Nichols College Athletics

The Nichols College men’s lacrosse team won its second-straight game Tuesday, defeating Mitchell College, 20-4. Ryan Pacific (Danbury, Conn.) led the Bison (4-9) with nine points, including the 100^th of his career. Austin Healy (Westford, Mass.) led all scorers with six goals while Pacific, who needed just two points to hit the 100-point mark, added three goals and six assists for the Bison. Nichols held a 69-18 advantage in shots and won all but four of the 29 face-offs en route to victory.

Led by a career-high six points from first year attacker Steve Delahanty (Auburn, N.H.), the Nichols College men’s lacrosse team edged Wentworth, 8-7, Saturday at Vendetti Field for its first victory in The Commonwealth Coast Conference play this season. Nichols snaps a five-game skid and improves to 3-9 overall and keeps its playoff hopes alive with a 1-7 TCCC record. The win marks the first for the Bison in the series against Wentworth since the teams’ first meeting back on April 25, 1998, and snaps a 12-game losing streak against the Leopards.

The Nichols College men’s lacrosse team fell to Gordon, 12-7, in a The Commonwealth Coast Conference game on Vendetti Field Tuesday afternoon. The Fighting Scots used a balanced attack with four players netting four points apiece to win their seventh straight game and improve to 8-3 overall and 6-1 in the TCCC. Nichols ended its man-up woes with a 2-for-4 effort, but dips to 2-9 overall and remains winless in the TCCC at 0-7. Junior attacker Austin Healy (Westford, Mass.) led the Bison in scoring with three goals, while classmate Ryan Pacific (Danbury, Conn.) notched two goals and a pair of assists.

The Endicott College men’s lacrosse team defeated Nichols, 14-4, Saturday afternoon in a The Commonwealth Coast Conference game at Vendetti Field. The Gulls improve to 7-4 overall and 6-1 in TCCC action, while Nichols falls to 2-8 overall and 0-6 in league play. Austin Healy (Westford, Mass.) scored twice for Nichols, while Ryan Pacific (Danbury, Conn.) added a goal and an assist.

Matt Caulfield (Fairfield, Conn.) scored for Nichols College as the Bison fell to Western New England College, 15-1, in The Commonwealth Coast Conference men’s lacrosse action at Golden Bears Stadium Wednesday. Nichols falls to 2-7 overall and 1-5 in TCCC action. Scott Gray (Annapolis, Md.) made 20 saves through the first 53 minutes.