April 11, 2008
Early Power Surge Sets Tone As Eagles Top Mitchell, 15-8

Nashua, NH – Brian Abrahamson (Dedham, Mass.) notched six goals and four assists, and Ryan Manning (Newport, N.H.) added four goals and five assists, leading host Daniel Webster past Mitchell, 15-8 in men’s lacrosse action Saturday.

Dan Boudreau (Chelmsford, Mass.) added three goals and an assist as the Eagles (3-4) won their second game in as many days.

Abrahamson continued his offensive eruption of late after a four-goal, five assist outing Friday against Lyndon State. Manning has added four goals the day before.

Cullen Larkin (Bedford, N.H.) added two scores for the Eagles, while Chris Leyland made six saves in goal.

Jeff Dineen (Redding, Conn.) led the Pequots (1-5), who dropped their fourth straight, with three goals and two assists, while Ryan LaPak (Norwalk, Conn.) added two scores. Jeff Crettella (North Haven, Conn.) sparkled in goal, finishing with 24 saves.

The Eagles came out firing, building an 8-2 lead after one quarter keyed by four from Abrahamson, and held an 11-3 lead at the half, before the Pequots rallied with five third quarter scores to make a game of it, and trailed 13-8 after three.

But two quick strikes from Abrahamson and Manning 13 seconds apart early in the fourth regained control for the Eagles.

DWC finished with important advantages in shots on goal (39-14), groundballs (25-22) and a decisive win in face offs (18-6). DWC also held Mitchell to 1 for 5 on the power play.

The Eagles are off Sunday and return to action Monday hosting Norwich at 4:00 p.m.