CAZENOVIA, N.Y. – Maine Maritime men's lacrosse beat Cazenovia College 28-5 in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) matchup on Sunday afternoon to wrap up their weekend in New York.
Alex Stevens (South Portland, Maine) tallied five goals and four assists for a total of nine points, surpassing the 100 career point milestone.
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How it Happened: The Mariners started off strong, scoring five unanswered goals sparked by
Jayden Wilson (Lewiston, Maine) to set the tone for the rest of the afternoon. Maine Maritime continued to score five more goals in the first quarter, making the score 10-2. The second quarter had very similar action to the first, with the Mariners outscoring the Wildcats 8-2 to make the score 18-4 going into the half.
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Maine Maritime continued to dominate the second the half, scoring 10 goals to the Wildcats' one to claim a 28-5 victory.
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Inside the Numbers:
- Wilson led all scorers with six goals, two assists, and one ground ball.
- Evan Golembeske (New Milford, Conn.) added five goals and three assists.
- Stevens tallied five goals and four assists, along with a ground ball.
- Jacob Hintermaier (Macon, Ga.) chipped in four goals and five assists, along with a ground ball.
- Three other Mariners had two goals each and two had one goal each.
- Marshall Withers tallied three goals for the Wildcats.
- Andrew King (Towson, Md.) got the win for the Mariners, while Cameron Hovater tallied 23 saves for the Wildcats.
- Maine Maritime held a 64-7 advantage in shots and a 33-8 edge in ground balls over the Wildcats.
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Notables: Stevens tallied five goals and four assists for a total of nine points, surpassing the 100 career point milestone. He becomes the 13
th men's lacrosse player to reach this milestone.
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Up Next: Maine Maritime improves to 8-3 on the year and 5-0 in conference, while Cazenovia falls to 0-6 overall and 0-5 in conference play. The Mariners return to action on Wednesday, April 19 at 7:00pm when they host Husson University in a NAC matchup on Ritchie Field.
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