BOX SCORE

WALTHAM, Mass. - No. 8 Bentley University staked itself to a 7-0 halftime lead en route to a 12-8 Northeast-10 men's lacrosse victory over Southern New Hampshire University Saturday afternoon.  The Falcons improved to 6-2 and 5-1 in NE-10 play with the win, while the Penmen are now 1-7 overall and 1-3 in the league.

Stephen Moulton led Bentley with three goals while Kevin Gould totaled two goals and five assists.  Brad Tunis and Mike MacDonald each had two goals for the Falcons.

Sean Ball (Salem, NH) led Southern New Hampshire with three goals while Dustin Latham (Penacook, NH) and Keith Merluzzo (Billerica, MA) each had two goals and an assist while Terrence Nash (Oceanside, NY) totaled a goal and two assists.

Bentley opened the scoring with 6:26 left in the first quarter on a goal by Moulton.  The Falcons would score three more times in the first, then scored three more times in the second to build a 7-0 halftime lead.  Latham would get the Penmen on the board 20 seconds into the third quarter, but the Falcons would score the next three goals and a Gould tally with 2:23 left in the third quarter gave the hosts a 10-1 advantage.

Kris Dambach turned aside nine shots for Bentley in a complete-game effort in goal, while SNHU netminder Brendan O'Brien (Hopkinton, MA) made 13 saves as the Falcons generated a 39-22 shot advantage.

Southern New Hampshire returns to action Wednesday when it hosts Assumption College in a 7:00 game at Larkin Field.