The Becker College men's lacrosse team dropped their home opener to the visiting Fighting Scots of Gordon College by a score of 23-1 on a freezing cold Tuesday afternoon at Alumni Field. THE BASICS March 5, 2019 Alumni Field Score: Gordon 23, Becker 1 Records: Gordon (3-0) | Becker (0-2) FOR THE HAWKS Becker's lone goal was scored by Mitchell Eldridge (Bourne, Mass.), and assisted by Tyler Forest (Simi Valley, Calif.). This marked Eldridge's first collegiate goal, and Forest's first collegiate assist. Brady Neyland (Upton, Mass.) and goalkeeper Daniel Whittenburg (Eastford, Conn.) each had a team-high three ground balls in the setback. Whittenburg suffered the loss in net as he stopped 23-of-47 (.489) shots. FOR THE FIGHTING SCOTS Dan Arthur (Manorville, N.Y.) led all scoring with a game-high six goals. He also assisted three goals, picked up two ground balls and caused one turnover. Tytus Moen (Agawam, Mass.) was the team-leader with six assists. He also had three goals himself and collected five ground balls and caused two turnovers. Nick Tozier (Winston Salem, N.C.) finished the day with six points on four goals and two assists. Austin Early (Palmyra, Va.) posted three goals and assisted another in the win. Billy Biegun (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.) was the Fighting Scots' ground ball leader with a game-high nine. Jacob Hryzan (Lakeville, Mass.) scored one goal and assisted two. Three other Fighting Scots had two points in the match. Starting goaltender Jay Gallipo (Dover, N.H.) earned the win in net. Jacob Lopez (Beverly, Mass.) and Lars Githmark (Rutland, Mass.) each saw just under 20 minutes in net. Gordon held a 56-12 edge in ground balls, and won 23-of-26 faceoffs. PLAY-BY-PLAY Gordon scored nine unanswered goals in the first quarter and continued their run in the second quarter until Becker's Eldridge scored on a helper from Forest (12-1). The Fighting Scots' Arthur however led a 3-0 run to end the half with a score of 15-1. The Fighting Scots scored six consecutive goals in the third period as Moen led the pack with two goals and two assists. In the final quarter, Mike Dubien (Nashua, N.H.) and Matt Laurence (Hopkinton, Mass.) scored unassisted goals for a 23-1 final score. UP NEXT The Hawks resume play on Thursday (March 7) as they will host Nichols in a 4 p.m. matchup. Gordon heads south to Baltimore and will faceoff against Goucher in a 4 p.m. match on Monday, March 11.