Nichols College Athletics

The University of New England men's lacrosse team picked up an 11-1 The Commonwealth Coast Conference victory over Nichols College Saturday afternoon at Barbara J. Hazard Field. With the win, the Nor'easters move into a three-way tie for eighth in the league standings at 2-8 -- even with the Bison and Wentworth Institute of Technology. As none of the first four tie-breakers separate one team apart from the other two, the conference office will conduct a coin flip to determine the final playoff team at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 26.

Led by five goals from junior Austin Healy (Westford, Mass.), the Nichols College men’s lacrosse team defeated Anna Maria, 13-10, in a The Commonwealth Coast Conference game Wednesday night on Vendetti Field. The win marks the third-straight for the Bison, who improve to 5-9 overall and 2-7 in TCCC games with their first three-game win streak since 2004. Anna Maria drops to 4-11 overall and 1-8 in TCCC action after losing its sixth-straight game.

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.