Bruins slip past Rams
Brunswick gains momentum in 2nd quarter, holds on for win
NEW CANAAN — The first quarter of Saturday’s lacrosse showdown between Brunswick School and New Canaan was a standstill, as the non-conference foes split the game’s first eight goals.
The Bruins slowly turned the momentum in their favor at the beginning of the second quarter and by the time the opening half concluded, it held a commanding seven-goal lead. That’s how quickly the Bruins, one of the top 10 teams in the nation can strike.
Senior midfielder Michael Gottlieb and junior attack Michael Mauricio registered four goals apiece for Brunswick, which displayed its impressive depth on both ends of the field in its decisive 19-9 victory against New Canaan before a big crowd at Dunning Stadium.
Sophomore Luke Waters and senior AJ Delgado each recorded hat tricks for the Bruins, who improved their record to 7-0.
Coulter Mackesy, a sophomore, had one goal and two assists, while senior Cooper Moore, junior Brody Firestein and junior Liam Fairback rad tallied one goal and one assist for the Bruins.
New Canaan received two goals from senior Quintin O’Connell and a pair of tallies from Christopher Canet.
The Rams’ record stands at 2-3 following the defeat. Charlie Barnard made six saves in goal for the Bruins, who were led defensively by senior Ian Murray and in the defensive midfield by Edward Glassmeyer and Tim Saunders.
Carl Mazabras started in goal and Bennett Ong was in goal in the second half for
New Canaan, which lost at Brunswick last season.
The Bruins took the lead for good at 5-4 when Waters found an opening with a dodge and converted a shot with 10:17 to go in the second quarter.
Firestein tallied at the 8:36 mark off a dodge, making it 6-4. Gottlieb went low with his shot in transition, giving the visitors a 7-4 edge with 7:33 remaining in the second quarter.
Canet’s man-up goal brought the Rams to within 7-5 at the 7:10 mark, but the Bruins capped the first half with five straight goals.
Moore converted a shot from 15 yards out, then Mackesy tallied off a Delgado feed, putting Brunswick up, 10-5. With Coby Ginder winning the faceoff, Mauricio scored after receiving a Glassmeyer pass, bringing the score to 11-5. Waters sealed the first half scoring.