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Cougars Stumble At Wheaton, 13-8

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.

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Players Mentioned

Chris Adams

#30 Chris Adams

A
5' 11"
Senior
Andrew DeVito

#2 Andrew DeVito

GK
5' 6"
Sophomore
Matt Fields

#32 Matt Fields

M
6' 2"
Sophomore
Chris Johnson

#13 Chris Johnson

M
6' 0"
Sophomore
Shawn Roche

#14 Shawn Roche

A
5' 10"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Chris Adams

#30 Chris Adams

5' 11"
Senior
A
Andrew DeVito

#2 Andrew DeVito

5' 6"
Sophomore
GK
Matt Fields

#32 Matt Fields

6' 2"
Sophomore
M
Chris Johnson

#13 Chris Johnson

6' 0"
Sophomore
M
Shawn Roche

#14 Shawn Roche

5' 10"
Graduate Student
A