Box Score WENHAM, Mass. (March 31, 2026) – The Golden Bear offense was electric in WNE's 20-8 win at Gordon College on Tuesday evening. They started the game with nine goals in the first quarter and 13 in the first half. They would take seven more in the third to cruise to a 20-8 victory. Three Golden Bears recorded hat tricks, with Logan Jenkins leading the group with four goals, and both Max Rudgers and Rafe Grant recording the other two.

Records:
Western New England: 6-5 (3-0)
Gordon College: 1-6 (0-3)

How it Happened:
First Quarter:

• The Fighting Scots picked up the first goal of the contest via Kennedy Opie. However, the rest of the first quarter belonged to the Golden Bears. Logan Jenkins scored just over a minute later. Jenkins then assisted Jacob Roy to give the team the lead, and Bryce Busa found Max Rudgers for the squad's third goal.
• Jenkins found Thomas Labbe after that for the 4-1 lead before Caden Ellis got a goal back for Gordon. WNE ended the opening quarter with a 5-0 run on goals. TJ Dalicandro scored first, followed by Nathan Leone on the man-up advantage (assisted by Logan Jenkins), and Logan Jenkins scoring off a pass from Dylan Nardone.
• The final two goals were scored by Jenkins (his hat-trick goal) and Josh Gagnon, with Jacob Roy picking up an assist on the second-to-last goal. WNE led 9-2 after the first. WNE was miles ahead on the stat sheet. They led in shots (17-3), shots on goal (14-3), faceoff wins (9-3), ground balls (16-7), and was 100% on clears compared to 67% from Gordon. Gordon had more saves (5-1).

Second Quarter:

• The second saw less goals but a similar result to the first. WNE outscored Gordon 4-2 in the second. Max Rudgers opened the scoring in the second quarter before Thomas Labbe made the lead, nine. Dylan Nardone picked up the assist on that goal.
• Jackson Wright scored for Gordon to cut the deficit back to eight. Ryan Arthur assisted on the goal. Nardone assisted another goal when finding Jacob Roy. However, Jackson Wright found Caden Ellis for another goal.
• The first half ended with a Logan Jenkins goal with two seconds left. Kevin Morina assisted on the goal. WNE led 13-4 at half. WNE extended their lead in points and stats in the second. They had more shots (19-3), shots on goal (15-13), faceoff wins (5-1), and ground balls (11-6). They kept their perfect record in clears made, and Gordon had more saves (11-1).

Third Quarter:

• The offense did not falter after taking a ten-minute halftime break. They picked up where they left off 38 seconds into the second half. Rafe Grant scored after Morina hit him with a pass. Nardone followed that with a goal assisted by Rudgers. Then, Owen Griggs made his mark on the game with a goal assisted by Rudgers.
• Just over a minute later, Rudgers scored his hat-trick goal, and 1:06 after that, Grant scored again off a Griggs assist. WNE's lead was up to 14. A number of minutes would pass before another goal was scored. Griggs picked up a third point with a goal. Andrew Nolan recorded an assist. Ryan Arthur would then pick up his second point to cut the lead to 19-5.
• WNE ended the third quarter with a Rafe Grant hat-trick goal with 23 seconds left in the contest. WNE led 20-5 with one quarter remaining. WNE once again had more shots during the quarter (9-3), shots on goal (8-2), faceoff wins (6-3), and ground balls (13-5). Four more clears on four attempts kept WNE perfect on clears, and both goalies had one save.

Fourth Quarter:

• The fourth and final quarter saw the Fighting Scots grab two goals in a row for the first time during the contest. Caden Lake scored the first, and Kennedy Opie scored the second. Jackson Wright assisted the Lake goal.
• Wright scored almost four minutes later to make it three goals in a row for Gordon. Wyatt Lake found Wright with a pass leading to the final goal of the game. WNE won the contest 20-8.
• The game's final stats were as follows: WNE led in shots (54-16), shots on goal (44-12), ground balls (48-22), faceoff wins (23-8), and caused turnovers (7-4). WNE had a 100% clear percentage during the game. Gordon had more saves (24-4).

Inside the Lines:

• WNE defeated Gordon College 20-8.
• The Golden Bears were led by a group of goal scorers. Logan Jenkins had four, Max Rudgers had three, and Rafe Grant recorded three, as well.
• Jenkins had three assists too to record seven points (led the team). Rudgers had five, and Dylan Nardone had four to help lead the team to the high-scoring victory.
• David Noel caused three Fighting Scot turnovers to lead the WNE defense.
• Caden Ellis, Kennedy Opie, and Jackson Wright each had two goals, and Wright had four points to lead Gordon.
• Chris Catuosco continued his faceoff excellence by going 15-19 from the spot.
• CJ Veader made 24 saves for the Fighting Scots during the contest.

Up Next on the Schedule:

• The squad will be back in Golden Bear Stadium on Friday, April 3, 2026, at 7:00 PM. They will host the Hawks of Roger Williams University in that contest.