BABSON PARK, Mass. - A classic Boston-area lacrosse rivalry delivered on Tuesday with UMass Boston Men's Lacrosse trailing ninth-ranked Babson College 5-3 at halftime. The Beavers went on to overwhelm the Beacons in the second half, taking the game 16-8.

THE BASICS
UMass Boston 6, Babson College 18

UMass Boston (8-3)
Babson College (9-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Babson was first to break through the rainy conditions on Tuesday, ripping off three straight goals to open up a 3-0 lead in the first. Charlie Chapman had the response ready for the Beacons, converting on an unassisted score to cut the lead back to two, 3-1.

The Beacons managed to keep the low-scoring affair within their reach throughout the second. Greg Wolff's 27th goal, courtesy of an assist form Patrick Dwinnells, cut the score to 4-2 in the opening minute. Wolff went right back to the well in the ninth minute, this time turning a pass from Luke Murphy into a goal to make the score 5-3. That score would hold into the halftime break.

A 4-0 run to open the second half extended the Babson lead to 9-3 with under seven minutes to play. Liam Bowler struck back with an unassisted score, but that interruption gave way to a 5-0 run that put the game out of reach for the Beacons. 

BY THE NUMBERS

• Tuesday marked Wolff's ninth multi-goal performance in 11 games this season
• Reigning Little East Conference Defensive Player of the Week Patrick Carey scooped a team-high five ground balls
• Justin McCullough also stayed hot on the defensive end, adding four ground balls to his team-high three caused turnovers
• The Beavers have won nine straight matchups between the two teams

WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons return to conference play on Saturday when they make the trip to Buzzards Bay to face Massachusetts Maritime Academy in a noon start.