SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts The American International College men's lacrosse team fell 15-7 to The College of Saint Rose in a Northeast-10 Conference matchup on Saturday, April 2.
FAST FACTS:
Final Score: Saint Rose 15, AIC 7
Records: The Yellow Jackets drop to 1-8 overall and 0-4 in the NE10; the Golden Knights rise to 6-4 overall with a 1-2 NE10 record
Location: Ronald J. Abdow Field, Springfield, Massachusettts
KEY STATS:
Saint Rose:
Eddie Baker: Six goals, two assists
Cam Smith: Four goals, one assist
Jack Pemrick: One goal, two assists
Brendan Sheedy: One goal, two assists
AIC:
Rusty Stone: Four goals, five ground balls
Devon Walker: One goal, one assist
Hunter Terlik: One goal
Tyler Shrewsbury: One goal, 21-of-24 on faceoffs, 17 ground balls
Nick Mee: Loss (0-4), 16 saves, three caused turnovers
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- After a back-and-forth start, the Golden Knights earned a 2-1 lead with a goal and an assist from Eddie Baker, surrounding a tally by Rusty Stone.
- Just 53 seconds into the second, Stone tied the game on a behind-the-back strike from Devon Walker.
- The Golden Knights scored three straight and threatened to pull away, but Walker and Tyler Shrewsbury each scored to pull AIC back within one with 4:17 in the half. However, the Golden Knights notched another three to lead 8-4 at the break.
- Much like the first, the third was a low-scoring affair; Stone notched his third, but Cam Smith netted two for the Golden Knights.
- Stone opened the fourth with a goal to bring AIC within a 10-6 margin, but the Yellow Jackets would not get closer than that. Baker scored three of the five the visitors notched in the final frame, and despite Hunter Terlik's man-up marker with 3:30 to play, AIC fell 15-7.
FACE-OFF PHENOM:
- Tyler Shrewsbury won 21 faceoffs for the Yellow Jackets and grabbed 17 ground balls.
- The 17 ground ball pickups are the most since Michael Palmieri had 17 on March 15, 2016 against Dominican; that was also the last time a Yellow Jacket had more faceoff wins, as Palmieri won 26 that game.
NEXT UP:
- AIC will face Bentley University at Abdow Field on Wednesday, April 6 at 7:00 p.m.