CASTINE--Senior Brendan Reddington registered game highs of five goals and six points, and classmate Sam Nichol added a hat trick, to help top seed Maine Maritime Academy capture the North Atlantic Conference Men's Lacrosse Tournament title with a thrilling 14-12 comeback victory over second-seeded SUNY-Delhi on Sunday afternoon at Ritchie Field.

The Mariners, who have won a season's best six games in a row, improve to 10-5 overall, while the Broncos end their season at 11-5. Maine Maritime gains the NAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship and will learn its fate on the NCAA Selection Show that airs later tonight at 9 p.m. on NCAA.com. A link to the show will be on the front page of NCAA.com.

Maine Maritime Highlights

• Nichol also had an assist to finish with four points.
• Sophomore Bryce Crowell was 12-for-27 in the face-off "X" and had three ground balls.
• Classmate Andrew Noyes made 15 saves in goal.
• Freshman Tobey Lappin (1g,3a), junior Trey Marcil (1g,2a) and freshman Ryan Dunstan (1g,1a) also had multi-point games for the Mariners.
• Sophomore Matthew Villeneuve led the defense with five ground balls.

Delhi Highlights

• Benjamin Moscatiello and Shane Vonkampen led the Broncos with three goals apiece.
• Jagger Beachak had a team-high five points on four assists.
• Anthony Ferrato went 15-for-27 on face-offs and scooped up a game-high nine ground balls.
• Chris Lazazzaro also had three points on two goals and an assist.

How it Happened

• Delhi had leads of 5-0 with 3 minutes and 52 seconds remaining in the second quarter and 7-4 at halftime.
• Maine Maritime outscored the Broncos 7-0 in the third quarter, led by Reddington with three goals during a 4:16 span, to go ahead 11-7.
• Nichol fed Reddington for his second tally in that stretch to put MMA ahead for good, 8-7, at the 6:16 mark.
• The Mariners led by as many as six goals, 13-7, after a Nichol tally at 9:54 in the fourth.
• Delhi wouldn't go away, however, as Lazazzaro ignited a 4-0 run in about 3 minutes to pull the visitors within 13-11 at the 5;16 mark.
• Nichol added an insurance marker at 2:03 to put MMA up by three, 14-11.

Inside the Boxscore

• Maine Maritime previously had trips to the NCAA Tournament in 2022 and '23.
• The Mariners lead the Broncos in the all-time series, 7-2, including a season sweep and 5-0 home ledger.
• Maine Maritime is 4-0 lifetime versus Delhi in the NAC Tournament: 14-12 in 2025 NAC Championship, 17-12 in 2024 NAC Semifinals, 18-9 in 2023 NAC Semifinals and 12-11 in 2022 NAC Semifinals.
• Crowell has 317 career ground balls which ranks second in school history; Jed Astbury had 322 from 2020-23.
• Nichol moved into second place on MMA's all-time scoring list with 234 points (160g, 74a)--past 2024 Hall of Famer Andrew DiSalvo who had 232 from 2009-12.
• Reddington extended his career highs this season to 33 goals, 52 assists and 85 points--leading the conference with 3.47 assists and 5.67 points per game.
• Under six-year head coach Brandon Melville, Maine Maritime is 26-3 in NAC contests, earned three NAC Championships (2022-23-25) and three conference regular-season crowns (2023-24 (co)-25).

NAC All-Tournament Team

• Maine Maritime: Most Valuable Player Bryce Crowell; Sam Nichol; Brendan Reddington; Matthew Villeneuve.
• SUNY Delhi: Liam Dodd, Jayden Messina, Benjamin Moscatiello
• Husson: Sean Lyne, Kiernan Field.
• Thomas: Hunter Vail, Ciaran Vizi

Next Up

• Maine Maritime makes its third NCAA tournament appearance since 2022 and will know its opponent, location and game date(s) on Sunday evening.