April 4, 2007
Abrahamson, Eagles Tip Mariners In OT, 8-7

(Castine, Maine) – The Eagles men’s lacrosse squad has maintained its hold on first place in the North Atlantic Conference for another day, but just barely. Sophomore attack Brian Abrahamson (Dedham, Mass.) converted a Colby Field (Hollis, N.H.) pass with 3:09 left to play in sudden death overtime giving Daniel Webster a nail biting 8-7 victory over Maine Maritime Wednesday afternoon at Ritchie Field. The win kept the Eagles undefeated and in first place in NAC play.

The win was the third straight for the Eagles, who at 3-2 overall, continued their best conference start in history moving to 3-0 and maintaining a slim lead for sole possession of first place over idle Castleton (2-0 NAC / 3-2).

The Eagles won despite being heavily outdone by the pesky Mariners in shots (41-19), groundballs (51-33) and face offs (11-5).

Abrahamson finished with a game high four points with three goals and an assist, while reigning NAC Rookie of the Week Adam McKellar (Biddeford, Maine) sparkled again in net, finishing with 21 saves despite difficult weather conditions.

Reigning NAC Player of the Week Brandon Bell (Loudon, N.H.) and fellow forward Ryan Manning (Newport, N.H.) chipped in with two goals each.

Brandon Hamilton and Garret Lake led the Mariners (2-3, 1-2 NAC) with two goals each, while Nate Bolduc added a goal and two assists. Patrick Jones finished with nine saves.

The Eagles led 2-0 after one period and 3-2 at the half. The Mariners rallied to take their first lead at 4-3 on Lake’s second of the day early in the third quarter, but Manning tied it on an extra man score with 10:31 to go in the frame. Abrahamson regained the lead just 32 seconds later.

Tied at five with 2:14 to go in the third after Bolduc’s score, the Eagles regained the lead with a Bell unassisted tally with 37 ticks left and Manning’s second of the game made it 7-5 with 13:50 to play.

But the Mariners wouldn’t fold as Adam Erickson cut the lead to 7-6 with 10:44 left in regulation and Maine Maritime forced overtime when Adam Erickson beat McKellar with just 47 seconds to play.

DWC is off until Saturday when they look for their fourth straight win as they host NAC rival Becker at 1:00 p.m.