Providence College Athletics

Wednesday, April 28
Providence, RI
3:00 PM

Providence College

16
vs
10

Boston College

Men's Lacrosse Defeats Boston College, 16-10

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

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Junior Ken Leahy netted four goals and notched three assists to lead Providence College to a 16-10 victory against Boston College in men's lacrosse action on Wednesday, April 28 at Providence, R.I.

Spearheaded by freshman Steve Heo's two goals, the Friars took a 5-2 lead after 15 minutes of action. The Eagles battled back in the second quarter, outscoring PC, 4-1, to force a 6-6 tie at halftime. Senior Tyler Jewell led the Eagle offense with two goals in the first 30 minutes of play.

Leahy and sophomore Jim Dooley paced the Providence attack in the third quarter with two goals each as the Friars scored six goals in the third quarter to build a 12-7 lead.

In a tighly played fourth quarter, Providence outscored Boston College, 4-3. Junior Kieran O'Connor netted two goals in the final 15 minutes of play for BC.

Providence senior Matt Pymm played a strong game for the Friars, registering one goal and six assists. Pymm's six assists gave him 100 for his career and broke the PC all-time assist mark of 97 established by Jack Crowley (1985-89).

Senior Pat McCavanaugh led the Eagle offense with four points (one goal, three assists).

PC senior goaltender Robb Chambers backstopped the Friars, recording 26 saves on 52 shots.

With the win, Providence raised its record to 4-10, while Boston College fell to 4-7 overall.

The Friars will return to action on May 1 against Hartford at PC's Glay Field at 1:00 p.m.

at PROVIDENCE, R.I.

Boston College (4-7) 2 4 1 3 - 10

Providence (4-10) 5 1 6 4 - 16

Boston College goals: Kieran O'Connor 3, Dan Hayden 2, Tyler Jewell 2, Scott Lee, Pat McCavanaugh, Cort Duda

Boston College assists: Pat McCavanaugh 3, Michael Adair 2, Dan Hayden, Tyler Jewell

Providence goals: Ken Leahy 4, Chris Houston 2, Jim Dooley 2, Rory Wentworth 2, Steve Heo 2, Jon Lacks 2, C.P. Kenny, Matt Pymm

Providence assists: Matt Pymm 6, Ken Leahy 3, Brian Walker 2

Saves: Boston College; Anthony Cirri (3), Tom Gallagher (1); Providence; Rob Chambers (26); Brian McCarthy (1)