CASTINE, Maine – Maine Maritime Academy men's lacrosse fell to Saint Joseph's College of Maine on Sunday, 18-7, on Ritchie Field.

How it Happened: The Monks scored six-unanswered goals in the first quarter before the Mariners got on the board, with a goal from Jacob Belanger (Brunswick, Maine) at 12:22 in the second quarter. The two teams exchanged goals back and forth until the Monks scored a pair of man-up goals late in the first half, to take an 11-3 lead into halftime.

The Monks extended their lead to 13-3 with two goals early in the third, but the Mariners scored back-to-back goals to bring it to 13-5 with 3:37 remaining in the quarter. St. Joe's responded with back-to-back goals of their own to close out the third and take a 15-5 lead into the final 15 minutes of play.

Jayden Wilson (Lewiston, Maine) and Caden White (Woodstock, Vt.) scored early in the fourth for the Mariners, but the Monks added three goals in the final minutes to secure the victory.

Inside the Numbers: Wilson led the Mariners with three goals and an assist, while Zeke Tocci (Naples, Maine) and White tallied a goal and an assist each. Belanger and Riley Morin (Harpswell, Maine) both found the back of the net.

Defensively, William Davee (Hope, Maine) led the Mariners with four caused turnovers and four ground balls, while Chandler Coombs (Brunswick, Maine) caused three turnovers and scooped up three ground balls.

Brendan Martin led the Monks with five goals and two assists, Max Lacy contributed four goals and two assists and Shane Puleo added three goals and four assists.

Jason Barrett led the Monks defensively with four caused turnovers and five ground balls.

In net, Maine Maritime's Garrett Ruszkowski (Saugus, Mass.) collected 17 save in the loss, while Michael Janocha tallied five saves in the first three quarters to earn the win for the Monks.

Up Next: Maine Maritime (0-1) returns to action Friday, March 12 when they hit the road to face Husson at 6:00 pm.