Sunday's Game: Maine Maritime Academy (0-0) vs. St. Joseph's College of Maine (0-0), 12:00 pm, Ritchie Field, Castine, Maine.
Maine Maritime Academy: Roster | Schedule
St. Joseph's College: Roster | Schedule
Live Video | Live Stats | Series History
Series History: The Mariners are 4-2 all-time against the Monks, including a 3-1 record when playing in Castine.
Last Meeting: The last time the Mariners and Monks faced off was in 2019. The Monks defeated the Mariners 19-9 in Standish.
Zac LaRoche put the Monks on the board quickly, but Maine Maritime's Jayden Wilson (Lewiston, Maine) evened the game at 1-1 with his first career goal at 12:52. Saint Joe's responded with a seven-goal run to take a 8-1 lead into the final four minutes of the first quarter, before Nathan Granholm added a goal to cut the gap to six.
Zeke Tocci (Naples, Maine) added a pair of goals for the Mariners in the second quarter, but the Monks added three goals to take an 11-4 lead into halftime.
The Monks never relinquished the lead, while adding four goals in both of the last two quarters to take the 19-9 victory.
Tocci and Wilson led the Mariners with three goals each, while Tocci added two ground balls and Wilson added two assists, a ground ball and a caused turnover. Sawyer Watson (Topsham, Maine) chipped in with two goals and two ground balls and Alex Snowman (Sarasota, Fla.) contributed an assist, and a team-best seven ground balls, while going 12-for-22 on the faceoff.
In net, Matthew Emery (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) tallied 15 saves in the loss for the Mariners.
Michael Finn led the Monks with five goals, two assists, a ground ball and a caused turnover, Zack Hamilton added three goals, and both Shane Puleo and Daniel Cunningham contributed two goals. Alex Osmanski added a game-high eight ground balls and both Osmanski and Raymond led Saint Joe's with three caused turnovers.
Logan Skinner earned the victory in net for the Monks.
The Monks held a slight 30-27 edge in ground balls, both teams won 16 faceoffs. The Mariners went 6-for-6 on clears, while the Monks went 4-of-6 on clear opportunities.
The 2021 Mariners: Brandon Melville leads the Mariners in his second season as the Head Coach. Tanner Brown (Conway, N.H.), William Davee (Hope, Maine), Matthew Emery and Sawyer Watson are the team captains for Maine Maritime. The 2021 Maine Maritime men's lacrosse roster is made up of 35 athletes from 12 different states. The Mariners have 13 first-year players, 11 sophomores, four juniors and seven seniors.
The 2021 Monks: Bill Cosentino leads the Monks in his fifth season as Head Coach. Alex Osmanski, Ben Toussaint & Glenn Dion are the team captains for St. Joseph's College. The 2021 St. Joseph's College roster is made up of 40 athletes from seven different states. The Monks have 12 first-year players, 12 sophomores, six juniors and 10 seniors.
