Waltham, Mass. (March 22) -- Senior Steve Trocki (Braintree, Mass.) scored four goals as the Saint Anselm men's lacrosse team held off a late Bentley charge for a 9-8 win over the Falcons in Waltham, Mass., on a blustery Saturday afternoon.

Kevin Gould got Bentley off to a 1-0 lead with 1:49 left in the opening quarter before Trocki knotted the score at 1-1 just 43 seconds later to tie it after one period. With the Hawks leading 3-2 with time winding down in the second quarter, Chris Murphy (Winchester, Mass.) and Trocki scored two goals within 36 seconds to make it a 5-2 Saint Anselm advantage going into halftime. The visitors came out flying in the third quarter as well and heading into the final period, it was Saint Anselm in full control at 9-3.

Bentley came roaring back though with five unanswered scores, including four within a span of 3:22, to close to within 9-8 with under a minute remaining in the game. The Hawks held on though for their second straight win, both on the road.

Freshman Pat Acone (Bow, N.H.) was outstanding in goal for the Hawks with a 24-save effort, while Bentley netminders Kris Dambach and Andy Collette split time in goal for the Falcons. Dambach made four saves in the loss, while Collette turned aside six shots.

With the win, the Hawks improve to 4-3 overall and 2-1 in Northeast-10 play, while the Falcons now sit at 2-2 overall and 0-1 in Northeast-10 action. Saint Anselm is back in action on Saturday, March 29th as the Hawks travel to Assumption for a 1 p.m. start in Worcester, Mass.