SPRINGFIELD, Mass. â€" Senior Paul Purdy (Brewster, NY) scored a career high 10 points with seven goals and three assists to lead No. 9 Springfield College to a 20-12 victory over Western New England College in a battle of Pilgrim League divisional leaders.

Sophomore Taylor Brown (Portsmouth, RI) also had a big game with three goals and four assists while freshman goalie Kyle Cloutier (South Hadley, MA) made 22 saves as the Pride improved its record to 10-3 and 5-0 in the Pilgrim League East Division.

With the score tied 6-6 at half-time, WNEC scored the first two goals of the third period (to cap a 5-0 run) for an 8-6 lead following a score by senior Marco Le Gette (Severna Park, MD) only 1:51 into the period.

Springfield then rattled off six unanswered goals in a 4:51 span, including three by Purdy, to break the contest open.

Le Gette finished with four goals for the Golden Bears while junior Pat Matthews (Middle Island, NY) enjoyed a career night with four goals and four assists.

Junior CJ Annunciata (Waltham, MA) chipped-in with two goals and an assist while freshman Adam Cherry (Westfield, MA) had two goals.

Western New England College is now 9-6 and 4-1 in the Pilgrim League West Division.

Springfield (10-3) â€" 4 2 8 6 - 20
Western New England College (9-6) â€" 1 5 4 2 - 12

Springfield College Pride
Goals - Paul Purdy 7, Taylor Brown, 3, Shawn Cofrin 3, Matt Antoniou 1, Brandon Asplundh 1, Adam Cost 1, Brian Endicott 1, Craig Gibson 1, Mark Maitland 1, Derek Pedrick 1. Assists - Taylor Brown 5, Craig Gibson 4, Paul Purdy 3, Shawn Cofrin 2, Mark Maitland 1. Saves - Kyle Cloutier 22.

Western New England College Golden Bears
Goals - Pat Matthews 4, Marco Le Gette 4, CJ Annunciata 2, Adam Cherry 2. Assists - Patrick Matthews 4, CJ Annunciata 2. Saves - Matt Pendelbury 12 (45 minutes, 13 goals), Nick DiDuca 2 (15 minutes, 7 goals).