Providence College Athletics

Tuesday, March 9
Providence, RI
3:00 PM

Providence College

7
at
21

Brown

Men's Lacrosse Defeated by Brown, 21-7

6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University defeated Providence College, 21-7, on Tuesday, March 9 in men's lacrosse action at Brown. Rob Lyle led the Brown offense with six goals and one assist.

Lyle scored four goals in the first quarter to help the Bears jump out to a 7-0 lead after 15 minutes of action. Brown continued to press on offense in the second quarter, scoring three more unanswered goals to earn a 10-0 lead at halftime.

The Friars got on the scoreboard in the third quarter as Jim Dooley netted PC's first goal. Dooley added one more goal in the third and Chris Houston also scored for the Friars. PC increased its offense in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Bears, 4-3, over the final 15 minutes of the game. Houston, Rory Wentworth, Matt Pymm and Brian Walker all scored for the Friars in the fourth quarter.

With the win Brown raised its record to 1-1 while Providence fell to 0-3 overall.

The Friars will return to action on March 13 against Stony Brook at Stony Brook, N.Y. at 1:00 p.m.

at PROVIDENCE, R.I.

Providence (0-3) 0 0 3 4 - 7

Brown(1-1) 7 3 8 3 - 21

Providence goals: Jim Dooley 2, Chris Houston 2, Matt Pymm, Rory Wentworth, Brian Walker

Providence assists: Ken Leahy 2, Jim Dooley, Jeff Merklinger

Brown goals: Rob Lyle 6, Michael Monfett 3, Matt Kelley 3, Jed Dewick 2, Scott Banarjee 2, Mike Albarelli 2, Matt Eccleston, Jeremy Metz, Richard Mormile

Brown assists: Todd McNamara 3, Matt Kelley, Rob Lyle, Jimmy Mormile, Tim Berger, Scott Banarjee, Burke Gallagher, Matt Eccleston, Jeremy Metz

Saves: Providence; Rob Chambers (8), Brian McCarthy (9), Kevin Sweeney (4): Brown: Strider Dickson (4), Beret Dickson (3), Alex Bain (0)