Men's Lacrosse | 9/9/2017 11:05:00 PM

MONTREAL -- Three players registered hat-tricks as McGill sunk the visiting Nipissing University Lakers 20-6 in men's lacrosse at Percival Molson Stadium, Saturday.

Goose Bolton, a senior from Darien, Conn., potted five goals, while junior Alexander Linton of Ridgewood, N.J., struck for four and Montrealer Maxime Murdoch, also a junior, posted a three-goal performance.

Fifteen Redmen registered points in a contest that extended McGill's unblemished record to three straight wins over the Lakers since they joined the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association last year.

The Redmen jumped off to a fast start over the road-weary Lakers, who bussed in from North Bay, Ont., and won 16-15 in Ottawa the previous night. McGill scored the first seven goals and led 7-2 after the opening quarter. Both teams tightened up in the second, with each netting only one apiece as the Redmen took an 8-3 advantage into halftime. McGill added seven unanswered goals in the third to lead 15-3, then substituted liberally in the final stanza and outscored the visitors 5-3.

Bolton, who also picked up an assist to finish with six points, tallied the game's first four markers by the 7:22 mark. Murdoch then followed with a natural hat-trick of his own with goals at 8:38, 10:37 and 13:49. Then it was Linton's turn. The third-year midfielder tallied late in the second quarter, then added three more in the final period.

Illinois native Patrick Brandell and Cal Callahan added two apiece. Brandell, a former NCAA Div.1 commit, contributed with four assists to finish with six points. Rounding out the McGill scoring with one apiece was Scotty Bauer, who notched his first career marker, Cyrus Wickersham, Colton Campbell,and Emile Sassone-Lawless (1G, 3A), a fifth-year senior from Ithica., N.Y., who reached a milestone with his 100th career assist on the game's first goal and now has 102 helpers.

For Nipissing, Nick Chaykowsky and Scott Dominey struck for two goals apiece, while Alex DeGagne and Jack Drinkwalter contributed one apiece.

McGill played all three goalies, anchored by two-time CUFLA goalie of the Year William Waesche, a fifth-year senior from Greenwich, Conn., who started and collected the victory. He stopped nine of 12 shots, before being relieved by David Pelliccione (3 shots, 0 goals) in the third quarter and Michael Gallo (5 shots, 3 goals) in the final stanza.

Joseph McMahon took the loss for Nipissing, saving 15 of 35 shots.

McGill improved to 2-0 while Nipissing dropped to 1-1.  The two teams play a rematch on Sunday (Sept. 10) at 1 p.m. on Forbes Field, located beside the student residences, just north of Molson Stadium. 

REDMEN RAP: McGill's injury-plagued defensive unit meant that  two freshmen were called upon to start -- Rolland Moellenberg and Ollie Bolsterli...  Injured starters Paul Rougeau and Durham Abric are not expected to play on Sunday...  Sophomore face-off specialist Julian Smith-Voudorous was dominant, winning 15 of 21 face-offs for an impressive 71 per cent success rate, while freshman midfielder Gardie Herr won four of eight draws. 

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