CASTINE, Maine – Sam Nichol (Concord, N.H.) hits a game-winning goal to send the Mariners to a 12-11 victory over SUNY Delhi in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) matchup on Friday evening.
 
How it Happened: SUNY Delhi got off to a quick 3-0 start before Jayden Wilson (Lewiston, Maine) and Caden White (Woodstock, Vt.) hit back-to-back goals to get within one of the Broncos. The Broncos continued to put pressure on the Mariners, scoring four straight goals to take a 7-2 lead. The Mariners scored two more goals in the second quarter to make the score 7-4 going into halftime.
 
The two teams went back-and-forth in the third quarter, before the Mariners went on a five-goal run to take the lead 11-10 with a goal from Oliver Bird (Brunswick, Maine). The Broncos tied the game up with five minutes left on the clock, but the Mariners answered with a goal from Nichol with 2:28 left on the clock. Maine Maritime was able to hold onto their lead, taking a 12-11 victory.
 
Inside the Numbers:

• Wilson and Nichol led the Mariners with three goals each, while White added two to the mix.
• Four other Mariners chipped in one goal each.
• Jed Astbury (Bridgewater, Vt.) recorded seven ground balls and went 12-26 on the faceoff.
• Four Broncos had four goals, while Anthony Ferrato recorded 10 ground balls for the Broncos.
• Garrett Ruszkowski (Saugus, Mass.) had 11 saves for the Mariners, while Samuel Steng tallied nine saves for the Broncos.
• SUNY Delhi held a 43-32 advantage in shots and a 39-27 edge in ground balls over the Mariners.

 
Up Next: Maine Maritime improves to 4-3 overall and 2-0 in conference, while SUNY Delhi falls to 3-6 on the year and 2-1 in conference. The Mariners returns to action on Sunday, April 2 at 12:00pm when they host SUNY Cobleskill for another NAC matchup.