Brown Surges Back to Beat Big Green, 14-11

Saturday, April 20

Providence, R.I.

1:00 PM

Dartmouth College

3-9 (0-5Ivy League)

Brown

3-9 (2-3Ivy League)

Dartmouth

Brown

Photo by: Justin Lafleur

4/20/2024 8:41:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score

A 6-0 Bears’ run proved too much to overcome

By: Justin Lafleur

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Senior Henry Bonnie gave the Dartmouth men's lacrosse team a 10-8 lead with 5:25 left in the third quarter, but Brown answered with six of the game's final seven tallies, including six straight, to beat the Big Green 14-11 on Saturday afternoon. Senior Nate Davis posted a career-high six points via three goals and three assists. Fifth-year Mitchell Myers won 14-of-27 faceoffs with nine groundballs to reach 264 GBs in his career, breaking Phil Hession's (2012-15) previous program record of 263.

With the win, Brown improves to 3-9 and 2-3 in the Ivy League. Dartmouth falls to 3-9 and 0-5 in the league.

"While we did not get the result we were aiming for, I commend our guys for battling until the last whistle," said Big Green head coach Sean Kirwan. "We continue to close the gap and improve as a program week in and week out and for that, I am certainly grateful and honored to coach a team that has committed to doing that."

Davis' hat trick marked his second of the season and first since the season opener. Junior Colin McGill had his second straight hat trick and sixth of the season, scoring three times. First-year Elliott Fee tallied a career-high three points (one goal, two assists) while junior Brandon Ventarola also recorded multiple points with a goal and assist.

Defensively, sophomore Thomas Goguen increased his team-high total for caused turnovers, posting two to reach 18 on the season, while adding three groundballs. First-year Luke Lowery also caused a pair of turnovers. Dartmouth caused 11 of Brown's 19 turnovers on the afternoon.

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Our leader in caused turnovers Thomas Goguen was at it again in the first half.

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It took just 1:01 for the Big Green to take the lead, as Ventarola scored unassisted. After consecutive Brown scores, Dartmouth answered with three in a row, all coming in the span of 39 seconds. The first two goals were scored by sophomore Emmett Paradine and junior Quinn Moore before Davis finished his first, off a Goguen assist, to make it 4-2 with 5:57 left in the first quarter.

The back-and-forth action continued, with Brown tallying the next three to take a 5-4 lead at the 8:30 mark of the second. But Dartmouth ended the half with four of the final five goals. The first and fourth Big Green goals in that run were netted by Davis, the second coming with just one second left in the shot clock.

Nate Davis' third goal of the game gives the Big Green an 8-6 halftime lead!

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The teams traded goals early in the third quarter, with markers coming from McGill and Bonnie. However, Brown scored the final two goals of the stanza to pull even at 10 heading to the fourth. The Bears then scored four straight to begin the fourth to take a 14-10 lead with 8:37 on the clock. McGill answered off the ensuing faceoff just six seconds later, but the Big Green couldn't get any closer.

Final shots were 53-36 in favor of Brown while the Bears held a 33-27 edge in groundballs. As a team, Dartmouth won 15-of-28 faceoffs, with junior Vincent Gandolfo also winning the only one he took.

Dartmouth junior goaltender Mason Morel made 15 saves, as did Brown's Connor Theriault.

The Big Green return to action next Saturday when they host No. 9 Cornell at 4 p.m.