FARMINGDALE, N.Y.- John Tomsheck tallied a career high six points and four players would record hat tricks on Saturday leading the Bryant men's lacrosse team to a 16-14 victory over Bucknell at the 2025 Dalers Lacrosse Classic in Farmingdale, N.Y.
With the win, the Black and Gold improve to 7-4 on the season. Bryant will return home for a Senior Day showdown with Binghamton on Saturday, Apr. 19. Face-off is set for 1:00 p.m.
Bryant had four players record hat tricks in a game for the second time this season. Tomsheck led the group with six points (4g, 2a). Zac Amend was second on the team in scoring, finishing the day with four points (3g, 1a). Patrick Walsh and Dawson Rielly each had three goal games for the Black and Gold.
Reigning America East Defensive Player of the Week Drew Lucas ended his afternoon with three caused turnovers, three ground balls, and two points (1g, 1a). Brian Russell added three assists for Bryant. Jordan Hernando won 14-of-29 draws at the face-off x and scooped nine ground balls. Scott Einarson recorded double-digit saves for the seventh time this season with 10 against the Bison.Â
Game Information
Bryant 16, Bucknell 14
Records: Bryant (7-4, 3-1 AE) | Bucknell (5-7, 2-4 Patriot League)
Location: Weldon E. Howitt Middle School (Farmingdale, N.Y.)
Key Moment
- With 5:14 to play in the fourth quarter, John Tomsheck broke free of his defender with a spin move and scored the go ahead goal, putting the Bulldogs up 15-14.
How it Happened
- Bryant won the opening face-off and would strike quickly. Dawson Rielly blew past his defender, freeing him up for an uncontested shot at the cage, resulting in a goal 14 seconds into the game.
- Bucknell's Connor Davis notched three goals in a row, helping spark a 4-0 run for the Bison.
- Zac Amend broke Bucknell's scoring streak after faking out his defender and bouncing a shot past goalie Luke Renaud at the 6:26 mark of the first quarter.
- The Bulldogs brought the deficit to one after Brian Russell found Rielly for his second of the day with 4:45 to play in the first.
- Anthony Panetti got a free run at the cage and scored at the 14:21 mark of the second quarter giving the Bison a 5-3 advantage.
- Russell centered a pass to Owen West who buried a shot from point blank range at 14:04 in the second.
- Sam Berrigan and Luke Brunner tallied back-to-back scores from 13:18-10:40 extending Bucknell's lead to three (7-4).
- Russell threw a behind the back pass to Patrick Walsh who spun around and fired a shot past Renaud with 7:30 to play in the second.
- John Tomsheck weaved between a pair of Bison defenders and dove for his first goal of the game with 6:43 remaining in the first half.
- Panetti assisted Davis for a man-up goal with 6:11 remaining in the half, giving the Bison an 8-6 lead.
- Max Dantona sprinted from midfield and delivered a pass to Walsh on the right side of the crease, resulting in a quick score with just over five minutes to play in the first half (5:01).
- The Bulldogs tied the game at eight following a precision pass from Luca Elmaleh to Walsh right in front of the cage at 3:59.
- The Bison retook the lead just ahead of the break when Panetti scored with 1:38 remaining.
- Bucknell had the first score coming out of halftime, as Sam Berrigan found Owen Kovacs for a quick score just 35 seconds into the third quarter.
- Drew Lucas beat the 10 man ride after firing a shot the length of the field into an empty net with 13:11 to play in the third quarter. Luke Mead would get credited with the assist on the play.
- Lucas then assisted Dawson Rielly on a goal after locating him with a cross field assist at 9:45, tying the score 10-10.
- While absorbing contact, Walsh snuck a shot through the legs of the Bucknell goaltender at 9:16 in the third, giving Bryant its first lead since the opening goal of the game.
- The Bulldogs expanded on their lead after Tomsheck assisted Amend on a score with 7:54 to play in the quarter.
- Bucknell's Peter Grandolfo and Bryant's Nick Vance exchanged goals to end the third quarter. Bryant led 13-11 heading into the fourth.
- Amend started Bryant's scoring in the final quarter of play after catching a quickly timed pass from John Tomsheck and burying a shot at the 9:07 mark.
- Bucknell scored three straight goals in the span of two minutes to erase Bryant's lead and tie the score at 14-14.
- With 5:14 to play, Tomsheck broke free of his defender with a spin move and scored the go ahead goal, putting the Bulldogs up 15-14.
- Tomsheck would seal the victory thanks to an empty net score with 29 seconds remaining in the contest.
Stats
- The Bison held a 48-37 edge in shots, and led 27-22 in shots on goal.
- Bryant had 17 turnovers on the day, while Bucknell committed 15 turnovers.
- Bryant held a narrow 32-30 advantage in ground balls.
- The Bison won the face-off margin, going 16-of-34 at X.
- The Black and Gold finished 15-of-18 on clear attempts.
- Bryant finished the afternoon with 10 caused turnovers and 11 assists.
- John Tomsheck led the offense with a career high six points (4g, 2a) against the Bison.
- Zac Amend finished with four points (3g, 1a) on Saturday.
- Dawson Rielly and Patrick Walsh each had three goals in the victory.
- Brian Russell registered three assists for the Bulldogs.
- Drew Lucas led the defense with three caused turnovers. He also had two points (1g, 1a) and three ground balls on the day.
- Jordan Hernando won 14-of-29 face-offs at X and collected nine ground balls.
- Einarson made ten saves in cage.
Game Notes
- Bryant earns its first win over Bucknell since Feb. 16, 2014.
- The Black and Gold had four players finish with hat tricks for the second time this season (Last: Merrimack, Feb. 15).
- Rielly recorded his sixth hat trick and eighth multi-goal game of the season.
- Amend tallied his fourth hat trick and sixth multi-goal game of the year.
- Walsh posted his third hat trick of the 2025 campaign.
- Tomsheck recorded his first hat trick of the season and the second of his career.
- Einarson logged his seventh double-digit save performance of the season and the 13th of his career.
- Senior defenseman Drew Lucas has scored in two straight games for the Bulldogs. Lucas has 19 points (7g, 12a) in his Bulldog career.
Up Next
Bryant returns to Smithfield for its regular season home finale on Saturday, Apr. 19 against Binghamton. Face-off is set for 1:00 p.m. Saturday will also be Senior Day for the Black and Gold.
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