NEWARK.- Dawson Rielly and Owen West combined for 12 points on Saturday, helping power the Bryant men's lacrosse team to a dominant 15-6 victory over NJIT in Newark.

With the win, the Black and Gold improve to 3-1 in America East play and 6-4 overall. Bryant will head on the road to battle Bucknell in Farmingdale, N.Y. on Saturday, Apr. 12. Face-off is set for 12:00 p.m.

Rielly finished with six points on the day, tying his career high and logging his third five goal game of the season. West recorded his first career hat trick and tallied his first collegiate assists (3) on Saturday. 

Brian Russell ended the afternoon with four points (2g, 2a), scoring multiple goals for the fourth time this season. Zac Amend extended his streak of multi-goal games to four thanks to a pair of scores today. Amend has five multi-goal games this season.

Game Information
Bryant 15, NJIT 6
Records: Bryant (6-4, 3-1 AE) | NJIT (1-8, 0-3 AE)
Location: Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium (Newark, N.J.)

Key Moment

• After going into the half leading 6-4, the Bulldogs exploded for seven goals in the third quarter, helping put the game out of reach.
• Bryant held NJIT scoreless for 24:18. That stretch spanned from 1:36 in the second quarter through the 8:11 mark in the fourth.

How it Happened

• NJIT would strike first on Saturday, as Will Labartino (14:20) and Michael Rettberg (11:31) would score the first two goals of the game.
• Bryant got on the board with 3:39 to play in the first quarter after Patrick Walsh got a pair of Highlander defenders to switch, freeing up Dawson Rielly for an uncontested run at the cage.
• NJIT concluded the first quarter with a goal from Alystair Hemberger with 30 seconds to play.
• Zac Amend brought the score to within one after burying a shot in the top right corner of the net with 8:18 in the second quarter.
• Owen West sprinted from behind the back X and tied the game after diving towards the left side cage with 5:19 to play.
• Zac Amend created space on a question mark dodge near the crease and recorded his second score of the day with 3:50 to play in the first half.
• Jack Lonsinger found West crossing over the middle of the field and assisted him on his second goal of the day with 2:29 to go in the second.
• NJIT's JC Echezuria cut the Bulldogs lead to one thanks to a score at the 1:36 mark in the second.
• After forcing a turnover, with 1:20 to play, the Black and Gold made the Highlanders pay when John Tomsheck got free on a spin move near the left side of the crease and gave Bryant a 6-4 lead with 48 seconds remaining in the half. The Bulldogs would ride that two goal cushion into the break.
• Coming out of halftime, Bryant erupted with seven goals in the third quarter, while also holding NJIT scoreless.
• Jack Lonsinger got the run started, scoring off a feed from Dawson Rielly less than two minutes into the second half (13:22).
• Rielly led the Bulldogs with four goals in the quarter, including his sixth man-up score of the season.
• Brian Russell had multiple goals in the quarter as well, scoring twice at 10:54 and 9:24. He also assisted Rielly on his fifth goal of the game at 2:04 in the third.
• NJIT's Adyn Cover broke a nearly 25 minute long scoring drought for the Highlanders, tallying his first career goal with 8:11 remaining in the game.
• Owen West completed his hat trick in the fourth quarter, scoring with 6:55 to play after crashing down towards the cage.
• Senior defenseman Drew Lucas would run the length of the field and cash in, scoring his first goal of the season (sixth of his career) with 5:59 left. 
• With time winding down NJIT's Alystair Hemberger scored on a man-up try with 42 seconds remaining.

Stats

• The Bulldogs held a dominant 56-26 edge in shots, and led 30-13 in shots on goal.
• Bryant had 14 turnovers on the day, while NJIT committed 20 turnovers.
• Bryant held a 41-24 advantage in ground balls.
• NJIT won the face-off margin, going 14-of-23 at X.
• The Black and Gold were a perfect  26-of-26 on clear attempts.
• Bryant finished the afternoon with 15 caused turnovers and nine assists.
• Dawson Rielly (5g, 1a) and Owen West (3g, 3a) led the team with six points each.
• Brian Russell finished the day with four points (2g, 2a).
• Zac Amend (2g) and Jack Lonsinger (1g, 1a) both had two points for the Bulldogs.
• Spencer Clark, Drew Lucas, and Sam Klein all had three caused turnovers for Bryant.
• Amend and Lucas were tied for the team lead in ground balls with four each on the day.
• Einarson made seven saves and only allowed five goals.

Game Notes

• The Black and Gold improved to 3-0 in the all-time series with NJIT.
• Rielly recorded his fifth hat trick of the season. It is also his third five-goal game of the season.
• Rielly's six points ties his single game career high (Last: 2/15 at Merrimack).
• West tallied the first hat trick of his collegiate career.
• Amend recorded his fifth multi-goal game of the season, the last four of which have come in a row.
• Russell registered his fourth multi-goal game of the year.
• Senior defenseman Drew Lucas scored his first goal of the season and the sixth of his career in Saturday's win.

Up Next
Bryant heads to Farmingdale, N.Y. for a neutral site bout with Bucknell on Saturday, Apr. 12. Face-off is set for 12:00 p.m.