THE BASICS
Final Score: Dean College 17, Mitchell College 3
Records: Dean College (6-3, 1-0 NECC), Mitchell College (0-9, 0-1 NECC)
Location: Grant Field, Franklin, Mass.
Date: Saturday, April 7, 2018
Time: 10:00 AM

THE LEAD:
Dean College raced out to a 12-1 halftime lead and the host Bulldogs, who were picked first in the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) preseason coaches' poll, showed why with a convincing 17-3 win in their league opener over Mitchell College in men's lacrosse action Saturday morning.

Seven different Dean student-athletes scored, including four goals apiece from Colin Hinrichs (Greenwich, Conn.) and Anthony Trasacco (Cheshire, Conn.) and three more from Conor Rooney (Jamestown, R.I.).

HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Bulldogs led 7-0 after a first quarter that saw Trasacco record a hat trick and Hinrichs score two of his own.

The Mariners finally got on the board when Kyle Marsh found the back of the net with a man-up strike midway through the second quarter.

Dean, however, went on to close out the half with five straight goals as Rooney and Hinrichs scored twice and Justin Auger (Melrose, Mass.) notched his first of the season.

The Bulldogs continued their unanswered scoring streak with four more in the third led by tallies from Zach D'Angelo (Chelmsford, Mass.), Brody Fredericks (Weare, N.H.), Trasacco and Juniel Jordan (Kingston, Mass.).

Rooney completed his hat trick with his third marker of the game in the early moments of the fourth but Marsh notched two goals in the final seven minutes to account for all the scoring.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
Dillon Poignant (Somers, N.Y.) made his first start of the season and made 11 saves for Dean, who also got two goals and four assists from Fredericks and nine ground balls from Derick Adams (Stamford, Conn.) and James Lovely (Hopedale, Mass.).

UP NEXT:
The Bulldogs are back in action on Wednesday when they host Thomas College at 4:00 p.m.