WALTHAM, Mass. - The Saint Michael's College men's lacrosse team lost to 15th-ranked Bentley University, 20-5, on Wednesday evening during Northeast-10 Conference play on Bentley Field. The Falcons' national ranking is according to this week's United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) poll.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (5-6, 2-6 NE10), Bentley (7-4, 6-2 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Nathan Woods (Ottawa, Ontario/Kent School), 1 goal, 1 assist
• Sophomore Sebastian Simonson (Spruce Grove, Alberta/Spruce Grove Composite), 1 goal, 2 ground balls
• Senior Max Katavolos (Newburyport, Mass./Newburyport), 1 goal
• Sophomore Cristian Reyes (Norwood, Mass./Xaverian Brothers), 1 goal
• First-year Gavin Proutt (Baltimore, Md./Boys' Latin School of Maryland), 1 goal
• Sophomore Cooper Wilson (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna), 13-for-28 faceoffs, 9 ground balls
• Junior Rocky Grillone (Brockton, Mass./Cardinal Spellman), 3 ground balls
• Sophomore Thomas Frisoli (Nahant, Mass./Swampscott), 2 caused turnovers
• Sophomore Sean Regan (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland), 6 saves in 18:11, loss
• First-year Mike Nelson (Worcester, Mass./Auburn), 4 saves in 12:51 of relief
• Junior Spencer Scardino (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna), 9 saves in 28:58 of relief

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Conor Segreti, 4 goals, 2 assists
• Senior Luke Jaber, 3 goals, 1 assist
• Junior Nicholas Thorn-Guillaro, 3 goals
• Junior Cam Bartolomeo, 1 goal, 1 assist, 15-for-24 faceoffs, 10 ground balls
• Sophomore Jackson Tinsley, 8 saves, 3 ground balls in 45 minutes, win
• Junior Nolan Sullivan, 3 saves in 15 minutes of relief

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights finished a six-game stretch that featured four nationally-ranked opponents. Their next contest is at Southern New Hampshire University, which is receiving national votes.
• Saint Michael's held a 29-28 edge in ground balls.
• Wilson now has 79 ground balls this season, the most by a Purple Knight since 1998, when Gene D'Alessandro '01 (80) and John Leahy '99 (83) recorded the top two totals in program history. With 133 faceoff wins, Wilson has the second-best figure in school annals, trailing the 143 Justin Richmond '21 claimed four years ago. Wilson's 222 career wins trail Chris Casserly '14 by one for third in program history.
• The Purple Knights were fourth in this week's New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) rankings while the Falcons stood second.

THE ACTION

• Jaber's second goal of the contest gave Bentley a 3-1 lead with 6:20 to go in the opening frame, but Reyes' tally 23 seconds later brought the Purple Knights within a goal. However, Segreti counted six seconds after that, and sophomore Garrett Witt's marker at 5:24 capped a frenetic stretch of four goals in 56 seconds.
• The Segreti's goal was the first of a 12-0 run. Woods, Proutt and Simonson scored in the final 9:29 of the third quarter for a 3-1 run, but 16-5 was the closest Saint Michael's came down the stretch.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at Southern New Hampshire, 12 p.m.
• The Penmen are receiving votes toward this week's USILA national poll.