The Gordon College Men's Lacrosse team traveled up to Henniker, New Hampshire for a non-conference tilt against the New England College (NEC) Pilgrims where the Fighting Scots defeated their hosts, 10-9.

Gordon's Nick Buccella netted five goals, John Flemmi added four goals, Jackson Wright dished out two assists while adding a goal, and Caden Lake had three assists. Keeper Colin Liscomb recorded 19 saves.

For NEC, Matt Daley had three goals and two assists, followed by Thomas Doe and Henri Pfeifle who each had two goals and one helper.

How It Happened

• Wright kicked it off for the blue and white as the sophomore put the Fighting Scots on top, 1-0 just under five minutes into the first quarter. NEC locked it up shortly after, but Buccella put his squad on his back with a pair of goals in the final two minutes to give Gordon the 3-1 edge heading into the second.
• NEC netted the first tally of the second, followed by two straight rockets off the stick of Buccella (5-2). From there, Flemmi joined in on the action with two straight goals to make it a 7-2 game. The Pilgrims however, recorded the final three goals of the quarter to shrink their deficit to two goals (7-5) at halftime.
• Flemmi opened up the second half with a goal, but the Pilgrims matched the Scots eight minutes later to keep it a two-score game (8-6). Looking to stretch their lead, Flemmi and Buccella added another tally to their stat sheets to give Gordon the 10-6 lead heading into the fourth.
• The home team tried to make a comeback in the fourth, but the Fighting Scots buckled down to come out with the 10-9 win.

Beyond The Box Score

• Rookie Nick Buccella netted a career-high five goals.
• John Flemmi tied his career-high with four goals.
• The Fighting Scots enter Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) play on Wednesday, March 27 as they travel to face the Nichols College Bison at 7 p.m.