PAXTON, Mass. – Graduate student Greg Centeio scored five goals in in a 14-6 win for the JWU (Providence) men's lacrosse team Saturday afternoon in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action at Caparaso Field.

Junior Donny McInnis added three goals and an assist for the Wildcats, who improved to 4-2 on the season and 2-0 in conference play. Freshman Kai Johnson handed out a career-high four apples while juniors Jackson Vecchio and Kyle Marcinko, along with freshman Jack Donnelly, each racked up three points on two goals and an assist.

The Wildcats carried a 3-2 lead into the second, where they ripped off five unanswered goals to extend their lead to 8-2 at the break. Centeio scored three times in the opening 30 minutes while Marcinko found the back of the net twice. JWU began the second half by scoring four of the first five to pull away from the AMCats.

Senior Chris April stopped 16 shots for the Wildcats to improve his record to 4-1 thus far in 2024. Graduate student Mike Catuosco led the visitors in both ground balls (five) and caused turnovers (five).