Buccaneers Shoot Past Monks, 16-7

BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. --  Freshman Ted Powers (Marshfield, Mass.) netted five goals and a pair of assists for seven points in his collegiate debut, while senior Reed McLean (Wilbraham, Mass.) matched that total with a hat trick and four assists to lead Massachusetts Maritime to a 16-7 non-league college men's lacrosse victory over Saint Joseph's (Maine) Tuesday evening at Clean Harbors Stadium.

Powers and McLean combined for five goals as the host Buccaneers (2-0) jumped out to a 6-0
advantage in the opening 20:09 of action, and after freshman Michael Finn (Quincy, Mass.) got the visiting Monks (1-2) on the board midway through the second quarter, Massachusetts Maritime tallied four times in the final 5:20 of the half to build a 10-1 advantage at the break.  The hosts extended their edge to 13-1 with three unanswered scores in the third stanza, and Saint Joseph's scored six times in the final 15 minutes of play, including two each off the sticks of Finn and senior Jake O'Brien (Andover, Mass.), to account for the final score.

Freshman Cody Livermore (Ludlow, Mass.) added a pair of goals and four assists to finish with six points in the triumph for the Buccaneers, who also received two tallies and a helper from senior Anthony Kurylak (Exeter, N.H.).  Freshman Zack O'Brien (Lakeville, Mass.) chipped in with goal and an assist for the winners, who also received markers from juniors Steven Anderson (Crownsville, Md.), Ryan McNeill (Burlington, Mass.) and Conor Greaney (Milton, Mass.) on the night.  Junior Joseph Landy (Chatham, N.J.) collected a pair of assists for Massachusetts Maritime, which also received a helper off the stick of sophomore Keaghan Bartley (Richmond, Va.).

Finn netted a hat trick in the setback for the Monks, who also received a pair of goals and two assists from O'Brien as well as three helpers from sophomore Brendan Barrett (East Sandwich, Mass.).  Sophomore Cam Boucher (Lewiston, Maine) and freshman Ian Forbes (Dover, N.H.) each tallied for Saint Joseph's, which also received an assist off the stick of sophomore Luigi Grimaldi (Portland, Maine).

Senior James Klose (Ellicott City, Md.) picked up the win in goal with six saves in 42-plus minutes of play for Massachusetts Maritime, which also received a combined four stops from freshmen Jeffrey Statile (Ipswich, Mass.) and Michael Dolan (McLean, Va.).  Sophomore Connor Trainor (Franklin, Mass.) made five saves in 54-plus minutes of action in the setback for Saint Joseph's, which also received two stops from sophomore Wyatt Porter (Pittsfield, Mass.).  The Buccaneers outshot the Monks by a 23-16 margin on goal in claiming their second straight series victory between the two schools.

Massachusetts Maritime hosts SUNY-Maritime in opening round action of the 2016 Maritime Lacrosse Classic on Friday afternoon at Clean Harbors Stadium beginning at 5:00 p.m., while Saint Joseph's entertains Regis in a non-league outing on Saturday afternoon at Deering Memorial Stadium in Portland, Maine beginning at 1:00 p.m.

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