Franklin, MA - Men's Lacrosse traveled on Thursday, February 26th to take on Dean College in their first non-conference contest of the 2026 regular season, but ultimately fell to the Bulldogs by a final score of 7-16. Despite the loss, sophomore Owen Lyons led the Terriers attack with 2 goals and 1 assist.

Records:

Thomas: Overall (0-1)

Dean: Overall (2-0)

How it Happened:

• The Terriers got off to a slow start in the opening minutes of the 1st period, trailing 0-2 after two quick goals from the Bulldogs.
• The Terriers found a response just minutes later, as O. Lyons found the back of the net off an assist from Hunter Simpson to cut the deficit to 1-2.
• Both teams continued to battle for momentum late in the first quarter, but two goals from the Bulldogs in the final minutes extended their lead, sending the Terriers into the second trailing 1-4 after 15 minutes of play.
• O. Lyons looked to get the Terriers offense going early in the 2nd, scoring his second goal of the game in less than 10 seconds into the quarter to make it a 2-4 game.
• A quick response from the Bulldogs put the Terriers down 2-7 midway through the 2nd quarter.
• Goals from Tyler Lydon (assisted by O. Lyons) and Nicholas Pike (assisted by Simpson) cut the Terriers deficit to just three goals late in the 2nd quarter.
• But the Bulldogs found an answer once again with a late surge in the closing minutes of the 2nd quarter, sending the Terriers into the half trailing 4-10.
• Dean continued to push the pace in the opening minutes of the 3rd with a quick goal, but an unassisted goal from Simpson in the following seconds got the Terriers offense back on track.
• The Terriers continued to battle for momentum midway through the 3rd quarter, but 5 unanswered goals extend the Terriers deficit to 11 goals. 
• A goal from Simpson closed out the scoring in the 3rd quarter, but the Terriers still found themselves down 6-16 with 15 minutes remaining in regulation.
• Connor Hamilton found the back of the net for the Terriers in the opening minute of the 4th quarter, but the Bulldogs ultimately took control of the remainder of the match to hand the Terriers a 7-16 loss on the road.

Inside the Stats:

• Owen Lyons - 2 Goals, 1 Assist, 3 Caused Turnovers, 4 Ground Balls
• Hunter Simpson - 2 Goals, 2 Assists, 1 Ground Ball
• Nicholas Pike - 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 1 Ground Ball

What's Next:

• Men's Lacrosse will return to action on Saturday, February 28th, taking on the Vermont State University-Castleton Spartans in a non-conference match-up. Match time is scheduled for 5:00 PM at Colby College.