NEW LONDON, Conn. – April 24, 2024 – The Dean College men's lacrosse team pulled away early in a 16-3 win over Mitchell College in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) South Division regular season finale.

Dean (11-4, 7-3 GNAC, 5-1 South) secured a spot in the GNAC Tournament and will await the seedings announcement from the conference later this evening. Mitchell ends its season at 0-11 overall, 0-10 in the GNAC and 0-6 in the South Division.

First-year Manny Alvarez-Segee (Saugus, Mass.) led all players with four points on two goals and two assists. Junior Owen Brine (Lebanon, N.H.) scored three goals, while senior Diego Alvarez-Segee (Saugus, Mass.) posted three points on a goal and two assists. Senior Will Brooks (Denver, Colo.) and first-year Kevin Gardner (West Haven, Conn.) found the back of the net twice. Dean finished with 11 goal scorers on the day.

Dean first-year Elijah Beland (Augusta, Maine) earned the win after one quarter of work with no goals allowed and one save. First-year Dane Duarte (Londonderry, N.H.) allowed one goal and made three saves in two quarters of action, while sophomore Matthew Fenlason (Winthrop, Maine) surrendered two goals with two saves.

Weston Schumacher scored twice for the Mariners. CJ Bradley and Keeano Gonzalez each picked up seven ground balls. Dylan Kinsella had 10 saves for Mitchell.  

Dean controlled the action from the opening faceoff and scored six times in the first frame. The Bulldogs added four goals in the second and the third. Mitchell got on the board in the third, while each team scored twice in the final quarter.