U. of New England U. OF NE 4-5, 0-0

Widener WIDENER 2-5, 0-0

U. of New England U. OF NE

4-5, 0-0

Final

Mar. 19, 2022

Widener WIDENER

2-5, 0-0

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
U. of New England U. OF NE	2	1	2	4	9
Widener WIDENER	6	4	4	6	20

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | 3/19/2022 11:00:00 PM

Men’s Lacrosse Scores Win Over UNE in World Down Syndrome Awareness Game

Heisman has five goals, three assists to lead Pride’s best offensive output of year

CHESTER, Pa. – Connor Heisman fired in five goals and handed out three assists while leading the Widener men's lacrosse team to a 20-9 victory over the University of New England in its World Down Syndrome Awareness Day game on Saturday afternoon at Elizabeth J. Hirschmann Field at Leslie C. Quick, Jr. Stadium.

With the win, the Pride are 2-5 on the season. The Blue and Gold also snapped a five-game losing streak.

HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND

The Pride got back on the winning track by dominating on the offensive end, scoring 10 goals in each half to post their largest scoring output of the season. The Pride also had season highs in assists (11), shots (57) and shots on goal (40).
Heisman had a hat trick and assisted on two other goals in the second half. The senior attack now has 22 games with three or more goals in his career.
Matt Buckley also had a hat trick for the Pride. Michael Tagliaferri, Mike Kala'l, and Angus Ballentine scored two goals apiece.
Adam Oldrati owned the face-off X, winning 14-of-22 attempts (63.6 percent). In addition, the junior picked up a game-high 11 ground balls.
The Pride celebrated World Down Syndrome Day by wearing commemorative mismatched socks and raising funds in honor of Sydney Gelman, the niece of Zach Politarhis, and Gabe Lockwood, the nephew of athletic trainer A.J. Duffy, III, who have been affected with the genetic disorder.

UP NEXT
The Pride will be off for the next 10 days until they host Eastern in their first MAC Commonwealth game of the season on Wednesday, March 30. Face-off is set for 7 p.m.

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Scoring Summary
Scoring Play	Home Team Score
1st Period		U. OF NE	WIDENER
11:05	WIDENER - Connor Heisman Assisted by Michael Tagliaferri	0	1
10:29	U. OF NE - Kyle Kennedy Assisted by Andrew Lawrence	1	1
09:16	WIDENER - Colin Wingate Assisted by Connor Heisman	1	2
08:36	WIDENER - Connor Heisman Assisted by Zach Politarhos	1	3
08:30	WIDENER - Tim Irvine	1	4
06:57	WIDENER - Mike Kala?i Assisted by Jayce Dyer	1	5
04:30	U. OF NE - Jordan White Assisted by Colin Watt	2	5
03:15	WIDENER - Angus Ballentine	2	6
2nd Period		U. OF NE	WIDENER
11:20	WIDENER - Matt Buckley Assisted by Colin Wingate	2	7
10:41	WIDENER - Zach Politarhos	2	8
08:53	U. OF NE - Alden Balboni Assisted by Andrew Lawrence	3	8
06:38	WIDENER - Michael Tagliaferri Assisted by Jayce Dyer	3	9
03:57	WIDENER - Bryant Maits	3	10
3rd Period		U. OF NE	WIDENER
14:51	WIDENER - Connor Heisman Assisted by Jayce Dyer	3	11
09:58	WIDENER - Matt Buckley	3	12
06:53	WIDENER - Connor Heisman	3	13
04:30	WIDENER - Mason Lefever	3	14
01:08	U. OF NE - Kyle Kennedy Assisted by Andrew Lawrence	4	14
00:28	U. OF NE - Kyle Kennedy Assisted by Gavin Tanis	5	14
4th Period		U. OF NE	WIDENER
14:09	WIDENER - Connor Heisman Assisted by Zach Politarhos	5	15
12:50	U. OF NE - Kyle Kennedy Assisted by Cam Mann	6	15
09:23	WIDENER - Michael Tagliaferri Assisted by Connor Heisman	6	16
08:43	WIDENER - Mike Kala?i Assisted by Connor Heisman	6	17
06:22	WIDENER - Angus Ballentine Assisted by Andrew Spencer	6	18
05:10	WIDENER - Matt Buckley	6	19
03:40	U. OF NE - Collin Jackson Assisted by Gavin Tanis	7	19
01:48	WIDENER - Mario Scotese	7	20
00:47	U. OF NE - Kyle Kennedy Assisted by Jordan White	8	20
00:42	U. OF NE - Colin Watt Assisted by Jordan White	9	20