Men’s Lacrosse Holds Off Nichols, 7–4, on Wednesday

• Nichols struck first, scoring at the 12:57 mark to take a 1–0 lead.
• USJ answered moments later during a man-up opportunity, as freshman midfielder Brady Stevens (Laconia, N.H.) found senior attack Freeman Johnson (Swanzey, N.H.) out front. Johnson rifled a shot into the net to tie the game at one with 7:28 remaining in the quarter.
• The Bison regained the lead with 6:12 left in the period and held USJ scoreless the rest of the frame to carry a 2–1 advantage into the second.
• The Blue Jays wasted little time responding, as junior midfielder Brenden Tedeschi (Orange, Vt.) wrapped around the cage and finished to even the score at two with 10:30 to play in the half.
• Less than a minute later, Tedeschi struck again in similar fashion to give USJ its first lead, 3–2, at the 9:58 mark. He completed his hat trick at 7:30 with a solo effort to push the advantage to 4–2.
• Johnson capped the second-quarter surge with another man-up goal, this time off an assist from sophomore attack Dominic Oakes (Southington, Conn.), sending USJ into halftime with a 5–2 lead.
• Offense was limited in the third quarter, with Nichols scoring the lone goal on a man-up opportunity at the 4:51 mark to cut the deficit to 5–3 heading into the fourth.
• Senior attack Nick Pestrichello (Newington, Conn.) halted the momentum, scoring at 9:56 of the final period to extend the lead to 6–3.
• Nichols responded with 5:01 remaining, but the USJ defense held firm down the stretch. Tedeschi sealed the victory with a man-up goal with 46 seconds left, securing the 7–4 win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE 

• Tedeschi led all scorers with four goals.
• Johnson recorded his second multi-goal game of the season.
• Oakes dished out a career-high four assists, while Pestrichello added one goal.
• Senior defenseman Nick Wesley (Wakefield, Mass.) caused a season-high seven turnovers and collected a season-best 12 ground balls.
• Junior faceoff specialist Aaron Goldstein (Walden, N.Y.) went 2-for-3 at the faceoff X for USJ.
• Nichols won the overall faceoff battle, 10-for-14.
• Junior goalkeeper Noah Isleib (Easton, Mass.) played all 60 minutes, making eight saves to earn the win and improve to 5–1 on the season.

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