NEWTON, Mass. – April 13, 2024 – The Dean College men's lacrosse team earned an important 12-9 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) South Division victory at Lasell on Saturday afternoon.  

Dean (8-4, 4-3 GNAC, 2-1 South) hosts Elms on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. Lasell (8-5, 6-1 GNAC, 2-1 South) travels to Saint Joseph (Conn.) on Wednesday for an important division matchup.

Today was the first win over the Lasers in four tries for the Bulldogs.

Senior Diego Alvarez-Segee (Saugus, Mass.) had five points on three goals and two assists. Senior Alec Speirs (Old Lyme, Conn.) had a game best four goals. First-year Manny Alvarez-Segee (Saugus, Mass.) and junior Jason Richard (Holden, Mass.) added two goals apiece. Junior Owen Brine (Lebanon, N.H.) also found the scoring column with a goal. Senior Tyler Benedetto (Jupiter, Fla.) finished 15-of-24 in faceoffs to go with eight ground balls.

Anthony DeRosa, Landon Reyes and Finnegan McCormack had two goals apiece to lead the Lasers.

Dean first-year Elijah Beland (Augusta, Maine) made eight saves to earn the win for Dean, while Michael Catalano finished with 16 saves in the loss.

In a low scoring first quarter, the Bulldogs got the game's first two goals. Richard scored a man-up goal, while Speirs also found the back of the net. Both goals were assisted by junior Aidan McCarthy (Whitman, Mass.).

Lasell quickly tied the game with a pair of early goals to start the second frame. Dean answered with goals from Speirs and Manny Alvarez-Segee. Ryan Stone pulled Lasell to within one with a man-up tally with less than nine minutes to play, but Dean finished the half with a 3-0 spurt. The Bulldogs received a goal from Speirs and two from Diego Alvarez-Segee for a 7-3 lead at the break.

The Lasers cut the deficit to one goal on multiple occasions in the third, but Dean took a 9-7 lead into the final quarter.

McCormack opened the scoring in the fourth to pull Lasell to within 9-8. Dean answered with goals by Manny Alvarez-Segee and Brine for an 11-8 lead with 8:15 left. McCormack notched his second goal of the game, but Richard capitalized on a man-up opportunity for the second time to help ice the game for Dean at 12-9 with 2:34 to play.