Norton, Mass. - Wheaton junior Ben Cederberg
set career highs with six goals and eight points on Saturday,
leading the Wheaton College men's lacrosse team past Clark
University, 13-8 in Pilgrim League action in Mirrione Stadium.
The Lyons snapped a three-game losing streak in improving to 5-6
overall and 3-2 in the league, while the Cougars slipped to 6-6 and
2-3. Wheaton has now won 16 consecutive contests against Clark.
In addition to Cederberg's standout performance, junior Chris
Landers turned in two goals and three assists, while sophomore
Billy McNamara had two goals and a pair of helpers. Senior Tim
Horan tacked on a marker and an assist, and classmate Schuyler Horn
made 12 saves.
With his two goals for Clark, graduate student Shawn Roche (Centerport, N.Y.) became the program's all-time
points leader, as he now has 180 for his career. Sophomore
Chris Johnson (Amherst, Mass.) turned in a goal
and an assist, classmate Matt Fields (Oceanside,
N.Y.) went 15-for-25 on draws, and sophomore keeper Andrew DeVito (Glastonbury, Conn.) made seven stops.
The Lyons pulled out to a 3-1 advantage with 3:55 remaining in the
first quarter, as Cederberg and Landers scored 37 seconds apart to
snap a tie. However, Johnson and senior Chris Adams (Bradford, N.H.) each tallied during a quick
nine-second stretch to knot the game with 1:29 to go. Cederberg
scored twice with his team a man up early in the second quarter
before Roche tallied at 5:50, cutting Wheaton's advantage to 5-4 by
halftime.
Clark drew to within a single tally twice during the third quarter
before the Lyons went on a game-ending 6-2 run. Landers scored with
4.4 seconds left in the period to make it 8-6 before assisting
Cederberg on consecutive goals 2:34 apart in the fourth. Cederberg
then lent a hand for McNamara at 3:49, as Wheaton took a 12-7 lead,
its first of two five-goal edges.
Clark will host Babson in their final home game of the 2010 season
on Wednesday.