on Tuesday.
Wheaton improves to 19-11 overall while the Seahawks move to 12-14.

GAME 1 - Wheaton 10, Salve Regina 1 (5 inn.)
The Lyons exploded with a dominate first inning, scoring eight runs beginning with a two-run single to left center by Marissa Timoteo. Emily Bouthillette followed with a single of her own, this one placed up the middle to knock in Kelly Welch while Erin Deneen and Madeline Hatch each doubled to tally RBI of their own. Mary DeMoura collected the finally RBI of the inning after she singled to right field to score in Emma Hart and Hatch.

Salve Regina took advantage of an error in the top of the second to get on the board, but it would stop

Wheaton College Women's Lacrosse Celebrates Seniors; Defeat Springfield 7-6

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NORTON, Mass. - The Wheaton College women's lacrosse team honored its seniors on Saturday afternoon with a 7-6 win over Springfield College in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action at Nordin Field.

The win, which is the Lyons first over the Pride since the 2014 season, moves them to 7-7 on the season and 4-2 in the NEWMAC. The Pride fall to 9-4 overall and suffer their first NEWMAC loss of the year, dropping to 4-1.

Wheaton took a commanding 5-0 lead into halftime with both Jenna Tewksbury and Brooke Sabol

Walk-Off Home Run Completes Sweep for Lyons

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NORTON, Mass. - Emily Bouthillette dished out the walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh, to give the Wheaton College softball team the 8-7 victory over the Wellesley College Blue in game two of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) double-header where Wheaton also took the game one 13-5.

The Lyons advance to 15-9 overall and 9-3 in conference action while the Blue move to 12-12 overall and 6-6 in NEWMAC play.

GAME 1- Wheaton 13, Wellesley 5 (5 inn.) Wellesley jumped on the board first with two runs in the first inning when Ashlyn Coleman grounded

Wheaton College Women's Tennis Falls to Holy Cross 8-1

NORTON, Mass. - The Wheaton College women's tennis team celebrated Senior Day as they concluded the 2015-16 season on Friday afternoon with an 8-1 loss to Holy Cross at the Clark Tennis Courts.

The Lyons lone point came from Ines de Bracamonte at the No. 1 singles position. The first-year defeated Allie Reiling 6-0, 6-2.

Wheaton nearly earned a point from No. 1 doubles with Izzy Gorham and Michelle Trainor falling 9-7.

Lyons Win Eighth Straight; Defeat Emerson 4-2

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NORTON, Mass. - The Wheaton College baseball team picked up its eighth straight win on Friday afternoon, defeating Emerson College 4-2 at Sidell Stadium in game one of the teams three game New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) series.

The win moves the Lyons to 19-6 overall and 9-2 in the NEWMAC, while the Lions fall to 4-19 (0-8 NEWMAC).

Brady Furdon collected his fourth win of the season after completing eight innings, giving up two

Wheaton Holds Off Clark 3-2

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Wheaton College baseball team held on to defeat Clark College 3-2 on Thursday afternoon in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action at Granger Diamond.

Wheaton improves to 18-6 on the season and 8-2 in NEWMAC play, while Clark falls to 12-18 overall (2-8 NEWMAC).

Junior Michael Bruemmel collected his second win of the season after pitching 7.1 innings, giving

Wheaton Softball Splits Series With Babson

NORTON, Mass. - The Wheaton College softball team split its New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) series against the Babson Beavers on Sunday afternoon, earning a 9-1 win after five innings in the opening game, before slipping 4-2 in the second.

The Lyons move to 13-9 on the season and 7-3 in conference play. The Beavers are now 14-10 overall and 5-5 in the NEWMAC.

GAME ONE:
Wheaton wasted no time putting runs on the board, platting five in the opening frame, starting with a two-run homerun to dead center by Caroline Fairbanks.  Senior Emma Hart came in to score on the play after leading off with a single to the pitcher.

Senior Marissa Timoteo followed Fairbanks lead with a homerun of her own later in the inning. The