Nor'easters hang school-record 26 goals on Emerson

BIDDEFORD, Maine -- Fifteen different players found the back of the cage as the University of New England racked up a 26-5 men's lacrosse victory over Emerson College on Wednesday evening (Apr. 11) at the Big Blue Turf.

With the performance, the Nor'easters (6-6) eclipsed their previous program-high for offensive production -- a 24-goal effort against Regis College in 2010.

Both Alex Zadworny and Garett Bozek turned in seven points on the night, combining for nine goals (5 and 4, respectively). Alex York had three goals, and Tom Luttrell, Mitch Mullin, and Collin Morrow all scored twice for UNE, which aimed 30 shots on-target.

Adam Race collected a team-best five ground balls and had a game-high four caused turnovers to go with his goal and two assists for the home side, and starting goalkeeper Sam MacKenzie denied three shots in just under 36 minutes of work to earn the winning decision.

For the Lions (5-6), Tim Doyle tallied two goals and Stevie Powers had a pair of assists. Austin DiPietro went 22-of-33 in face-offs and picked up 11 ground balls, and Bailey Kennedy made four saves.

Mullin notched his couple of goals during the initial 3:02 to help the Nor'easters establish a 5-0 cushion in the 1st period, which then ended with an 8-2 spread. It was 15-4 at the midway break, and 21-5 after three quarters.

Lynch's late goal lifts Colby College men's lacrosse past rival Bowdoin, 8-7

BRUNSWICK, Maine -- Tucker Dietrick tied the game with 1:33 remaining and then assisted on Charlie Lynch's game-winning goal with just five seconds left to lift Colby College to a thrilling 8-7 win over rival Bowdoin College in NESCAC men's lacrosse.

The Mules needed a victory and came up big on the road. Colby is 4-5 overall and 2-5 in NESCAC play heading into Saturday's 1 p.m. road game at Williams College. The Ephs are ranked eighth in New England.

 

"Our guys showed tremendous grit and battled for 60 minutes," Colby head coach Guy Van Arsdale

Bowdoin College Men's Lacrosse Takes Non-Conference Road Win at Montclair

Jimmy Young had two goals and four assists in the win at Montclair State
Recap, photo courtesy of Bowdoin College

MONTCLAIR, N.J. - The Bowdoin College men's lacrosse team rolled to its eighth straight win in a 16-5 non-conference victory at Montclair (N.J.) State on Saturday afternoon.

The Polar Bears improve to 8-2 after allowing just three goals over the final 45 minutes of the game while the Hawks fall to 4-4 this season.

Game Highlights

The teams traded goals in the opening quarter before consecutive goals by Shawn Daly and Daniel Buckman gave Bowdoin a 4-2 lead after one period.
A goal by Montclair's Matt Haemmerle trimmed Bowdoin's lead to 4-3 just ten seconds into the second quarter before the Polar Bears hit their stride.
Bowdoin scored the final five goals of the second quarter, sparked by a pair of Matthew Crowell goals, to take a commanding 9-3 lead at the break.
The Polar Bears continued to roll in the third period as Crowell found the back of the goal again along with Donal Mullane and Jimmy Brady to increase the lead to 12-4.
Bowdoin scored the first four goals of the fourth quarter to cap the victory.
By The Numbers

Jimmy Young paced the Polar Bears with six points on two goals and four assists.
Matthew Crowell added four goals while Shawn Daly scored three for Bowdoin.
John Young made six saves, allowing four goals, in 52:39 of play for the Polar Bears, followed by Jack Connor (one save in 7:13) and Matt Cote (1 GA, 0:18).
Sam Carlin was Bowdoin's top faceoff winner, claiming 7-13.
Bowdoin held a 35-31 advantage in shots for the game.
Up Next

Bowdoin returns to action on Wednesday evening with an important NESCAC home game against Colby at Whittier Field at 7:00 p.m.

Husson Men's Lacrosse Falls to Castleton on Senior Day, 8-6

Photo by Monty Rand Photography -- Recap courtesy of Husson

BANGOR, Maine -  Husson University Men's Lacrosse (3-5, 3-2 NAC) loses to Castleton University Spartans (5-5, 3-0 NAC) 8-6 on Senior Day at Boucher Field on Saturday afternoon.

