Box Score
NORTON, Mass. – Senior attackman Emmett Edwards netted a game-high six goals, including the 100th of his career, to lead the Wheaton College  men's lacrosse team over visiting Eastern Connecticut State University, 12-6, Tuesday evening in a non-conference match at Nordin Field.
 
Coming off a 6-5 victory over Roger Williams University in its home-opener Saturday, Eastern (1-2) dropped its fourth match against Wheaton (7-2) in the last six meetings but maintains a 13-6 advantage in the all-time series.
 
Wheaton held a foe to under double-digits in goals for the sixth time this season.
 
Wheaton owned a 34-26 shot advantage, including 23-12 in the second half. The Warriors committed 22 turnovers, while the Lyons were guilty of 15 miscues.
 
Eastern won seven of 11 face-offs in the opening half, but Wheaton held a 5-4 edge in the second half. 
 
Edwards added an assist, four ground balls and a caused turnover for the Lyons, while junior attacker Theo Stamatel tallied four points, including three goals in addition to a ground ball. Junior middie Evan Paturzo netted a pair of goals and added a ground ball. Junior defender Henry Stamatel picked up seven ground balls to go with three caused turnovers. Junior goalie Evan Borchert registered eight saves for Wheaton.
 
The Warriors controlled the first quarter, taking a 5-2 lead, before the Lyons roared back with seven unanswered goals and 10 of the last 11 to close out the contest. Wheaton scored the only three goals of the second quarter, including two from Edwards to knot the game at 5-5 before the end of the first half.
 
Sophomore attack Landon Mabb (Sun Prairie, WI) led the Warriors with a trio of goals in addition to a ground ball and senior attacker Warren Channing (Glastonbury) scored a goal, assisted on another, picked up three ground balls and caused a turnover. Junior attack Tanner Drobish (Wallingford) contributed with a goal, an assist and a pair of ground balls. Junior netminder Gregory Hilinski (Shelton) made 13 saves for Eastern.
 
Mabb opened the game with a goal just 33 seconds into the contest to put the Warriors on the board, before Edwards and Theo Stamatel countered with back-to-back goals to give the Lyons a 2-1 edge with 9:48 to play in the first quarter.
 
Eastern Connecticut reeled off four straight goals, including two from Mabb and a score from Drobish to give the visitors a 5-2 advantage with 41 ticks remaining in the opening period.
 
Eastern hosts the University of Massachusetts Boston Monday at 4 p.m. in its Little East Conference opener. The Beacons reached last year's LEC title game.