Box Score DUDLEY, Mass.--Junior Adam Knapton and sophomore Jon Bota had three points apiece to pace a balance Western New England scoring attack in an 18-8 victory at Nichols in a Commonwealth Coast Conference men's lacrosse contest at Vendetti Field on Tuesday evening. The Golden Bears improve to 5-4 overall and 3-0 in the CCC while the Bison fall to 2-6 on the season and remain winless in three conference games.

Senior Macaulay Gillis scored three goals for Nichols, while freshmen Chris Litchfield and Anthony Verville each potted two.

Thirteen different Golden Bears found the back of the net, including two apiece by Knapton, sophomore midfielder Ben Borsellino, junior Justin McKinney, and seniors Zach Robinson, Ryan Marcus. In addition, freshman James Kolesar registered the first multi-point game of his career with a pair of assists.

Western New England built a quick 5-1 lead after the first quarter and never looked back. McKinney scored the first of four unanswered goals and senior Corbett Corrigan Harreys scored his team-leading 18th on a feed from senior James Reardon to cap the scoring with 1 minute and 7 seconds left.

Sophomore Brandon Body recorded eight saves to improve to 5-4 for the Golden Bears. Freshman Seth Drouin made eight stops for the Bison, who were outshot 47-34 on the evening and lost 23-of-30 face-offs. Senior Marc Miller racked up a team-high five ground balls for Nichols while three players picked up four for the Golden Bears.

Juniors Colton Craig and Jesse DeLucca were instrumental in the Golden Bears' possession game by winning 7-of-9 and 11-of-13 draws, respectively, at the "X." In addition, long-stick middie Nicky Donovan went 5 for 8.

Western New England also enjoyed a 38 to 21 advantage in ground balls.