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Highlights
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. –
Charlie Bertrand was dominant with six goals Saturday afternoon at Duane Stadium, but the Merrimack College men's lacrosse team dropped a tight 13-11 decision to Dartmouth.
Three of Bertrand's goals came with the man-up, but the Big Green held the Warriors at bay enough to claim a road win in its season opener.
The Basics
Score: Dartmouth 13,
Merrimack 11
Records: Merrimack (0-2, 0-0 NEC) | Dartmouth (1-0, 0-0 Ivy)
Attendance: 531
Rapid Recap
- Merrimack got off to a dream start, as it found the back of the net on its first possession. Just over a minute in, Drew Hailey funneled a pass to Dom Thomas, who turned around and fired one home.
- Dartmouth tied it up not long after, but then Bertrand went to work. The senior, and Tewaaraton Award Watch List nominee, went on a personal 2-0 run, as he blasted home a pair of man-up goals in a row.
- The Big Green slowed down the Warriors' momentum again with a pair of goals towards the end of the first quarter.
- With just moments left in the opening 15 minutes of play, Hailey struck. He worked himself free in the right alley and ripped a bounce shot on a tight angle to give Merrimack the lead back to conclude the quarter.
- The visitors kept the back-and-forth game going with a pair of tallies in the opening five minutes of the second quarter to retake the lead.
- Max Morrill stopped the Big Green run when he ripped home his first of the season with just under six minutes to play in the half.
- Once again, Dartmouth reestablished its game. The Big Green scored twice in under a minute to gain a 7-5 lead.
- With under three minutes to play, Carlin Joyal found an opening. The defender launched a shot that traveled some 60 yards and was kicked out, but Bertrand pounced on the rebound to complete his hat trick.
- Dartmouth scored over a minute later to take an 8-6 lead into the halftime break.
- Merrimack didn't take long to find the net to start the second half. Tyler Liantonio collected a pass from Christian Thomas and scored to make it a one-goal game once again.
- The Big Green went on its fourth 2-0 run of the day after that to take a 10-7 lead midway through the third.
- Just when he was needed, Bertrand responded. He potted another couple of goals right in a row, including one on the man-up, to end the quarter with a 10-9 lead for the visitors.
- The teams traded goals in the opening three minutes of the fourth to make it an 11-10 game entering crunch time.
- Dartmouth netted a crucial goal with 7:24 to play, but Bertrand converted again with a long range missile a minute later to narrow the gap once again.
- The Big Green defense clamped down in the final six minutes and got an insurance goal with four minutes to play, as they narrowly escaped with a 13-11 triumph.
Notes and Numbers
- Bertrand had six games last season where he had at least six goals, but this is the first time he's done it at the Division I level.
- Hailey was second on the team with three points, which he got in the first quarter.
- Peter Brown played the whole game in net and made nine saves on the 22 shots on goal he saw.
- Shots: 40-36 MC (25-22 MC SOG)
- EMO: Dartmouth: 1-3 // MC: 4-4
- Faceoffs: 14-13 MC // Ground Balls: 35-29 Dartmouth
- Turnovers (CT): 17-14 Dartmouth (10-9 MC) // Clears: Dartmouth: 19-23 // MC: 12-17
Up Next
The Warriors have a quick turnaround, as they head to Fairfield to take on Stags Tuesday afternoon. Face-off is set for 3 pm from Rafferty Stadium.
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