SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts - The American International College men's lacrosse team fell 19-3 to No. 17 Saint Anselm College in a Northeast-10 Conference matchup on Tuesday, April 12.
FAST FACTS:
Final Score: No. 17 Saint Anselm 19, AIC 3
Records: The Hawks rise to 6-4 and 4-3 in NE10 play; the Yellow Jackets fall to 1-11 with an 0-7 NE10 record
Location: Ronald J. Abdow Field, Springfield, Massachusetts
KEY STATS:
No. 17 Saint Anselm:
Jack Robinson: Three goals, four assists, four ground balls
Chase Lilly: Three goals, one assist, three ground balls
Sean Tomaszewski: Two goals, two assists
AJ Caprio: One goal, five ground balls, 13-of-24 on faceoffs
CJ Hart: Win (6-4), seven saves on eight shots in 30:00
AIC:
Sal Amaral: Two goals
Rusty Stone: One goal, one assist
Clark Marchand: One assist, four ground balls
Nick Mee: Loss (0-6), 14 saves on 30 shots in 51:50
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Early on, both teams struggled to score, most notably when an early bid off of a turnover gave Sean Tomaszewski an opportunity to fire into an empty net, but defender Nick Mackay came up with a block.
- Chase Lilly opened the scoring at 6:57 for the Hawks and that started an 11-0 run, broken before halftime when Rusty Stone took a pass from Clark Marchand and drilled it home with 2:04 left in the second quarter.
- The Hawks scored the first three of the third before Sal Amaral struck with a gorgeous goal on a pass from Stephen Stratton at 5:13. At the 45-minute mark, Saint Anselm led 16-2.
- Amaral scored AIC's only goal of the fourth, on a pass from Stone at 9:56, as the Hawks took the win 19-3.
NEXT UP:
- It will be an early day for the team as the Yellow Jackets, who next visit No. 2 Le Moyne for an 11:00 a.m. start in Syracuse, New York on Friday, April 15.
