CASTINE, Maine – Maine Maritime men's lacrosse defeated SUNY Delhi 18-9 in the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Championship matchup to capture their second consecutive NAC title. Jayden Wilson (Lewiston, Maine) was named the tournament MVP, while Jacob Hintermaier (Macon, Ga.), Garrett Ruszkowski (Saugus, Mass.), and Alex Stevens (South Portland, Maine) joined him on the all-tournament team.
 
How it Happened: After a scoreless four minutes of action, Jacob Belanger (Brunswick, Maine) netted the first goal of the game, assisted by Wilson. The two teams then went back-and-forth, before the Mariners scored three straight goals to end the first quarter with a score of 5-3. The second quarter was very evenly matched, with each team scoring two goals to bring the score to 7-5 in favor of Maine Maritime going into halftime.
 
The Mariners came out on fire to start the second half, shutting out the Broncos and scoring four consecutive goals sparked by Hintermaier to extend their lead to 11-5. Maine Maritime continued to extend their lead in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Broncos 7-4 to claim an 18-8 victory.
 
Inside the Numbers:

• Maine Maritime was led by Wilson who tallied four goals and two assists, along four ground balls and one caused turnover.
• Hintermaier added another four goals, along with an assist, one ground ball, and one caused turnover.
• Stevens, Trey Marcil (Gansevoort, N.Y.), and Sam Nichol (Concord, N.H.) each scored two goals, while Belanger, Oliver Bird (Brunswick, Maine), Brendan Reddington (Wallingford, Conn.), and Ben Elliott (Windham, Maine) each chipped in one goal.
• Jagger Beachak tallied three goals, while Benjamin Moscatiello and Kyle Brogan each recorded two for the Broncos.
• Ruszkowski tallied 20 big saves in net for the Mariners, while Samuel Steng recorded 12 for the Broncos.

 
All-Tournament Team:
MVP: Jayden Wilson (MMA)
Jacob Hintermaier (MMA)
Garrett Ruszkowski (MMA)
Alex Stevens (MMA)
Zachary Seebach (SUNY Delhi)
Sean Dalton (SUNY Delhi)
Samuel Steng (SUNY Delhi)
Payton Thomas (SUNY Poly)
Steve Sullivan (SUNY Poly)
Jacob Larochelle (Husson)
Odin Burk (Husson)
 
Up Next: The Mariners will advance to the NCAA tournament and find out who they play tonight, May 7 at 9:00pm during the NCAA men's lacrosse selection show.