HOBOKEN, N.J. – Sophomore attack Brian Hebron scored three goals and added two assists at No. 19 Eastern Connecticut State University earned a 10-5 win over Stevens Institute of Technology on Wednesday night in a men’s lacrosse game at DeBaun Field.

Eastern Connecticut (3-2) scored the first three goals of the game and never trailed.  Senior attack Marc DiGiovanni scored just 56 seconds into the game.  Senior midfielder Andre Smith (12:40) and Hebron (11:34) also scored in the opening four minutes as the Warriors took control early.

Stevens (3-4) suffered its fourth loss to a nationally ranked team.  The Ducks scored twice in the final minute of the first quarter to pull within one goal.  Freshman midfielder Rob Leming (Princeton Junction, N.J./Peddie School) and freshman attack Tom DiLemmo (Jefferson, N.J./Jefferson Township) scored in a span of 24 seconds.

A goal by senior defenseman Adam Baker (South Hadley, Mass./South Hadley) pulled Stevens within 4-3 with 9:34 left in the second quarter.  Eastern Connecticut scored the final three goals of the quarter – two by senior midfielder Kristopher McQuarrie – to open up a 7-3 halftime lead.

The Stevens men’s lacrosse team resumes Knickerbocker Conference play on Saturday, March 29, with a 1 p.m. game at Montclair State.

EASTERN CONNECTICUT 10, STEVENS 5

First Quarter

14:04  EC (0-1) Marc DiGiovanni (Andre Smith

12:40  EC (0-2) Andre Smith (Marc DiGiovanni)

11:34  EC (0-3) Brian Hebron (Ryan Perkoski)

0:32   ST (1-3) Rob Leming

0:08   ST (2-3) Tom DiLemmo

Second Quarter

11:18  EC (2-4) Marc DiGiovanni (Brian Hebron)

9:34   ST (3-4) Adam Baker

8:54   EC (3-5) Kristopher McQuarrie (Brian Hebron)

2:39   EC (3-6) Brian Hebron (Bill Morgan) – EMG

1:26   EC (3-7) Kristopher McQuarrie (Andy Stockfisch)

Third Quarter

11:06  ST (4-7) Mike Baumbach (Rob Leming)

7:55   EC (4-8) Brian Hebron (Eric Faraday)

6:23   EC (4-9) Eric Faraday

Fourth Quarter

1:26   EC (4-10) Bill Morgan

0:39   ST (5-10) Brian Lalli (Mike Baumbach)

SHOTS: Eastern Connecticut 26; Stevens 29

SAVES: Eastern Connecticut (Mark Hayes) 12; Stevens (Matt Cannon) 9

SCORING (Goals-Assists): Eastern Connecticut – Brian Hebron (3-2), 

Marc DiGiovanni (2-1), Kristopher McQuarrie (2-0), Andre Smith (1-1), 

Eric Faraday (1-1), Bill Morgan (1-1), Andy Stockfisch (0-1); Stevens 

– Mike Baumbach (1-1), Rob Leming (1-1), Tom DiLemmo (1-0), Adam 

Baker (1-0), Brian Lalli (1-0).