Husson recognized two seniors before the game for their accomplishments with the Husson University Men's Lacrosse program: Brooks Gay (Underhill, Vt.) and Brandon Bosse (Limerick, Maine).

1st Quarter: Both teams scored a goal in the first quarter. Castleton opened up the scoring as Tyler Crowningshield (Vergennes, Vt.) scored assisted by Shane Centerbar (Burlington, Vt.) to make it 1-0 with 4:15 left in the first quarter. Just over a minute late, Matt Verrill (Auburn, Maine) scores on the man up to tie the game at 1.

2nd Quarter: The Eagles and the Spartans each scored three times in the second quarter. Verrill with

Southern Maine Men's Lax Cruise Past Thomas 20-3

Senior Nate DelGiudice (white jersey) had a goal and three assists against Thomas (file photo by Jason Johns).

Rookie Ethan Ouellette Has a Nine-Point Day
            GORHAM, Maine -- Paced by rookie Ethan Ouellette's (West Newfield, Maine/Massabesic) nine-point day, the University of Southern Maine men's lacrosse team scored 10 goals in each half to cruise past Thomas College 20-3 in a non-conference game Thursday afternoon at a chilly Hannaford Field.

            The win was the second straight for the Huskies and improved their overall record to 3-5.  The Terriers dropped to 2-3 on the season.

            Ouellette led all scorers with six goals and three assists.  His six goals were one shy of the single-game record, and his nine points equaled the third highest single-game total for points.

            Senior Seth Wing (West Gardiner, Maine/Gardiner Area) had four goals and one assist for the Huskies, and rookie Joe Cullinan (Contoocook, N.H./Hopkinton) added three goals and dished off three assists.  Senior Nate DelGiudice (Oakland, Maine/Messalonskee) chipped in with a goal and three assists.

            The Huskies split the goaltending chores with senior Zach Bessette (Readfield, Maine/Maranacook) playing the first half allowing one goal while recording two saves.  Rookie Griffin Hanson (Dover, N.H.) played the second half allowing two goals and making six saves.

            Senior Kyle Fletcher (Monmouth, Maine) led the Terriers with a goal and an assist.  Senior goalie Connor Lamberton (Shohola, Pa./Delaware Valley) was under siege much of the game and stopped 18 shots.

            Southern Maine took a 5-0 lead in the opening quarter and never looked back.  Freshman Cam Thibault (Scarborough, Maine) had the first and fifth goals in the quarter to bookend goals by DelGiudice, senior Sam Fortin (Brunswick, Maine) and Wing.

            Wing, Ouellette and Cullinan added second-period markers to push the advantage to 8-0 before Thomas got on the board with a goal from senior Colby Blondin (Colchester, Vt.).  Sophomore Tristan Dundas (Abbotsford, B.C.) and Ouellette scored for USM before the end of the quarter to make it 10-1 at the break.

            The Huskies piled up a 60-16 advantage in shots and had a 67-12 edge in ground balls.  Freshman Cruise Lizotte-Johnson (Sanford, Maine) had a big day at the center "X" winning 18 of 20 faceoffs and scooping up 12 ground balls.  Rookie long-stick midfielder Robby Pini (Natick, Mass.) picked up 11 ground balls.

            Southern Maine travels to the Eastern Connecticut State University on Saturday (1 p.m.) for a Little East Conference game.  Thomas will host New England College for a North Atlantic Conference game on Saturday (3:30 p.m.).

Huskies Surge Past Terriers

Photo courtesy of Thomas College

Courtesy of Southern Maine Sports Information

GORHAM, Maine – The Thomas College men's lacrosse team dropped a road contest at the University of Southern Maine, 20-3, Thursday night at Hannaford Field.

The win was the second straight for the Huskies and improved their overall record to 3-5.  The Terriers dropped to 2-3 on the season.

Ethan Ouellette led all scorers with six goals and three assists.  His six goals were one shy of the single-game record, and his nine points equaled the third highest single-game total for points.

Seth Wing had four goals and one assist for the Huskies, and Joe Cullinan added three goals and dished off three assists.  Nate DelGiudice chipped in with a goal and three assists.

The Huskies split the goaltending chores with senior Zach Bessette playing the first half allowing one goal while recording two saves.  Rookie Griffin Hanson played the second half allowing two goals and making six saves.

