Whalen's OT Winner Lifts Dickinson Over Denison in D-III Men's Tournament

Dickinson very nearly coughed it up.

Leading by four after Luke Whalen’s man-up goal with 7:20 left in the third quarter, Dickinson then suffered from quite a dry spell. The Red Devils didn’t score again until overtime. That is, of course, the best time to score if ever in such a scenario.

Dickinson shook off a four-goal, game-tying run from Denison to close regulation when Whalen finished a feed from Charlie Baughan in overtime to send the Red Devils to the next round of the NCAA Division III men’s lacrosse tournament.

Dickinson plays Salisbury at 6:30 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, May 11.

The scoreless stretch for Dickinson was not without several tries. The Red Devils won the next faceoff after going ahead 7-3 and took five shots, a mix of high, wide and blocked attempts.

All told, they couldn’t convert on their final 12 shots of regulation.

Whalen’s three goals and two assists represented a game-high five points. Ramsey Huggins added two goals. Rocco Bognet made eight saves.

ROUND 2 SCORES

Wesleyan def. Babson 16-7
Bowdoin def Rivier 28-3
Christopher Newport def. Grove City 16-13
RIT def. Ohio Northern 20-3
Tufts def. Rhodes 15-7
Washington and Lee def. Scranton 20-9
Amherst def. Endicott 12-11
Gettysburg def. Stevens 15-9
Lynchburg def. Stevenson 15-6
St. Lawrence def. Middlebury 10-9
St. John Fisher def. Ohio Wesleyan 17-16
RPI def. Williams 14-10
Salisbury def. St. Mary’s 17-5
York def. Trinity 11-8
Dickinson def. Dickinson 8-7 (OT)
Cortland def. Illinois Wesleyan 23-8

ROUND 3 SCHEDULE

All games Sunday, May 11. All times Eastern.

Tufts vs. St. Lawrence, 3 p.m.
Washington and Lee vs. Gettysburg, 3 p.m.
Christopher Newport vs. Lynchburg, 3 p.m.
Bowdoin vs. Amherst, 3 p.m.
Wesleyan vs. RPI, 3 p.m.
RIT vs. St. John Fisher, 3 p.m.
Salisbury vs. Dickinson, 6:30 p.m.
York vs. Cortland, 7 p.m.