RINDGE, New Hampshire A strong first quarter by freshman goalkeeper Ryan Day helped the American International College men's lacrosse team lead early, but Franklin Pierce University ultimately pulled away for a 17-4 win in Northeast-10 Conference play on Saturday, April 10.

FAST FACTS:
FINAL SCORE: Franklin Pierce 17, AIC 4
RECORDS: The Yellow Jackets drop to 0-6 overall and in the NE10; Franklin Pierce improves to 2-4 overall and in conference action.

KEY STATS:
Franklin Pierce:
Sean Daly: Two goals, three assists
Mike Alibrandi: Two goals, two assists
Owen McCormack: Two goals, two assists
Josh Dorr: Three goals
James Heitmiller: Win (2-4), seven saves

AIC:
Rusty Stone: One goal
Stephen Stratton: One goal
Jason Vickery: One goal
Devon Walker: One goal
Eddie Beattie: Two caused turnovers, six ground balls
Ryan Day: Loss (0-6), 15 saves

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Yellow Jackets drew first blood late in the first quarter, as redshirt sophomore Stephen Stratton hit the net at 10:37 to open the scoring. His tally was the only strike of the frame.
• The Ravens tied the game early in the second on a goal by Conor Rooney, but redshirt sophomore Rusty Stone put his team back ahead at 2:34 on a dish from classmate Sal Amaral.
• Franklin Pierce tied the game again at 3:23 and opened a run of scoring, with Josh Dorr netting two goals as the hosts ultimately took a 6-2 lead into the break.
• Dorr completed his hat trick to start the third, as the Ravens built up their lead.
• AIC struck back for the first two goals of the final frame, as redshirt sophomore Jason Vickery was set up by redshirt freshman Jakeim Pratt at 1:27 and redshirt sophomore Devon Walker fired a shot home at 7:33, but the Ravens closed on a three-goal run to earn the 17-4 victory.

NEXT UP:

• The Yellow Jackets return to the Granite State to face Southern New Hampshire University on Saturday, April 17 at 4:00 p.m.