Emerson Claws Past Men’s Lacrosse, 20-9

THE BASICS 
Score:
Emerson College, 20 vs. Emmanuel College, 9
Records: 
Emmanuel Saints (9-4, 7-0 GNAC)
Emerson Lions (5-8, 1-2 NEWMAC)

Location: Boston, Mass. – Roberto Clemente Field

Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2023

THE LEAD – Senior Nicholas Fulgione (North Andover, Mass.) and sophomore Jack Burns (Clarksville, Md.) each scored five goals to lift visiting Emerson College past Emmanuel College, 20-9, Tuesday evening in non-conference men's lacrosse action at Roberto Clemente Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Lions got out to a quick start scoring five goals to open the action highlighted by back-to-back Fulgione markers to make it 5-0 with 5:52 to play in the first. EC senior Drew Chant (Warwick, R.I.) got the Saints on the board with 2:34 remaining in the quarter to account for a 5-1 score at the end of one.
• Burns and Chant traded goals to open the second before Emerson rattled off three in a row to bump the lead to 9-2 with 6:10 left. The Saints made it a five-goal game heading into the break with a pair of quality offensive sets to close the half as junior Robert Favuzza (Saugus, Mass.) and senior Colin Dickinson (Barre, Vt.) found the back of the net to cut the lead to 9-4 heading into the break.
• The Saints got a quick third quarter score from Chant to pull within four at 9-5 but it was as close as they'd get as Emerson responded with four unanswered including a man-up goal from Burns to move the mark to 13-5. Chant gave the Saints a little life with his second goal of the stanza to make it 13-6 but Emerson junior Birk Swan (Palos Verdes, Calif.) found the back of the net with just six seconds to play to kill any momentum and give the Lions a 14-6 cushion going into the final quarter.
• The Lions put the game away with five straight goals to begin the fourth, extending the lead to 19-6 after a score by graduate student Pierce Eldredge (Media, Pa.) with under 10 minutes remaining in regulation.
• Emmanuel closed the game with a 3-1 scoring flurry with late goals by first year Ryan Etzo (Bedford, N.H.), junior Thomas Quigley (Marblehead, Mass.) and senior Ryan Castle (Boxford, Mass.) to account for the 20-9 final score.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Along with his five score, Fulgione added three assists for eight points while Swan finished the night with a game-high nine points on three goals and six assists.
• Chant paced Emmanuel with four goals while Favuzza recorded five points on a goal and four helpers.
• Emerson graduate student goalie Malcom McGrath (Ridgefield, Conn.) earned the win making 16 saves over three quarters of action to improve to 5-7 on the year.
• For Emmanuel, senior Randy Castle (Boxford, Mass.) suffered just his second loss of the campaign to move to 9-2 making 19 saves before junior Eric Anderson (Sparta, N.J.) worked the final 10 minutes making a pair of saves.
• The Lions owned a 54-47 advantage in shots in the win and won 21 of 33 faceoffs including 18 of 25 by senior midfielder James Toomy (Londonderry, N.H.) who also grabbed a game-high 13 groundballs in the road win.
• With the win, the Lions tie up the all-time series with the Saints at 2-2 and have now won the last two meetings.

UP NEXT

• Emmanuel looks to bounce back on Saturday, April 15 against Anna Maria College. The Saints travel to Paxton, Mass. for a 2:00 PM GNAC tilt.
• Emerson returns to action on Friday, April 14 for a 7:00 PM home contest vs. Babson College in NEWMAC action at Rotch Field.