Gordon College Men's Lacrosse traveled to Providence, Rhode Island to square up against the Wildcats of Johnson & Wales (JWU) where the Fighting Scots battled back to secure their third win in a row, 9-6.

Jackson Wright led the Scots with a hat trick along with a pair of helpers, followed by Ryan Arthur who added two goals and two assists to Gordon's tally.

For JWU, Alex Padula and Joe McIntyre each chipped in a goal along with an assist while the remainder of the goals were spread out among the Wildcats. 

How It Happened

• Gordon's Wright got the Scots rolling as he put his squad on the board with the first goal of the game at the 10:18 mark to take the 1-0 initial advantage. However 1:32 later, the Wildcats evened it out at 1-1 before going ahead, 2-1 with 6:09 remaining in the first quarter. Despite a shot attempt from Noah Theis, neither team was able to add to their tally to head into the second frame, 1-2. 
• Aidan Walsh immediately took control of the second quarter for the Fighting Scots as the freshman won the face off before Wright pounded the net with a shot just 54 seconds into the new frame, however the score remained the same until the clock struck 6:02 when JWU extended their lead to two before making it 4-1 with another goal just seven seconds later. With 25 ticks left before the end of the half, Wright took advantage of a man-up situation to cut their deficit to two heading into halftime, 2-4. 
• After the break, JWU quickly tacked on another goal just over a minute after the whistle blew to regain a more comfortable edge (5-2) but it wasn't long before Wright retaliated with a goal of his own to chip away before John Flemmi made it a one-goal game at the 12:10 mark (4-5). After the squads ping-ponged shots, William Whittlesey fed Wright with 8:05 to go in the third to knot it up 5-5.
• The score remained at a stalemate heading into the final quarter and it wasn't until Gordon'a Arthur gave the Scots the one-goal edge with 12:12 remaining before the Wildcats fought back to tie it up at six-all with just over five minutes left in regulation. However, the Fighting Scots turned up the heat as they went on to score back-to-back-to-back goals, dominating the final four minutes of the game to seal the 9-6 win. 

Beyond The Box Score

• Jackson Wright has scored three or more goals in the Scots' past three wins. 
• The Fighting Scots return to their home turf on Saturday, March 18 when they open up Conference play against the Curry College Colonels at 1 p.m.