Senior Kyle Fletcher (Monmouth, Maine) led the Terriers with a goal and an assist.  Senior goalie Connor Lamberton (Shohola, Pa.) was under siege much of the game and stopped 18 shots.

Southern Maine took a 5-0 lead in the opening quarter and never looked back.  Freshman Cam Thibault had the first and fifth goals in the quarter to bookend goals by DelGiudice, senior Sam Fortin and Wing.

Wing, Ouellette and Cullinan added second-period markers to push the advantage to 8-0 before Thomas got on the board with a goal from senior Colby Blondin (Colchester, Vt.).  Sophomore Tristan Dundas and Ouellette scored for USM before the end of the quarter to make it 10-1 at the break.

The Huskies piled up a 60-16 advantage in shots and had a 67-12 edge in ground balls.

Thomas will host New England College for a North Atlantic Conference game on Saturday at home.

Bowdoin College Carlin's Last-Second Game-Winner Propels Men's Lacrosse Over Bates

Sam Carlin scored the game-winning goal with 1.4 seconds remaining to push Bowdoin over Bates.

Recap, photo courtesy of Bowdoin College

LEWISTON, Maine - Sam Carlin won his 23rd faceoff of the game and scored the game-winning goal with just two seconds remaining to lift the Bowdoin College men's lacrosse team to a 14-13 win at Bates on Wednesday evening.

The Polar Bears extend their winning streak to seven games and stand at 7-2 (4-2 NESCAC) this season while Bates falls to 6-5 (2-4 NESCAC).

Game Highlights

• Bowdoin put Bates in a hole early, scoring the first four goals of hte game with one apiece by Matthew Crowell, Daniel Buckman, James Strabley and Jimmy Young.
• Curtis Knapton put Bates on the scoreboard with an unassisted tally with 1:03 left in the opening period.
• The teams traded three goals apiece in the second quarter as Bowdoin carried a 7-4 lead into the half.
• Bowdoin maintained a three goal lead early in the fourth quarter, 10-7, before a 4-1 Bates surge tied the game at 11-11 with 6:26 left.
• Bowdoin regained a two-goal edge at 13-11, as Daniel Buckman scored with 2:38 to go, followed by Brett Kujala's score from James Strabley with 1:40 left in the game.
• Bates' Eli Cooper then won his seventh faceoff of the game against Carlin, and after a Bates timeout, Curtis Knapton drove in from the left wing and scored to close the gap to 13-12.
• With 16.3 seconds remaining, Andrew Small buried the game-tying goal from 15 yards away, tying the game at 13-13, but leaving just enough time for Carlin's heroics. 
• After winning the ensuing faceoff, Carlin ranged around the Bates goal as the final seconds in regulation time ticked away. He cut in toward the left goalpost, muscled past a defender and flipped the ball past Bates goalie Rob Strain to clinch the win with 1.4 seconds on the clock.

By The Numbers

• Sam Carlin was outstanding, winning 23 of 30 faceoffs, collecting 18 ground balls and scoring twice in the fourth quarter to propel Bowdoin.
• James Strabley and Daniel Buckman had two goals and two assists each for the Polar Bears.
• Bates was led by four goals from Andrew Small.
• John Young made nine saves for Bowdoin while Rob Strain stopped 12 for the Bobcats.
• With shots (43-42 Bates) and man-up (Bowdoin 1-3, Bates 1-2) being almost identical, the difference in the game proved to be on the faceoff dot, where Carlin won 23 of 30 attempts in the match.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will take advantage of their NESCAC bye weekend to travel to play a non-conference match at Montclair (N.J.) St. on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m.

Husson Men's Lacrosse Takes Down Mariners, 19-10

Photo by Monty Rand Photography, Recap courtesy of Husson

BANGOR, Maine - Husson University men's lacrosse (3-4, 3-1 NAC) was led by Jacob Boothby putting away seven goals to help defeat Maine Maritime Academy (0-6, 0-3 NAC), 19-10, in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) action on Wednesday evening at Boucher Field.

1st Quarter: After firing several shots at the Mariners' net minder, Isaiah Weston, and getting turned away, the Eagles finally found net off a shot by Jaden Wells with 11:29 left on the clock, assisted by Gunner McAllister. Husson continued to hold the edge over Maine Maritime by a difference of one to two goals throughout the remainder of the first quarter (5-3), thanks to goals by five different Eagles. Sawyer Watson led the attack for the Mariners, putting away a pair of goals.

