SMITHFIELD, R.I.- Zac Amend tallied his third straight hat-trick and Jack Lonsinger logged his 100th career point, helping lead the Bryant men's lacrosse team to a 12-7 victory over UMBC on Saturday at Beirne Stadium.
With the win, the Black and Gold improve to 2-1 in America East and 5-4 overall. Bryant will head on the road to battle NJIT on Saturday, Apr. 5. Face-off is set for 12:00 p.m.
Amend finished with four points (3g, 1a) finishing with a hat trick for the third straight game. John Tomsheck scored a goal late in the fourth and finished with three points (1g, 2a). Jack Lonsinger potted a pair of goals, including a late score in the first half, giving him the 100th point of his collegiate career.
Game Information
Bryant 12, UMBC 7
Records: Bryant (5-4, 2-1 AE) | UMBC (4-3, 2-1 AE)
Location: Beirne Stadium (Smithfield, R.I.)
Key Moment
- With six seconds to play in the half, a shot from Luca Elmaleh would rebound off the cage to Lonsinger who fired it past McMahon for his 100th career point.
How it Happened
- UMBC's Josh Tang got the scoring started in Smithfield with a bouncer near the crease with 12:19 in the first quarter.
- Zac Amend caught the Retrievers defense sleeping and fired a laser from midfield at an open cage, tying the game at one with 10:50 in the first.
- Patrick Walsh dove around the right side of the crease at the 6:55 mark in the first, giving the Bulldogs their first lead of the day.
- Luca Elmaleh navigated a sea of defenders and found Amend for his second goal of the day with 6:42 to go in the first.
- With the shot clock expiring, Max Dantona netted his eighth goal of the year, firing a shot towards the top right corner of the cage at the 3:30 mark in the first.
- UMBC scored two goals to end the opening period, bringing Bryant's lead to one. Conner Layden and Jordan Galloway each had goals for the Retrievers.
- Amend recorded his third straight hat trick after receiving a feed from Walsh and firing a shot past Connor McMahon with 12:19 to go in the second.
- UMBC's Tang scored an unassisted goal for his second goal of the day cutting the Bulldogs lead to one with 10:22 in the second.
- John Tomsheck ran between a pair of defenders and centered a pass to Jack Lonsinger for a quick score in front of the cage with 6:57 remaining in the half.
- Brian Russell faked out a defender with a swim move, and set up a 1-on-1 matchup with UMBC's McMahon. He then sent a shot towards the top right corner of the net giving the Bulldogs a 7-4 lead with 5:56 to play in the second.
- Russell then assisted Dawson Rielly who bounced in a goal with 4:09 to go in the half.
- Ryan Demato scored an unassisted goal for the Retrievers with 2:05 remaining in the second quarter.
- With six seconds to play in the half, a shot from Luca Elmaleh would rebound off the cage to Lonsinger who fired it past McMahon for his 100th career point.
- After nearly eight minutes of scoreless action, UMBC's Ayden Davis scored an unassisted goal for the first points of the second half at the 6:32 mark of the third quarter.
- The two sides then remained scoreless for the remainder of the period.
- Owen West beat a double team near the crease on a man-up opportunity to give Bryant its 10th goal of the day with 14:26 to play in the fourth quarter.
- UMBC also capitalized on a man-up opportunity, as Nick Gutierrez scored off an assist from Jordan Galloway with 10:06 to play in the game.
- Tomsheck flipped a pass to Luca Elmaleh who was able to step through and rifle a shot into the back of the cage with 6:43 to play.
- Tomsheck closed out the scoring for the day, taking advantage of an empty cage with 2:54 remaining.
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Stats
- The Retrievers held a narrow 42-31 edge in shots, while Bryant had a narrow 18-17 advantage in shots on goal.
- Bryant had 14 turnovers on the day, whereas UMBC committed 13 turnovers.
- Bryant held a 33-29 advantage in ground balls.
- UMBC won the face-off margin, going 12-of-22 at X.
- The Black and Gold were 20-of-23 on clear attempts.
- Bryant finished the afternoon with eight caused turnovers and six assists.
- Zac Amend finished the day with four points (3g, 1a).Â
- John Tomsheck tallied three points (1g, 2a).
- Walsh (1g, 1a), Russell (1g, 1a), Lonsinger (2g), and Elmaleh (1g, 1a) all had two points for the Black and Gold.
- Nick Vance led the team with five ground balls and caused a turnover in the win.
- Einarson made nine saves and only allowed seven goals.
Game Notes
- Bryant has won its last three games at Beirne Stadium. The Bulldogs are 2-0 against America East opponents at home.
- The Black and Gold improve to 2-1 in the all-time series with UMBC.
- Amend records the third hat trick of his career.
- Lonsinger records multiple goals for the third time this season.
Up Next
The Bulldogs head on the road to take on NJIT on Saturday, Apr. 5. Face-off is set for 12:00 p.m.
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