Men's Lacrosse

NESCAC Men's Lacrosse Weekly Release - April 8

NESCAC Player of the Week
Jack Raba – Wesleyan – Gr. – A – Cheshire, Conn.
Leading the Cardinals to a pair of wins against ranked opponents, Raba totaled 10 points on four goals and six assists as Wesleyan defeated Amherst, 12-11, at home and Tufts, 16-14, on the road. Raba opened with one goal and three assists on Wednesday, helping Wesleyan defeat the Mammoths and secure the Cardinals' first Little Three title since 2018. The graduate student followed up with three goals and three assists for six points, as Wesleyan became the first NESCAC team to beat the Jumbos in Medford since 2018.

NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
AmherstBrendan Reilly (Manhasset, N.Y.) scored seven goals and added two assists for nine points in a 1-1 week for the Mammoths. The newcomer had four goals and an assist in a 12-4 win over Williams. 

Bates – Rookie Andrew Toland (Hingham, Mass.) faced a season-high 66 shots Tuesday against Bowdoin and stopped 54.3 percent of them, keeping Bates in the game for all 60 minutes. After posting 19 saves against the Polar Bears, Toland tallied a career-high 22 saves Saturday against Connecticut College, recording a remarkable save percentage of 62.9 along the way. Toland’s 163 saves this year are tops in the NESCAC.

Colby – Sophomore Will Heisler (Westport, Conn.) was stellar in goal for the Mules. The sophomore held MIT to nine goals while tallying 17 saves in a midweek victory over the Engineers. In Saturday's NESCAC matchup, the goaltender held the Panthers to seven goals on a career-high 19 saves. Heisler has averaged 17.6 saves per game across the last three contests.

Conn. CollegeJJ Ford (Clinton, Conn.) led the Camels with three goals and an assist last week in a 13-12 win at Bates. Ford notched a hat trick for the third time this season with three goals in the second half, including a pair in the final minutes of the contest. After tying the game with 3:06 remaining, Ford scored the game-winning goal just 34 seconds later to propel Conn to its first NESCAC victory of the season. Ford also recorded his 100th career point with the tally, bringing the junior’s career totals to 65 goals and 35 assists over 36 games. 

Hamilton - Thomas Healy (Pittsburgh, Pa.) posted 10 points and nine ground balls in a 1-1 week. Healy tied a career-high with five goals and added three assists for a career-best eight points and added a career-high seven ground balls in a 10-4 win against Middlebury. The sophomore chipped in a goal, an assist, and two ground balls in an 11-7 setback at Trinity.

Middlebury – Senior Pete Steinle (West Hartford, Conn.) helped Middlebury secure a 7-5 victory at Colby on Saturday. The Panther scooped up a career-high five ground balls while assisting on the initial goal of the game.

TrinityJon Krikorian (Boston, Mass.) led the Bantams' offense registering a hat trick while also dishing out two assists for a total of
five points in an 11-7 victory over the visiting Hamilton. The junior’s five points, three goals, and two assists are season highs.

Tufts – Sophomore Jack Regnery (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) helped the Jumbos to a 1-1 week, with five goals and seven assists for 12 points while leading the team with 23 shots. Regnery finished with two goals and four assists in a 17-15 win over Williams on Tuesday, and added three goals and three assists Saturday in a 16-14 loss to Wesleyan. 

Williams – Sophomore Will Doran (Princeton, N.J.) totaled career-highs of four goals, four assists, and eight points against Tufts on Tuesday.