2nd Quarter: Matt Verrill helped Husson capture their largest lead so far in the game (6-3) just under two minutes into the second frame for his fifth goal of the season. Maine Maritime's Bailey Stockford brought the score within one point (7-6) with just over two minutes left to play until halftime, but Husson's Brandon Bosse returned the slight cushion of a lead to 8-6 barely a minute later.

3rd Quarter: The Eagles held the Mariners to one goal throughout the entire third quarter while Brooks Gay broke out on a hot streak, tossing in three consecutive goals over the course of 11 minutes to help add on to the security blanket of a five-goal lead for Husson (12-7).

4th Quarter: Husson continued to roll out the goals scoring six unanswered, until Watson broke the Eagles streak, tucking away one more shot for a hat trick on the night with 11:29 left to play (14-8). Alex Grant-Roy followed suit, tossing in his third goal of the match to cut the deficit down to five goals (14-9) with 6:50 on the clock. The Eagles finished strong to take the 19-10 victory.

Leaders- HUSSON

• Boothby recorded a career-high seven goals throughout the match and added on a pair of assists.
• Gay contributed four goals and two assists.
• Wells (one assist), Adam Littlefield, and Bosse (three assists) and helped out with two goals apiece.
• Owen Richmond picked up seven ground balls.
• In between the posts, Matt Martin helped secure the win registering 10 saves.

Leaders- Maine Maritime

• Three Mariners registered hat tricks, including Watson (one assist), Grant-Roy (one assist), and Orion Sargent (two assists).
• Mitchell Farley scooped up seven ground balls.
• Zeke Tocci dished out a pair of assists.
• In net, Weston earned 13 saves in 57:30 minutes and Matthew Emery helped out for the final 2:30 minutes stopping one shot.

Team Stats

Husson edged Maine Maritime in ground balls (44-35) and shots (42-28), but the Mariners earned 18 faceoff wins to the Eagles' 14 wins. Husson also put away seven up-goals to Maine Maritime's one.

Up Next!

The Eagles will be hosting Castleton on Saturday, April 7 for Senior Day at Boucher Field with the remainder of the season left to play on the road. Faceoff is scheduled for 11 a.m.

Husson Men's Lacrosse Knocked Off by New England College, 13-1

HENNIKER, N.H.—The Husson University men's lacrosse team was defeated by the Pilgrims of New England College, 13-1, in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) action at Don Melander Field.

With the loss, Husson falls to 2-4 overall and 2-1 in NAC play, while NEC improves to 6-4 overall and 3-0 in league action.

NEC LEADERS
Junior Zach Cotoni led the Pilgrims with four goals and an assist. Senior Matt Richard(Weare, N.H.) scored once with six helpers, while freshman Charles Hacking chipped in with three goals and an assist.

Junior Connor Fries caused eight turnovers and scooped up nine ground balls on the day.

HUSSON LEADERS
Husson's lone goal was scored by Zach Glazier and assisted by Brandon Bosse.

Owen Richmond won six face-offs for the Eagles, while Chad Merrill had five ground balls.

GOALKEEPERS 
NEC's William Platt had six saves in three quarters of scoreless play. Anthony Martino gave up one goal and had two saves in the fourth quarter.

For Husson, Matt Martin recorded 19 saves.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Pilgrims were slow to net their first goal, scoring nearly six minutes into the quarter on a goal by Hacking. Three minutes later, the Pilgrims went up 2-0 as Richard found Jacob Blanchette for his ninth goal of the season. Richard then scored himself to round out the first quarter.

All three NEC goals of the second quarter came in the final 5:08 of the frame, beginning with a Cotoni goal. Reilly Parker scored a man-down goal, and Cotoni added his second of the game to send the Pilgrims into halftime up 6-0.

NEC scored four goals in the third to take a 10-0 lead. Husson got the board five minutes into the fourth quarter with Glazier's goal, but NEC responded with three more goals to seal the win.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Eagles will host Maine Maritime on April 4 at Boucher Field. The game is scheduled for 4:00 pm.

Recap courtesy of Husson

Terriers Take Down Badgers, 16-4

Recap, photo courtesy of Thomas College

WATERVILLE, Maine – The Thomas College men's lacrosse team bounced back with a 16-4 victory over Johnson in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) matchup on Friday afternoon at Bernatchez Field.

