BOSTON, Mass. - The penultimate game of the men's lacrosse regular season went all UMass Boston's way on Monday night as the Beacons rolled to a 24-6 victory over visiting Vermont State University Castleton. Prior to the game, the Beacons honored their nine graduating seniors, Charlie Chapman, Elijah Beasley, Otto Kirleis, Liam Bowler, Justin McCullough, Matt Lucozzi, and Greg Wolff. 

THE BASICS
UMass Boston 24, Vermont State University Castleton 6

UMass Boston (13-4, 7-1 LEC)
Vermont State University Caslteton (3-13, 2-6 LEC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beacons got started in the way they often do with Sean Daly forcing his way to the net to score an unassisted goal for the 1-0 lead. The Spartans' Frankenhoff brothers were quick to respond a goal each interrupted only by a Bowler unassisted score. With just over five minutes to play in the first quarter, the game was tied 2-2.

Daly grabbed an assist from Zach Mann to break the tie, opening up the door for Wolff and Nolen Beauregard, who went back-to-back to close the first and open the second. Sitting on a 7-2 lead, the Beacons were in position to take control of the game.

Shane McGonagle stretched the lead to six with his first goal of the day before distributing to Wolff for his second of back-to-back scores. With Wolff sitting on a cool four goal half, the Beacons led 10-2 with five to play. The Spartans got one back on the board, but Daly and Mann struck before half to stretch the score to 12-3.

Though Castleton opened the second half on a brief 2-1 run, the third quarter belonged to the Beacons. After setting up Max Hamilton-Jones' first goal of the year, Mann delivered consecutive scores to mark his sixth and seventh points of the evening. Sandwiched between a pair of back-to-back goals, Wolff's fifth of the day set the table for Mic Flynn to score twice in three minutes 

Quiet through the first three quarters, Chapman got his senior day looks in, notching a pair of goals in the fourth quarter to salt away the victory.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Kirleis recorded seven saves while allowing just five goals in his first win of the season
• The Beacons outshot the Spartans 77-26
• Mann's seven points tied (4/2/22 vs. Salem State) a career high for a single game
• UMass Boston was successful on 22 of their 23 clear attempts
• Holden Kuzniar caused a game-high four turnovers while also scooping three ground balls
• The Beacons have won their last four matchups with Vermont State Castleton, outscoring them 107-27

WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons will host Little East Conference rival Keene State College at James Cotter field for their final game of the regular season. They will face off with the Owls at 7 PM on Friday, April 26.