RINDGE, New Hampshire The Franklin Pierce Ravens used an eight-goal second frame to push past the American International College men's lacrosse team in a Northeast-10 Conference matchup by a score of 16-7 on Sunday, March 18.

FAST FACTS:
Final Score: Franklin Pierce 16, AIC 7
Location: Sodexo Field, Rindge, New Hampshire
Records: AIC falls to 1-5 overall and 0-3 in the NE10, while Franklin Pierce improves to 3-0 and 2-0 in NE play.

TOP PERFORMERS:
Franklin Pierce:
Sean Delea: Four goals, one assist
Jack Carney: Four assists, one caused turnover
Jake Castorf: Three goals
Benjamin Lassow: Three goals
Justin Lorenzo: Win (3-0), four saves on six shots in 30:00

AIC:
Jack McIntyre: One goal, three assists, five ground balls
Quinn Caesar: Two goals, two ground balls
Matt Deloria: Two goals
Jacob Ortiz: Loss (1-5), 16 saves

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Ravens scored the first four goals of the game before junior midfielder Quinn Caesar snapped home back-to-back goals to cut into the deficit; at the first break the Ravens held a 4-2 lead.
• The second frame featured eight goals, all by the hosts, including three of Sean Delea's four goals.
• Though FPU would score midway through the third, AIC scored two goals in the final minute of the frame; senior attacker Jack McIntyre set up redshirt freshman attacker Matt Deloria at the right side of the cage on an extra-man opportunity at 14:04, and sophomore midfielder Casey Samuelson scored his first of the year 28 seconds later.
• McIntyre opened the scoring in the fourth, and then set up AIC's other two in the frame, assisting on an EMO goal by freshman attacker Rawill Herrera and then an even-strength goal by Deloria. The Ravens also scored three in the last frame for the 16-7 final.

ORTIZ CLIMBS THE LADDER:

• Rookie keeper Jacob Ortiz made 16 saves in the setback, giving him 92 on the year, an average of 15.3 per game.
• The AIC record of 250, set just last year by Matt Sayegh, was accomplished over 17 games. At Ortiz's current pace, he will break the record by roughly 11 stops.

NEXT UP:

• AIC returns home for the start of a three-game homestand with Mercy on Tuesday, March 20 at 4 p.m.

STAY CONNECTED:

• For more updates about the AIC men's lacrosse team, follow @AIC_Lacrosse on Twitter and @jacketslacrosse on Instagram, and like American International Men's Lacrosse on Facebook. For updates on all AIC Yellow Jackets teams, follow @AICAthletics on Twitter and Instagram, and like AIC Yellow Jackets on Facebook.