The Terriers improve to .500 at 2-2 (2-1 NAC) while the Badgers stay winless at 0-4 (0-1 NAC).

Thomas controlled play throughout the first quarter as they netted three unanswered goals.  The Badgers chipped away at the deficit early in the second quarter as they tallied back-to-back markers to come within one.  The Terriers responded six goals to finish the half for a 9-3 advantage at the break.

The Terriers began extended the lead in the third frame on five unanswered goals, including a pair each from Colby Blondin (Colchester, Vt.) and Leo Myers (Bath, Maine).  After two more goals in the fourth for Thomas, Ethan Wehse finished the scoring for the Badgers at 16-4.

Blondin finished with six goals and four assists while Johnathan Wilcox (Palmyra, Maine) added five goals on 12 shots.  Myers and Kyle Fletcher (Monmouth, Maine) each scored two while Jacob Kendall (Lewiston, Maine) recorded a goal and three assists.

Wehse led the Badgers with two goals on two shots while Tyler Cirillo and Travis Benson each tallied a goal.  Griffin Lynde caused five turnovers defensively and scooped up seven ground balls.

Connor Lamberton (Shohola, Pa.) took the win in goal for Thomas with three saves.  Patrick Bell made 13 stopd in the effort for the Badgers.

The Terriers will return to action on Thursday, April 5 as they travel to Southern Maine.

Husson Boothby Helps Men's Lacrosse Tame Terriers

BANGOR, Maine-  Husson University Men's Lacrosse (2-3, 2-0 NAC) cruised past the Thomas College Terriers (1-2, 1-1 NAC) 17-1 at Boucher Field on Wednesday evening in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) action, for the Eagles 11th-straight win over the Terriers.

1st Quarter: Finding the back of the net on their second shot on goal, the Eagles captured a quick 1-0 lead with Jacob Boothby's fourth goal of the season, thanks to a perfectly placed pass by Zach Glazier. Husson extended their lead to three unanswered goals after Glazier ripped in a shot from the right side with less than three minutes left to play. The Terriers fired back just seconds later to put up their first point of the night, taking full advantage of an Eagles turnover with a goal by Colby Blondin. Brandon Bosse closed out the opening quarter as the fourth Eagle to find the net in the first 15 minutes of the match (4-1).

2nd Quarter: Boothby notched a hat trick and Glazier tallied a pair of goals going into halftime, after the Eagles tucked away three back-to-back over the course of two minutes. The 8th point for Husson hit the back of the net in the final three minutes (8-1).

3rd Quarter: The Terriers fended off the Eagles attack for over half of the third quarter as Connor Lamberton earned eight saves in net before an unassisted shot by Boothby snuck past him to give Husson an eight-goal difference with 7:24 left on the clock. With barely a minute left to play in the quarter, Brooks Gay found his second goal of the night for the Eagles first shorthanded goal of the season. Increasing the lead to 11-1, Boothby nearly hit the net on the buzzer with four seconds on the clock.

4th Quarter: The crowd went wild after Gunner McAllister achieved the "goal of the day", somehow following through on a blind shot as he dropped to the ground after getting checked from behind, unassisted (13-1). The Eagles closed out the match cruising to a 17-1 victory.

Leaders- HUSSON

• Boothby tied his career-high of five goals in a single match, doing so in the first three quarters.
• Glazier notched his 75th career goal with 13 minutes left in the match, to become the fourth player in Husson program history to achieve this feat. He also picked up his 150th career ground ball while tossing in three goals and two assists throughout the match.
• McAllister, Gay, Adam Littlefield, and Jaden Wells all contributed a pair of goals.
• In net, Matt Martin stopped 12 shots.

Leaders- THOMAS (Maine)

• Lamberton held off 29 shots in between the pipes.
• Blondin scored the Terriers lone goal of the night, unassisted.
• Both Michael Small and Blondin grabbed six ground balls apiece.
• Conner Blair caused four turnovers.

Team Stats

Husson outshot Thomas, 65-26. The Eagles posted the advantage in face-off battles, 18-4, and doubled the Terriers' in ground balls, 80-39.

Up Next!

Men's Lacrosse will be on the road this weekend, venturing out to New England College for a 1:00 p.m. match on March 31.

Recap Courtesy: Husson