WINCHENDON, MASS. (April 15, 2002) - The Franklin Pierce men's lacrosse team fell to non-conference foe Daniel Webster College, 14-8, at Winchendon School in Winchendon, Mass. this afternoon.

Daniel Webster's Matt Pietrowski and Mike Lundquist both recorded five goals and two helpers to lead the Eagles to victory. Derek Davidson dished three assists to help the cause.

Franklin Pierce junior Andy McEntee (Manhasset, N.Y./Manhasset) netted four goals and dished one assist despite the loss. Jimmy Ward (Lynn, Mass./Lynn Classical) recorded two goals for the Ravens.

The Ravens jumped out to the early two-goal lead in the first quarter, as Ward scored his twelfth of the season at the 1:08 mark. Kevin Medeiros (Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford) converted a McEntee pass just two minutes later to make the score 2-0.

Daniel Webster's Tom Howe cut Franklin Pierce's lead in half, as he netted an unassisted tally at the 14:05 mark.

Franklin Pierce answered just 2:30 into the second quarter as McEntee scored two straight goals in a span of three minutes to help the Ravens take the 4-1 advantage.

Pietrowski responded with back-to-back markers at the 10:28 mark of the second to bring the Eagles within one goal. The Eagles tied things up at the 2:58 mark of the third quarter, as Lundquist scored on a pass from Pietrowski to knot the score 4-4.

Franklin Pierce fought back with a goal at the 3:15 mark of the third, as Dean Patty (East Lyme, Conn./East Lyme) recorded his second goal of the season, but Daniel Webster tacked on four answered goals in the third period to take the lead for good.

Franklin Pierce goaltender Andy Cote (Middleton, Mass./Masconomet) made 22 stops in 60:00 minutes in net. Daniel Webster goalkeeper Pawel Rutkowski made 14 saves for the win.

The Ravens (0-9, 0-6 NE-10) return to action on Wednesday, when they travel to Saint Anselm College for a Northeast-10 Conference matchup at 3:30 p.m. The Ravens return home on Saturday when they host Pace University at 1 p.m.

Daniel Webster 14, FP 8

Goals
DWC -- Matt Pietrowski 5, Mike Lundquist 5, Nate Cosner 2, Tom Howe 1.
FP -- Andy McEntee 4, Jim Ward 2, Dean Patty 1, Kevin Medeiros.

Assists
DWC -- Derek Davidson 3, Matt Pietrowski 2, Mike Lundquist 2, Nate Cosner 1, Justin Killgannon 1.
FP -- Andy McEntee 1, Josh Falcone 1, Dean Patty 1.

Goalkeepers
Andy Cote (FP) 22 saves; 60:00
Pawel Rutkowski (DWC) 14 saves; 60:00