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TOP STORY
1. Is WAC Back? Shoremen Stun Dickinson, 10-9, In Three OTs
Washington College sent shockwaves around the Centennial Conference on Saturday, defeating No. 11 Dickinson, 10-9, in three overtimes for the Shoremen’s first triumph against the Red Devils since 2014 and first win in Chestertown since 2005.
Junior A Peyton Gestole scored the golden goal with 1:36 remaining in the third extra period off a feed from Jack Dupuis. Dickinson (6-2) scored the game’s first two goals, but WAC reeled off six unanswered for a 6-2 advantage at intermission.
The Devils battled back with four unanswered goals to forge a 9-8 lead midway through the final stanza on a tally from Tommy Baldini. Carson Crawford got the equalizer for the Shoremen (7-2) with just under four minutes left to set the stage for Gestole’s heroics.
Jake Laubach had three goals and an assist for Washington College, while GK Keegan Dunn made 14 saves | Recap
Elsewhere …
Top-ranked Tufts remained undefeated, routing No. 7 Stevens, 18-7, in Hoboken. The Jumbos (7-0) outscored the Ducks (5-2), 10-1, over the first 15 minutes and never looked back. Brooks Hauser led the onslaught with four goals, while Jack Regnery added three | Box
No. 2 Bowdoin jumped out to a 5-1 lead after the first 15 minutes and never trailed in earning a road victory at No. 13 Wesleyan, 17-12. Twelve different Polar Bears (6-0) scored, led by Casey Ryan’s three goals and three assists. Will Miller had a hat trick for the Cardinals (5-2) | Recap
Mason Bellinger, Christopher Newport
Top 20+ Scores (M)
#1 Tufts 17 Trinity 11
#1 Tufts v. #7 Stevens
#2 Bowdoin 17, #13 Wesleyan 12
#3 Lynchburg 26 Bridgewater 5
#4 Chris. Newport 12, #14 Amherst 9
#5 Salisbury 20 Stevenson 9
#6 Babson 21 Springfield 6
#8 Gettysburg 16 Swarthmore 13
#9 York 17 Grove City 9
#10 RIT 21 Vassar 9
Wash Coll 10, #11 Dickinson 9 #OT
#12 St John Fisher 10, #19 Cortland 8
#15 St. Lawrence 11 Union 10
#16 W&L 24 VA Wesleyan 5
#17 Middlebury 13, #18 Bates 12
Skidmore 16 #20 RPI 12
OWU 12 Denison 9
Nazareth 11 Sewanee 6
Roanoke 9 Hampden-Sydney 7
F&M 18 Ursinus 7
Clarkson 12 Ithaca 10
Elmhurst 15 Kenyon 14 OT
Pfeiffer 18 Greensboro 9
Williams 12 Conn College 9
Mason Bellinger made a career-high 20 saves to propel No. 4 Christopher Newport over No. 14 Amherst, 12-9. It was the third-highest single-game total in program history and the most by a Captain ‘keeper since 2013. Jamie Smith led the CNU (10-2) attack with four goals, while Bob Gross tallied four times for the Mammoths (3-3) | Recap
No. 12 St. John Fisher (7-1) scored the final three goals to rally from an 8-7 deficit and down No. 19 Cortland, 10-8. The Red Dragons (4-4) took the lead on a goal from Sean Kavanagh with 13:21 remaining. Hayden Lauer tied the scored with an EMO goal and broke the deadlock off a Sean Donaldson feed with 7:55 remaining. Donaldson applied the insurance goal two minutes later | Recap
Skidmore upset No. 20 RPI, 16-12, in the Liberty League opener for both sides. Michael Aiello had a seven-point day (4-3) for the Thoroughbreds who remain unbeaten at 7-0. Sean Smith and Bryce Allen each had 3-1 for the Engineers (7-3) | Recap
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
2. Captains Steer Past #6 Spartans
Brookelyn Morrison, Christopher Newport | photo by Steven Goldburg
Christopher Newport recorded a win over the highest-ranked opponent in program history, turning back a furious rally to down No. 6 York, 13-12. The Captains (8-1) jumped out to an 11-7 lead after three periods and extended the margin to five on the fourth goal of the day from Kate Lamendola with 9:58 left.
The Spartans (5-2) would not go away, scoring five of the next six goals, including a tally from Maddie Ross with 40 seconds remaining, to close the deficit to one.
Faith O’Connor (3-1), Brookelyn Morrison (2-2) and Elena Sorkin (2-2) also had four-point days for CNU. Kiera McPhillips scored five times for York, who also received a big day from GK Audrey Simoes with 16 stops | Recap
Elsewhere …
Top-ranked Middlebury (7-0) held off Bates, 11-8, scoring double figures for the 80th consecutive game. Caroline Adams had 4-2 for the Panthers, while Haley Hamilton also found the back of the net four times. Caroline Keating had a hat trick for the Bobcats (3-5) | Recap
No. 3 Tufts (7-1) had a 2-0 weekend, downing NESCAC rival Trinity, 21-5, then bouncing back the next day to drill Colorado College, 20-1. The Jumbos’ next contest - a Saturday home tilt against Middlebury | Recap
Iman Haddad, Washington and Lee
Top 25 Scores
#1 Middlebury 11 Bates 8
#2 Wesleyan 14 Bowdoin 9
#3 Tufts 15, #21 Trinity 5
#3 Tufts 20, #21 Colorado College 1
#4 Salisbury 14, #12 F&M 4
#25 Chris. Newport 13, #6 York 12
#8 William Smith 16 Clarkson 0
#8 William Smith 12 St. Lawrence 4
#9 Colby 6 Hamilton 5
#10 W&L 11, #7 Gettysburg 10
#12 F&M 18 Swarthmore 12
#14 TCNJ 13 Roanoke 11
#15 Scranton 22 Goucher 3
#16 Messiah 15 St. Mary’s MD 9
#18 Chicago 19 Saint Benedict 6
#23 Williams 14 Conn College 8
No. 4 Salisbury ran all over No. 12 Franklin & Marshall, scoring 12 of the game’s first 13 goals on its way to a 14-4 romp. Julianna Ott scored four times for the Sea Gulls (9-0), while Grace Milliron added three. Salisbury outshot F&M, 35-18 | Recap
Iman Haddad made multiple clutch saves in the final minute, including a point-blank stop in the closing seconds, to lift No. 10 Washington and Lee past No. 7 Gettysburg, 11-10. The Generals (8-2) led 10-6 entering the final period behind three goals from Lara Baki but a Maddie Passarello tally with 1:32 left pulled the Bullets (4-4) within one | Recap
No. 8 William Smith went to the North Country and came back with a pair of victories over Clarkson, 16-0, and St. Lawrence, 12-4. The Herons are now 7-1 | Recap
No. 14 TCNJ got three goals and four assists from Marissa Lucca in downing Roanoke, 13-11. Lucca became the 24th player in program history to score 150 goals in a career for the Lions (6-0) | Recap
3. Lightning Round ⚡
» Muhlenberg (8-0) set a program record for consecutive wins to open a season with an 18-4 home win against McDaniel.
» Catholic’s Maggie Traynor had a day, scoring six goals with five assists in the Cardinals’ 20-4 rout of Moravian.
» Babson’s Beau Burns won 20-of-21 faceoffs as the Beavers downed Springfield, 21-6, extending its home winning streak to 12.
» Brevard senior Xan Hill eclipsed the 200-point mark for her career in the Tornado’s 11-9 loss to Huntingdon.
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