Lincoln Lacrosse Wins Three Straight

After dropping their first game of the season, Lincoln Academy’s boys’ lacrosse team won three straight games this week to improve to 3-1.

Lincoln 10 – Mt. Valley 9The Eagles nipped Mt.Valley 10-9 in overtime on April 23. Sam Stone scored three goals, including the game winner, and had three assists to lead Lincoln. Chauncey Erskine added 3 goals, Ben Stone 1 goal and 1 assist, and Ethan Wajer 1 goal. Scoring for the Falcons were Talon Johnson with 3 goals, Cole Clark 2 and Kyle Duguay, and Nick Taylor 1 each.

Martin Shott had 5 saves and Ben Fields 2 in net for the Eagles.Lincoln 9 – Oak Hill 5The Eagles picked up win number two at home on Saturday over the Raiders. “It was the first game we played like a lacrosse team. We dominated every aspect of the game. Every defensive man averaged four ground balls each,” coach Greg Wallace said.

Wajer scored 3 goals, Erskine 2 goals and 1 assist, and S. Stone, Jan Taliento, Ryan Wahle and Johnathan Riley 1 goal each. Nate Rolsten led Oak Hill with 2 goals.

Shott made eight stops in net for the Eagles. Taliento and Wahle scooped up 8 ground balls each, Erskine had 7, S. Stone 6 and Wajer 6.Lincoln 9 – Camden 3Lincoln boys crushed the Jammers 9-3 Tuesday on the road. “We won 90 percent of the face-offs. We were setting the pace and controlling the temp,” Wallace said.

Erskine and Wahle scored 2 goals and had 1 assist each to lead the Eagles’ offense. S. Stone, Ben Field, Riley, Michael Vanderploeg and Wajer added a goal each. Scoring for Camden were Zach Wincklhofer, Nick Linscott and Lucas Dill.

Shott earned the win with 9 saves. Fields won 80 percent of the face-offs in the game. Erskine corralled 11 ground balls and Wahle 9 for the Eagles.Newcastle Publick House Player of the WeekJan Taliento is the Newcastle Publick House Player of the Week. He averaged 4 blocked shots and 4 picked passes a game this week.