BEVERLY, Mass. – The Roger Williams University Men's Lacrosse team saw their season come to a close with the Endicott College Gulls claiming the 22-8 victory in the Semifinals of the CCC Playoffs on Wednesday night at Hempstead Stadium.
 
The Hawks' veterans Tim Mullane (Hanover, Mass.) and Jared Grier (Quincy, Mass.) led the offensive attack, scoring seven combined points. On the backend, Max Kimmel (Milford, Conn.) got the start in net after being named to the All-CCC Second Team last week. The rookie netminder faced a new career-high 66 shots, saving 14, while 18 reached the back of the net.
 
Hawk Highlights
Tim Mullane: 2 goals, 1 assist, 2 ground balls, 1 caused turnover
Jared Grier: 3 goals, 1 assist, 2 ground balls, 1 caused turnover
AJ DaRin: 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 ground ball
Matt Halpin: 1 goal, 1 ground ball
 
Max Kimmel: 14 saves, 18 goals allowed, 48:15 minutes in goal
Duncan Gillis: 1 save, 4 goals allowed, 11:45 minutes in goal
 
For The Opponents
Nate Cuttitta: 1 goal, 2 assists, 1 ground ball
Max Kesicki: 6 goals, 2 ground balls, 1 caused turnover
Domenic Russo: 4 goals, 2 ground balls
Sam Abate: 2 goals, 1 assist, 2 ground balls
 
Tim Luciano: 8 saves, 5 goals allowed, 50:17 minutes in goal
Christopher Tillotson: 8 saves, 5 goals allowed, 9:43 minutes in goal
 
How It Happened
Endicott scored early and often in the second round of the playoffs, getting on the board only six seconds after the opening faceoff. They followed it up 1:30 later, scoring their second unassisted goal of the game. Jared Grier (Quincy, Mass.) would dig the Hawks out of the two-goal deficit, scoring his first unassisted on a man-advantage before he was assisted by AJ DaRin (Manlius, N.Y.) with 5:48 remaining in the quarter to even things at two. Endicott would regain the advantage 1:15 later before netting two more with less than one minute remaining in the quarter to snag the 5-2 lead.
 
Endicott continued their streak by scoring another trio to open the second stanza before Tim Mullane (Hanover, Mass.) notched his first point of the contest halfway through the frame. The Gulls and the Hawks would trade goals with Matt Halpin (Hanover, Mass.), scoring the last goal of the quarter leaving the Hawks trailing by five heading into the halftime break.
 
Endicott continued their onslaught, scoring seven of the eight goals in the third quarter as the lone RWU goal came off the stick of an unassisted DaRin. Endicott ended the quarter on a 5-0 run, and would extend that run to 10-0 in the fourth before Jack Kester (Londonderry, N.H.) would strike gold with seven minutes remaining. Tim Mullane (Hanover, Mass.) would score the Hawks seventh goal with 2:30 remaining. Mullane and Jared Grier would complete their fifth and final seasons as offensive running-mates in the most fitting fashion, as Mullane would assist the most dynamic goal scorer in program history on the final goal of the season.
 
What's Next
Roger Williams (9-11, 5-3): Season Complete
Endicott College (10-5, 7-1): CCC Finals at Western New England, Saturday, May 7^th @ 1:00pm