ONEONTA, N.Y. – Maine Maritime men's lacrosse fell to SUNY Delhi, 12-9 in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) matchup Friday evening.

How it Happened: The Broncos struck first against the Mariners and Sam Nichol (Concord, N.H.) answered when he found the back of the net to tie the game 1-1. SUNY Delhi then scored two quick goals before Alex Stevens (South Portland, Maine) ended the first quarter with a goal to make the score 3-2 in favor of the Broncos. Delhi came out strong in the second quarter, scoring three quick goals to extend their lead to 6-2. Zeke Tocci (Naples, Maine) ended the half with a goal to make the score 6-3 going into halftime.

Tocci started the second half with a man-up goal before the Broncos quickly answered with one of their own. Jayden Wilson (Lewiston, Maine) found Caden White (Woodstock, Vt.) for another man-up goal and the Broncos then scored two quick goals to make the score 9-5 with 7:25 left in the third. Wilson assisted on two more goals form Riley Morin (Harpswell, Maine) and Stevens then hit a goal of his own, while the Broncos scored a goal to make the score 10-8 at the end of the third quarter. The Broncos scored two goals in the fourth quarter, while Tocci scored one for the Mariners end the game with a score of 12-9 in favor of the Broncos.

Inside the Numbers: Tocci led the Mariners with three goals and two ground balls. Stevens added two goals, three ground balls, and one assist, while Wilson added three assists, three ground balls, and one goal. Nichol and Will Arnone (Barrington, R.I.) tied a game-high two caused turnovers.

Brandon McGrath led the Broncos with four goals and three ground balls, while Benjamin Moscatiello and Jack McClurg added three goals each. Nick Dower picked up a game-high 11 ground balls.

Zach McCarthy (Malvern, Pa.) tallied 15 saves in 60 minutes for the Mariners, while Samuel Steng recorded 10 in goal for the Broncos.

The Broncos held a 54-39 advantage in shots and a 41-32 advantage in ground balls over the Mariners.

Up Next: The Mariners fall to 2-4 overall and 1-1 in conference, while SUNY Delhi improves to 3-4 overall and 3-0 in conference. Maine Maritime returns to action to on Sunday, March 27 at 12:00pm.