BOSTON, Mass. (April 4, 2026) – Springfield College scored six goals in the second quarter to break the game open on its way to a 17-4 victory over Emerson College in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) men's lacrosse matchup at Rotch Field this afternoon.
First year goalkeeper Joseph Grenier made nine saves in a shutout first half in the Springfield goal to set the tone for the Pride win, adding two ground balls, while senior Ian Cote added seven second half stops for the Pride.
Junior Jake Degnan led the Springfield attack with three goals and two assists with six ground balls. Junior Bryan Stensrud and sophomore Ryan Berkel each added a goal and two assists for the Pride, with Stensrud collecting five ground balls and Berkel collecting seven. Sophomores Nick Savastano, Owen Dawson and Charlie Vath each chipped in a pair of goals with Savastano also tallying two caused turnovers and three ground balls.
Junior Jett McCulloghhad a hand in two of Emerson's four goals with a goal and assist, while sophomore Brady Fish and first years Ethan Munsch and Nathan Stanczak each chipping in with a goal.
Senior Ethan Corby kept Emerson in the game early and finished with 14 saves over 46:05 in the Emerson goal with three ground balls. Sophomore Jacob Goldberg added five stops over the final 13:55.
Springfield grabbed a two-goal lead after a quarter of play as Vath opened the scoring with 6:17 into the first frame, off a pass from Berkel, after the two teams battled back and forth with Grenier and Corby holding the opposing attacks at bay in the early going. Degnan doubled the Pride lead with 3:20 remaining in the first quarter and was then part of a three goal Springfield flurry over the span of 1:28 that turned a three-goal advantage following Degnan's second of the afternoon 2:47 into the second quarter into a six-goal lead midway through the frame.
Degnan set up back-to-back Springfield goals by Savastano and sophomore Angus Oliveira (Little Compton, Rhode Island/Portsmouth Abbey) just 37-seconds apart in the final 1:48 of the first half to send the Pride into halftime with an eight-goal cushion. Degnan opened the second half scoring 5:36 into the third quarter before McCullogh put Emerson on the scoreboard with 6:40 to play in the frame.
Up Next
Emerson (3-9, 0-4 NEWMAC) returns to action next Saturday when it visits No. 5 Babson College for a NEWMAC matchup at 1 p.m. The Lions next home game is the following Saturday, April 18, when they host Salve Regina University at Rotch Field at 7 p.m. Springfield (7-4, 3-1 NEWMAC) hosts Wheaton College next Saturday at noon.
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