CASTINE, Maine – Maine Maritime men's lacrosse beat Husson University 31-12 in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) matchup on Wednesday evening to stay undefeated in conference play. Jayden Wilson (Lewiston, Maine) tallied eight goals and six assists for a total of 14 points to become the school's all-time leader in career points with 234.
 
How it Happened: Maine Maritime started off strong with a goal from Jacob Hintermaier (Macon, Ga.) assisted by Evan Golembeske (New Milford, Conn.) to spark an 4-0 run. The Eagles were able to get one goal in the first quarter, as the Mariners took a commanding 8-1 lead. The Mariners put up another eight goals in the second quarter, while Husson only scored three, to make the score 16-4 going into the half.
 
The Eagles regrouped after the half, outscoring the Mariners 5-3 in the third quarter to make the score 19-9 heading into the fourth quarter. Maine Maritime was able to hold onto their lead in the fourth quarter to claim a 31-12 conference victory.
 
Inside Numbers:

• Wilson led the Mariners with eight goals and six assists, along with six ground balls.
• Sam Nichol (Concord, N.H.), recorded five goals and three assists.
• Trey Marcil (Gansevoort, N.Y.), Hintermaier, and Brendan Reddington (Wallingford, Conn.) had four goals each. Reddington also tallied five assists on the night.
• Jacob Belanger (Brunswick, Maine) had three goals each and three other Mariners had one goal each.
• Jed Astbury (Bridgewater, Vt.) tallied a game-high 18 ground balls, going 26-46 from the faceoff.
• Gunner McAllister tallied five goals, while Sean Lyne and Matt Boynton had three goals for the Eagles.
• Garrett Ruszkowski (Saugus, Mass.) got the win for the Mariners with five saves, while Zach McCarthy (Malvern, Pa.) had 10 saves. Odin Burk tallied 19 saves for the Eagles.
• Maine Maritime held a 79-42 advantage in shots and a 51-33 edge in ground balls over the Eagles.

 
Notables:

• Wilson became the school's all-time leader in career points with 234.
• Astbury broke the single-game record for ground balls with 18.

 
Up Next: Maine Maritime improves to 9-3 overall and 6-0 in conference, while Husson University falls to 7-7 on the year and 3-4 in conference action. The Mariners return to action on Saturday, April 22 at 3:00pm when they travel to Vermont to face NVU-Lyndon in a NAC matchup.