SAINTS DROP 9-4 DECISION TO MONKS IN GNAC MEN'S LAX ACTION
April 11, 2012
STANDISH, Me. - The Emmanuel Men's Lacrosse Team fell to conference foe Saint Joseph's College (Me.), 9-4, in a defensive battle taking place in Maine on Wednesday afternoon. With the loss, Emmanuel drops to an even .500 at 6-6 on the season and 2-4 in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC). Saint Joseph's improves to 7-7 overall and 5-1 in the GNAC with the win at Westerlea Way Field.
The Saints hung tough with the Monks through the third period and forged a tie at 4-4 midway through the quarter. However, an unanswered 5-0 run by the hosts led Saint Joe's to the 9-4 victory.
St. Joe's gained an early lead with goals from Andrew Hamill (Wolfeboro, N.H.) and Andrew Sullivan (Rochester, N.H.) in the opening four minutes of play, but Emmanuel, a first-year varsity program, posted a three-goal surge, capped by a goal from Eddie Thy (Portland, Maine) with 14:11 left in the second quarter, to gain a 3-2 edge. Hamill followed with a man-up marker and Nathan Hopkins (Scarborough, Maine) scored with 5:22 before the break to provide the hosts with a 4-3 edge heading into intermission.
After some halftime adjustments, the Monks clamped down defensively, allowing just one goal over the final 30 minutes of play. Saints freshman Jack Ruggiero (Manhasset, N.Y.) opened the third-quarter scoring with a goal off a Jake Jaskolski (St. Clair Shores, Mich.) pass at 5:05 into the third stanza, knotting the contest at four-apiece. From this point forward the Royal Blue rattled off five straight goals, beginning with a score from Paul Dolewa (Saco, Maine) at the 7:27 mark of the third period, to clinch the 9-4 victory.
For the Monks, Hamill netted three goals, Dolewa and Sullivan contributed two goals and two assists apiece, and freshman Max Meserve (Kennebunk, Maine) chipped in with a goal and three assists. SJC goalkeeper Christopher Driscoll (Saco, Maine) recorded 12 saves in the key conference victory.
For the Saints, Jaskolski tallied a goal and a pair of assists, Ted Dimando (Allston, Mass.) notched a goal and an assist, and Jake Pickett (Stratham, N.H.) corralled a game-high nine ground balls and won 11 of 15 face-off attempts in a losing effort. Emmanuel keeper Austin Lauzier (Bedford, N.H.) made 10 saves on the afternoon.
Saint Joseph's resumes GNAC play with a contest at Norwich University at 1:00 PM on Saturday. Emmanuel hosts GNAC-rival Anna Maria College on Saturday at 12:00 PM. The three seniors on the Emmanuel quad (Thy, McMahon, Froass) will be honored prior to the start of the game.
- Courtesy of Saint Joseph's College Sports Information