Box Score CASTINE, Maine – Maine Maritime Academy men's lacrosse picked up a 13-6 win over Husson University on Saturday night on Ritchie Field.
Prior to the game the Mariners recognized their senior players: Max Barton (Yarmouth, Maine), Tanner Brown (Conway, N.H.), Matthew Emery (St. Johnsbury, Vt.), Bailey Stockford (Mt. Vernon, Maine), John Stolz (Scarborough, Maine), Zeke Tocci (Naples, Maine) and Sawyer Watson (Topsham, Maine).
With the win the Mariners conclude their shortened season at 2-1 overall, while the Eagles fall to 0-2.
How it Happened: The Eagles scored two goals to start the game, but the Mariners responded with three-unanswered goals to end the first quarter with a 3-2 lead.
Husson scored two goals to start the second quarter, but the Mariners held the Eagles scoreless until the fourth quarter, meanwhile building an 11-5 lead. The Eagles added another goal to cut the Mariners' lead to 11-6 but Jayden Wilson (Lewiston, Maine) and Watson tallied goals in the last six minutes of the game to secure the victory.
Inside the Numbers: Watson led the Mariners with four goals, one assist and three ground balls, while Tocci contributed three goals, three ground balls and a caused turnover and both Wilson and Jed Astbury (Bridgewater, Vt.) tallied two goals. First-year players Chandler Coombs (Brunswick, Maine) and Riley Morin (Harpswell, Maine) each tallied a goal and an assist. Coombs also led the Mariners with eight ground balls, while William Davee (Hope, Maine) added six ground balls and a caused turnover and Stolz caused three turnovers and scooped up three ground balls. Noah Caramihalis (York, Maine) went 9-of-12 from the faceoff, and scooped up four ground balls.
Gunner McAllister led the Eagles with four goals, five ground balls and a caused turnover, while Ben Huynh tallied the other two goals and Gus Eisenmann caused two turnovers and scooped up three ground balls.
In net, Maine Maritime's Garrett Ruszkowski (Saugus, Mass.) collected 14 saves for the victory, while Husson's Shawn Ragaglia turned away 18 shots in the loss.